Hands Tied
Lizz Melgar Rose went from being interested in true crime to living true crime. Back in 2012, relatives found her mother Sandy Melgar shut in a closet, her hands bound behind her back. Her dad Jim Melgar had been murdered. There was no time to finish the university course Lizz had signed up for, inspired by her teenage fascination with violence and serial killers. She needed to figure out what happened. If it weren't for her strange interest, she believes she’d have been lost. It enabled her to protect her family and herself and helped her try to fit the pi...
Episodes
Episode 5 - Warrior Spirit
Lizz has entered what feels like a parallel universe. Her mom is no longer Sandy Melgar, or Nana, but The Defendant - accused of first-degree murder. As the wheels of justice slowly grind on, they prepare for trial. Host: Maggie Robinson…
Episode 4 - Suspects and Suspicions
Lizz knows her best chance of convincing the cops her mum didn’t kill her dad is to find out who did. So she starts investigating. Host: Maggie Robinson Katz Producer: Maggie Latham Script consultant: Emma Weatherill Sound designer: Tom…
Episode 3 - Homecoming
Sandy is back home, but her home is now a crime scene besieged by journalists. Friends rally around her, Lizz flies in to be with her and the police continue to suspect her. Host: Maggie Robinson Katz Producer: Maggie Latham Script consu…
Episode 2 - The Interview
Sandy Melgar finds herself in a cramped interview room being questioned by cops, but is she there as a witness or a suspect? Just hours after her husband was found murdered and she was found shut in a cupboard, her arms tied behind her ba…
Episode 1 - The Call
A phone call that changes everything; something unimaginable has happened and Lizz needs to figure out how. In an instant, she goes from being interested in true crime to living it. Award winning journalist and host Maggie Robinson Katz ta…
Introducing: Hands Tied
Lizz Melgar Rose went from being interested in true crime to living true crime. Back in 2012, Lizz’s world cracked in two when relatives find her mother locked in a closet, her hands and feet bound, and her Dad, Jim – murdered just a few fe…