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
SELENA: THE TRIAL, PAROLE DENIAL & LEGACY OF THE QUEEN OF TEJANO - PART 2" - Dia De Los Muertos - A day to celebrate the dead
Reid Carter concludes the Selena special on Dia de los Muertos with the October 1995 trial that gripped the nation. Moved from Corpus Christi to Houston, Yolanda Saldívar's defense claimed accident and suicide attempt while prosecutors prov…
"SELENA: THE SHOOTING OF THE QUEEN OF TEJANO - PART 1" - Dia De Los Muertos - A day to celebrate the dead
Reid Carter begins a Dia de los Muertos weekend special on Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, murdered at 23 by her fan club president. March 31, 1995, Corpus Christi—Selena confronted Yolanda Saldívar about $60,000 in embezzled funds at the Days In…
Halloween Special - "LIZZIE BORDEN TOOK AN AXE: THE TRIAL THAT LET A KILLER GO FREE"
Reid Carter examines America's most famous unsolved murder on Halloween. August 4, 1892, Fall River, Massachusetts—someone took an axe to Andrew Borden and his wife Abby. Eleven blows crushed Andrew's skull. Seventeen mutilated Abby's head.…
"TEXAS MOM TRIED TO DROWN KIDS TO ESCAPE HUSBAND, MARINE VETERAN GUILTY & ANGELS KNEW"
Reid Carter updates Jessica Quintana case with disturbing revelations - Texas mother tried to drown three kids with tequila and Nyquil because husband Domingo trapped her on 300-acre estate, took phone and car keys. Children desperate to se…
"DIDDY'S 2028 RELEASE DATE, SCHIZOPHRENIC'S LIFE SENTENCE & TYCOON MURDERED BY HUMILIATED WORKERS"
Reid Carter covers Diddy getting May 2028 release date after 50-month sentence for prostitution charges - convicted mogul currently at MDC Brooklyn awaiting transfer. Bionca Ellis, 34, sentenced Monday to life without parole for stabbing st…
"'HE NEED TO DIE': FOOLIO KILLER'S 2021 DEATH WISH TEXT & MARINE'S 'DELIBERATE' EXECUTION OF BABY MAMA"
Reid Carter delivers updates from two explosive murder trials. In Tampa, Alicia Andrews' alleged role coordinating rapper Julio Foolio's birthday ambush unravels as prosecutors reveal her 2021 text: "he need to die." Friend testifies about …
"CEO KILLER'S SECRET DIARY: MANGIONE'S LADYBOY FIGHT, $1M JAILHOUSE FUND & SADISTIC DISCOVERY IN D4VD HOME"
Reid Carter exposes what's really happening inside Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center where Luigi Mangione cleans toilets, receives 115 fan letters daily, and has raised $1.15 million for his defense. The alleged assassin's diary reve…
"THE MILWAUKEE CANNIBAL: DAHMER'S TRIAL, PRISON DEATH & LEGACY - PART 2"
Reid Carter concludes the Jeffrey Dahmer special with the trial that captivated America. January 1992: Dahmer pleaded guilty but insane to 15 murders. Defense claimed necrophilia and multiple personalities made him kill. Prosecution argued …
"THE MILWAUKEE CANNIBAL: DAHMER'S 17 VICTIMS & THE SYSTEM THAT FAILED THEM - PART 1"
Reid Carter exposes how Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 young men between 1978 and 1991 while Milwaukee police ignored every warning sign. Convicted in 1988 for molesting a 13-year-old Laotian boy, served just 10 months. May 1991: Three police o…
"CEO KILLER'S THAILAND BRAWL, NBA GAMBLING SCANDAL & CHESS GRANDMASTER'S BULLYING PROBE"
Reid Carter takes a break from courtrooms to examine celebrities treading on the wrong side of the law. Luigi Mangione allegedly beaten by seven transgender women in Thailand months before assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO - journal reveal…
"MARINE VETERAN'S SELF-DEFENSE CLAIM, MLB STAR TESTIFIES & IRISH FIREFIGHTER AWAITS VERDICT"
Reid Carter covers day three testimony in New Hampshire where Marine veteran Dustin Duren claims self-defense after shooting girlfriend Caitlyn Naffziger in front of their daughters - prosecutors say rage, defense says rescue. Three-time MV…
"DIDDY COMMUTATION RUMORS, SOCIALITE BLOCKS DAUGHTER'S TESTIMONY & QB ROBBED BY EX"
Reid Carter covers White House denying TMZ report Trump considering commuting Diddy's sentence - calls it "fake news" but Trump previously said rapper is "sort of, half-innocent." Rebecca Grossman trying to block daughter Alexis from testif…
"FATHER TO PLEAD GUILTY TO DAUGHTER'S MURDER, MOTHER-SON KILL GIRLFRIEND & RAPPER'S KILLER ON TRIAL"
Reid Carter covers Delbert Cornish planning to plead guilty to murdering daughter Onyx after son Lucian disarmed him and escaped - Cornish told police he planned to kill both children then himself. Detroit mother Charla and son Jalen Pender…
"FAMILY MATTERS STAR JAILED, TWIN KILLS AMISH KIDS ON METH & BABY MURDERED"
Reid Carter covers Darius McCrary denied bail after bizarre court appearance where Family Matters star represented himself saying "I'm here on special appearance" repeatedly - judge appointed public defender saying McCrary "unable to unders…
"BEHIND THE CLOWN PAINT: GACY'S TRIAL, EXECUTION & LEGACY - PART 2"
Reid Carter concludes the two-part John Wayne Gacy special timed with Peacock's "Devil in Disguise." After confessing to 33 murders, Gacy pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming multiple personalities made him kill. The jury didn…
"THE KILLER CLOWN: JOHN WAYNE GACY'S 33 VICTIMS - PART 1"
Reid Carter presents Part 1 of a two-part series on John Wayne Gacy, timed with Peacock's new series "Devil in Disguise." Gacy was a successful Chicago contractor, Democratic precinct captain, and community pillar who dressed as Pogo the Cl…
"DIDDY'S PRISON FUTURE, MISSISSIPPI EXECUTION & PREGNANT DRUNK DRIVER GETS 30 YEARS"
Reid Carter covers Diddy's strict post-release conditions - five years supervised probation, drug testing, mental health treatment, domestic violence programs, probation officer can search him anytime. Begging to serve sentence at low-level…
"TOXIC RELATIONSHIP MURDER TRIAL, 5-YEAR-OLD'S KILLER APPEALS & DRUNK SKATING COACH"
Reid Carter covers Daisy Link's murder trial - claims self-defense after shooting her husband Pedro Jimenez who she says pistol-whipped her, but prosecutors say she was the aggressor in their violent relationship. Link got pregnant by anoth…
"FATHER RUNS FOR SHERIFF WHILE AWAITING MURDER TRIAL & 20 STABS RULED SUICIDE"
Reid Carter covers Aaron Spencer, Arkansas father running for sheriff while awaiting murder trial for shooting his 13-year-old daughter's abuser - 67-year-old Michael Fosler who was out on bond for 40+ sexual offenses when Spencer found his…
"SANCHEZ STABBED, LUIGI FIGHTS DEATH PENALTY & DRAKE APPEALS"
Reid Carter covers Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez booked after being stabbed multiple times by a 69-year-old truck driver in self-defense - now facing felony battery and civil suit claiming Fox knew about his "propensity for drinking and h…
"DRAKE LOSES, HOUSTON BAYOU MYSTERY & THE HUSBAND WHO HIRED HITMEN"
Reid Carter covers Drake's defamation lawsuit dismissed - judge rules Kendrick Lamar calling him a pedophile in "Not Like Us" was opinion, not fact, in the context of a heated rap battle. Twenty-three bodies found in Houston bayous this yea…
"MOTHER'S BOY: The Making of Ed Gein and His Dark Legacy" (Part 2 of 2)
Reid Carter concludes the Ed Gheen special with the psychology behind the Butcher of Plainfield. Augusta Gein raised Ed in fanatical religious isolation, teaching him women were sinful and disgusting. After her death in 1945, Ed tried to re…
"THE BUTCHER OF PLAINFIELD: Inside Ed Gein's House of Horrors" (Part 1 of 2)
Reid Carter begins a two-part weekend special on Ed Gein, timed with Netflix's Monster series. November 16, 1957: Sheriff Art Schley enters Ed Gein's Wisconsin farmhouse looking for missing hardware store owner Bernice Worden and finds her …
"THE UBER DRIVER WHO BURNED LA: Jonathan Rinderknecht's ChatGPT Trail to Arson & Murder"
Reid Carter covers Jonathan Rinderknecht's arrest for starting the Palisades Fire that killed 12 people and destroyed 6,000 homes. The 29-year-old Uber driver's ChatGPT searches reveal months of fire obsession: burning Bibles, creating imag…
"SANCHEZ FACES 16 YEARS, DIDDY BEGS TRUMP FOR PARDON & THE WOMAN WHO KEPT HER BOYFRIEND'S HEAD IN A BUCKET"
Reid Carter covers Mark Sanchez's escalating nightmare: prosecutors reveal charges could be upgraded to Level 3 felony carrying sixteen years in prison, and FOX insiders confirm his broadcasting career is over. Diddy asks Trump for a presid…
"MARK SANCHEZ SUED FOR MILLIONS, TWO CHILD KILLERS SENTENCED & THE BOYFRIEND WHO SCATTERED HIS GIRLFRIEND'S BONES"
Reid Carter covers Perry Tole's lawsuit against Mark Sanchez and FOX Corporation, claiming permanent disfigurement and loss of function after the parking space brawl. The 69-year-old oil collector wants millions for injuries to his mouth, j…
"MARK SANCHEZ'S PARKING SPACE WAR & GHISLAINE MAXWELL'S FINAL APPEAL DIES"
Reid Carter covers Mark Sanchez's Indianapolis disaster where the FOX analyst got stabbed fighting a 69-year-old oil collector over a parking space. Surveillance shows drunk Sanchez doing wind sprints in an alley before attacking, getting p…
"CASSIE'S BRAVE STAND, TYRESE'S KILLER DOGS & THE KARDASHIAN RICO WAR: Celebrity Justice After OJ Week"
Reid Carter returns from Eight Days of OJ to find celebrity chaos everywhere. Judge Subramanian calls Cassie Ventura a "brave survivor" after Diddy's sentencing, while she reveals moving her family out of New York fearing "swift retribution…
BONUS - 8 Days of O.J. - "WHAT IF OJ SIMPSON KILLED NICOLE TODAY? A 2025 SPECULATION"
Reid Carter presents a purely fictional, speculative episode imagining the OJ Simpson trial in 2025. With Ring cameras, Find My iPhone, TikTok detectives, and Google searches, could the Juice still get loose? From the Bronco chase livestrea…
BONUS - 8 Days of. O.J. - "THE AFTERMATH: What O.J. Wrought - How One Verdict Changed Everything"
Reid Carter concludes the O.J. series examining thirty years of aftermath from the verdict that divided America. The immediate chaos that followed acquittal, O.J.'s promise to find "real killers" on golf courses, and the Dream Team's fractu…
**BONUS BREAKING NEWS** "DIDDY GETS 50 MONTHS: From Freak-Offs to Federal Prison"
Reid Carter breaks into regular OJ anniversary coverage with breaking news from Manhattan Federal Court. Sean "Diddy" Combs was just sentenced to 50 months for transportation to engage in prostitution after calling his actions "disgusting, …
8 Days of O.J. - "NOT GUILTY: The Day America Stopped"
Reid Carter concludes Eight Days of O.J. with September-October 1995 - the closing arguments and four-hour deliberation that shocked the world. Darden's desperate final plea for justice meets Cochran's masterful appeal to "send a message" t…
8 Days of O.J. - "THE PROSECUTION COLLAPSES: Fuhrman Tapes and Complete Chaos" - Day 7
Reid Carter examines July-August 1995 - the months the Mark Fuhrman tapes emerged with 41 uses of the N-word, destroying his credibility and the prosecution's case. Laura Hart McKinny's screenwriting interviews expose Fuhrman's lies about r…
8 Days of O.J. - "IF IT DOESN'T FIT: The Most Catastrophic Prosecutorial Decision in Legal History" - Day 6
Reid Carter examines June 1995 - the month Chris Darden made the decision that guaranteed O.J. Simpson's freedom. June 15th becomes the day that changed everything when Darden asks O.J. to try on the bloody gloves in front of the jury. The …
8 Days of O.J. - "DNA EVIDENCE NO ONE UNDERSTANDS: When Science Met Skepticism and Lost" - Day 5
Reid Carter examines May 1995 - the month that presented astronomical scientific proof of O.J. Simpson's guilt that somehow became meaningless statistics. Barry Scheck's contamination symphony makes jurors distrust DNA evidence showing one-…
8 Days of O.J. - "THE RACE CARD GETS PLAYED: How April 1995 Made This About Everything Except Murder" - Day 4
Reid Carter examines April 1995 - the month this officially stopped being a murder trial and became a racial referendum. Cochran's defense strategy crystallizes into pure politics as O.J.'s home videos try to humanize a killer. Domestic vio…
8 Days of O.J. - "THE LAPD ON TRIAL: When Mark Fuhrman Became the Real Defendant" - Day 3
Reid Carter examines March 1995 - the month Mark Fuhrman went from hero detective to racist villain, handing Johnnie Cochran the race card on a silver platter. F. Lee Bailey's devastating cross-examination about the N-word destroys Fuhrman'…
8 Days of O.J. - "A GLOVE, A DOG, AND KATO KAELIN: The Evidence That Should Have Convicted O.J. Simpson" - Day 2
Reid Carter examines February 1995 - the month that presented overwhelming evidence against O.J. Simpson that somehow didn't matter. Blood evidence creating a trail from Bundy to Bronco to Rockingham. The $55 Aris Isotoner gloves that would…
8 DAYS OF O.J. - "THE DREAM TEAM ASSEMBLES: How O.J. Simpson Bought His Freedom in January 1995" - Day 1
Reid Carter begins the unprecedented 8-day O.J. Simpson retrospective with January 1995 - the month the prosecution lost the case before testimony began. Judge Lance Ito becomes America's first celebrity judge while Johnnie Cochran assemble…
"TRUMP ASSASSIN CONVICTED & TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF, MACHETE MURDER OVER PREGNANCY & MISTRESS KILLER GUILTY"
Reid Carter covers Ryan Routh's conviction for attempting to assassinate Trump - then trying to stab himself in the neck with a pen as the verdict was read. His daughter screamed "he's trying to kill himself!" as marshals tackled him. Dakot…