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Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield
I know a thing or two about true crime... I’ve been reporting on it for 36 years. This is the podcast where I take you on a journey through mystery and injustice... and dive deep into critical clues with an irreverent style that I don’t share on TV! Join me for my personal take on many of these stories and my personal connection to several as well! I’m Ashleigh Banfield, and I’m Drop Dead Serious! New Episodes Every Thursday!
Episodes
- Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield
Idaho Student Murders: Who Leaked to Dateline? Kohberger Judge Wants Names!
Who leaked sealed information to Dateline NBC? And how did it end up in a nationally televised special? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield…
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Karen Read Trial Day 15: Another Evidence Nightmare?
A forensic scientist took the stand to explain how glass, a hair, and bloody snow in a red Solo cup pointed to Karen Read’s guilt. But the second the defense…
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Cassie Drops More Bombshells: ‘Hundreds of Freak-Offs,’ Coercion, and Hidden Sex Tapes | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 3
Cassie Ventura took the stand for a third day, and what she told the jury left the entire courtroom reeling. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh…
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Menendez Brothers: Why Their Family Still Fights for Their Freedom
She’s one of the few family members who has stood by Erik and Lyle Menendez from the very beginning, and she’s never backed down. In this episode of Drop Dead…
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The Menendez Brothers Could Walk Free!
After 35 years behind bars, the Menendez brothers just got resentenced, and now, parole is officially on the table. In an emotional courtroom moment, Lyle and…
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Disturbing Details: Cassie Exposes Diddy's SICKENING Hotel Rituals | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 2
It was day 2 in Diddy's federal trial, and Cassie Ventura took the stand... and what she described was unlike anything we’ve heard in court before. Inflatable…
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“No Nudes So Far”: Police Texts and New Video Shake Up Karen Read Trial
Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik returned for a third straight day of testimony in the Karen Read murder trial. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield…
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DISGUSTING Day 1 for Diddy in Federal Court: “He Watched from the Corner” | United States vs. Sean Combs Day 1
Day One of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial opened with disturbing allegations and graphic, gut-wrenching testimony. From the $100,000 bribe…
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Flirty Texts and Zero Answers | Karen Read Trial Day 13
Day 13 of the Karen Read retrial put Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik straight in the hot seat, and Alan Jackson didn’t let up. From “I don’t know” answers to months-long…
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Idaho Murders Dateline BOMBSHELL: Explosive New Info in the Kohberger Case
If you thought you knew the Kohberger case… think again. Dateline just blew the lid off everything we thought we knew. Dateline’s two-hour bombshell special…
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Diddy’s Trial Is Spiraling: Feds in Full Panic After Key Witness VANISHES
One of the government’s key accusers in the federal sex trafficking trial against Sean “Diddy” Combs has vanished. She’s completely MIA. In this episode of…
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Texts, Lies, and Incorrect Evidence: Ex-Trooper Proctor’s Boss Gets Grilled
On the stand: Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik, the supervisor of now-fired Trooper Michael Proctor. Jurors heard about taillight damage, surveillance footage, and…
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Inside Diddy’s Trial: TMZ's Harvey Levin Breaks It Down with Ashleigh Banfield
Sean “Diddy” Combs, music mogul, fashion king, and once the face of “Bad Boy for Life,” is now the face of a sweeping federal indictment. Prosecutors say he…
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“Hos Long to Die in Cold”: Is This Karen Read’s Digital Death Blow?
Was this the moment that locked in the state’s timeline, or the defense’s biggest opening yet? In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks…
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"Six-Pack of White Women": Diddy's Jury Drama Unfolds
Day 3 of jury selection in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal sex trafficking trial was anything but ordinary. From a potential juror admitting to binge-watching Star…
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Diddy’s Courtroom Circus: And We’re Only on Day Two
Jurors were dismissed for everything from daily marijuana use… to fainting at the mention of sex… to watching a Russian comedy video about the case. And…
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‘I F---ing Hate You’: Did Karen Read’s Voicemails Reveal Rage… or Regret?
Karen Read left 44 missed calls, 8 voicemails, and a string of texts for John O’Keefe on the night he died — and in court today, the jury heard every single…
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Karen Read Trial Day 9: A "Confession", Red Solo Cups, & No Body On The Lawn??
A firefighter-paramedic says she heard Read confess, but never never wrote it down. Meanwhile, a party guest swears she’d been to the house over 20 times… but…
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Diddy Jury Chaos: Baby Oil, Shoplifting & the “Freak-Off” Defense
How do you find twelve impartial jurors for one of the most famous men in America — when the allegations involve baby oil, male escorts, and something called a…
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Diddy on Trial: Power, Sex, and a Crumbling Empire | Ashleigh Banfield
He was the king of Bad Boy Records: a billionaire mogul, a Grammy winner, and the face of luxury in hip-hop. But now Sean “Diddy” Combs is sitting in a…
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Karen Read Trial Day 8: “There’s Nothing Nefarious” | Jen McCabe Denies Collusion & Blames Butt Dials
Jennifer McCabe says she was just trying to help… that there was nothing nefarious about her calls, her texts, or the family group chat after John O’Keefe…
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Karen Read Trial Day 7 | Jen McCabe GRILLED ABOUT "LYING" TO THE FEDS
Jennifer McCabe is back on the stand! This time, it’s the defense asking the questions. From her 911 call to that infamous Google search, to what she told…
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Karen Read Trial Day 6: Star Witness Unleashed as Judge Drops the Hammer
Jennifer McCabe takes the stand as the prosecution’s star witness. Later on, Judge Beverly Cannone issues a major ruling on the defense’s expert witnesses…
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Karen Read Trial Day 4 & 5: Hank Brennan Completely LOSES IT on ARCCA Witness
A Google search no one can explain. A prosecutor who loses it in court. And crash experts fighting just to stay in the case. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield…
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Idaho 4 | Inside the Horror: Steve Goncalves Breaks Open New Details from the Night of the Idaho Student Murders
In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield is joined by Kaylee Goncalves’ father, Steve Goncalves, for an emotional conversation about the…
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Introducing: Clues with Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore
Join hosts Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore as they take you deep into the world of the most notorious crimes ever — where a single clue can crack a case wide…
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Karen Read Trial Day 3: Vodka Tonics & A Relationship In The Toilet?
Jurors heard testimony from a firefighter who found John O’Keefe in the snow, read tense texts between Karen and John, and watched clips of Karen’s own words…
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Karen Read Trial Day 2: Emotional Testimony and a Cross-Examination Bloodbath
On Day 2 of Karen Read’s retrial, John O’Keefe’s mother takes the stand in an emotional moment, and a key witness faces tough questions about changing her…
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Lori Vallow Found Guilty As Sin
What might be the most unbelievable in this trial is that when jurors left the courthouse, some said they had no idea that the woman they had just convicted of…
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Karen Read Trial Day 1: Murder or Setup?
Was it a drunken accident… or a dirty setup? On Day 1 of Karen Read’s retrial, jurors heard two completely different stories. In this episode of Drop Dead…
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Lori Vallow's Courtroom Spiral & WILD Closing Arguments
The jury has the case, but not before Lori Vallow delivered one of the most defiant, emotional, and downright bizarre closing arguments in recent courtroom…
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Idaho Student Murders: Did Bryan Kohberger erase his Amazon history?
A brand-new court doc drop in the Idaho murders case just revealed major rulings and jaw-dropping digital breadcrumbs allegedly left behind by Bryan Kohberger…
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Lori Vallow Trial Day 6 & 7 | Loin to Loin with Chad Daybell, Unhinged Texts, & FIERY Cross-Exam of Lead Detective
In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down the most explosive testimony yet from Lori Vallow Daybell’s Arizona murder trial... GPS…
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Karen Read: The Most Explosive Retrial EVER? What does Karen Read have up her sleeve?
Ashleigh Banfield breaks down everything you need to know heading into opening statements for Karen Read's upcoming retrial. NewsNation National correspondent…
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Lori Vallow Trial Day 5 | Cold as Ice: Lori Laughs Off Insurance Call After Charles' Death
In Day 5 of Lori Vallow’s Arizona murder trial, jurors heard grim autopsy details, listened to Lori casually laugh through an insurance call just days after…
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Lori Vallow Trial Day 4: Lori Vallow Gets Torched by Her Brother and Sister-in-Law
Day 4 of Lori Vallow’s Arizona trial turned into a courtroom showdown. Lori’s brother Adam Cox took the stand and revealed chilling details about a failed…
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Lori Vallow Trial Day 3: Lori's Jerry Springer Style Cross-Exam in Arizona
They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned... and Lori Vallow was that woman scorned today. Acting as her own lawyer, she had to cross-examine a woman who…
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Amanda Knox: Trauma, Tabloids, and the Long Road Back from Hell
“Foxy Knoxy.” That’s the name the tabloids gave her. But behind the headlines, the salacious trial coverage, and the courtroom circus, Amanda Knox was a…
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Lori Vallow Trial Day 2: Juror Dismissed, Lori Gets Snappy!
Another juror bites the dust.... Lori Vallow cross-examines first responders, snaps at the judge, references her Idaho case, and objects her way through over…
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Lori Vallow Trial Day 1: Lori Cries in Court, Then Gets Hammered by the State
Lori Vallow is back in court this time in Arizona, and she’s doing the unthinkable: representing herself in a murder conspiracy trial. Prosecutor Treena Kay…
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Did She Kill Him? The Karen Read Retrial Begins Ft. Bob Motta Defense Diaries
Karen Read is once again facing a Massachusetts jury, accused of killing her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O’Keefe, by allegedly backing over him with…
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Lori Vallow: Not a Lawyer, But Played One in Court Today
Lori Vallow hijacked her own trial and argued like she was on a Netflix legal drama. In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down Lori Vallow's courtroom…
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Karen Read Trial: The Jury Questionnaire
Jury selection is underway in the Karen Read trial, and we just got our hands on the juror questionnaire. In this bonus episode, Ashleigh Banfield breaks down…
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Karen Read's Bombshell Docuseries | ID's Body in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read
What started as a tragic death in the snow has spiraled into one of the most explosive murder cases in recent memory. Karen Read stands accused of killing her…
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Adolescence: The Netflix Series Haunting Every Parent
A 13-year-old boy. A murdered classmate. A justice system that doesn’t blink. Netflix’s "Adolescence" has shocked viewers with its raw, unflinching look at how…
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EXPLOSIVE DOCS: Bryan Kohberger's Damning Amazon Purchase & Selfie The Morning After
Explosive new court filings in the Bryan Kohberger case reveal shocking evidence—including his Amazon purchase history, a chilling selfie taken just hours…
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Idaho Murders: Hidden Clues That Could Take Kohberger Down
In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh sits down with NewsNation’s Brian Entin to break down new court filings that reveal some of what prosecutors…
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Idaho Student Murders FULL 911 Call | What We Now Know
The full 911 call from the tragic Idaho student murders has finally been released, shedding new light on that fateful night. In this episode of Drop Dead…
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Lori Vallow's Prison Interview: What Her Body Language REALLY Says + The Behavior Panel Expert Scott Rouse
She’s back. From behind bars, Lori Vallow just gave an all-new Dateline interview, and it’s every bit as 'Lori' as you’d expect. But this time, we’re not just…
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Wendy Williams Calls In & Drops New Bombshells
Wendy Williams isn’t just setting the record straight—she’s demanding her freedom. In this exclusive interview, Ashleigh Banfield sits down with the iconic…
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Scam, Lies, & Fake Cancer: Exposing 'Scamanda' + PRISON with Charlie Webster
In this episode, Ashleigh Banfield sits down with Charlie Webster, the host and creator of the hit podcast Scamanda, and the host and producer of the ABC…
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Scamanda: The Insane Fake Cancer Con That Shook the World with Nancy Moscatiello
In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield sits down with Nancy Moscatiello, creator and executive producer the hit podcast Scamanda and the…
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Uncle Peter | Episode 6: Justice for the Victims of Peter Nygard
As Peter Nygard spends the final days of his life in a jail cell, Ashleigh Banfield talks with his victims about what justice looks like for them. She speaks…
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Uncle Peter | Episode 5: Charges, Destruction, & Realization
The unraveling of Peter Nygard. As accusations and charges mount, his family faces the reality of who their family icon really is, and family support…
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Uncle Peter | Episode 4: Rage Monster
From charismatic charmer to violent raging monster, Peter Nygard lured people in and ruined their lives. No one was sheltered from his wrath, and certainly not…
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Uncle Peter | Episode 3: The Tentacled Tyrant
The abduction of a teenage tennis student, the lawyer representing 135 Nygard victims, there was no escaping the wrath of Peter Nygard. In episode 3 of Uncle…
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Uncle Peter | Episode 2: Behind the Mind of a Master Sex Criminal
For years Peter Nygard held women captive inside the gates of Nygard Cay, where he hosted wild swinger parties regularly and sexually assaulted potentially…
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Uncle Peter | Episode 1: Meet the Monster
In this episode, host Ashleigh Banfield unveils her connection to Peter Nygard, head of a Canadian clothing empire worth nearly a billion dollars. A prolific…
Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield"Uncle Peter" Trailer
UNCLE PETER - Trailer Growing up, he was always "Uncle Peter" to me. Peter Nygard was my best friend's uncle, but would, one day, become the world's most…