Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff

Murder Sheet hosts Àine and Kevin return to discuss a hotly debated case with Bob. To date, all of the attorneys that we have had on the show believe that Richard Allen is innocent. Kevin and Àine land on the other side of the debate. Like our previous guests, they attended the trial and are here today to discuss how they landed on their conclusion that Allen is guilty. They have also written and published a book on the case titled Shadow of the Bridge: The Delphi Murders and the Dark Side of the American Heartland. 

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Bob and Janet discuss the first half of Bob's interview with Murder Sheet hosts Àine and Kevin.

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This throwback episode is an interesting look back at what we knew and thought we knew about the Delphi case before Richard Allen was arrested. This True Crime Binge interview took place years before Allen was arrested and before Nic released his book on the case.

Nic hosts the True Crime Garage podcast along with co-host “The Captain.”  Bob and Nic have a fun discussion about everything from high school bands, their favorite bourbons, quitting smoking and more, before taking a deep dive into the notorious Delphi Murders.  Both Nic and Bob are obsessed with this case, and ar...

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Murder Sheet hosts Àine and Kevin return to discuss a hotly debated case with Bob. To date, all of the attorneys that we have had on the show believe that Richard Allen is innocent. Kevin and Àine land on the other side of the debate. Like our previous guests, they attended the trial and are here today to discuss how they landed on their conclusion that Allen is guilty. They have also written and published a book on the case titled Shadow of the Bridge: The Delphi Murders and the Dark Side of the American Heartland. 

This epi...

Bob and Zaq talk about Bone Valley season 5 The Devil's Quarry and answer listener questions.

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In this Throwback Thursday episode, Bob interviews author and public speaker, Ruth Markel. Ruth is the mother of Dan Markel, who was shot to death in his driveway in 2014. Bob asks Ruth about her book, “The Unveiling,” in which Ruth describes her experiences after her son’s death and her work to help pass The Markel Act. “The Unveiling” was published on September 20, 2022 by Post Hill Press.

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Bob is joined by the host of Bone Valley season 5 The Devil's Quarry. Paul Solotaroff is a long-time print journalist, whose work has resulted in the overturning of wrongful convictions and has earned him many awards as an investigative journalist. The Devil's Quarry is a deep dive investigation into the 1994 murder of 12 year-old Josette Wright in Carmel, New York, and the wrongful convictions of Anthony DiPippo and Andrew Krivak.

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Bob and Zaq talk about Beth Shelburne's podcast Earwitness.

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Beth Shelburne is the journalist and voice behind the Earwitness podcast.  Earwitness can be found as season 4 of the Bone Valley podcast. She dives deep into a horrific miscarriage of justice. Toforest Johnson was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of a police officer, with no evidence connecting him to the crime. Prosecutors relied on multiple attempts at trials, multiple changing theories presented to the juries and the testimony of an "earwitness" who claimed to have overheard a phone call that incriminates Johnson. Beth digs deep to expose corruption and the wrongs the have left justice go unserved for d...

Bob, Zaq, and Janet are joined by hosts of The Murder Sheet podcast Kevin and Àine to discuss last week's episode and answer listener questions.

Bob, Zaq, and Janet are joined by hosts of The Murder Sheet podcast Kevin and Àine to discuss last week's episode and answer listener questions.

In this Throwback Thursday episode Bob is joined by guests Kristin and Mogab from the podcast “True Crime Creepers.” Kristin, the true crime “fanatic,” tells her friend Mogab, the true crime “newbie,” about a new case each week. Bob spends a large part of the episode chatting with the pair about Mogab’s name and Waffle House. They then discuss the case of Richard Glossip, a wrongfully-convicted man who currently at the time was on death row. Glossip was just released on bail this past May.

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On listener requests, Bob is joined by the hosts of The Murder Sheet podcast Kevin and Ànie to continue our discussion on the murder of Scott Macklem and the conviction of Temujin Kensu. Kevin and Ànie are convinced of Kensu's guilt, have come on the show to discuss their reasons and perspective.

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Bob and Janet talk about Bob's interview with Aaron Habel, host of the Framed podcast, and answer listener questions.

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Bob is joined by Foul Play podcast host Shane Waters. In this fun conversation, Bob, Shane and Erica chat about a wide range of topics including Shane's involvement in the case covered by Alex Campbell's class in Murder 101.

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Bob is joined by Aaron Habel. Aaron makes up half of the Generation Why podcast, but today he's with us to discuss his solo work on the Framed podcast. Framed just launched season 3, where Aaron is digging deep into the murder of Scott Macklem and the possible wrongful conviction of Temujin Kensu.

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Bob and Zaq talk about Bob's interview with Alex Campbell and Campbell's new Amazon Prime original docuseries titled "Murder 101", AI in the classroom, and answer listener questions.

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In this Throwback Thursday episode Bob sat down with Justin and Aaron of the Generation Why podcast in front of a live audience in, at Crime Con Las Vegas. It was a fun conversation, and the True Crime Binge Production Manager Erica even joined the gang on stage.

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Three years ago Bob had Alex on the show to discuss the work that his high school sociology class was doing, as highlighted on the podcast Murder 101. Now in 2026 his class has continued to make progress in identifying victims and solving serial murders. Since his last visit, his students have published a book titled "Driven by Rage Fueled by Diesel" and tomorrow (Monday, July 13th) an Amazon Prime original docuseries titled "Murder 101" will premiere!

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Bob, Zaq, and Janet talk about Bob's interview with the CEO of Protect Ethical Prosecutors Iris Eytan, unethical prosecutors, and answer one listener question.

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This throwback episode revisits Bob's first conversation with Tennessee Sociology Teacher Alex Campbell. Alex's class was the subject of the Murder 101 podcast. He led his students on a mission to give voiceless victim's their names back...and they succeeded!

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Bob is joined by Iris Eytan, the CEO of Protect Ethical Prosecutors, an organization focused on prosecutorial misconduct and accountability. Etan discusses her career in civil rights, public defense, and criminal defense, and says her path into law was shaped by work with people with mental illness and unhoused teens, as well as by her family background. She explains that her early cases led her to see recurring abuses in the criminal legal system, including failures to disclose evidence and other rule violations. Eytan says the organization was founded to educate the public, build a misconduct database, and pursue...

Bob and Janet field listener questions and recap the timeline of the Ashley Garth case.

Two years after their first appearance, Kerry and Quinlan returned to the studio with Bob to discuss a new show that they had just started at the time. A show which barely got discussed as the trio ended up having a hilarious conversation about absolute nonsense as they always do. This throwback episode will provide zero meaningful insights, but is very likely to give you a nice chuckle. Enjoy some much needed positivity on this Thursday morning.

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Bob is joined by YouTuber Aimee who hosts the CaseXCase YouTube channel. Aimee has been investigating and reporting on the potential wrongful conviction of Ashley Garth for several years. On the show today, she explains the case, and reveals an interesting potential tie-in to the Delphi case.

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Bob, Zaq, and Janet talk about Bob's interview with the Executive Director of the Reuniting Family Bail Fund Heather Lewis and answer listener questions.

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In this throwback, Bob makes fast friends with the hosts of the Truly, Darkly, Creeply podcast cast. Kerry and Quinlan are both actors, comedians and writers by trade. As you can imagine, that combination paired with Bob's love on nonsense turned this hard hitting interview into a lot of laughs. Enjoy!

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Bob is joined by justice warrior Heather Lewis. Heather is the Executive Director of the Reuniting Family Bail Fund in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She has a master's degree in Human Services and has worked with vulnerable individuals and families in the Philadelphia-area community for nearly two decades. She is also a practitioner of Participatory Defense and serves as a national trainer teaching the model around the country. The Reuniting Family Bail Fund grew out of efforts to challenge what organizers viewed as unconstitutional bail practices in Montgomery County and has roots in the participatory defense movement started by the...

Zaq and Bob talk about Ryan Wolf and his podcast "Guilt", updates in the WM3 case, and answer listener questions.

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In this throwback episode Bob and Erica are joined by award-winning music executive, podcast host, children’s book author, and justice advocate, Jason Flom. Jason, known for his podcast Wrongful Conviction, is also the found of Lava For Good Podcasts and executive produced the podcast, Bone Valley. Hosted by Gilbert King. Bone Valley is a deep dive into the murder of Michelle Schofield and the wrongful conviction of her husband, Leo, in 1987. Before discussing the case, Bob, Erica, and Jason chat about his children book, how he got into wrongful conviction work, and (again) dogs.

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Bob is joined by one of the best investigative podcasters in the business. Ryan Wolf first appeared on True Crime Binge with Bob several years ago, when his podcast "Guilt" was just starting out. In this episode he and Bob discuss his evolution as an investigator and storyteller.

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Ryan was the very last guest on True Crime Binge. At the time he had just finished working on Season 1 of the amazing Guilt podcast. He's come a long way since then, and will be joining the show again this Sunday to discuss Season 6 of Guilt.

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Bob and Zaq talk about journalist Beth Braden's podcast "Time of Death" and answer listener questions.

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In this throwback episode we hear from Author Gilbert King. In his podcast Bone Valley, Gilbert first explored the wrongful conviction of Leo Schofield. Bob intends to get Gilbert on again soon to discuss subsequent seasons where he branched out into more cases, and since has become the Host of the Ear Witness podcast.

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Bob is joined by Knoxville based journalist Beth Braden. Beth recently launched her podcast "Time of Death". The podcast is a true real-time investigation into the potential wrongful conviction of Gary Wayne Sutton. Gary is scheduled to be executed on December 3rd of this year. Efforts are being made to stop the execution. For more information on the case, and a link to a petition attempting to get the Governor to review the evidence can be found at JusticeForGaryWayneSutton.com

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Bob, Zaq, and Janet discuss Bob's interview with award-winning independent journalist and author Justine van der Leun and answer listener questions.

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In light of recent developments in the Kristin Smart case, let's jump back 5 years to when Chris' "Your Own Backyard" podcast was new.  Chris has done amazing work on the case and uncovered information that contributed to the conviction of Paul Flores.

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Justine, who wrote and hosted the Believe Her podcast, returns to the show to discuss her latest work. Justine is an award-winning independent journalist and author. Her latest book, Unreasonable Women, will be published in June 2026 by Ecco. Justine’s prior books include We Are Not Such Things, and her features have been published in the New York Review of Books, New York Magazine, Harper’s, the Guardian, VQR, and TheNew Republic, among others. Justine is also the host and co-producer of the investigative podcast Believe Her.

She has been honored with the James Aronson Award, the Sigm...

Bob, Zaq, and Janet discuss Bob's interview with the host's of Real Crime Profile, and answer listener questions.

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Justine is an amazing journalist turned podcaster. In this throwback episode, Justine talks about her incredible podcast "Believe Her". Make sure you tune in again on Sunday, when Justine returns to the show to talk about her new book!

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