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UFC fighter who shot at alleged pedophile sentenced; Bryan Kohberger’s family to testify against him – TCN Sidebar

True Crime News: The Podcast

True Crime News

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Joshua Ritter breaks down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. He dives into the University of Idaho slayings case as prosecutors indicate they may call Bryan Kohberger’s family members to testify, Karen Read’s final pretrial hearing before her high-profile retrial for the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe (8:41), and former UFC champion Cain Velásquez’s sentence of five years behind bars for attempting to shoot an alleged pedophile in a car chase (21:08).   Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCNSidebar. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:44.9

Hello and welcome to The Sidebar, presented by True Crime News, taking you inside the courtrooms of high profile and notorious cases from across the country.

0:48.3

I'm your host, Joshua Ritter.

0:50.3

I'm a criminal defense lawyer based in Los Angeles and previously an LA County prosecutor for nearly a decade.

0:56.9

You can find me on all social platforms at Joshua Ritter ESQ or at Joshua Ritter.com.

1:03.9

In this week's episode, a former UFC champion is sentenced after attempting to gun down a man accused of molesting his child.

1:12.3

Plus, Karen Reid's quickly approaching retrial and a lingering consideration from the judge

1:17.1

that could have massive implications for the second trial.

1:20.8

But first, new information in the University of Idaho slayings as prosecutors indicate they

1:26.4

may call some of Brian Coburger's family members

1:29.4

to the witness stand. I'm flying solo this week, so let's go ahead and jump right in. First out of

1:36.4

Moscow, Idaho, as prosecutors and Brian Coburger's defense team prepare, motions suggest that

1:42.5

defendant's own family may be called to testify against him.

1:46.9

The state has requested that members of the Coburger family are excluded from the proceedings

1:51.9

if they are required to give testimony in the high-profile trial, which prosecutors can compel

1:57.5

them to do. While victims' families have legal rights, the same protections do not

2:03.1

apply to the family members of a defendant. Listeners may remember that Coburger was arrested as

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