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Multiple eyewitnesses identified the murderer of Wanda Lopez and his alibi story didn’t quite check out. Twenty years later, a team from Columbia University reinvestigated the case and showed the terrifying truth: the state of Texas very likely executed an innocent man.  This case is *disputed* Support the show! Get the exclusive show Beyond the Files plus Crimelines episodes ad free on Supercast: https://crimelines.supercast.com/ [https://crimelines.supercast.com/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimelines [https://www.patreon.com/crimelines] Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494]  For one time support: https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support [https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support] Links to all my socials and more: https://linktr.ee/crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines] Sources: 2025 Crimelines Podcast Source List [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caHVJgF6FtPMSr4HoL0G9X70Q6ysyD_c4-xQMmzqF7U/edit?usp=sharing]  Transcript: https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790 [https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790] If an exact transcript is needed, please request at crimelinespodcast@gmail.com   Licensing and credits: Theme music by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ [https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/] Cover Art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Crimelines is a registered trademark of Crimelines LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

When two men were killed in their home, there was no forensic evidence… just a lot of suspicion. But after a key witness made a deal with the state, the case went to trial to see if the jury would believe a single somewhat incentivized witness.  This case is *solved* Thank you to Newspapers.com [https://go.newspapers.com/truecrime.php?xid=5809&utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Crimelines25 ] for supporting Crimelines once again. Use code CRIMELINES [https://go.newspapers.com/truecrime.php?xid=5809&utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Crimelines25 ] for an exclusive discount!  Support the show! Get the exclusive show Beyond the Files plus Crimelines episodes ad free on Supercast: https://crimelines.supercast.com/ [https://crimelines.supercast.com/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimelines [https://www.patreon.com/crimelines] Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494]  For one time support: https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support [https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support] Links to all my socials and more: https://linktr.ee/crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines] Sources: 2025 Crimelines Podcast Source List [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caHVJgF6FtPMSr4HoL0G9X70Q6ysyD_c4-xQMmzqF7U/edit?usp=sharing]  Transcript: https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790 [https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790] If an exact transcript is needed, please request at crimelinespodcast@gmail.com   Licensing and credits: Theme music by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ [https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/] Cover Art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Crimelines is a registered trademark of Crimelines LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

In 2014, a social worker attempted to make contact with a doctor in a homeless shelter where a little girl named Relisha Rudd lived with her family. The doctor claimed to be treating Relisha for an unspecified neurological condition that caused her to miss a lot of school. But when the social worker arrived at the homeless shelter, he learned this “doctor” was actually a janitor at the shelter and Relisha’s mother couldn’t remember the last time she saw her daughter.  If you have any information relating to the Relisha Rudd case, call D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department at DC Police at 202-265-9100 or NCMEC at 1-800-THE-LOST. This case is *unsolved* See me at the True Crime Podcast Festival! https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ [https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/] Support the show! Get the exclusive show Beyond the Files plus Crimelines episodes ad free on Supercast: https://crimelines.supercast.com/ [https://crimelines.supercast.com/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimelines [https://www.patreon.com/crimelines] Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494]  For one time support: https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support [https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support] Links to all my socials and more: https://linktr.ee/crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines] Sources: 2025 Crimelines Podcast Source List [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caHVJgF6FtPMSr4HoL0G9X70Q6ysyD_c4-xQMmzqF7U/edit?usp=sharing]  Transcript: https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790 [https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790] If an exact transcript is needed, please request at crimelinespodcast@gmail.com   Licensing and credits: Theme music by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ [https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/] Cover Art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Crimelines is a registered trademark of Crimelines LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

After the murder of a doctor in Michigan, her husband offered a reward for information leading to the perpetrators. And then he increased the reward. And then, against the advice of the police, he increased it again. Would it be enough for a tip to come in? This case is *solved*  If you know anything about the murder of Verna Brown, you can call the Novi Police at 248-348-7100. See me at the True Crime Podcast Festival! https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ [https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/] Support the show! Get the exclusive show Beyond the Files plus Crimelines episodes ad free on Supercast: https://crimelines.supercast.com/ [https://crimelines.supercast.com/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimelines [https://www.patreon.com/crimelines] Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494]  For one time support: https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support [https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support] Links to all my socials and more: https://linktr.ee/crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines] Sources: 2025 Crimelines Podcast Source List [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caHVJgF6FtPMSr4HoL0G9X70Q6ysyD_c4-xQMmzqF7U/edit?usp=sharing]  Transcript: https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790 [https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790] If an exact transcript is needed, please request at crimelinespodcast@gmail.com   Licensing and credits: Theme music by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ [https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/] Cover Art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Crimelines is a registered trademark of Crimelines LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

In 2002, a home invasion left two people dead but the plot quickly unraveled. The only question–one that would last beyond the deaths of two of the co-conspirators–is who was the mastermind.  This case is solved.  (Episode correction: Matthew Shallenberger's name is mispronounced as Shallenberg twice in the episode. I am out of town and cannot re-record to correct it.) Thank you to our sponsor Newspapers.com [https://go.newspapers.com/truecrime.php?xid=5809&utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Crimelines25]. Use code CRIMELINES [https://go.newspapers.com/truecrime.php?xid=5809&utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Crimelines25] for 20% off! See me at the True Crime Podcast Festival! https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ [https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/] Support the show! Get the exclusive show Beyond the Files plus Crimelines episodes ad free on Supercast: https://crimelines.supercast.com/ [https://crimelines.supercast.com/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimelines [https://www.patreon.com/crimelines] Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494]  For one time support: https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support [https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support] Links to all my socials and more: https://linktr.ee/crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines] Sources: 2025 Crimelines Podcast Source List [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caHVJgF6FtPMSr4HoL0G9X70Q6ysyD_c4-xQMmzqF7U/edit?usp=sharing]  Transcript: https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790 [https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790] If an exact transcript is needed, please request at crimelinespodcast@gmail.com   Licensing and credits: Theme music by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ [https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/] Cover Art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Crimelines is a registered trademark of Crimelines LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].