Celebrity Trials - True Crime and Justice coverage updated daily.
New episodes every day.Every morning, investigative journalist Reid Carter delivers the most explosive courtroom coverage you won't find anywhere else. From breaking verdicts to shocking confessions, Celebrity Trials is your essential daily source for the legal dramas that create celebrities, destroy reputations, and shape American culture. Seven days a week, Reid brings his signature no-nonsense analysis to the trials everyone's talking about—and the ones they should be.Whether it's a music mogul's sex trafficking case, a criminology student's murder confession, or Hollywood stars battling in civil court, Celebrity Trials cuts through the legal jargon to deliver the facts, th...
Episodes
"CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATED AT 31, TRUMP SHOOTER JURY SEATED & KISS AND KILL VERDICT WATCH"
Reid Carter addresses Wednesday's assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, condemning all political violence while the manhunt continues for his killer. The 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder was sho…
"KISS AND KILL KILLER CRIES ON STAND, INSULIN NURSE WANTS BOND & FAKE DROWNING DAD'S SICK DETAILS"
Reid Carter examines killers who cry on cue. Samantha Krebs took the stand in her Kiss and Kill trial, sobbing about self-defense while her handwritten murder plan sat in evidence. Utah nurse Heather Pressdee, who killed her friend with ins…
"BEAR BROOK MURDER BREAKTHROUGH!: The Middle Child Finally Has a Name After 40 Years"
Reid Carter dedicates the entire episode to a massive cold case breakthrough. The Bear Brook murders' last unidentified victim - the "middle child" found in a barrel in 2000 - has been identified after 40 years. She was Terry Rasmussen's ow…
"MEGAN BOSWELL'S BABY KILLER SENTENCING, TRUMP SHOOTER GOES SOLO & KISS AND KILL TRIAL HEATS UP"
Reid Carter examines three defendants who think they're smarter than the system. Megan Boswell faces sentencing for murdering 18-month-old daughter Evelyn, then leading police on a two-week wild goose chase while the baby decomposed in her …
"DONNA ADELSON GUILTY, KETAMINE QUEEN COPS PLEA IN MATTHEW PERRY CASE & BOOT FETISH TURNS FATAL"
Reid Carter brings you the verdict we all expected: Donna Adelson guilty of orchestrating Dan Markel's murder because grandma wanted her grandkids closer. The 75-year-old matriarch who spoke in code about "TV repairs" faces life for hiring …
"CHRIS BROWN, MARK WAHLBERG, CHRISTIAN SLATER, NICHOLAS CAGE: When Celebrities Attack (And Walk Free)"
Reid Carter presents a compilation of celebrity violence that ended in slaps on the wrist. Chris Brown turned Rihanna's face into a crime scene - got probation and a comeback tour. Mark Wahlberg committed a racist hate crime that permanentl…
"ROBERT BLAKE: How to Murder Your Wife and Walk Free in Hollywood"
Reid Carter examines the 2005 acquittal that proved celebrity murder is legal in Los Angeles. Robert Blake, star of Baretta and In Cold Blood, shot his wife Bonny Lee Bakley outside Vitello's restaurant, left her to bleed out while he had d…
"ARKANSAS DAD'S DEER STAND EXECUTION, CHEERLEADER'S CLOSET BABY & DING DONG DITCH TURNS DEADLY"
Reid Carter closes the week with three cases proving parents are the real danger. Arkansas father Aaron Spencer executed his 14-year-old daughter Desirae in a deer stand for unknown reasons, then called 911 himself. Kentucky cheerleader Lak…
"CARDI B BEATS THE CASE, DONNA ADELSON MELTS DOWN & THE 'KISS AND KILL' GIRLFRIEND"
Reid Carter explodes over Cardi B's courtroom victory as a Los Angeles jury somehow decides spitting on your security guard isn't assault if you're famous enough. Plus, Donna Adelson takes the stand and contradicts every piece of evidence w…
"CARDI B'S COURTROOM COMEDY HOUR & DONNA ADELSON'S MURDER TRIAL CRUMBLES"
Reid Carter dedicates half the show to Cardi B's assault trial finale, where the rapper's eye-rolls, smirks, and sarcastic comebacks turned court into performance art. From claiming her acrylic nails were "too expensive to fight with" to ro…
"GRANDDAUGHTER'S INSULIN MURDER PLOT, TEACHER DROWNS 4-YEAR-OLD & AI CHATBOT TELLS MAN TO KILL"
Reid Carter returns from Labor Day's family massacre series with cases proving Tuesday's criminals are equally vile. Wisconsin granddaughter Jessy Kurczewski gets a slap on the wrist for poisoning her grandmother with insulin after stealing…
Labor Day Family Massacre: Day 3 "JEFFREY MACDONALD: The Green Beret Who Blamed Hippies for His Family's Massacre"
Content warning - disturbing contentReid Carter concludes Labor Day Family Massacre with the Fort Bragg murders that divided America for 50 years. Jeffrey MacDonald, Princeton-educated Green Beret doctor, claimed four hippie intruders stabb…
Labor Day Family Massacre: Day 2 "JOHN LIST: 18 Years of Freedom After Killing Everyone at the Dinner Table"
Content warning- disturbing contentReid Carter continues Labor Day Family Massacre with the 1971 New Jersey mansion murders that went unsolved for 18 years. John List, devout Lutheran and failing accountant, executed his wife Helen, mother …
Labor Day Family Massacre: Day 1 "CHRIS WATTS: The Facebook Dad Who Stuffed His Babies in Oil Tanks"
Content warning - Disturbing contentReid Carter kicks off Labor Day weekend with the 2018 Colorado family annihilation that shocked America. Chris Watts strangled his pregnant wife Shanann and smothered daughters Bella (4) and Celeste (3), …
"CARDI B CLAIMS SELF-DEFENSE, KATY PERRY'S $15M MANSION MAYHEM & JULIO FOOLIO'S KILLER WANTS BOND"
Reid Carter closes the week with Cardi B taking the stand claiming her security guard "aggressively" came at her first, despite witnesses saying the rapper attacked unprovoked with acrylic talons and spit. Plus, Katy Perry battles an 84-yea…
"SPEEDING COP KILLS TEEN, KAYAKER FAKES DEATH FOR EUROPEAN GIRLFRIEND & FATHER DUMPS DAUGHTER ON HIGHWAY"
Reid Carter exposes Georgia State Trooper A.J. Scott's trial for killing 17-year-old Sabriel Powell while speeding 90 mph to a non-emergency call - no lights, no siren, just ego. Then, the bizarre case of Ryan Borgwardt who faked drowning i…
"NAKED LIL NAS X FIGHTS COPS, CARDI B'S SPIT ATTACK TRIAL & WENDI ADELSON THROWS MOMMY UNDER THE BUS"
Reid Carter brings you celebrity chaos: Lil Nas X allegedly attacked LAPD officers while completely naked on Sunset Boulevard, claiming voices told him to "cleanse the demons." Cardi B's assault trial continues as security guard Emani Ellis…
"GRANDMA'S MURDER TRIAL BEGINS: Donna Adelson Faces Justice While Young Dolph's Middleman Walks Free"
Reid Carter covers Day 1 of Donna Adelson's murder trial where the 75-year-old grandmother faces life for allegedly orchestrating her ex-son-in-law's execution over custody rights. Opening statements reveal she called the hitmen "two thugs"…
"WOLFENBARGER WALKS FREE: Jury Acquits Wife-Killer Despite Google Searches for 'How to Strangle Someone'"
Reid Carter explodes over Christopher Wolfenbarger's shocking acquittal for murdering his ex-wife Melissa, despite prosecutors presenting his Google searches for "how to kill someone with your bare hands." Plus, the Menendez brothers' parol…
"FROM BILLIONAIRE TO INMATE #55170-054: Martha Stewart's Prison Yoga Classes & The $230,000 Lie That Destroyed Everything"
Martha Stewart built a billion-dollar empire teaching America how to live perfectly - then destroyed it with one phone call from her private jet. Reid Carter reveals how a $230,000 stock sale led to federal prison, why Martha carried $10,00…
"WALL OF SOUND, CHAMBER OF DEATH: Phil Spector's Castle Murder & The Five Women Who Warned Us"
Music legend Phil Spector produced The Beatles and created the "Wall of Sound" - then shot actress Lana Clarkson in the mouth when she tried to leave his castle. Reid Carter exposes how five women testified about Spector's decades-long patt…
**BONUS** - "BREAKING: LYLE MENENDEZ DENIED - Both Brothers Will Die in Prison"
BREAKING NEWS: Lyle Menendez joins brother Erik in parole denial, ending the Kardashian-backed campaign to free the Beverly Hills parent killers. Reid Carter reveals how Lyle's multiple 2024 cellphone violations and continued rule-breaking …
"CARDI B'S BEATDOWN TRIAL, SERIAL KILLER'S DAUGHTER UPDATE & 'I DID IT DUDE': Idaho Father's Chilling Confession"
Reid Carter brings you jury selection drama as Cardi B faces assault charges from her own security guard who claims the rapper beat her while calling her racial slurs. Plus, explosive Days 4-5 updates from the Wolfenbarger trial where a det…
**BONUS** "BREAKING: ERIK MENENDEZ DENIED PAROLE - Cellphones, Prison Gangs & Tax Fraud Doom 'Model Inmate'"
BREAKING NEWS: Erik Menendez will remain in prison after California's Parole Board rejected his bid for freedom. Reid Carter exposes the shocking hearing revelations: multiple cellphone violations including watching porn, association with t…
"TikTok Teen CRIES After Killing Parents | 'Devil in Ozarks' Cop ESCAPES Prison in Guard Disguise | Waffle House Killer Blames Taylor Swift
Reid Carter exposes the most disturbing TikTok scandal ever: 17-year-old Sarah Grace Patrick shot her parents in their sleep, then spent MONTHS posting tearful tribute videos and begging true crime influencers to "solve" the murders she com…
"Wolfenbarger's Serial Killer Mother-in-Law EXPOSED | Menendez Brothers' Freedom Hours Away | Amy Bradley: Kim Kardashian Joins Hunt"
Explosive Day 3 testimony rocks the Wolfenbarger murder trial as the victim's mother admits to helping her serial killer husband dispose of MULTIPLE bodies - but now claims she tried to save her daughter from the defendant. Meanwhile, after…
"SERIAL KILLER'S DAUGHTER FOUND IN PIECES: Husband Hid Behind Wine Rack for 26 Years While Rapper's Killer Got Life Plus 35"
Reid Carter covers two disturbing murder cases with twisted family connections. Christopher Wolfenbarger stands trial for the 1998 murder and dismemberment of his wife Melissa - daughter of "Flint River Killer" Carl Patton. Her remains were…
"NAVY JAG'S IMAGINARY FRIEND DEFENSE FAILS: Jury Needs One Hour While Idaho Killer Gets Screamed at Through Prison Vents"
Reid Carter covers the explosive conclusion of the Nicholas Kassotis trial where the former Navy officer's "Jim McIntyre made me do it" defense crumbled in just one hour of jury deliberation. Kassotis got life without parole plus 25 years f…
"HIDDEN BULLETS SINK BALDWIN'S TRIAL: Prosecutor Becomes Witness in Her Own Case as Judge Drops Eight Words That Set Actor Free"
Reid Carter details the legal circus following Halyna Hutchins' death. Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed got 18 months after jurors convicted her in under three hours. Baldwin's trial imploded on day three when prosecutors were caught hiding bu…
"THE GUN THAT KILLED HOLLYWOOD'S TRUST: Six Live Rounds, Three Misfires, and an Armorer Who Didn't Shake the Bullets"
Reid Carter examines the October 21, 2021 "Rust" shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The 42-year-old Ukrainian filmmaker died when Alec Baldwin pointed a Colt .45 at her during rehearsal after assistant director Dave Halls…
"MOTHER OF FIVE BEATEN TO DEATH WITH ROCK: Illegal Immigrant Gets Triple Life Sentence as Apple Watch Records Rachel Morin's Final Heartbeat
Reid Carter covers Monday's sentencing of Victor Martinez-Hernandez to life without parole plus life plus 40 years for the brutal murder of Rachel Morin. The 37-year-old mother of five was attacked while jogging the Ma & Pa Trail in August …
"THE ARCHITECT OF DEATH, PART TWO: Rex Heuermann's Daughter Says He's 'Most Likely' Guilty While Wife Visits Him in Jail"
Reid Carter concludes the Gilgo Beach investigation with Rex Heuermann's arrest after thirteen years. DNA from pizza crust matched hair on victims, but the defense calls new whole genome sequencing "magic." Heuermann allegedly scheduled mur…
"THE ARCHITECT OF DEATH, PART ONE: 23-Minute 911 Call Exposes 11 Bodies While Corrupt Cops Let Gilgo Killer Walk Free for 13 Years"
Reid Carter begins a two-part deep dive into the Gilgo Beach murders. Shannan Gilbert's terrifying 911 call in 2010 triggered a search that uncovered the bodies of Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Costello, and Maureen Brainard-Bar…
"GRANDMA BOOKS FLIGHT TO VIETNAM AS NAVY KILLER'S $850,000 CHECK 'BURNS': Third Wife Testifies While Death-Faking Fugitive Claims He's Irish
Reid Carter exposes three defendants living in fantasy worlds. Nicholas Kassotis's third wife testifies about an $850,000 house purchase that vanished in a suspicious car fire while Mindi's body decomposed. Donna Adelson, the 75-year-old gr…
"TEENAGER MURDERS PARENTS WHILE NAVY KILLER'S THIRD WIFE TESTIFIES: Georgia Teen's 911 Call Leads to Arrest.
Reid Carter returns from the Lindsay Lohan weekend with three disturbing updates. The Kassotis dismemberment trial explodes as Wife #3 testifies he claimed to be a widower while shopping for knives and dating apps. A Missouri woman gets 46 …
"FREAKIER FRIDAY'S $30 MILLION COMEBACK: How Lindsay Lohan Escaped 8 Years of Probation, The Bling Ring, and Hollywood Hell for Dubai Redemp
Reid Carter concludes the Lindsay Lohan saga with her shocking transformation from convicted criminal to Disney comeback queen. After the Bling Ring robbed her home, sharing a jail cell with her burglar, and fleeing to Dubai to escape Ameri…
"FREAKIER FRIDAY STAR'S 84-MINUTE JAIL SENTENCE: Lindsay Lohan's Six Arrests, Seven Misdemeanors & Hollywood's Legal Double Standard"
Lindsay Lohan served just 84 minutes in jail for seven misdemeanors including two DUIs and cocaine possession while regular Americans rot in cells for far less. Reid Carter exposes the shocking timeline of Hollywood's most famous train wrec…
"CROSSWORD KILLER MOM CONVICTED: 104 MPH Murder Plea, Dismemberment Trial & Crystal Rogers Justice"
Reid Carter delivers justice updates across America. In Florida, Sheila Agee is finally convicted of encouraging her son to murder Brooklyn Sims after her first trial ended in mistrial due to a juror doing crossword puzzles during deliberat…
"FIREFIGHTER SERIAL KILLER & THE MOM WHO TEXTED MURDER: 4 Dead in Oregon, Mother's Evil Messages"
Reid Carter exposes Oregon serial killer Jesse Lee Calhoun, who got early release for fighting wildfires then allegedly murdered four women, scattering their bodies across two states. The firefighter-turned-predator targeted vulnerable wome…
"MOSCOW MULE MURDER: Killer Mom's Grief Book Grift & Montana Trial Terror"
Reid Carter exposes the twisted tale of Kouri Richins, the Utah mom who allegedly poisoned her husband Eric with a fentanyl-laced Moscow Mule, then wrote a children's grief book while planning to profit from his $5 million estate. With $3 m…