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A federal jury in Boston convicted former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell, 41, on Tuesday afternoon of killing a witness and causing the death of an unborn child, after about 15 hours of deliberations across two days. Prosecutors said he began grooming and sexually exploiting Sandra Birchmore when she was 15 and he was 27, after meeting her through the department’s Explorers program, and strangled her in her Canton apartment in February 2021 — twelve days after a friend reported their relationship to his own department — then staged the scene as a suicide by hanging. She was 23 and believed he was her unborn child’s father. Her death was initially ruled a suicide and no charges were brought; the case reached federal prosecutors after Stoughton police chief Donna McNamara ordered an internal investigation and sent it to the FBI. “Today is not just about a verdict,” McNamara said. “Today is about Sandra.” U.S. Attorney Leah Foley: “Today justice was served for Sandra Birchmore.” Farwell faces mandatory life without parole; sentencing is Feb. 3, 2027. He can appeal. Also: four years since the Idaho killings, and Thomas Markle is held without bond. Garret Fisher reports. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

Introducing Oprah’s Favorite Things: Caregivers Get the Surprise of a Lifetime from The Oprah Podcast. Follow the show: The Oprah Podcast In a special holiday episode Oprah brings back one of her legendary traditions with a live audience: ‘Oprah’s Favorite Things!’ Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the iconic list, Oprah surprises an unsuspecting audience full of caregivers with her must-have gifts for the season. From nurses, hospice workers, EMT’s, firefighters to parents caring for a child with special needs Oprah honors their stories and the compassion they show to others every day. Surprise guests join the celebration including New York Times bestselling author Allen Levi and a live holiday performance from multiple Grammy-winning artist Jacob Collier. Jacob will join Oprah live for her AHA! Show at Sphere in April 2027 in Las Vegas.  Oprah’s Favorite Things list includes little luxuries, cozy comforts, clever finds for friends, family, and everyone in between. All the items featured in this episode are available for purchase on the new ‘Oprah’s Favorite Things’ storefront on Amazon at Amazon.com/oprahsfavoritethings. DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

Thomas Markle Sr., 82, was returned to federal custody Tuesday after prosecutors said he cut off his court-ordered ankle monitor at 1:45 a.m. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, who is prosecuting the Los Angeles case, wrote: “Release conditions are court orders, not suggestions,” and told the AP he did not know why the device was removed. U.S. Magistrate Judge Lindsay Griffin revoked his release, noting his housing situation had become “untenable,” ordered him held separately from the general population to the extent practicable, and ordered a prompt medical evaluation with all prescribed medication continued. He was booked into the Pinellas County Jail. Less reported: on Nov. 6, the day of his arrest, Griffin also ordered an independent psychiatric examination to determine whether he is competent to stand trial, citing his health, his age and his lack of recall. That report is due Nov. 20. No determination has been made. He denies the charge and is presumed innocent. Also: a man is charged with murder aboard the MSC Seascape in international waters. And the Sandra Birchmore jury returns after a day off. Garret Fisher reports. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

Thomas Markle Sr., 82, was arrested by the FBI on Friday at a senior living facility in Lakeland, Florida, and charged in a complaint filed in Los Angeles with one count of possession of child sexual abuse material. He appeared the same afternoon before a magistrate judge in Tampa, arriving in a wheelchair pushed by a deputy U.S. marshal, entered no plea, and was released on his own recognizance subject to home detention, electronic monitoring and a travel restriction to central Florida and the Los Angeles area. According to the FBI affidavit, agents searched two Los Angeles-area storage units he has rented since the summer of 2008 and seized about 78 items. He denies the allegations and is presumed innocent; arraignment in California is expected in several weeks. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, told People that a letter containing allegations about her father reached the Metropolitan Police in 2018, that it was shared with her with assurances it was being investigated, and that her decision to keep him from her children was “for one reason: to protect them.” The Met has confirmed receiving such a letter and passing it to no other agency. Also: the jury in the Sandra Birchmore case told a Boston judge it is deadlocked. Garret Fisher reports. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

Russell Brand, 51, was sentenced Monday at Southwark Crown Court to 10 years and six months for raping a fan at his London home in 2009 and sexually assaulting three women who worked in television and radio between 2004 and 2009. Mr Justice Joel Bennathan cited his “staggering arrogance” and told him: “About 20 years ago, Russell Brand, you were becoming famous. You were clever and, in many people’s eyes, funny and charismatic. You had also become a sexual predator.” He gave nine years for the rape and 35 months for the three assaults, the sentences running consecutively, and said Brand will be indefinitely subject to the notification requirements of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. One woman read her own statement from behind a curtain; three were read for them. “Whatever women wear, wherever they go, indeed whatever they drink,” the judge said, “they retain the right to say no.” Also: the jury in the Sandra Birchmore case is deliberating in Boston after Matthew Farwell chose not to testify. And Florida executed Jesse Guardado, tying the state’s record. Garret Fisher reports. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

On Thursday, a jury at Southwark Crown Court convicted Russell Brand of raping a woman at his London home in 2009 and of sexually assaulting three others, and acquitted him of two further rapes and one attempted indecent assault. All seven verdicts were unanimous. He was refused bail and taken to prison; he returns to court this morning to be sentenced. Garret Fisher tells the whole story in one episode: who Brand was in the 2000s, what each of the six women told the jury, the wall of witnesses the prosecution built around the fifth complainant, the charge the judge threw out halfway through, the four hours Brand spent in the witness box admitting an obsession with sex while denying every crime, and the closing speeches that framed the case as either a man who treated consent as an obstacle or a trial poisoned by a television documentary. And then, for the first time since the trial began, his own read: the four-times silence in police interviews and the phrase “escalating recollection”; why the poisoned-well argument couldn’t reach back to 2009; what Brand’s own evidence did to his case; and why the three acquittals are not a failure of the jury but the system working exactly as designed. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

A jury at Southwark Crown Court convicted Russell Brand, 51, on Thursday of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, and acquitted him of two further counts of rape and one of attempted indecent assault. The rape conviction concerns a woman he met after a 2009 stand-up show and later raped at his London home. All seven verdicts were unanimous, from a jury of eight men and four women, after deliberations across three days. Mr Justice Bennathan told him: “You’ve been convicted of a number of offences including rape. The consequence of that is inevitably a significant custodial term.” He refused bail and remanded Brand in custody; sentencing is Monday. Rape carries a maximum of life in England. The Metropolitan Police said afterwards that a separate investigation into allegations by two more women is ongoing and files have gone to the CPS; Brand has not been charged in connection with those. Also: Christa Pike’s lawyers have filed an emergency motion over her confinement in a prison infirmary. And the Sandra Birchmore case goes to a Boston jury. Garret Fisher reports. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

Sandra Birchmore joined the Stoughton Police Explorers program as a young teenager. Prosecutors say Matthew Farwell, one of the officers who ran it, began a sexual relationship with her when she was 15 and he was 27, and that nearly a decade later, when she was 23 and pregnant and a friend had reported the relationship to his own department, he strangled her and staged it as a suicide. Farwell has pleaded not guilty; the defence says she took her own life after he ended the affair. Before closing arguments Friday, Garret Fisher lays out the whole case: the messages, the baby-name list ending in Matthew, the mask on the building video, the phone that stopped moving at 9:40, the medical examiner who ruled suicide and later changed it to undetermined, the expert who told the jury this was an altered crime scene, and the wall of defence experts who say the medical evidence cannot rule out suicide. Also: the Russell Brand jury finished its first full day of deliberations in London; he denies all seven charges. And in Illinois, Corie Walsh is charged in the death of her two-year-old son, Barrett. Garret Fisher reports. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

The jury in Russell Brand’s trial retired at Southwark Crown Court just before 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday, after Mr Justice Bennathan finished summing up more than three weeks of evidence. “I can only accept a verdict from all 12 of you that is a unanimous verdict,” he told the eight men and four women, directing them to a bundle of photographs and diagrams and telling them to take their time — they would not be criticised for taking too long. Brand, 51, denies three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault, involving six women between 1999 and 2009; the judge has called consent the million-dollar question of the case. Also: Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers have asked a judge to dismiss the murder indictments, alleging SLED agent David Owen told the grand jury the T-shirt Murdaugh wore that night carried the victims’ blood spatter when the agency’s own lab had found no human blood on it eleven months earlier. The state has not responded; both sides argue it Nov. 13. And Judge William Sullivan will rule Nov. 16 on the defence motions in the Lindsay Clancy case. Garret Fisher reports. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

Ian Winter KC closed the defence case for Russell Brand at Southwark Crown Court on Monday, opening with an 1864 passage from John Henry Newman and telling jurors that 2023 media reporting had “poisoned the wells” of justice by prompting the complainants to come forward — that they did not make the “independent decision” to speak out. He said Brand is not a psychopath who rapes people and thinks it’s normal, that he respects it when a woman says no, and that “living a highly promiscuous life is entirely lawful however morally distasteful you may find it.” His question to the jury: can you be sure that out of the many women who voluntarily had sex with Brand, he raped just three of them. He ended by inviting a verdict of not guilty. The judge sums up today and the jury could begin deliberating; Brand, 51, denies all seven charges. Also: the defence case in Boston has called a forensic psychiatrist and two experts challenging the strangulation evidence in the Sandra Birchmore trial, with closings possible this week. And Florida executes Jesse Guardado on Thursday. Garret Fisher reports. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

Riel Karmy-Jones KC closed the prosecution case against Russell Brand at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, telling jurors he treated women as a disposable commodity and a means to an end, that he exercised control and felt disdain toward them, and that “women as a whole were disposable who didn’t matter to him — he didn’t even need to know their names.” She ended: “We invite you to find him guilty on all counts.” Earlier, Mr Justice Bennathan gave the jury 19 pages of written legal directions, including that delay does not make a complaint untrue but may have seriously disadvantaged the defence, that inconsistencies occur whether or not a witness is truthful, and that Brand’s good character counts in his favour. Ian Winter KC gives the defence closing today; deliberations are expected to begin Tuesday. Brand, 51, denies all seven charges. Also: Christa Gail Pike has spoken for the first time since Tennessee’s failed execution — “healing is not the same as being okay” — as Gov. Bill Lee says he suspects her sentence stands unless a court says otherwise. And the defence case has begun in the Sandra Birchmore trial. Garret Fisher reports. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

Laura Brand gave evidence for her husband at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, telling jurors he is caring and kind, a wonderful father, and that she feels very seen by him. She was 19 and he was 31 when they met at the Edinburgh Festival in 2006; she said she had had one previous partner, that on their first date she did not want to have full sex and he did not push, and that she felt entirely cared for. She also told the court he slept with other women while they dated, which is why they split in 2007. When defence barrister Ian Winter KC asked her view of the truth of the allegations, Mr Justice Bennathan intervened forcefully — she is not an expert witness — and prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC called a rephrased version wholly unacceptable; the jury and the witness were sent out. Brand, 51, denies all seven charges. Closing speeches are today, with deliberations expected to begin Tuesday. Also: Dale Smith Jr. has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder 15 years after Michelle Parker, 33, vanished in Orlando. He has pleaded not guilty. And Jaylen Edgar was sentenced to consecutive life terms for the 2024 Orlando Halloween shootings. Garret Fisher reports. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

Russell Brand gave evidence for more than four hours at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday, denying each of the seven charges in turn and telling jurors that consent is “fundamental, essential, necessary and indeed more important than sex itself.” He said the 2023 Channel 4 Dispatches programme had a devastating effect, that he could not find a single friend or former colleague willing to give evidence for him, and that he had been barred from staying with his son after the boy’s open-heart surgery. He admitted he had been wrong to use his fame in pursuit of sex and had dedicated much of his life to what he called beyond reckless philandering and idiocy. Prosecutor Riel Karmy-Jones KC accused him of staying silent in police interviews so he could forge an account around the evidence; Brand said he had been doing his best to participate, and that “since these events occurred there’s been escalating recollection.” Put to him that he was guilty, he replied that not guilty is his plea in every single case. Also: Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander were each sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in Manhattan. And Dr. William Smock told a Boston jury that Sandra Birchmore was the victim of a homicidal act. Garret Fisher reports. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

Mr Justice Bennathan directed the jury in Russell Brand’s trial on Tuesday to return a not guilty verdict on count two, indecent assault, telling them: “In respect of count two, I have reached the decision that there is insufficient evidence of indecent assault. That is my decision, not yours.” A male juror was selected to deliver the verdict formally. The judge then added a lesser charge arising from the same 2001 allegation — attempted indecent assault — calling it a slightly artificial process; Brand has pleaded not guilty to it. He now faces three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault, and denies all of them. Jurors also heard four police interviews conducted between November 2023 and July 2025, in which Brand read prepared statements describing a very promiscuous past, said he had never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity, and said media and police had publicly invited further allegations that were invented or reimagined. The defence case begins. Also: the medical examiner who first ruled Sandra Birchmore’s death a suicide testified she was told there was nothing to suspect, and denied being pressured to change the certificate. Garret Fisher reports. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.

Chris Brown, 37, was sentenced Monday at Southwark Crown Court to eight months in prison, suspended for 12 months, after pleading guilty in July to affray over a February 2023 attack on music producer Abraham “Abe” Diaw at Tape nightclub in Mayfair. Judge Tony Baumgartner called it serious public violence and said the repeated use of a glass bottle aimed at the head was plainly dangerous; CCTV played in court showed Brown striking Diaw four times with what prosecutor Heidi Stonecliffe KC described as a heavy, square-shaped tequila bottle. Vocal coach Omololu Akinlolu, 40, who performs as Hoody Baby, received four months, also suspended. In the same building, the third week of Russell Brand’s trial heard statements from the third complainant’s family and from Brand’s former personal assistant, who described his sexual appetite but told the jury she never witnessed him doing anything against the law. Brand denies all seven charges; the prosecution is expected to rest and the defence to begin. And in Boston, the medical evidence is about to decide the Sandra Birchmore case. Garret Fisher reports. Join our new FB groups page here. Take the poll! Join the Daily Crime & Justice community on social media! We're building a passionate group of true crime enthusiasts who love diving deep into the most shocking cases in America. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram by searching "Daily Crime & Justice" on either platform.  You'll get exclusive behind-the-scenes content, breaking news updates on cases we're covering, and early alerts when new episodes drop. Our social media is where Garret Fisher's hottest takes live, including reactions that don't make it into the show. But more importantly, it's where YOU come in. Share your theories, debate the verdicts, and connect with fellow listeners who are just as obsessed with justice as you are. Did the jury get it right? What questions do you still have? Your comments and insights often shape future episodes. We cover the trials that matter, but our community makes the conversation unforgettable. Come for Garret's signature cynical commentary, stay for the incredible discussions with thousands of true crime fans who get it.