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The Truth & Justice Podcast is listener driven show, devoted to the pursuit of truth and justice. Host, Bob Ruff, investigates potential wrongful conviction and cold cases using a unique crowdsourcing approach. Bob invites listeners to participate in the investigations, as he breaks down a new case in each season in real time. Truth & Justice is currently on Season 13. Season 13 is the first season where Bob and listeners are working together to help find missing persons. Each week a current ...
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We interview business leaders and people of influence in Metro Detroit to discuss their journey to a position of influence in their industries. The times where they had to draw on their reserves of self belief and the solutions they found are investigated with them. Overall, you will get to know our guests on a human level and understand the individual qualities they have that helped shape their behavior and choices on their journey.
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Valerie Newman - Conviction Integrity Unit of Wayne County's prosecutors office
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This is our longest podcast but I promise you that you will wish it was longer. Valerie Newman is a titan on the Detroit legal scene and was honored in 2019 by being inducted into Wayne States Hall of Fame. This honor acknowledges graduates whose extraordinary professional success and contributions, profound positive influence on Wayne Law, and hig…
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S13 Ep20: The Murder of Jodi Jones - Pt. 2
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These week Bob breaks down the timeline of events from the time Jodi arrived home from school, until her body was found. The timeline is constructed based on phone records, and witness statement. To get every episode AD FREE and gain access to bonus content, join our Patreon at the $5/month level. Just click THIS LINK to join!…
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With Zaq out on assignment, Bob and Janet spend a bit of time talking about Bob's most recent Patreon bonus "Reply Brief" episode, where Bob breakdown and completely disproves the State's theory about the "Nisha Call". A brief discussion about the Jodi Jones murder case follows. Not too many questions were answered, because most of them were regard…
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David Lawrence - Owner of MECA - Michigan Elite Conditioning for Athletes
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"We all have to go through hard things, and thats OK" David talks about how he started his business 10 years ago with minimal funds and a small loan at a 32% interest rate. You will hear how he built MECA to where now he has multiple locations and over 60 staff. Just because the business has grown, it doesn't mean the struggles have gone away and D…
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S13 Ep18: The Murder of Jodi Jones - Pt. 1
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In this first short episode on our coverage of the 2003 murder of Jodi Jones and potential wrongful conviction of Luke Mitchell, Bob shares the limited background information that we have available about Jodi and Luke. We look into Jodi's victimology, Luke's background, and how and why this case is connected to the "Black Dahlia" murder. To support…
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This week's Follow-Up is mostly focused on Bob's assessment and listener questions about The Prosecutors podcast's final arguments in the Adnan Syed case. Missing Person of the Week: Jarrett Brooks - Joseph City, Arizona If you have any information regarding Jarrett's whereabouts, please contact the Navajo County Sheriff's Department at 928-5244050…
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S13 Ep16: The Wrongful Conviction of Luke Mitchell
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Bob begins this short episode with his thoughts on the final conclusion of The Prosecutors' series on the Adnan Syed case. We get a sneak peak into the work he's doing on the case in the Patreon Bonus series. After that, Bob reveals the plan for the next several weeks. Next Sunday he will begin a multi-part series on the wrongful conviction of Luke…
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Bob, Zaq and Janet discuss what we learned from Search and Seizure Expert, Eric Stewart in this week's episode. After that discussion, each of the trio share a Missing Persons Case of the Week. Below are the contacts for information on any of these cases. If you have any information regarding the disappearances of Gus Red Eagle, Layla Santanello or…
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Thad Szott Part 2 - The Detroit Auto Show
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In this episode Thad focuses on the future of the car industry in the next 10 years and discusses how that is being incorporated into this years Detroit Auto Show that he is the president of. As president he was tasked with getting all the board members, who own companies in the car industry themselves, to move in one direction with energy and enth…
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Thad Szott Part 1 - Owner Szott Car Dealerships
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Thad grew up in the car business with his dad being a close associate of Roger Penske. However this is no tale of someone being handed the keys to the store, rather of someone who has forged his way to the top and earned the respect of Metro Detroit's car dealers. Thad is passionate about developing a culture that permeates through every aspect of …
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Mamba Hamissi - Owner Baobob Fare in Detroit
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Mamba and his wife Nadia, came to America seeking asylum from Burundi. Their story of how they have solved the many problems that were placed in front of them on their way to running a successful restaurant in Detroit is inspiring. You will hear Mamba open up about his passion for developing a supportive community around and through his business th…
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S13 Ep14: Search & Seizure w/ Eric Stewart
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This week Bob is joined by 4th Amendment expert, Eric Stewart. Eric is the father of listener Joshua Stewart, and takes the time this week to educate the Truth & Justice Army on Search & Seizure laws and practices. He brings some amazing insights and answers several questions submitted directly from listeners. To hear this episode and all others AD…
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Bob, Zaq and Janet answer listener questions about Bob's "Reply Brief" episode, where you broke down The Prosecutors' first episode covering the Adnan Syed case. If you would like to listen to the full series of "Reply Briefs" where Bob will respond to every episode of the The Prosecutors' coverage of Adnan's case, those episodes will be available …
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S13 Ep12: Reply Brief: Prosecutors' Part 1 "Bad Dream"
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In this special "Reply Brief" edition of Truth & Justice, Bob shares his thoughts on Part 1 of "The Prosecutors" podcast's analysis of the Hae Min Lee murder case, and the conviction of Adnan Syed. The Prosecutors' set out to present a just the facts breakdown of the case against Adnan, in this series. After listening, Bob believes he has caught so…
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Bob makes a big announcement regarding a change of format for this season. We also learn that his first episode, breaking down "The Prosecutors'" coverage of the Adnan Syed case will air this Sunday on the main podcast feed. Then Janet and Zaq join into to further discuss the mysterious disappearance of Kadin Black, from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania.…
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Kadin Black disappeared in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania on December 17, 2022. Kadin is described as black, but light skinned. He's 19 years old. 5' 10" tall, muscular, and around 160 pounds. Anyone with any information regarding Kadin’s disappearance is asked to call the Lower Windsor Township Police Department at 717-244-8055. There is a $5,000 rewa…
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With Zaq out on assignment, Bob and Janet are at the helm this week to field listener questions about the disappearance of Andi Wagner, from Evansville, Indiana. To contact the Evansville Police Department you can call them at (812) 436-7896, or email them at info@evansvillepolice.com Now is a great time to join our Patreon! Not only will you get e…
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Andi Wagner was last seen in Evansville, Indiana on August 6, 2022. Today marks one year since she's been missing. She may have traveled to Oakland City, Indiana. She's 24 years old. Hispanic. Brown hair and brown eyes. 5'4" and around 120 pounds. She has tattoos on both forearms and on her fingers. If you have any information regarding Andi's disa…
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Bob, Janet and Zaq dig deeper into the mysterious disappearance of Alex Jackson. Alex was last seen in Leeds, Maine on 5/12/23 around 4pm. He was driving a 2008, White Dodge Ram 3500, and was pulling a long flatbed gooseneck trailer. For more information about the case, join the Searching 4 Alex Jackson From Maine Facebook group. For over an hour a…
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Alex Jackson was last seen in Leeds, Maine, on May 12th 2023. He is a 33 year old white male. 5' 7" tall. 150 pounds. Brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen driving a 2008 white Dodge 3500 dually pickup truck, and hauling a large gooseneck flatbed trailer. The truck has a Maine Farm Plate #97096. If you have any information, please contact the…
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Bob, Janet and Zaq dig a lot deeper into the disappearance of Kay-Alana Turner, from Tomball, Texas. Bob shares his theory of the case, makes some clarifications and answers a lot of listener questions. To get all episodes AD FREE, and to help support our work, please consider joining our Patreon. You'll also get an hour per week of additional Patr…
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S13 Ep4: Kay-Alana Turner - Tomball, TX
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Kay-Alana Turner was last seen in the 18000 block of Country Hills Drive, in Tomball, Texas, on March 10, 2023. She is a 28 year old white female with long brown hair. She's 5' 4" and 110 lbs. She was last seen wearing a long pink dress and was barefoot. The last known footprints suggest that she crossed Spring Creek, and was possibly headed toward…
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Bob, Janet and Zaq discuss the Joshua Amos missing persons case, and field questions from listeners. We also hear about Zaq's interview on Janet's other podcast "The JV Club". That episode is available now. Go check it out on the JV Club podcast! Listen to every episode AD FREE, by joining our Patreon. Patrons provide a large portion of the funding…
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S13 Ep2: Joshua Amos - East St. Louis, IL
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Joshua Amos was last seen in East St. Louis, Illinois, at 7:28am on March 19, 2023. He was last seen wearing a long sleeve light grey T-shirt, blue jeans, and black Adidas shoes. Anyone with information on Josh's whereabouts are asked to call 911, or the Washington Park Police at 618-874-0115. There will be a search effort on Tuesday July 18th, and…
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In this first Follow-Up episode of Season 13, Bob and the gang explain how things are going to work as we embark on our new mission of providing crowdsourced help in missing persons cases. We also answer a few lingering questions about Season 12, and Zaq shares some updates regarding the Delphi murders case. Listen ad free, and support the show, by…
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Bob reveals the subject of Season 13 of Truth & Justice, and presents a call to actions to listeners for our next journey. Email your submissions at Theories@TruthAndJusticePod.com Support the show, and get every episode Ad Free by joining our Patreon.By NBI Studios
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Bob, Janet and Zaq wrap up Season 12 in this final Pinyon Pines Follow-Up. They share their thoughts and answer several listener questions about the case. Listen AD FREE by joining our Patreon! Today's Sponsor is BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at BetterHelp.com/Truth and get on your way to being your best self.…
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In this "Finale for now" episode of Season 12, Bob is joined by Robert Pape's sister, Christy Pape Somerville. We hear a statement written by Robert and Cristin, and Christy talks about her journey through growing up with Robert, his arrest, his convictions, and her experiences living through a year and a half of the case being covered on Truth & J…
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