Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff

Bob, Zaq, and Janet discuss Bob's episode with the host of True Crime Bullsh*t, Josh Hallmark, and Bob's trip to the mountains.

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Bob is joined by one of his best true crime friends, Josh Hallmark. Josh hosts and produces the amazing show True Crime Bullsh*t, where he's been investigating the horrific crimes of Israel Keyes for over a decade. In today's episode he and Bob discuss the new season, Josh's love for storytelling, his older podcast and its potential relaunch.

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Bob and Zaq talk about Bob's upcoming trip and answer listener questions.

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Bob is joined by award winning journalist Michael Hall. Michael is known for his long form reporting on criminal justice topics for Texas Monthly. In 2019 he wrong an incredible story about Ed Ate's fight for justice and how the Truth & Justice Army helped to get him home. In this episode we're discussing his recent article about Forrest Welborn. Forrest was one of the teenagers accused in the infamous Yogurt Shop Murders.

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Bob, Zaq and Janet chat about Bob's discussion with Suzanna Ryan. Listener questions lead to an interesting talk about privacy rights and new DNA collection methods.

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We were introduced to Suzanna Ryan in 2020, when she met with Bob during the filming of The Forgotten West Memphis Three. She introduced us to M-VAC DNA collection, and made the recommendations for testing evidence in the WM3 case that are currently underway.

In this episode she first helps explains where things stand with the WM3 case testing, then shares an incredible story about how she helped to solve a 47 year old cold case in Yellowstone County, Montana. An outside the box idea finally ended a family's years of unknowing.

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Bob, Zaq, and Janet answer listener questions about anything and everything.

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Bob shares some behind the scenes information about his life, why the new case has been delayed, and some updates on previous cases.

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Bob and Zaq discuss perinatal mental health and answer listener questions.

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Lisa Tremayne is a registered nurse and certified perinatal mental-health specialist who founded New Jersey's first Center for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders at Monmouth Medical Center and now helps health systems build similar programs through Bloom.

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Bob and Zaq discuss the final part of Bob's breakdown of Richard Allen's trial and answer listener questions.

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Bob breaks down the actual testimony from Richard Allen's trial. This episode offers no analysis. It is simply a breakdown of the facts of the case without any spin. Listeners are encouraged to weigh the evidence however they see fit and form their own conclusions.

This episode is part 3 of 3. This week Bob is discussing the testimony of the Dr. Monica Wala, the Psychologist who treated Richard Allen while he was in custody and testified about his confession.

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Bob and Janet discuss the Lindsay Clancy trial and answer listener questions.

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In this meeting with the Bob's, Motta gives us the facts of the case that grabbed all the headlines over the last few weeks. Lindsay Clancy was being tried for the murder of her three children. The case has drawn the attention of the world because Clancy does not claim to have not killed her children. In fact, she admits that she did it. The question at trial was whether or not she should be held criminally responsible for the murders, due to her suffering from postpartum psychosis. Bob explains the legal theory, breaks down the facts, and shares...

Bob and Zaq discuss Bob's breakdown of the firearm examiner's testimony in Richard Allen's trial, and answer listener questions.

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Bob breaks down the actual testimony from Richard Allen's trial. This episode offers no analysis. It is simply a breakdown of the facts of the case without any spin. Listeners are encouraged to weigh the evidence however they see fit and form their own conclusions.

This episode is part 2 of 3. This week Bob is discussing the testimony of the firearms examiner, and clears up a few random rumors about the case.

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Bob and Janet discuss Bob's breakdown of Richard Allen's trial and answer listener questions.

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This week’s Throwback Thursday episode features Kathleen Goldhar, host of the podcasts “True Crime Byline” and “Do You Know Mordechai?” Before diving into the case, Kathleen educates Bob on the Canadian criminal justice system and journalism. Bob and Kathleen then discuss the murder of JoAnn Wilson by a Canadian politician.

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Bob breaks down the actual testimony from Richard Allen's trial. This episode offers no analysis. It is simply a breakdown of the facts of the case without any spin. Listeners are encouraged to weigh the evidence however they see fit and form their own conclusions.

This episode is part 1 of 3. This week Bob is discussing the testimony of the 4 witnesses who were at the trail on the day of the murders, and testified at trial.

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Bob and Zaq discuss the second half of Bob's interview with Murder Sheet hosts Àine and Kevin, and answer listener questions.

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In this throwback episode, Bob and Erica are joined by award-winning investigative journalist and host of Wondery’s Suspect Season 2, Ashley Fantz. Bob asks Ashley about her career working as a CNN reporter and how she broke a story involving the destruction of untested rape kits by law enforcement. They then discuss the subject of Season 2 of Suspect, “Vanished in the Snow,” the 1984 murder of Jonelle Matthews.

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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. 

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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. 

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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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