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Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff
The Truth & Justice Podcast is listener driven show, devoted to the pursuit of truth and justice. Host, Bob Ruff, investigates potential wrongful conviction and cold cases using a unique crowdsourcing approach. Bob invites listeners to participate in the investigations, as he breaks down a new case in each season in real time. The podcast is currently in Season 18 "Justice Warriors". This season is in between long-form investigations. Season 18 features interviews with real people doing real…
Episodes
Truth & Justice with Bob RuffS6 Ep38: Mac Secrest
This week, Bob interviews Sandy Melgar's defense and appeal attorney, Mac Secrest. Mac talks about pre-trial investigation, the trial, and the appeals process…
Truth & Justice with Bob RuffS6 Ep37: S6:E37 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob answers listener questions from social media as well as voicemails that weren't included in last week's Friday Follow-Up. Listen ad-free…
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S6 Ep37: Listener Call-Ins
After a busy week on the road, Bob fields questions and comments from listeners in this listener driven call-in episode. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
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S6 Ep36: S6:E36 Follow-Up
In this follow-up, Bob answers questions from listeners regarding the Kingwood home invasion, the perpetrators from that crime's current whereabouts and more…
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S6 Ep36: Wrong is Wrong
This week, Bob looks a little more closely into the Kingwood home invasion the the two people who were convicted of that crime. Along the way we discover some…
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S6 Ep35: S6:E35 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob answers questions from social media over Episode 35. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
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S6 Ep35: Making Sense of Things
This week Bob compares a home invasion that occurred in Harris County on 2/26/12 to the Melgar home invasion. The two attacks occurred about 10 months apart…
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S6 Ep34: S6:E34 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob answers listener questions over both the Adnan Syed and Sandy Melgar cases. He also gives his opinion on the recent remarks made on the…
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S6 Ep34: Adnan Syed Wrap-Up/Belk Pt. 2
In this episode, Bob gives his thoughts on the Adnan Syed case after the HBO docuseries The Case Against Adnan Syed concluded. He also finishes his breakdown…
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S6 Ep33: S6:E33 Follow-Up (Adnan Syed Update)
While Bob is out of town, he calls into the studio for a recording with Mike. They discuss the conclusion of the HBO docuseries, The Case Against Adnan Syed as…
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S6 Ep33: Unconscionable
Bob begins his breakdown of defense investigator, Billy Belk. Belk is a 32 year veteran of the Houston Police Department. As a former homicide investigator and…
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S1 Ep35: Bonus: Colin Miller - Adnan Update
Bob invites lawyer and co-host of the Undisclosed podcast, Colin Miller, onto the show for an interview. They discuss their thoughts on the new HBO docuseries…
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S6 Ep32: Detective Dousay - Pt. 3
This week, Bob concludes his look into the trial testimony of Detective James Dousay. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
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S6 Ep31: S6:E31 Follow-Up (Adnan Syed Update)
In this episode, Bob answers questions on both the Melgar case and the Adnan Syed case, after the second episode of The Case Against Adnan Syed aired on HBO…
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S6 Ep31: Detective Dousay - Pt. 2
Bob continues to break down the testimony of Harris County Detective James Dousay. They week, we finish up direct examination and move onto Mac Secrest's cross…
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S6 Ep30: S6:E30 Follow-Up (Adnan Syed Update)
This week, Bob updates listeners on the Adnan Syed case amidst the airing of the new HBO docuseries, The Case Against Adnan Syed. Bob also addresses listener…
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S6 Ep30: Detective Dousay - Pt. 1
Bob begins his breakdown of Detective James Dousay's trial testimony. We get a much clearer understanding of how the jury was convinced that Sandy changed her…
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S6 Ep29: S6:E29 Follow-Up
While Bob is on the road, he invites Patreon subscriber Jennifer Neeley onto the show to co-host this week's Friday Follow-Up. Jennifer is an instructor at UC…
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S6 Ep29: Alison Sweeney
This week, Bob interviews Days of Our Lives & The Biggest Loser star, Alison Sweeney. Alison has just launched a series of three movies on Hallmark Movies &…
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S6 Ep28: S6:E28 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob answers listener questions from Mike collected from social media. Topics of discussion include Sandra Melgar's health issues, paramedic…
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S6 Ep28: Parallel Universes
Bob compares and contrasts the trial testimonies of two women who were standing side by side with Sandy, in the hour immediately following the discovery of…
Truth & Justice with Bob RuffS6 Ep27: S6:E27 Follow-Up
In this episode, Mike addresses listener questions to Bob gathered from social media. Topics of discussion include why Bob decided to take on this case as well…
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S6 Ep27: Maria's Memory
This week we hear an English translation of Maria Melgar's initial police statement, followed by Maria and Herman's trial testimonies. Bob reveals a distinct…
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S6 Ep26: S6:E26 Follow-Up
This week, Bob answers questions from social media surrounding the transcribed police interview of Herman Melgar. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
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S6 Ep26: Herman Melgar
This week Bob is assisted by listeners, who have transcribed and recorded an English speaking version of Herman Melgar's initial police statement given on…
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S6 Ep25: S6:E25 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob invites listener and psychologist Kelly Dziedzic into the studio. They discuss trauma, its impact on memory, and how these topics relate…
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S6 Ep25: Where's the Beef?
Bob breaks down Harris County Homicide Detective, Shawn Carrizal's trial testimony. We find out what the lead investigator charged with finding Jim Melgar's…
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S6 Ep24: S6:E24 Follow-Up
Bob answers listener questions form social media and voicemails. Topics include: The woman that Sandy remembers seeing in the bathroom, and the similar home…
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S6 Ep24: We're No Fools
This week Bob attempts to find the investigative leads that convinced the Harris County DA's office to approve murder charges on Sandy Melgar. On December 23…
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S6 Ep23: S6:E23 Follow-Up
In this episode, Mike asks Bob questions from listeners on social media. Topics of discussion include the relationship between the prosecutor and the jury…
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S6 Ep23: A Fox In The Hen House?
This week Bob breaks down Point of Error Number 3, from Sandy Melgar's Appeal Brief. P.O.E. #3 alleges misconduct on the part of the jurors. We also hear about…
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S6 Ep22: S6:E22 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob answers listener questions from social media. Topics of discussion range from the prosecution's use of religion as a motive at Sandra…
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S6 Ep22: Rule 610
This week, Bob breaks down Point of Error Number Two in Sandy's appellate brief. Error #2 cites alleged prosecutorial misconduct, in that the State injected…
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S6 Ep21: S6:E21 Follow-Up
This week, Bob responds to a voicemail and questions from listeners. He also focuses on the GoFundMe launched to create a reward for information on Jim…
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S6 Ep21: Legally Insufficient
This week Bob begins the breakdown of Sandy Melgar's recently filed Appeal Brief. The focus of this episode is on the first of three "Points of Error" spelled…
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S6 Ep20: S6:E20 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob and Mike address listener questions from social media after the last episode where we heard from linguistic forensics expert Jim…
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S6 Ep20: Jim Fitzgerald
After reviewing Sandy's police interrogation videos multiple times, Bob decides to bring in an expert. Jim Fitzgerald is a retired FBI profiler specializing in…
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S6 Ep19: S6:E19 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob and Mike bring Lizz Rose onto the show to help answer questions generated by listeners on social media. Listen ad-free by joining our…
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S6 Ep19: What Are We Missing?
Bob investigates the Prosecution's claim that nothing was stolen from the Melgar's home on the night that Jim was killed. We here from Jim and Sandy's…
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S6 Ep18: S6:E18 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob and Mike cover questions ranging from Bob's take on the police interviews taken on the night of Jim Melgar's murder, to the social media…
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S6 Ep18: Jim's Legacy
After hearing from Harris County ADA Colleen Barnett that Jim and Sandy may have been having marriage problems and were in counseling, Bob investigates. In…
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S6 Ep17: S6:E17 Follow-Up
This week, instead of answering listener's questions, Bob and Mike play four police interviews recorded on the night Jim Melgar's body was found. Interviews…
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S6 Ep17: Blood Spatter Evidence
Bob breaks down the blood pattern analysis report generated by Celestina Rossi, as well as her trial testimony and recent interview on KHOU. Listen ad-free by…
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S6 Ep16: S6:E16 Follow-Up
This week Bob and Mike bring Lizz into the studio again, to help answer questions from listeners from social media. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
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S6 Ep16: Jim Clemente - Pt. 2
Bob continues his conversation with retired FBI Profiler, Jim Clemente. This week Jim gets down to brass tacks and weighs in on who he thinks killed Jaime…
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S6 Ep15: S6:E15 Follow-Up
This week Bob and Mike call Lizz Rose into the studio to help answer questions from listeners regarding the Melgar case. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
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S6 Ep15: Jim Clemente - Pt. 1
Bob sits down with world renowned criminal behavior analyst, Jim Clemente. Jim served 5 years as a prosecutor in New York City, before moving on to the FBI…
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S6 Ep14: S6:E14 Follow-Up
This week Bob and Mike address listener questions from social media. They cover topics ranging from DNA found on the video game booklet, to an update on the…
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S6 Ep14: Forensics
Bob breaks down the testimony of DNA expert Matt Quartaro. The scales of justice tip in both directions during direct and cross examination. Listen ad-free by…
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S6 Ep13: S6:E13 Follow-Up
This week Bob and Mike tackle listener questions from social media. Bob also gives an update on his European tour coming in December. Listen ad-free by joining…
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S6 Ep13: Maurice
Harris County Crime Scene Investigator is called out on his deceptive CSU report on the Melgar murder scene investigation by defense attorney, Mac Secrest…
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S6 Ep12: S6:E12 Follow-Up
This week Bob and Mike tackle a voicemail and questions from social media covering the Melgar case. As a bonus, included after the episode credits is a trailer…
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S6 Ep12: Dr. Pinerri's Testimony
Bob begins his examination of the trial transcripts with Medical Examiner, Kathryn Pinerri. In this episode we finally hear what the jury heard at Sandra…
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S6 Ep11: S6:E11 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob, Mike and Lizz Rose answer questions from listeners after the most recent developments on the Melgar case. Listen ad-free by joining our…
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S6 Ep11: The Autopsy - Pt. 2
Bob breaks down the second half of Jim Melgar's autopsy. A look at the ME's opinions and conclusions reveal startling information, as well as a huge blow to…
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S6 Ep10: S6:E10 Follow-Up
This week Bob answers questions from social media with Mike and Lizz Rose joining into the discussion. Listen ad-free by joining our Patreon!
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S6 Ep10: The Autopsy - Pt. 1
Bob breaks down all of the injuries listed on Jaime Melgar's body in the autopsy report. After analyzing 31 sharp force injuries, and a multitude of blunt…
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S6 Ep9: S6:E9 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob invites Lizz Rose on to help answer listener questions about Sandy's interrogation. #truthandjustice #NBIStudios #themelgars Listen…
Truth & Justice with Bob RuffS6 Ep9: No Mercy
This week we hear Sandy Melgar's second police interview. After about an hour in the interrogation room, Sandy met with a polygraph examiner for an hour, then…
Truth & Justice with Bob RuffS6 Ep8: S6:E8 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob and Mike cover questions from listeners after taking one last look at the crime scene in Sunday's episode. They also cover where Bob plans…