All Rise Boston with Diane Godfrey
Podcast Show Description: Court reporter Diane Godfrey takes you on a wild ride through her 30 year career in courthouses throughout the Massachusetts Judicial System. A rare opportunity and unique perspective regaled from a fly on the wall. She felt it, she saw it, she heard it, she lived it, she typed it. She was there and is ready to dive deep into the depravity of the human condition. Diane has transcribed many trials for you, she invites you to take your seat in the jury box and render your verdict.
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 41
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Living Unsheltered: A Survivor’s Story
Violence against the homeless is only too common and has been on the rise over the last few years. Violence among the homeless is unfortunately also frequent; the odds of a homeless person becoming a…
00:43:30 |
Sat 18 Sep 2021
Justice Served Cold: The Murder of Dora Brimage
On the night of September 6th, 1987, Dora Jean Brimage, 19, accepted a ride from a birthday party in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. She was seen getting into a car with three men. The next day, const…
00:33:48 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
“A Terrible Night!” The 1989 Carol Stuart Murder, Revisited
October 23, 1989. It was a crime that shocked even the most jaded journalist and shook the city of Boston and beyond. Carol DiMaiti Stuart, nine months pregnant, was killed and her husband Chuck Stua…
00:46:11 |
Tue 03 Aug 2021
“What do you think I am, a murderer?”: The Retrial of Diane Farley for the Murder of Sarah Ann Marsceill
That’s what Diane Farley said to her boyfriend, David Blatz, when he picked her up at 8 am from the house of her friend of just six weeks, Sarah Ann Marsceill, known as Sally. Diane and Sally had spe…
01:01:45 |
Mon 14 Jun 2021
Felix the Flasher: Indecent Exposure in Downtown Crossing
Clad in bright-red mesh basketball shorts and a red shirt, 39-year-old Mark Felix wasn’t exactly inconspicuous when he approached four young women at different times in Boston’s busy Downtown Crossin…
00:36:49 |
Fri 04 Jun 2021
“Here Comes the Judge”
Ever wonder how someone becomes a judge? In Massachusetts, judges are appointed by the governor. Judge Robert C. Cosgrove, an associate justice of the MA Superior Court, discusses the steps in that p…
00:57:19 |
Fri 28 May 2021
Twisting the Facts: The Dangers of Confirmation Bias
Sherlock Holmes warned that “it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data … one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts”. That tendency to interpret infor…
00:34:30 |
Fri 28 May 2021
Justice Was Not Done: The Trials of Sean Ellis
In 1993, 19-year-old Sean Ellis was sentenced to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He served 22 years for the murder of Boston Police Detective John Mulligan, who was shot multiple times in the he…
00:42:25 |
Wed 12 May 2021
McAuliffe on Equitable Justice
Shannon ran for Suffolk County DA in 2018; she shares her insights on that important office as well as what it takes to break the cycle of repeat incarcerations for emerging adults. Having a strong c…
00:39:33 |
Fri 30 Apr 2021
“Hit the Gate, Standing Straight”
Not everyone who works in a prison is a correctional officer. Today, Diane’s brother-in-law Irl will share memories of his ten years in the California prison system as a teacher and education adminis…
00:44:45 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
The Fiery Retribution of Marco Flores
Marco Flores, age 27, is ten years into a 15-year prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter. Some people say he should never have been incarcerated. The inner demons that drove him to kill a trusted…
00:31:01 |
Thu 18 Mar 2021
Sidebar: 5 Things You May Not Know About Court – Part I
Sidebar: 5 Things You May Not Know About Court – Part I
00:18:53 |
Tue 23 Feb 2021
Jeruchim for the Defense
Aviva Jeruchim, an esteemed criminal defense attorney practicing in Massachusetts, will share the challenges of preparing a case when your client is stuck behind bars, the unique relationship between…
00:27:52 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
Halloween Bludgeoning in Wellesley
The wealthy Boston suburb of Wellesley was shaken to its core by the grisly Halloween morning bludgeoning of Mabel Greineder. Dr. Dirk Greineder, her husband, quickly became the primary suspect. Tom …
00:42:39 |
Thu 07 Jan 2021
Disorder in the Court
A case of a sheared thumb, a Lalapalooza first step is a doozy and an unlikely hero in a courtroom emergency.
00:20:14 |
Fri 01 Jan 2021
The Murder of Hilda Devincenzo
The sound of running, a scream, a loud bang.
In July 2013, a tenant on the first floor of a triple-decker apartment building in Chelsea, MA, a working-class town next to Boston, was concerned. After …
In July 2013, a tenant on the first floor of a triple-decker apartment building in Chelsea, MA, a working-class town next to Boston, was concerned. After …
00:37:52 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
The Making of a Court Reporter, Part 2
The candid conversation continues about Diane’s thirty years of experience as a court reporter in state court in Massachusetts. Take your seat in the jury box to hear a unique viewpoint from a true c…
00:24:28 |
Sun 06 Dec 2020
The Making of a Court Reporter, Part 1
Diane Godfrey speaks candidly with Jordan Rich about her thirty years of experience as a court reporter in state court in Massachusetts. Take your seat in the jury box to hear a unique viewpoint from…
00:18:40 |
Sun 06 Dec 2020
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