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Miguel Salguero-Olivares denied knowing Faith Hedgepeth, but jurors have now heard testimony linking his palm print and thumbprint to a wine bottle found in her bedroom. What do those matches establish, and what remains unresolved? Criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Joshua Ritter welcomes Joel Waldman of Surviving the Survivor to examine the latest evidence and the defense’s response.

Also, Fox News Digital’s Michael Ruiz discusses the cancellation of Bryan Kohberger’s upcoming hearings, and LA Mag Senior Editor Michele McPhee joins Josh to examine testimony in Matthew Farwell’s federal trial and scrutiny of the original investigation into Sandra Birchmore’s death.

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Did Matthew Farwell’s defense open the door to testimony from three other women? Federal prosecutors are challenging his attorney’s opening statement, asking to introduce evidence of other alleged affairs and accusing the defense of citing text messages they say do not exist. What could these disputes mean for the jury and the case over Sandra Birchmore’s death?

Criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Joshua Ritter is joined by attorney Randolph Rice to examine the prosecution’s new motions, the defense’s strategy, and what the judge’s decisions could mean as testimony begins.

Also tonight: Paul of  @Reportinglivefrommysofa   joins us to discuss the latest testimony and evidence in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial, plus a preview of the Leigha Mumby vehicular homicide trial ahead of opening statements.

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Sandra Birchmore’s death was initially attributed to self-harm. Federal prosecutors now allege former police detective Matthew Farwell killed her and staged the scene, while his defense argues he went to her apartment to end their relationship and did not cause her death.

Criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Joshua Ritter compares the competing opening statements, including Birchmore’s final texts, surveillance footage of Farwell’s arrival, the alleged motive and the limits of the physical evidence. 

Josh also examines new testimony in the Faith Hedgepeth trial, including Karina Rosario’s cross-examination and questions surrounding evidence investigators failed to preserve.

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23-year-old Sandra Birchmore was eight to ten weeks pregnant when she was found dead in her Massachusetts apartment. Her death was initially ruled a suic*de, but federal prosecutors now allege that former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell killed her to prevent her from exposing years of alleged sexual abuse and misconduct.

In this episode of Five Things You Need to Know, criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Joshua Ritter breaks down the people, timeline, and evidence at the center of the case. Why is the original suic*de finding now in dispute? What must prosecutors prove to convict Farwell in federal court?

Farwell has pleaded not guilty. Josh examines the allegations, the defense’s challenges, and the questions jurors will have to answer.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 The Matthew Farwell case
01:47 Who were Sandra Birchmore and Matthew Farwell?
03:37 The timeline before Sandra was found dead
05:30 Why prosecutors say Farwell wanted to silence Sandra
07:27 The disputed suic*de finding and DNA evidence
09:33 The federal charges and what prosecutors must prove

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Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s failed execution, and a judge has now ordered evidence preserved. Can that evidence explain what went wrong? Criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor Joshua Ritter joins forensic death investigator and Body Bags host Joseph Scott Morgan to examine the questions surrounding drug delivery, execution procedures and the records needed to reconstruct what happened.

Then, Scott from Recovery Addict joins Josh to examine opening statements and roommate Karena Rosario’s testimony in the trial of Miguel Salguero-Olivares, accused of murdering UNC student Faith Hedgepeth. They discuss the prosecution’s DNA allegations, the defense’s response and the challenge of questioning a witness who discovered her friend’s body.

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