Reid Carter breaks down Dr. Salvador Plasencia's guilty plea to supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine, as text messages reveal the doctor called the Friends star a "moron" while plotting to exploit his addiction for $55,000. Plus, shocking developments in Florida as Alize Seymore pleads guilty to child abuse just as her murder trial was set to begin, accepting 20 years for torturing her 6-year-old son Anthony Rouse to death. And controversial bail decisions for the crypto kidnappers who allegedly tortured an Italian millionaire in a Manhattan townhouse for his Bitcoin password. When medical professionals become drug dealers and mothers become killers, justice reveals the darkest depths of human greed. Justice isn't always swift, but it's absolutely riveting.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Warning. This episode contains references to situations that may be
disturbing for some listeners. Please proceed with caution. Calerrogushark Media.
Good morning, I'm read Carter, and welcome to celebrity trials
(00:20):
on this Tuesday, July twenty ninth. Yesterday brought a cascade
of guilty please and controversial court decisions that reveal how greed, addiction,
and cruelty intersect in our justice system. In Los Angeles,
one of the doctors who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine
before his death finally admitted his guilt, but the text
(00:40):
messages prosecutors revealed show just how coldly calculated his exploitation
of the beloved friend's star really was. In Florida, a
mother who tortured her own six year old son to
death suddenly changed her plea just as jury selection was
set to begin, avoiding a murder trial but accepting a
sentence that many will find woefully inadequate. And in New York,
(01:03):
two men accused of weeks long torture to steal cryptocurrency
were granted million dollar bail despite prosecutor's objections. These cases
show us three different phases of criminal exploitation, the medical
professional who weaponized addiction, the parent who destroyed the most vulnerable,
and the crypto predators who turned wealth into a target.
(01:23):
Let's break down how justice played out in each courtroom.
We start in Los Angeles, where doctor Salvador Placentia pleaded
guilty Wednesday to four counts of distributing ketamine to Matthew
Perry in the weeks leading up to the actor's overdose
death in October twenty twenty three. But the details that
emerged in court paint a picture of a medical professional
(01:44):
who saw Perry's addiction not as a cry for help,
but as a business opportunity. Court documents showed doctor Salvador
Placentia pondered how much Perry would pay for ketamine in
a text message to another doctor, calling Perry a moron.
Think about that for a moment. This wasn't a doctor
making a poor judgment call. This was a predator who
(02:04):
looked at one of America's most beloved comedic actors and
saw dollar signs. The text exchange between Placentia and doctor
Mark Chavez, who had already pleaded guilty, reveals the cold
calculation behind Perry's exploitation. I wonder how much this moron
will pay, Placentsia wrote, Let's find out. After selling drugs
(02:24):
to Perry for four thy five hundred dollars, Placentia allegedly
asked Chavez if he could keep supplying them so they
could become Perry's go to. Prosecutors said this wasn't medical treatment,
this was drug dealing with a medical license. According to
Placentsia's plea agreement, he distributed twenty vials of ketamine, ketamine lozenges,
(02:44):
and syringes to Perry and the actors live in assistant
Kenneth Iwamasa between September thirty, twenty twenty three, and October twelve,
twenty twenty three. Perry died on October twenty eighth, just
weeks after Placentsia began supplying him with illegal ketamine. Perhaps
most disturbing is how Placentia taught Perry's assistant to inject
(03:06):
the actor with ketamine, despite Iwamasa having no medical training whatsoever.
Iwamasa's plea agreement said Perry paid Placentsia up to fifty
five thousand dollars for the drug in the month before
his death. Fifty five thousand dollars that's what Placentsia extracted
from a vulnerable addict in his final month of life.
The text messages also show that Placentsia knew exactly how
(03:29):
dangerous his actions were. Federal prosecutors alleged in court documents
that Placentia told a patient that Perry was too far
gone and spiraling in his addiction, but that he continued
to sell him drugs anyway. This is the definition of
medical malpractice taken to criminal extremes. Placentia saw Perry's desperation
(03:50):
and chose profit over his hippocratic oath. Placentia faces up
to forty years in prison and three years of supervised release.
He also faces a five nine of at least two
million dollars and has agreed to voluntarily surrender his medical license.
It's important to note that the FEDS made it clear
in their June Plea deal announcement that the ketamine dose
(04:11):
that killed Perry was not from Placentsia. The fatal dose
came from Josvin Sanga, the so called ketamine Queen, who
remains the only defendant in Perry's death who hasn't pleaded guilty.
Her trial begins next month, but Placentia's role was crucial
in Perry's final spiral. He took a man who was
(04:32):
struggling with addiction and made that struggle exponentially worse, all
while counting the prophets. When Placentia is sentenced on December third,
he'll face the consequences of choosing greed over his duty
to first do no harm. Our second story takes us
to Florida, where Ali Seymour was scheduled to begin trial
(04:54):
yesterday for the first degree murder of her six year
old son, Anthony Rouss. Instead, in a stunning last minute development,
Seymour pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated child abuse
in the death of her six year old son, Anthony Rouse.
She was set to go to trial on first degree murder.
She was sentenced today to twenty years in prison. She
(05:17):
was facing life without parole twenty years for systematically torturing
and drowning a six year old child. Let that sink
in for a moment. The details of Anthony Rouse's short
life are among the most horrific I've ever covered. Police
were initially called to Seymour's home on April twenty second,
twenty twenty three, for a reported drowning. They found the
(05:40):
child face down in the bathtub, but noted the bathroom
had no electricity or natural light and the doors to
the bathroom had been locked. When Rouse was brought to
the hospital, medical staff noticed he was covered in cigarette
burns and had rectal bleeding. But this wasn't an isolated
incident of abuse. Investigators discovered a systematic pattern of torture
(06:01):
that involved other children in the home. Six other children
were living in the house, who said they were rewarded
for beating the six year old and forcing him into
a dogcage. Think about the psychological damage inflicted not just
on Anthony, but on the siblings who were turned into
accomplices in his abuse. The text messages between Alise and
her husband, Trey Seymour reveal the depths of their cruelty.
(06:26):
On April first, aliz Seymour allegedly wrote, bro, Emma end
up killing this fat bitch. My house getting fucking dirty
because of him, walls in garage turning fucking black. Gt.
Marx and shit like bro. Later, she allegedly sent her
husband a video of Anthony Rouse locked in the cage,
(06:48):
with Alee saying he can stay in that fucking shit
and rot. The day before Anthony died, Alize texted Trey,
I want to put him up for adoption. Instead of
following through on that text, they chose murder. The child
told police Rouse would frequently get into trouble for stealing food,
prompting Trey to take the victim into the bathroom to
(07:10):
go swimming. The witness advised as swimming means drowning, and
drowning means holding the victim's head under water. Anthony was
being tortured and drowned repeatedly as punishment for the crime
of being hungry. The couple had created a reward system
where Anthony's siblings would get candy for participating in his abuse,
(07:32):
turning the entire household into a torture chamber. Trey pleaded
guilty to second degree murder, aggravated manslaughter of a child,
child abuse, and causing a miner to become delinquent or dependent,
and was sentenced to thirty years in prison. At least
he received a murder conviction. Eliese, who was Anthony's biological mother,
(07:54):
gets just twenty years for torturing her own child to death.
Anthony's biological father, Andre Rous, had been fighting for custody
and repeatedly offered to take his son. Andre Rouse said
he had concerns about Anthony Rous being around his mother
and new husband, and had been fighting for sole custody
of Anthony Rous in the months leading up to his death.
(08:15):
He tried to save his son, but the system failed
Anthony in the worst possible way. Twenty years means Ali
Seymour could be free in her early forties. Anthony Rouse
will never see age seven. This plea deal is a
travesty of justice that prioritizes court efficiency over appropriate punishment
for one of the most heinous child murders I've ever encountered.
(08:38):
Back in a moment. Our final story comes from Manhattan,
where two men accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian
cryptocurrency trader for his Bitcoin password have been granted one
(09:00):
million dollars bail each despite prosecutor's strong objections. New York
Supreme Criminal Court Judge Gregory Carrow set bail at one
million dollars each for John Woltz, thirty seven, and William Duplessi,
thirty three, who have been in custody since their arrest
in May. Waltz and Duplessi pleaded not guilty to multiple charges,
(09:22):
including kidnapping, assault, and coercion. The allegations in this case
read like a cryptocurrency nightmare. The twenty eight year old victim,
reportedly an Italian cryptocurrency trader, arrived in New York City
from Italy in early May. He was abducted on May sixth,
police told CNN. Prosecutors said the unnamed victim was tortured
(09:42):
for days, threatened with death, and at one point dangled
over a railing unless he revealed his Bitcoin password. When
he refused, he was beaten, shocked with electric wires, and
struck in the head with a firearm. They said this
wasn't a quick robbery, this was weeks of systematic torture
in all luxury Manhattan townhouse. The indictment alleges they held
(10:03):
the man against his will with intent to terrorize him,
and assaulted him with a chainsaw, pistol, and cattle prod
as part of the torture. They are also accused of
pouring tequila on the alleged victim and lighting him on fire.
The level of violence alleged here is staggering. These men
allegedly turned a soho townhouse into a torture chamber, using
(10:25):
tools of terror to try to break their victim's will
and access his cryptocurrency fortune. But here's where the case
gets complicated. The defense pushed back, saying there is video
of the alleged victim having the time of his life
and engaging in activity at odds with having been tortured.
Among the evidence, the lawyers said they have obtained our
(10:46):
photos of the accuser moving freely in and out of
the house, even taking a trip to an eyeglass store
with one of the defendants. This creates a fascinating question
about the nature of modern kidnapping cases. In an era
where everything is documented, how do we understand cases where
the alleged victim appears to have some freedom of movement.
Does visiting an eyeglass store negate claims of torture and coercion.
(11:09):
The prosecution maintains their case is solid. In late May,
the victim escaped the apartment where he was allegedly being
held after agreeing to provide his password, which was stored
on his laptop in another room. Prosecutors said when one
of the suspects turned his back, the victim fled the
apartment and sought help from a traffic officer. Police said
the victims escape running to a traffic officer for help
(11:32):
suggests genuine fear and desperation, and prosecutors have additional evidence
beyond the victim's testimony. Prosecutors said on Thursday, Waltz allegedly
instructed the assistant to monitor the alleged victim whenever he
used his phone, suggesting a level of surveillance and control
that goes beyond voluntary association. Judge Caro clearly found enough
(11:55):
ambiguity in the evidence to grant bail despite the serious
nature of the charge. Both men must surrender passports, submit
to electronic monitoring, and remain on home confinement. Notably, the
justice ordered neither can use cryptocurrency to post bail, a
fitting restriction given the nature of their alleged crimes. This
case highlights the evolving nature of kidnapping and extortion in
(12:19):
the cryptocurrency age. Traditional concepts of captivity may need to
be reconsidered when dealing with digital assets and modern technology.
The defense argues this was a business dispute gone wrong,
while prosecutors maintain it was weeks of systematic torture. What
connects all three of today's stories is the intersection of
(12:40):
greed and cruelty in modern crime. Doctor Placensia saw Matthew
Perry's addiction as a profit center. Ali Seymour saw her
own child as an inconvenience to be eliminated. The Crypto
kidnappers allegedly saw an Italian trader's wealth as something to
be extracted through torture. Each case also shows how modern
technology and communication create new evidence trails. Placentsia's text messages
(13:06):
calling Perry a moron became key evidence of his predatory mindset.
Ali Seymour's texts about killing Anthony and videos of him
locked in a cage documented her systematic abuse. The Crypto
case involves surveillance videos, phone monitoring, and digital evidence that
complicates traditional notions of kidnapping. But perhaps most importantly, these
(13:29):
cases show how our justice system struggles with proportional punishment.
Placentia faces up to forty years for exploiting Perry's addiction,
while Alise Seymour gets just twenty years for torturing her
child to death. The Crypto kidnappers get million dollar bail
despite allegations of weeks long torture. Where's the consistency. Where's
the justice that matches the crime? The answer isn't always satisfying.
(13:53):
Plea deals prioritize certainty over maximum punishment. Bail decisions balance
public safety against presumption of innocence. But when we see
such disparities in how justice is meeted out, it's hard
not to question whether our system truly serves the victims
and protects society. Matthew Perry died seeking relief from his demons,
(14:13):
exploited by a doctor who should have helped him heal.
Anthony Rouse died seeking food and love, murdered by a
mother who should have protected him. The Italian trader survived
his ordeal, but faces the challenge of proving systematic torture
in an age of digital documentation. These cases remind us
(14:34):
that evil often wears familiar faces, the trusted doctor, the
protective parent, the successful business man. The warning signs are
often there in text messages, behavioral changes, and cries for help,
but recognizing them requires us to look beyond surface appearances
to the cruelty that can lurk underneath. That's celebrity trials
(14:57):
for today. I'm read Carter. Remember in an age where
every message is preserved, and every movement can be tracked.
Criminals create their own evidence trails, but technology can't replace
human judgment in recognizing when someone is in danger or
when justice has been served. Justice isn't always proportional, but
it's absolutely riveting. See you back here tomorrow for more
(15:20):
developments from America's courtrooms and whatever new legal drama unfolds
Warning. This episode contains references to situations that may be
disturbing for some listeners. Please proceed with caution. Calerrogushark Media.
Good morning, I'm read Carter, and welcome to celebrity trials
(00:20):
on this Tuesday, July twenty ninth. Yesterday brought a cascade
of guilty please and controversial court decisions that reveal how greed, addiction,
and cruelty intersect in our justice system. In Los Angeles,
one of the doctors who supplied Matthew Perry with ketamine
before his death finally admitted his guilt, but the text
(00:40):
messages prosecutors revealed show just how coldly calculated his exploitation
of the beloved friend's star really was. In Florida, a
mother who tortured her own six year old son to
death suddenly changed her plea just as jury selection was
set to begin, avoiding a murder trial but accepting a
sentence that many will find woefully inadequate. And in New York,
(01:03):
two men accused of weeks long torture to steal cryptocurrency
were granted million dollar bail despite prosecutor's objections. These cases
show us three different phases of criminal exploitation, the medical
professional who weaponized addiction, the parent who destroyed the most vulnerable,
and the crypto predators who turned wealth into a target.
(01:23):
Let's break down how justice played out in each courtroom.
We start in Los Angeles, where doctor Salvador Placentia pleaded
guilty Wednesday to four counts of distributing ketamine to Matthew
Perry in the weeks leading up to the actor's overdose
death in October twenty twenty three. But the details that
emerged in court paint a picture of a medical professional
(01:44):
who saw Perry's addiction not as a cry for help,
but as a business opportunity. Court documents showed doctor Salvador
Placentia pondered how much Perry would pay for ketamine in
a text message to another doctor, calling Perry a moron.
Think about that for a moment. This wasn't a doctor
making a poor judgment call. This was a predator who
(02:04):
looked at one of America's most beloved comedic actors and
saw dollar signs. The text exchange between Placentia and doctor
Mark Chavez, who had already pleaded guilty, reveals the cold
calculation behind Perry's exploitation. I wonder how much this moron
will pay, Placentsia wrote, Let's find out. After selling drugs
(02:24):
to Perry for four thy five hundred dollars, Placentia allegedly
asked Chavez if he could keep supplying them so they
could become Perry's go to. Prosecutors said this wasn't medical treatment,
this was drug dealing with a medical license. According to
Placentsia's plea agreement, he distributed twenty vials of ketamine, ketamine lozenges,
(02:44):
and syringes to Perry and the actors live in assistant
Kenneth Iwamasa between September thirty, twenty twenty three, and October twelve,
twenty twenty three. Perry died on October twenty eighth, just
weeks after Placentsia began supplying him with illegal ketamine. Perhaps
most disturbing is how Placentia taught Perry's assistant to inject
(03:06):
the actor with ketamine, despite Iwamasa having no medical training whatsoever.
Iwamasa's plea agreement said Perry paid Placentsia up to fifty
five thousand dollars for the drug in the month before
his death. Fifty five thousand dollars that's what Placentsia extracted
from a vulnerable addict in his final month of life.
The text messages also show that Placentsia knew exactly how
(03:29):
dangerous his actions were. Federal prosecutors alleged in court documents
that Placentia told a patient that Perry was too far
gone and spiraling in his addiction, but that he continued
to sell him drugs anyway. This is the definition of
medical malpractice taken to criminal extremes. Placentia saw Perry's desperation
(03:50):
and chose profit over his hippocratic oath. Placentia faces up
to forty years in prison and three years of supervised release.
He also faces a five nine of at least two
million dollars and has agreed to voluntarily surrender his medical license.
It's important to note that the FEDS made it clear
in their June Plea deal announcement that the ketamine dose
(04:11):
that killed Perry was not from Placentsia. The fatal dose
came from Josvin Sanga, the so called ketamine Queen, who
remains the only defendant in Perry's death who hasn't pleaded guilty.
Her trial begins next month, but Placentia's role was crucial
in Perry's final spiral. He took a man who was
(04:32):
struggling with addiction and made that struggle exponentially worse, all
while counting the prophets. When Placentia is sentenced on December third,
he'll face the consequences of choosing greed over his duty
to first do no harm. Our second story takes us
to Florida, where Ali Seymour was scheduled to begin trial
(04:54):
yesterday for the first degree murder of her six year
old son, Anthony Rouss. Instead, in a stunning last minute development,
Seymour pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated child abuse
in the death of her six year old son, Anthony Rouse.
She was set to go to trial on first degree murder.
She was sentenced today to twenty years in prison. She
(05:17):
was facing life without parole twenty years for systematically torturing
and drowning a six year old child. Let that sink
in for a moment. The details of Anthony Rouse's short
life are among the most horrific I've ever covered. Police
were initially called to Seymour's home on April twenty second,
twenty twenty three, for a reported drowning. They found the
(05:40):
child face down in the bathtub, but noted the bathroom
had no electricity or natural light and the doors to
the bathroom had been locked. When Rouse was brought to
the hospital, medical staff noticed he was covered in cigarette
burns and had rectal bleeding. But this wasn't an isolated
incident of abuse. Investigators discovered a systematic pattern of torture
(06:01):
that involved other children in the home. Six other children
were living in the house, who said they were rewarded
for beating the six year old and forcing him into
a dogcage. Think about the psychological damage inflicted not just
on Anthony, but on the siblings who were turned into
accomplices in his abuse. The text messages between Alise and
her husband, Trey Seymour reveal the depths of their cruelty.
(06:26):
On April first, aliz Seymour allegedly wrote, bro, Emma end
up killing this fat bitch. My house getting fucking dirty
because of him, walls in garage turning fucking black. Gt.
Marx and shit like bro. Later, she allegedly sent her
husband a video of Anthony Rouse locked in the cage,
(06:48):
with Alee saying he can stay in that fucking shit
and rot. The day before Anthony died, Alize texted Trey,
I want to put him up for adoption. Instead of
following through on that text, they chose murder. The child
told police Rouse would frequently get into trouble for stealing food,
prompting Trey to take the victim into the bathroom to
(07:10):
go swimming. The witness advised as swimming means drowning, and
drowning means holding the victim's head under water. Anthony was
being tortured and drowned repeatedly as punishment for the crime
of being hungry. The couple had created a reward system
where Anthony's siblings would get candy for participating in his abuse,
(07:32):
turning the entire household into a torture chamber. Trey pleaded
guilty to second degree murder, aggravated manslaughter of a child,
child abuse, and causing a miner to become delinquent or dependent,
and was sentenced to thirty years in prison. At least
he received a murder conviction. Eliese, who was Anthony's biological mother,
(07:54):
gets just twenty years for torturing her own child to death.
Anthony's biological father, Andre Rous, had been fighting for custody
and repeatedly offered to take his son. Andre Rouse said
he had concerns about Anthony Rous being around his mother
and new husband, and had been fighting for sole custody
of Anthony Rous in the months leading up to his death.
(08:15):
He tried to save his son, but the system failed
Anthony in the worst possible way. Twenty years means Ali
Seymour could be free in her early forties. Anthony Rouse
will never see age seven. This plea deal is a
travesty of justice that prioritizes court efficiency over appropriate punishment
for one of the most heinous child murders I've ever encountered.
(08:38):
Back in a moment. Our final story comes from Manhattan,
where two men accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian
cryptocurrency trader for his Bitcoin password have been granted one
(09:00):
million dollars bail each despite prosecutor's strong objections. New York
Supreme Criminal Court Judge Gregory Carrow set bail at one
million dollars each for John Woltz, thirty seven, and William Duplessi,
thirty three, who have been in custody since their arrest
in May. Waltz and Duplessi pleaded not guilty to multiple charges,
(09:22):
including kidnapping, assault, and coercion. The allegations in this case
read like a cryptocurrency nightmare. The twenty eight year old victim,
reportedly an Italian cryptocurrency trader, arrived in New York City
from Italy in early May. He was abducted on May sixth,
police told CNN. Prosecutors said the unnamed victim was tortured
(09:42):
for days, threatened with death, and at one point dangled
over a railing unless he revealed his Bitcoin password. When
he refused, he was beaten, shocked with electric wires, and
struck in the head with a firearm. They said this
wasn't a quick robbery, this was weeks of systematic torture
in all luxury Manhattan townhouse. The indictment alleges they held
(10:03):
the man against his will with intent to terrorize him,
and assaulted him with a chainsaw, pistol, and cattle prod
as part of the torture. They are also accused of
pouring tequila on the alleged victim and lighting him on fire.
The level of violence alleged here is staggering. These men
allegedly turned a soho townhouse into a torture chamber, using
(10:25):
tools of terror to try to break their victim's will
and access his cryptocurrency fortune. But here's where the case
gets complicated. The defense pushed back, saying there is video
of the alleged victim having the time of his life
and engaging in activity at odds with having been tortured.
Among the evidence, the lawyers said they have obtained our
(10:46):
photos of the accuser moving freely in and out of
the house, even taking a trip to an eyeglass store
with one of the defendants. This creates a fascinating question
about the nature of modern kidnapping cases. In an era
where everything is documented, how do we understand cases where
the alleged victim appears to have some freedom of movement.
Does visiting an eyeglass store negate claims of torture and coercion.
(11:09):
The prosecution maintains their case is solid. In late May,
the victim escaped the apartment where he was allegedly being
held after agreeing to provide his password, which was stored
on his laptop in another room. Prosecutors said when one
of the suspects turned his back, the victim fled the
apartment and sought help from a traffic officer. Police said
the victims escape running to a traffic officer for help
(11:32):
suggests genuine fear and desperation, and prosecutors have additional evidence
beyond the victim's testimony. Prosecutors said on Thursday, Waltz allegedly
instructed the assistant to monitor the alleged victim whenever he
used his phone, suggesting a level of surveillance and control
that goes beyond voluntary association. Judge Caro clearly found enough
(11:55):
ambiguity in the evidence to grant bail despite the serious
nature of the charge. Both men must surrender passports, submit
to electronic monitoring, and remain on home confinement. Notably, the
justice ordered neither can use cryptocurrency to post bail, a
fitting restriction given the nature of their alleged crimes. This
case highlights the evolving nature of kidnapping and extortion in
(12:19):
the cryptocurrency age. Traditional concepts of captivity may need to
be reconsidered when dealing with digital assets and modern technology.
The defense argues this was a business dispute gone wrong,
while prosecutors maintain it was weeks of systematic torture. What
connects all three of today's stories is the intersection of
(12:40):
greed and cruelty in modern crime. Doctor Placensia saw Matthew
Perry's addiction as a profit center. Ali Seymour saw her
own child as an inconvenience to be eliminated. The Crypto
kidnappers allegedly saw an Italian trader's wealth as something to
be extracted through torture. Each case also shows how modern
technology and communication create new evidence trails. Placentsia's text messages
(13:06):
calling Perry a moron became key evidence of his predatory mindset.
Ali Seymour's texts about killing Anthony and videos of him
locked in a cage documented her systematic abuse. The Crypto
case involves surveillance videos, phone monitoring, and digital evidence that
complicates traditional notions of kidnapping. But perhaps most importantly, these
(13:29):
cases show how our justice system struggles with proportional punishment.
Placentia faces up to forty years for exploiting Perry's addiction,
while Alise Seymour gets just twenty years for torturing her
child to death. The Crypto kidnappers get million dollar bail
despite allegations of weeks long torture. Where's the consistency. Where's
the justice that matches the crime? The answer isn't always satisfying.
(13:53):
Plea deals prioritize certainty over maximum punishment. Bail decisions balance
public safety against presumption of innocence. But when we see
such disparities in how justice is meeted out, it's hard
not to question whether our system truly serves the victims
and protects society. Matthew Perry died seeking relief from his demons,
(14:13):
exploited by a doctor who should have helped him heal.
Anthony Rouse died seeking food and love, murdered by a
mother who should have protected him. The Italian trader survived
his ordeal, but faces the challenge of proving systematic torture
in an age of digital documentation. These cases remind us
(14:34):
that evil often wears familiar faces, the trusted doctor, the
protective parent, the successful business man. The warning signs are
often there in text messages, behavioral changes, and cries for help,
but recognizing them requires us to look beyond surface appearances
to the cruelty that can lurk underneath. That's celebrity trials
(14:57):
for today. I'm read Carter. Remember in an age where
every message is preserved, and every movement can be tracked.
Criminals create their own evidence trails, but technology can't replace
human judgment in recognizing when someone is in danger or
when justice has been served. Justice isn't always proportional, but
it's absolutely riveting. See you back here tomorrow for more
(15:20):
developments from America's courtrooms and whatever new legal drama unfolds
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