Proof: A True Crime Podcast
Proof: A True Crime Podcast is a serialized investigation into cases of potential wrongful conviction. Hosted by Susan Simpson of the Undisclosed Podcast and Jacinda Davis of TV’s Evil Lives Here, Proof unravels the tangled and competing demands of the legal system, police practices, truth, guilt and innocence.
Season 2: The second season of Proof: Murder at the Warehouse takes Susan Simpson and Jacinda Davis to Manteca, CA where they reinvestigate the murder of 18-year-old Renee Ramos. On June 5, 2000, Ramos’ body was found buried under a pile of debris inside the shell of a new Home Depot building. Despite tips hinting at alternate suspects - tips that were ignored until now - Renee’s boyfriend, 18-year-old skateboarder Jake Silva, and Ty Lopes, the 33-year-old uncle of one of Jake's close friends were arrested for her murder. The questionable testimony of a 14-year-old boy was the key evidence used to convict them both to life in prison.
Twenty-three years after Renee Ramos was murdered, Jake Silva remains in prison and maintains he is innocent. In season two of Proof: MURDER AT THE WAREHOUSE, Susan and Jacinda travel the streets of Manteca, reinvestigating the case against Jake and Ty – and in the process uncover long-overlooked evidence about what really happened to Renee
Season 1: In season one of Proof: RUSSIAN ROULETTE Susan Simpson and Jacinda Davis reinvestigate the murder of Brian Bowling.
On an October night in 1996, a gunshot rattles the walls of a double-wide trailer on the outskirts of Rome, Georgia. 15-year-old Brian Bowling is laying on the floor of his room, head bleeding from a gunshot wound. By the next morning, Brian is dead. Investigators quickly conclude that Brian’s wound was self-inflicted, the tragic result of teenage bravado. And yet within six months, two friends are arrested and accused of plotting to kill Brian. Cain Joshua Story and Darrell Lee Clark are convicted and sentenced to life in prison. An evil teenage plot? A horrible tragic accident? Or, a blatant miscarriage of justice? In this first season of PROOF, Susan and Jacinda drive the back roads of Rome, searching for the truth.
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Our Editor's Take
Proof: A True Crime Podcast explores contentious murder investigations. Hosts Susan Simpson and Jacinda Davis dedicate each season to one fascinating case. They share the story through news clips, interviews, and detailed discussions. The result is a fresh analysis of some of the shortcomings of the US justice system.
Susan and Jacinda are more than reporters or commentators. Susan is an experienced attorney dedicated to protecting the rights of citizens. She brings an informed legal perspective to the show. She has also cohosted another true crime podcast and the political show The 45th.
Podcast cohost Jacinda has a background in psychology and media production. She has won both a Primetime and a Sports Emmy for her work on documentaries. She produced HBO’s The Curse of the Bambino and Discovery’s Vietnam POWs: Stories of Survival.
"Russian Roulette," season one of Proof, focused on the tragic death of a 15-year-old boy. What seemed to be an accidental death led to life sentences for two teenagers. Was his death the result of a careless game of Russian roulette or gang-related violence? In the second season, "Murder at the Warehouse," Susan and Jacinda examine the murder of a high school girl. Police found her body hidden at a construction site. The jury convicted two people, but police may have disregarded essential proof.
Each season, the podcast sets out to reveal the facts in cases that may have ended in false guilty sentences. Listeners will hear from those closest to the victims. In murder cases like these, the dead aren't the only victims. Sometimes, the people convicted are victims of a corrupt system. On Proof, Susan and Jacinda conduct thorough examinations of their own. They visit the cities where the killings occurred. There, they speak with family and friends as well as the authorities.
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