Legally Brunette
Emily Simpson may bring the receipts on RHOC, but in her podcast “Legally Brunette” Emily and her attorney husband Shane bring the cold hard evidence. Backed by their respective law degrees, Emily and Shane pick apart the true crime stories you can’t get enough of! Whether you believe the defense or the prosecution, they explain the charges, the counts, the plea deals, and the appeals! From high profile crimes to celebrity court cases, you are hereby sentenced to a front row seat in trials around the world, without all the legal fees and jail time! So don’t call your next witness, call your bestie and tune into the podcast that takes you from Real Housewives to True Crime. Court is now in session and this couple is nowhere near resting their case!
Episodes
A cult movie that got it wrong. A women’s “sisterhood” that wasn’t what it seemed. And a commitment that came with collateral. On this episode of Killer Thriller, Sarah Edmondson joins us to unpack the reality behind the NXIVM dramatization, how a five-day course turned skepticism into belief, and the moment loyalty crossed into something far more dangerous.
Andrea Yates called the police on herself to confess to an unthinkable crime. She drowned all five of her children in a bathtub while her husband was at work.
Emily and Shane are taking a deep dive into this horrific scene and detailing how postpartum psychosis, a cult-like preacher and a seemingly oblivious husband played into it.
Though there was no doubt Andrea executed the act, how was she found “not...
A six-year-old disappears in a bustling Florida mall. Minutes later, his parents’ worst nightmare begins. On this episode of Killer Thriller, JoBeth Williams ("Poltergeist", "The Big Chill") takes us deep inside “Adam,” the harrowing true story of the 1981 abduction and brutal murder of Adam Walsh that riveted a nation and shattered one family’s world. Williams, who portrays Revé Walsh, unpacks the gu...
A teenage girl. A married man. A gunshot at the front door that the entire nation became obsessed with. On this episode of Killer Thriller, we talk with executive producer Sheri Singer about I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco, the film that finally lets the woman who survived one of the most infamous crimes tell her story in her own words.
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Emily and Shane are sitting down with Judge Elizabeth Scherer, who presided over the Parkland school shooter’s trial in 2022.
Judge Liz faced controversy after this trial due to alleged biases towards the prosecution and unfair treatment of the defense. However, she’s here to set the record straight and tell us what led to this apparent “unethical” behavior.
Plus, we’re discussing Nick Reiner and the s...
A blizzard, a death, and a case that instantly split the public in two. On this episode of Killer Thriller, Katie Cassidy joins us to talk about stepping into the role of Karen Read while the real case is still unfolding, the pressure of portraying a living, polarizing figure and staying grounded amid a true-crime storm.
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After Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt’s child abuse charges in 2023, a new Netflix documentary is diving into the influence that Hildebrandt held over Franke and many other LDS church members throughout her career.
Shane’s position as an active LDS member lends perspective as to why local bishops would endorse Hildebrandt and the emphasis that the Mormon culture seems to place on certain “addictions”.
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As 2025 comes to an end, we'd like to thank every single one of you for listening and supporting this podcast. We can't wait to continue diving into true crime in the new year, and we have a few exciting changes coming your way... Have a safe holiday!
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We're wishing you all a very happy holiday! Thank you for supporting and listening to Legally Brunette. We'll see you back in the New Year!
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On Christmas Eve in 2008, Bruce Pardo dressed up as Santa Claus and set out to kill his ex-wife and all of her relatives. He used semi-automatic guns and a self-made flame thrower to accomplish his goal, killing 9 people in total.
Emily and Shane are diving into this horrific massacre, analyzing Bruce’s motives and plans to accomplish such a huge tragedy.
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We’re breaking down The Capture of the Green River Killer. It’s the story of serial killer Gary Ridgway, who confessed to 48 murders and evaded capture for nearly 20 years, and the detective who refused to give up the chase. This true-crime drama shook a generation and delivers performances that are impossible to forget. The iconic Sharon Lawrence joins us with stories you won’t hear anywhere else.
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Nick Reiner has officially been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
Emily and Shane are diving into new details about his strange behavior the night before the murders, the bloodied hotel room he left behind and the surveillance video showing his arrest.
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Emily and Shane are highlighting the biggest moments from 50 Cent’s new Netflix docuseries “Sean Combs: The Reckoning”.
From Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls’ death to never-before-seen footage of Diddy right before his arrest in 2024…
Did the filmmakers obtain the 2024 footage of Diddy legally? One of the jurors seems as though she was a “superfan” of Diddy’s… How could t...
Just yesterday, the bodies of Rob and Michele Reiner were found inside of their Brentwood mansion.
What’s been released about the case and what’s being speculated? Did their son, Nick, really stab his parents to death? Does his past drug abuse have anything to do with it?
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If you’re binging Murdaugh: Death in the Family, we’re giving you an inside look at the case and behind the scenes of the series that has us questioning everything
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Emily and Shane are discussing Nathan Carman, the boy that was accused of fatally shooting his grandfather in 2013 before murdering his mother three years later.
Was his grandfather’s $42 million fortune his incentive to commit the first murder? Did he abandon his mother in the middle of the ocean because she knew his secret? When Nathan committed suicide in his jail cell, did that prove his guilt?
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Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes introduce you to Killer Thriller, hosted by actress-turned-true-crime storyteller Elisa Donovan. You recognize Elisa from Clueless, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Beverly Hills 90210, but now it’s her passion for these addictive real-life dramas that has her fully obsessed.
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Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes introduce you to Killer Thriller, hosted by actress-turned-true-crime storyteller Elisa Donovan.
You recognize Elisa from Clueless, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Beverly Hills 90210, but now it’s her passion for these addictive real-life dramas that has her fully obsessed.
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Kouri Richins has been accused of poisoning her husband, then posing as a “grieving widow” by writing a children’s book about grief.
Though Kouri has yet to go to trial, evidence continues to build. From allegedly buying fentanyl from their housekeeper to recording her murder plans in a notebook, she seems to be digging her own grave…
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First, Emily and Shane are providing the latest updates on the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, who was killed on a Carnival Cruise this month.
Then, they’re interviewing Eva LaRue and her daughter, Kaya. Eva’s docuseries “My Nightmare Stalker: The Eva LaRue Story” is streaming on Paramount+ and dives into the horrific stalker that tormented Eva and Kaya’s lives for 12 years.
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