The Trial: USA

Launched in the UK in 2022, The Trial is an award-winning, chart-topping podcast that goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts. The Trial series occasionally uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript. For ad-free listening to all of our shows, exclusive bonus episodes of The Trial every week, and complete access to our show archives, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  1. 18 hr ago

    The Trial of Lindsay Clancy - “She Was Begging for Help”

    This week, Lindsay Clancy’s defence presented their case that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children, and in their view, should not be criminally responsible for their deaths.  We examine the testimony from her family, including testimony from her own mother and former step-mother. We also heard Dr Paul Zeizel’s conclusion that she had bipolar disorder with postpartum psychosis, and could not appreciate the wrongfulness of her actions. The Trial: USA is part of The Crime Desk. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit https://plus.thecrimedesk.com/the-trial-usa for more information. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Follow us on TikTok: @DailyMailCrime Email us: thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us: +44 7796 657512 Start your message with Trial Presenter: Kayla Brantley and Rachel Sharp Producer: Sam Morris  Editor: Buddy Peace Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Follow us on TikTok: @DailyMailCrime Email us: thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us: +44 7796 657512 Start your message with Trial Presenter: Kayla Brantley Producer: Shayna Jacobs Editor: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Executive Producer: Jamie East Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Trial of Lindsay Clancy - “She Was Begging for Help”
  2. 2 days ago

    The Trial of Lindsay Clancy - Murder or Mental Illness?

    On January 24th, 2023, Patrick Clancy left his home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, to collect food and medication for his wife Lindsay Clancy. But when he returned, their three children, five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan, were dead. Lindsay Clancy had strangled them using exercise bands, before using a knife to cut her own wrists and neck, finally throwing herself from the bedroom window. She survived, but the fall left her paralysed. Now, she is on trial for her children’s deaths. But Lindsay Clancy does not deny killing her three young children. Rather, she has pleaded not guilty due to reason of insanity, her defence claiming that she was suffering from severe mental illness, and should not be held criminally responsible.  So was it murder, or was she in the grip of a devastating psychiatric crisis? In the first episode of this series, Kayla is joined by crime correspondent Rachel Sharp, reporting from inside the Massachusetts courtroom, to break down the key evidence from the trial so far. The Trial: USA is part of The Crime Desk. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit https://plus.thecrimedesk.com/the-trial-usa for more information. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Follow us on TikTok: @DailyMailCrime Email us: thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us: +44 7796 657512 Start your message with Trial Presenters: Kayla Brantley and Rachel Sharp Producer: Sam Morris  Editor: Buddy Peace Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Follow us on TikTok: @DailyMailCrime Email us: thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us: +44 7796 657512 Start your message with Trial Presenter: Kayla Brantley Producer: Shayna Jacobs Editor: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Executive Producer: Jamie East Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Trial of Lindsay Clancy - Murder or Mental Illness?
  3. 3 days ago • Subscribers Only

    The Trial of Lindsay Clancy - Murder or Mental Illness?

    On January 24th, 2023, Patrick Clancy left his home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, to collect food and medication for his wife Lindsay Clancy. But when he returned, their three children, five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson, and eight-month-old Callan, were dead. Lindsay Clancy had strangled them using exercise bands, before using a knife to cut her own wrists and neck, finally throwing herself from the bedroom window. She survived, but the fall left her paralysed. Now, she is on trial for her children’s deaths. But Lindsay Clancy does not deny killing her three young children. Rather, she has pleaded not guilty due to reason of insanity, her defence claiming that she was suffering from severe mental illness, and should not be held criminally responsible. So was it murder, or was she in the grip of a devastating psychiatric crisis? In the first episode of this series, Kayla is joined by crime correspondent Rachel Sharp, reporting from inside the Massachusetts courtroom, to break down the key evidence from the trial so far. The Trial: USA is part of The Crime Desk. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit https://plus.thecrimedesk.com/the-trial-usa for more information. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Follow us on TikTok: @DailyMailCrime Email us: thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us: +44 7796 657512 Start your message with Trial Presenters: Kayla Brantley and Rachel Sharp Producer: Sam Morris Editor: Buddy Peace Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    The Trial of Lindsay Clancy - Murder or Mental Illness?
  4. 4 days ago

    Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.4 - Mind of a Murderer: How an Apparent Family Man Became a Monster

    Murderer Chris Watts could have divorced his wife. He could have moved on to the bachelor existence he was hiding from her in the months before her 2018 death. Instead, he strangled her in their home and smothered their preschool-aged daughters Bella and Celeste.  It defied logic and it was cruel beyond imagination. In the final episode of this series, Crime Desk reporter Rachel Sharp joins Kayla Brantley to break down her reporting on Chris Watts’s possible thinking. Rachel spoke to forensic psychologist Dr.Gary Brucato and behavior analyst Scott Rouse to better understand Watts’s behaviors before and after he killed his family. The entire Chris Watts Unmasked series is available right now, ad free, to crime desk subscribers. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit plus.thecrimedesk.com/the-trial-usa for more information. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Follow us on TikTok: @DailyMailCrime Email us: thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us: +44 7796 657512 Start your message with Trial Presenter: Kayla Brantley Producers: Shayna Jacobs and Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Follow us on TikTok: @DailyMailCrime Email us: thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us: +44 7796 657512 Start your message with Trial Presenter: Kayla Brantley Producer: Shayna Jacobs Editor: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Executive Producer: Jamie East Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.4 - Mind of a Murderer: How an Apparent Family Man Became a Monster
  5. 12 Aug

    Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.3 - Delusions and Denials: The Disgraceful ‘Good Guy’ Act

    Chris Watts lives in another reality.  In his mind, he’s a good man. He charms people with a friendly demeanor and is liked by fellow prison inmates. As part of that, he claims to be deeply religious and has tried to blame his unspeakable crimes on other people or spiritual forces. Watts strangled his wife Shannan and then, one by one, smothered each of his two young daughters — Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, on Aug. 13, 2018. He also ended the life of an unborn son, who would have been called Nico. Yet by all accounts, Watts has never shed a tear or expressed remorse. In this episode The Trial: USA’s Kayla Brantley delves into the delusional thinking of family annihilator Chris Watts and how he has attempted to reassign blame for his revolting acts, joined by Crime Desk reporters Rachel Sharp, Steve Helling and Luke Kenton. The entire Chris Watts Unmasked series is available right now, ad free, to crime desk subscribers. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit plus.thecrimedesk.com/the-trial-usa for more information. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Follow us on TikTok: @DailyMailCrime Email us: thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us: +44 7796 657512 Start your message with Trial Presenter: Kayla Brantley Producers: Shayna Jacobs and Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Follow us on TikTok: @DailyMailCrime Email us: thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us: +44 7796 657512 Start your message with Trial Presenter: Kayla Brantley Producer: Shayna Jacobs Editor: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Executive Producer: Jamie East Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.3 - Delusions and Denials: The Disgraceful ‘Good Guy’ Act
  6. 5 Aug

    Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.2 - Romance and Bible Study: The Prison Life of a Family Annihilator

    The murders made him famous. Then came a tidal wave of female admiration. Chris Watts has a flourishing love life behind bars at the Dodge Correctional Facility in Wisconsin in spite of the unspeakable acts he committed against his family in 2018. He’s serving multiple life sentences for the murders of his wife Shannan, their daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3, and his unborn son Nico. The confessed murderer was driven by a desire to be clear of his suburban dad's existence.  Chris Watts’s daughters adored him as depicted in a large collection of home videos. Bella even joyfully performed a song from her car seat referring to him as “a hero.”  Yet there are a number of women clamoring for his attention including one who left her husband and uprooted her life to be one of Watts’s girlfriends.  The Trial: USA’s Kayla Brantley speaks to Crime Desk reporters Steve Helling, Ruth Bashinsky and Rachel Sharp about the women who fawn over Watts and enable his deranged self-image. The entire Chris Watts Unmasked series is available right now, ad free, to crime desk subscribers. Subscribe today for ad-free listening, early access to new shows, exclusive bonus episodes and complete access to our true-crime podcast collection. Visit plus.thecrimedesk.com/the-trial-usa for more information. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Follow us on TikTok: @DailyMailCrime Email us: thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us: +44 7796 657512 Start your message with Trial Presenter: Kayla Brantley Producers: Shayna Jacobs and Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Executive Producer: Jamie East A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Follow us on TikTok: @DailyMailCrime Email us: thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us: +44 7796 657512 Start your message with Trial Presenter: Kayla Brantley Producer: Shayna Jacobs Editor: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Executive Producer: Jamie East Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Chris Watts Unmasked Pt.2 - Romance and Bible Study: The Prison Life of a Family Annihilator
  7. 15 Jul

    'I Don't Think He Knows How To Be Sorry': A Sit Down With Gilgo Victim's Family

    Rex Heuermann’s victims got a measure of justice last month, but the pain and the questions linger for their families. The deranged former architect spent decades murdering sex workers and callously dumping their brutalized remains around Gilgo Beach, Long Island. Heuermann, 62, was sentenced last month to more than three life sentences in prison for eight murders. He was captured in 2023 by investigators who stealthily captured him on a midtown Manhattan street after collecting DNA evidence and tracking his activities.  Anguished relatives of the young women he killed finally had the chance to address Heuermann at his June 17 sentencing. They shared with the world the torment of living without answers for years. This week on The Trial: USA, we bring you a special interview from Daily Mail reporters Rachel Sharp and Ruth Bashinsky with the family of Gilgo Beach victim Megan Waterman, a 22-year-old Maine resident who was killed in 2010. Elizabeth Meserve was among a group of victim relatives who doggedly pushed law enforcement to solve the Gilgo Beach case. She’s joined today by her niece, Liliana Waterman. Liliana is Megan’s daughter who was just 3 years old when her mom disappeared. In this episode, you’ll hear their story of pain and perseverance — and what it was like to finally see Heuermann face consequences. Follow us on TikTok: @DailyMailCrime Email us: thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us: +44 7796 657512 Start your message with Trial Presenter: Kayla Brantley Producer: Shayna Jacobs Editor: Sam Morris Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Executive Producer: Jamie East Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter. It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    'I Don't Think He Knows How To Be Sorry': A Sit Down With Gilgo Victim's Family

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Launched in the UK in 2022, The Trial is an award-winning, chart-topping podcast that goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts. The Trial series occasionally uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript. For ad-free listening to all of our shows, exclusive bonus episodes of The Trial every week, and complete access to our show archives, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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