Proof: A True Crime Podcast
Red Marble Media
Proof: A True Crime Podcast is a serialized investigation into cases of potential wrongful conviction. Hosted by Susan Simpson of the Undisclosed Podcast and Jacinda Davis of TV’s Evil Lives Here, Proof unravels the tangled and competing demands of the legal system, police practices, truth, guilt and innocence. Season 2: The second season of Proof: Murder at the Warehouse takes Susan Simpson and Jacinda Davis to Manteca, CA where they reinvestigate the murder of 18-year-old Renee Ramos. On June 5, 2000, Ramos’ body was found buried under a pile of debris inside the shell of a new Home Depot building. Despite tips hinting at alternate suspects - tips that were ignored until now - Renee’s boyfriend, 18-year-old skateboarder Jake Silva, and Ty Lopes, the 33-year-old uncle of one of Jake's close friends were arrested for her murder. The questionable testimony of a 14-year-old boy was the key evidence used to convict them both to life in prison. Twenty-three years after Renee Ramos was murdered, Jake Silva remains in prison and maintains he is innocent. In season two of Proof: MURDER AT THE WAREHOUSE, Susan and Jacinda travel the streets of Manteca, reinvestigating the case against Jake and Ty – and in the process uncover long-overlooked evidence about what really happened to Renee Season 1: In season one of Proof: RUSSIAN ROULETTE Susan Simpson and Jacinda Davis reinvestigate the murder of Brian Bowling. On an October night in 1996, a gunshot rattles the walls of a double-wide trailer on the outskirts of Rome, Georgia. 15-year-old Brian Bowling is laying on the floor of his room, head bleeding from a gunshot wound. By the next morning, Brian is dead. Investigators quickly conclude that Brian’s wound was self-inflicted, the tragic result of teenage bravado. And yet within six months, two friends are arrested and accused of plotting to kill Brian. Cain Joshua Story and Darrell Lee Clark are convicted and sentenced to life in prison. An evil teenage plot? A horrible tragic accident? Or, a blatant miscarriage of justice? In this first season of PROOF, Susan and Jacinda drive the back roads of Rome, searching for the truth. Visit our website for episode transcripts, case files, behind the scene photos and more. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected].
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20 episodesMurder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 11 – 8,948 Days
Two overlooked tips could hold the answer to what actually happened to Earl O’Byrne—answers that, 25 years ago, would have spared Scott from a wrongful conviction. It’s too late to undo what happened to Scott Baldwin, but if a judge grants resentencing, he may at least be able to die at home, with his family by his side. By chance, the PROOF team uncovers paperwork suggesting a conspiracy far bigger than anyone imagined—at the center of it, a longtime Cold Case informant. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Visit Rula.com/PROOFPOD to get started. Head to AquaTru.com now and get 20% off your purifier using promocode PROOF. Treat yourself to the most advanced bras and shapewear on the market. Use our exclusive link to save 20% off Honeylove at honeylove.com/PROOF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Sidebar 10
In Episode 10 of PROOF: Murder at the Bike Shop the team finally tracks down Allen Nutter. After multiple trips to Kalamazoo and countless hours of searching, it pays off—he confirms what the PROOF team had suspected all along, and more. On this week’s SIDEBAR, hear more about that interview—and what it was like to finally meet Richard Vendeville, a name that surfaces again and again in the Cold Case files. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Visit Rula.com/PROOFPOD to get started. Head to AquaTru.com now and get 20% off your purifier using promocode PROOF. Treat yourself to the most advanced bras and shapewear on the market. Use our exclusive link to save 20% off Honeylove at honeylove.com/PROOF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 10 – The Wrong Fish
Silence can make it nearly impossible to prove innocence. For people like Scott Baldwin, it can mean the difference between justice and none at all. The Proof team finally tracks down longtime alternate suspect Allen Nutter—but will he talk? As they wait to see if a Cold Case informant will agree to meet, they also turn to the original investigators in Earl O’Byrne’s murder for answers. Will anyone talk? Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Visit Rula.com/PROOFPOD to get started. Head to AquaTru.com now and get 20% off your purifier using promocode PROOF. Treat yourself to the most advanced bras and shapewear on the market. Use our exclusive link to save 20% off Honeylove at honeylove.com/PROOF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Sidebar Q&A
From what happened to the bike shop after Earl’s murder to the mystery of the money bags and more, Susan Simpson, Jacinda Davis, and Kevin Fitzpatrick answer listener questions from throughout this season of Proof: Murder at the Bike Shop on this week’s SIDEBAR. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Visit Rula.com/PROOFPOD to get started. Head to AquaTru.com now and get 20% off your purifier using promocode PROOF. Treat yourself to the most advanced bras and shapewear on the market. Use our exclusive link to save 20% off Honeylove at honeylove.com/PROOF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Sidebar 9
In episode 9 of Proof: Murder at the Bike Shop, we explored a critical question: why would someone confess to a crime they didn’t commit? You heard it in the story of the Polderman defendants, where multiple confessions raised serious doubts about what really happened. On this week’s SIDEBAR, we go deeper with Dr. Tina Zottoli—a NYS licensed clinical psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Montclair State University—who explains the psychology behind false confessions and how they can lead to wrongful convictions. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Visit Rula.com/PROOFPOD to get started. Head to AquaTru.com now and get 20% off your purifier using promocode PROOF. Treat yourself to the most advanced bras and shapewear on the market. Use our exclusive link to save 20% off Honeylove at honeylove.com/PROOF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 9 – The Dilemma
Scott Baldwin told us to keep digging. So we went back to the murders of Marinus and Sary Polderman and their daughter, Anna Lewis, who were brutally killed in their Michigan home in August 2000. The case went cold until eight years later, when five people were convicted. But what if the Kalamazoo Cold Case Team got it wrong? What we uncovered raises serious questions about a web of false confessions. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Visit Rula.com/PROOFPOD to get started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Sidebar 8
In this week’s SIDEBAR, Susan Simpson, Jacinda Davis, and Kevin Fitzpatrick break down Murder at the Bike Shop: Episode 8 — including why they couldn’t let a big snake stop them from collecting a bag of clothes that may contain critical DNA evidence. They talk about what it was like re interviewing Scott Baldwin’s ex-girlfriend, a key witness in his case, and explain how even well-intentioned conversations with witnesses can reshape memories. They also discuss what the death of alternate suspect James Long could mean for the investigation — and what that bag of clothes has to do with it. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Visit Rula.com/PROOFPOD to get started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 8 – Watch Out for Snakes
With more information in hand, Jacinda and Kevin return to Alabama to re -interview Scott Baldwin’s ex-girlfriend and search for James Long, a former bike shop employee who should have been investigated. Finding out who received Silent Observer reward money—and who saw the bloody stick could bring the team closer to solving the case. And could a garbage bag of clothes hold the answer to who killed Earl O’Byrne? Meanwhile, a startling claim could have broader implications for other cold cases too. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: - Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. - Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. - You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Visit Rula.com/PROOFPOD to get started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Sidebar 7
In this episode, Susan, Jacinda, and Kevin talk about their first investigative trip back to Kalamazoo since the Jeff Titus case — what they found, what still doesn’t add up, and how frustrating (and heartbreaking) it can be to dig into wrongful conviction cases where “key” leads may have been left behind. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Visit Rula.com/PROOFPOD to get started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 7 – In Cold Blood
Over the years, Scott Baldwin’s appeals focused on one alternate suspect. But what if investigators overlooked someone else — a person who, by all accounts, should have been investigated? The PROOF team travels to Kalamazoo to uncover information about a potentially missed suspect in the murder of Earl O’Bryne. While there, they begin looking more closely at the Polderman murders and the five people convicted of the crime. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome at [email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Visit Rula.com/PROOFPOD to get started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Sidebar 6
The PROOF team returns for Sidebar to break down Episode 6 of Murder at the Bike Shop — “The Boogeyman.” Suppressed evidence. An alternate suspect. And one person who seems to know too much. Evidence that may have changed Scott Baldwin’s fate. Wrongful conviction investigations are often defined by the leads that were missed — or never shared. Susan Simpson, Jacinda Davis, and Kevin Fitzpatrick examine suppressed tips pointing to an alternate suspect and explore how those tips may have shaped the case against Scott Baldwin. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. You deserve mental healthcare that works with you, not against your budget. Visit Rula.com/PROOFPOD to get started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 6 – The Boogeyman
For decades, an alternate suspect has been the center of scrutiny in the murder of Earl O’Byrne. The PROOF team uncovers a connection between this suspect and a key piece of evidence that was never fully investigated. Meanwhile, Scott Baldwin is approached by a fellow inmate who begins asking too many questions not only about his case, but other cold cases as well — including one of Kalamazoo’s most horrific crimes: the Polderman murders. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Sidebar 5
At trial, the prosecutor claimed Scott Baldwin must be guilty because he “stole” the bank bags — and because he liked the song “Butterfly” by Tapping the Vein. But the bank bags were never stolen, and songwriter Heather Thompson explains the song’s real meaning to Susan. In this week’s SIDEBAR, Susan, Jacinda, and Kevin revisit the State’s case against Scott. They also take a closer look at the case against Hyland Sterling — and the questions that remain. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 5 – SAFARI SAFARI
Song lyrics. Alleged confessions. Stolen bank bags and a box of coins. This was the evidence that led a jury to convict Scott Baldwin. But what if one overlooked detail could have unraveled the State’s case? And in 1995, when Hyland Sterling was convicted of killing his best friend and business partner, Rob O'Keefe, were critical details ignored there, too? Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Sidebar 4
The fourth episode of Proof: Murder at the Bike Shop raised more questions about the case against Scott Baldwin — blood or bondo, confession or no confession? In this week’s SIDEBAR, Susan, Jacinda, and Kevin dig into what makes sense, what doesn’t, and why the state’s theory doesn’t add up. They also discuss the perplexing case of Roberto D’Avanzo: How was he convicted of hiring someone to kill 21-year-old Patty Lang when the alleged hitman was never identified? Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 4 – Bondo Beast
Kalamazoo Cold Case detectives question Scott Baldwin about the night Earl O’Byrne was killed—but they don’t think he’s telling the truth. Scott shares his side of the story with Susan and Jacinda. Plus, the Proof team speaks with a current Kalamazoo Circuit Court judge about another troubling case: his former client, Roberto D’Avanzo, who was convicted 24 years after his girlfriend’s murder—despite an alibi that seems impossible to ignore. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Sidebar 3
In the third episode of PROOF: Murder at the Bike Shop, Jacinda and Kevin sit down with the key witness against Scott Bladwin. In this week’s Sidebar, hear their impressions of that interview. The team also discusses the case against Patrick Mishall, who was convicted of the 1991 murder of 27-year-old Christine Dimmick. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 3 – Memories Awake
Stacey told police that her ex-boyfriend, Scott Baldwin, killed Earl O-Byrne, but they didn’t believe her. So why, 12-years later, did the Kalamazoo Cold Case Team decide she was telling the truth? What will she say 25 years later when the PROOF team talks to her? The team also looks at another Kalamazoo cold case with similarities to Baldwin's: the 1991 murder of 27-year-old Christine Dimmick, and conviction of Patrick Mishall over a decade later. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Sidebar 1 -2
In the first Sidebar episode of their new season of Proof: Murder at the Bike Shop, Susan, Jacinda, and Kevin come together to discuss episodes one and two offering behind the scenes insights and sharing their thoughts on the case against Scott Baldwin. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 2 – Kalamazoo Cycle
To understand how Scott Baldwin was convicted, the Proof team unearths everything they can about 83-year-old Earl O’Byrne and the circumstances of his murder. Visit our website at proofcrimepod.com. Follow us on social media. On Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook we are @proofcrimepod. Listener questions or tips about any of the cases we cover are welcome @[email protected]. Sponsor Deals: Go to Quince.com/proof for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Go to GREENCHEF.com/proofgraza and use code proofgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices