Courtroom Confidential

Courtroom Confidential

Courtroom Confidential, hosted by Joshua Ritter, is your weekly rendezvous with the latest updates in headline-making criminal cases nationwide. With his background as a former L.A. County prosecutor now practicing as a criminal defense attorney, Joshua brings a unique blend of professionalism and a personal touch to the table. Join Joshua every Friday to explore the ever-developing legal landscape and gain a deeper understanding of how the legal system operates.

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July 17, 2025 2 mins

The mother of a 6-year-old boy who had his throat torn apart by a pit bull while he was restrained and unable to fight off the dog was sentenced to prison last week in Ohio.

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A Florida woman has been accused by authorities of murder after they say she allegedly killed a man with a metal hammer and left a white sheet of paper on his chest that read “PEDO Touches Children” in green highlighter.

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Federal authorities in Idaho say they have ended a search for a man suspected of killing his three young girls over a month ago, after determining it was all a case of mistaken identity.

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A 17-year-old girl in Georgia has been arrested and charged on suspicion that she murdered her mother and stepfather.

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Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: 

- Connecticut man Raul Valle walks free for a high school fight that ended in the deadly stabbing of James ‘Jimmy’ McGrath.

- 10 years after the disappearance of Crystal Rogers, a Kentucky mother of five, her killer, Brooks Houck, finally sees ju...

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An Oklahoma pediatrician has been arrested and will be extradited to Florida on suspicions that she is responsible for the murder of her 4-year-old daughter.

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The body of a missing Pennsylvania woman was located last week, nine days after she went missing from her home.

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A California nudist is accused of killing his neighbors, chopping them up and drowning their Shih Tzu after they allegedly mocked him with a $1 hot dog.

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A New York State man will spend 25 years behind bars for the 2023 murder of his infant daughter, whom he killed using a crossbow. 

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Last week a British man admitted to killing his ex-wife in 2023.  The murder taking place at the cemetery where their son was buried exactly 20 years earlier. 

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*Holiday Special* Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: 

- Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to the Idaho 4 murders inside of a Boise courtroom. 

- The New York jury finds music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs not guilty on 3 of the lesser charges. 

-Kouri Richins hit with 26 new charges including mortgage...

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Authorities in Michigan arrested a 25-year-old man after he allegedly stabbed his fiancee to death because she was "driving a wedge between him and his roommate."

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A 19-year-old Oklahoma woman could spend the rest of her life in prison after she and her boyfriend murdered her grandparents because quote “she wanted them dead."

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Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the University of Idaho murders that shocked the nation, has agreed to plead guilty in the killings of four college students in Moscow, Idaho. The plea deal will spare him the death penalty. A change of plea hearing is scheduled for today, July 2, at 11 a.m. MT. You can watch it with the Courtroom Confidential community here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PAKglf-KcU

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A social media fitness influencer known as the "Liver King" was arrested last week in Texas after he posted threatening messages directed at popular podcaster Joe Rogan on social media.

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Three people are dead in San Bernardino County after authorities say a man gunned down his estranged wife and her date outside a restaurant before he was confronted and fatally shot by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy.

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Welcome back to another Courtroom Confidential Weekly Roundup! This week, host Joshua Ritter shares his insights on some of this week’s updates in the true crime world, including: 

- The judge says time’s up for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of stabbing to death four Idaho college students as a last minute request to continue the trial is denied. 

- Barry Morphew is once again indicted for his wife’s murder three years after the f...

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Days after filing an emergency request to be released to home detention, R. Kelly was allegedly rushed to the hospital in what the R&B singer says was an attack on his life.

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A female film director has been found dead at her home in London, with police now searching for an expensive Rolex watch they believe is missing from her property.

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An employee at a Lowe's near Scranton, Pennsylvania, walked up to a co-worker on a forklift and shot him dead, police allege.

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