In Episode 5, State of New Jersey v. Melanie McGuire, Lisa and Kyle talked about the case against Melanie McGuire. Between May 5 and May 16, 2004, three suitcases containing dismembered human remains washed up near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia. The remains inside the cases were identified as Bill McGuire, a New Jersey computer progr…

In Episode 4, guest co-host, Roberta Glass, joined Lisa to talk about the case against Scott James Eizember was executed in January, 2023, for the 2003 capital murder of AJ Cantrell in Depew, Oklahoma. Lisa and Roberta talked about the facts of the case, the trial, direct appeal and post-conviction proceedings, including arguments by Eizember and h…

In Episode 3, State of Tennessee v. Janet Elaine Hinds, Lisa and Kyle looked at the case against Janet Hinds, who was charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication after she struck and killed Chattanooga Police Officer Nicholas Galinger on the night of February 23, 2019. In April, 2019, Hinds was also charged with reckless driving, leaving the sc…

Welcome to Season 3 of Based in Fact: A True Crime Podcast with your hosts, Lisa O’Brien and Kyle Evans. In Episode 1, Updates, Kyle and Lisa talked about the new developments in cases covered in Seasons 1 and 2, including TX v. Rodney Reed, OK v. Richard Glossip, TX v. Melissa Lucio and NC v. Molly Martens Corbett and Thomas Martens. They also loo…

In Episode 2, State of Maryland v. James Allen Kulbicki, Lisa and Kyle looked at the case against Kulbicki, a former Baltimore City police sergeant, who was convicted of the murder of Gina Marie Nuelsein in January of 1993. After a brief affair, Gina gave birth to a son in September, 1991. At the time of her murder, she was seeking child support fr…

In Episode 15, Arizona v. Jodi Ann Arias, Part 2, Lisa and Kyle continue their look at the 2008 murder of Travis Alexander, re-cap the five year pre-trial period after Arias' 2008 arrest and indictment and her trial, which began with jury selection in December, 2012. They then looked at her direct appeal, which was decided in March and April, 2020,…

In Episode 14, Kyle and Lisa looked at State of Arizona v. Jodi Ann Arias. On the evening of June 9, 2008, Travis Alexander was found murdered in the floor of the shower in his house in Mesa, AZ. He'd been stabbed multiple times, including a fatal wound in his chest, shot in the head and his throat had been slit. Fingers were immediately pointed at…

In Episode 13, Lisa is joined by Roberta Glass, of The Roberta Glass True Crime Report, for a look at the case of State of New York v. Ronald Joseph Defeo, Jr.. Defeo murdered his father, mother, two sisters and two brothers in the early morning hours of November 13, 1974. Defeo was arrested, tried and convicted in November, 1975. Lisa and Roberta …

In Episode 12, Notable Supreme Court Cases, Part 3 Kyle and Lisa talked about cases decided between 1995 and 2010, including Schlup, Atkins, Roper, Crawford, House and Panetti. They looked at the background of each case, the issues raised by the Petitioners and the decisions of the Supreme Court. We are open to suggestions for any cases we missed a…

In Episode 11, Notable Supreme Court Cases, Part 2, Lisa and Kyle talked about cases decided between 1985 and 1994, including Ake v. Oklahoma, US v. Bagley, Coleman v. Thompson, Ford v. Wainwright, Murray v. Carrier, Sawyer v. Whitley, Herrera v. Collins and Tison v. Arizona. They briefly looked at the background of each case, the issues raised by …

Lisa and Kyle return for Season 2, Episode 10, Notable Supreme Court Cases, Part 1, which includes some of the cases that have been mentioned in the context of state and federal post-conviction litigation for Rodney Reed, Richard Glossip and the West Memphis Three, among others. Today, they talked about cases decided between 1923 and 1984, includin…

In Episode 9, Lisa and guest co-host Robb Chadwick took a look at Oklahoma v. Anthony Sanchez . In July, 2004, Sanchez was linked to the December 20, 1996 kidnapping, rape and murder of OU graduate Jewell "Juli" Busken via a cold case DNA hit. They discussed the evidence against Sanchez, his trial, direct appeal and state and federal post-convictio…

Lisa and Kyle continue their review of the case against Richard Glossip, who was convicted of the 1997 murder-for-hire of his boss, Barry Van Treese. In Part 2, they talked about the 2022 propaganda campaign being waged by his advocates in the media and his 2022 state post-conviction claims. They continued their discussion of the two writs currentl…

In Episode 7, Oklahoma v. Richard Glossip: Update, Part 1, Kyle and Lisa talked about Glossip’s state post-conviction claims, including his 2015 claims and the 1st and 2nd claims filed in 2022, including the supplemental findings of Reed Smith.De către Lisa O'Brien

In Episode 6, Lisa and Kyle talk about State of Texas v. Rodney Reed, including Reed's state court litigation seeking DNA testing, the agreed DNA testing outside Chapter 64 and the results and Reed's federal challenge to the state court DNA procedures, which included U.S. Supreme Court opinion that returned Reed’s challenge to Texas’ DNA testing st…

In Episode 5, Lisa and Kyle look at the case of State of North Carolina v. Molly Martens Corbett and Thomas Michael Martens. Martens, a former FBI agent, and his daughter are awaiting re-trial for murder in North Carolina. In the early morning hours of August 2, 2015, Molly's husband, Jason Corbett was beaten to death with a paver wielded by his wi…

In Part 3, Lisa and Kyle conclude their discussion of the 1994 murder-for-hire of Farah Baquer Fratta, a mother of three gunned down in her garage in Humble, Harris County, Texas. In Parts 1 and 2, they talked about the case against Farah’s estranged husband, Robert Fratta, who was executed on January 10, 2023 and Joseph Prystash, a felon and gym r…

In Part 2, Lisa and Kyle continue discussing the 1994 murder-for-hire of Farah Baquer Fratta, a mother of three gunned down in her garage in Humble, Harris County, Texas. In Part 1, they talked about the the case against Farah’s estranged husband, Robert Fratta, who was executed on January 10, 2023. In Part 2, they look at the case against the midd…

In Part 1, Lisa and Kyle talked about the 1994 murder-for-hire of Farah Baquer Fratta, a mother of three gunned down in her garage in Humble, Harris County, Texas. In Part 1, State of Texas v. Robert Alan Fratta, they examined the case against Farah’s estranged husband. They talked about the evidence against Fratta and his initial conviction, as we…

In Season 2, Episode 1, Kyle and Lisa update the cases and topics covered during Season 1, including recent events and developments in Texas v. Reed, Echols v. Arkansas, Oklahoma v. Glossip and Texas v. Skinner. They talked about the executions of James Coddington, Benjamin Cole and Richard Fairchild and Oklahoma's challenge to the federal Bureau o…

In Episode 20, Kyle and Lisa conclude their discussion of State of Texas v. Henry Watkins Skinner. Skinner was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 1995 for the New Year’s Eve 1993 murders of his girlfriend, Twila Busby and her sons, Randy Busby and Elwin Caler in Pampa, Texas. Skinner, the only member of the household to walk away…

In Episode 19, Kyle and Lisa talked about State of Texas v. Henry Watkins "Hank" Skinner. In 1995, Skinner was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death for the December 31, 1993 murders of his girlfriend, Twila Busby and her sons, Randy Busby and Elwin Caler in Pampa, Gray County, Texas. Skinner has admitted that he was in the house when …

Kyle and Lisa look at State of Oklahoma v. John Fitzgerald Hanson. Hanson was facing execution on December 15, 2022 for the 1999 murder of Mary Bowles. Hanson and his partner, Victor Miller, kidnapped Mary from a Tulsa mall on August 31, 1999. They brought her to a dirt pit in Owasso, where they encountered the owner, Jerald Thurman. Miller shot Mr…

In Episode 17, Kyle and Lisa looked at the case against Richard Fairchild, who was convicted of the November 14, 1993 murder of his girlfriend's son, Adam Scott Broomhall. In a drunken rage, Fairchild struck, beat and burned the 3-year old, then threw him into a table, inflicting a fatal head injury. While advocates for Fairchild have never claimed…

In Episode 16, Kyle and Lisa looked at the case against Benjamin Cole, who is scheduled to face execution in Oklahoma on October 20, 2022. On December 20, 2002, Cole killed his 9-month old daughter, Brianna while his wife was out of their home doing laundry. We’ll talk about the crime, Cole’s trial, his appeals and post-conviction claims, which hav…

In Episode 15, Kyle and Lisa looked at the case against James Allen Coddington. In March, 1997, Coddington murdered his friend, 73-year old Albert Troy Hale, when Mr. Hale refused to lend him money to fuel a drug binge. They talked about the case against Coddington, his trial, resentencing and direct appeals, along with his state and federal post-c…

In Episode 14, Kyle and Lisa wrap up their look at State of Oklahoma v. Richard Eugene Glossip, who was convicted of arranging the January 7, 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese, his boss at the Best Budget Inn in Oklahoma City. Part 1, looked at the case against Glossip, the legal proceedings that included 2 trials, a direct appeal and state and feder…

In Episode 13, Kyle and Lisa talk about State of Oklahoma v. Richard Eugene Glossip, who was was convicted of arranging the murder of his boss, Barry Van Treese, at the Best Budget Inn in Oklahoma City on January 7, 1997. In Part 1, they looked at the case against Glossip, the legal proceedings that included 2 trials, a direct appeal and state and …

In Episode 12, Part 1, Kyle and Lisa talk about the January 7, 1997 murder of motel owner Barry Van Treese in Oklahoma City, OK. The motel manager, Richard Eugene Glossip, was convicted of arranging that the murder with motel maintenance man Justin Sneed. After Sneed killed Van Treese, he and Glossip split about $4,000.00 in cash taken from under t…

In this bonus episode, I talked to Rick Mullenax of Burn After Reading, whose WM3 episodes include "Perception Isn't Always Reality" and The Forgotten West Memphis Three," which is a review of Bob Ruff's Oxygen series. Rick and I talked about his examination of the WM3 case, future episodes on his YouTube channel and the denial of Echols' request f…

In Episode 11, Kyle and Lisa talk about the May 5, 1993 murders of Christopher Byers, Steve Branch and Michael Moore, in West Memphis, Arkansas. Their bodies were found bound and naked in a ditch in an area known to locals as “Robin Hood Hills,” a patch of woods bordering the boys’ subdivision. On June 3, 1993, Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jess…

In Episode 10, Lisa talked to Joe Nevills (and Natalie Voss Nevills) about the 148th Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby being held on May 6 and May 7, 2022. Lisa has loved horses and ponies all of her life and has been a fan of horse racing since Secretariat won the Triple Crown in 1973. She's experienced the joy of seeing five Triple Crown winners i…

In Episode 9, Kyle and Lisa talked about State of Texas v. Melissa Elizabeth Lucio. Lucio was convicted and sentenced to death in connection with the February 17, 2017 death of her 2-year old daughter, Mariah Alvarez. During five hours of interrogation, Lucio admitted abusing Mariah to investigators and denied that her husband or children inflicted…

In Episode 8, Kyle and Lisa discuss the August 14, 1980 murder of Playboy Playmate, Dorothy Stratten. Dorothy was more than a pretty face, who stepped off the pages of Playboy and onto our television and theater screens. During the two years between her arrival in Los Angeles and her casting in the movie They All Laughed, Dorothy grew from a shy, c…

In Episode 7, Lisa and Kyle talked about the State of New York v. Carolyn Warmus. On January 15, 1989, Betty Jeanne Solomon was found by her husband, Paul Solomon, in their condo in Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York. The investigation initially focused on Paul Solomon, who had engaged in an extra-marital affair with a younger woman, Carolyn …

In Episode 6, Kyle and Lisa talk about the May 5, 1993 murders of Christopher Byers, Steve Branch and Michael Moore, in West Memphis, Arkansas. Their bodies were found bound and naked in a ditch in an area known to locals as “Robin Hood Hills,” a patch of woods bordering the boys’ subdivision. Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley, Jr.…

In this bonus episode, I’m joined by Amy Kingry and Jennifer Harmon to talk about the recent developments in Oklahoma, including the pardon and parole reform bill that was passed in committee last week, the propaganda campaign by the bill’s opposition, the Oklahoma lethal injection trial, the grand jury investigation into the release of Lawrence An…

In Episode 5, Lisa is joined by guest co-host Kyle to talk about the 1983 KFC Murders. September 23, 1983 was a typical night in Kilgore, Texas, with families attending football games and ordering take-out for dinner. At the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant, something went horribly wrong at or near closing time. On Saturday, September 24th, the bo…

In this bonus episode, Lisa is joined by Oklahoma Victims Innocence Project's Jennifer Harmon to talk about the 02/22/22 press conference announcing the launch of an "independent" investigation into the case of Richard Glossip, who was convicted of the 1997 murder-for-hire of motel owner Barry Van Treese. Lisa and Jennifer talked about the facts an…

In Episode 4, Lisa is joined by guest co-host Kyle to talk about the case against Rodney Reed. In July, 2021, an evidentiary hearing on Reed’s 10th State post-conviction writ was held in Bastrop County, Texas. Prior to the hearing, the state submitted 2 disclosures of information to Reed’s counsel and Kyle and Lisa talk about those disclosures and …

In Episode 3, Lisa, and guest co-host Kyle were joined by Patrick, Becca, Tim and Alexander to talk about the myths and lies surrounding the Rodney Reed case and the coverage of it by the media. The primary source of those myths and lies is David Fisher, a self-proclaimed “consultant” who claims to know the law, but demonstrates with every word tha…

In Episode 2, I’m joined by Amy Kingry and Jennifer Harmon to talk about the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. Before the controversial decision to break their own rules to consider Julius Jones’ requests for commutation and clemency, the board was the target of a criminal investigation into its processes after questions were raised about the relea…

In Episode 1, guests Shelley Levisay and Amy Kingry talk about State of Oklahoma v. Julius Darius Jones. On the evening of July 28, 1999, Jones, armed with a .25 caliber pistol, carjacked and shot Paul Howell in the driveway of his parents’ Edmond, Oklahoma home. His sister and daughters were lucky to escape the carjacking unharmed. In spite of the…