Truth & Justice with Bob Ruff
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 season 15 follows and investigates the potential wrongful conviction of Jodi (Joseph) Hill, and the divide between the people of Benton Harbor Michigan and the police force tasked with serving and protecting them.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 975
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
S6 Ep30: Detective Dousay - Pt. 1
Bob begins his breakdown of Detective James Dousay's trial testimony. We get a much clearer understanding of how the jury was convinced that Sandy changed her story throughout her police interview on…
00:37:01 |
Sun 10 Mar 2019
S6 Ep29: S6:E29 Follow-Up
While Bob is on the road, he invites Patreon subscriber Jennifer Neeley onto the show to co-host this week's Friday Follow-Up. Jennifer is an instructor at UC San Diego Extension and asks Bob questio…
01:38:35 |
Fri 08 Mar 2019
S6 Ep28: S6:E28 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob answers listener questions from Mike collected from social media. Topics of discussion include Sandra Melgar's health issues, paramedic Stephanie Roberts' testimony at trial, and…
00:42:33 |
Fri 01 Mar 2019
S6 Ep28: Parallel Universes
Bob compares and contrasts the testimonies of Stephanie Roberts and Jennifer Martinez.
00:36:42 |
Sun 24 Feb 2019
S6 Ep27: S6:E27 Follow-Up
In this episode, Mike addresses listener questions to Bob gathered from social media. Topics of discussion include why Bob decided to take on this case as well as the testimony of Maria Melgar at San…
00:35:53 |
Fri 22 Feb 2019
S6 Ep27: Maria's Memory
Maria Melgar's police interview and trial testimony.
00:40:47 |
Sun 17 Feb 2019
S6 Ep26: S6:E26 Follow-Up
This week, Bob answers questions from social media surrounding the transcribed police interview of Herman Melgar.
00:39:17 |
Fri 15 Feb 2019
S6 Ep26: Herman Melgar
English translation of Herman Melgar's police statement, from 12/23/12
00:31:04 |
Sun 10 Feb 2019
S6 Ep25: S6:E25 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob invites listener and psychologist Kelly Dziedzic into the studio. They discuss trauma, its impact on memory, and how these topics relate to Sandy Melgar's case. To learn more abo…
00:52:50 |
Fri 08 Feb 2019
S6 Ep25: Where's the Beef?
Bob breaks down Shawn Carrizal's trial testimony.
00:55:45 |
Sun 03 Feb 2019
S6 Ep24: S6:E24 Follow-Up
Bob answers listener questions form social media and voicemails. Topics include: The woman that Sandy remembers seeing in the bathroom, and the similar home invasion in Kingwood.
00:46:34 |
Fri 01 Feb 2019
S6 Ep24: We're No Fools
Bob begins to break down the Harris County Sheriff's Department investigation into Sandy Melgar.
00:41:39 |
Sun 27 Jan 2019
S6 Ep23: S6:E23 Follow-Up
In this episode, Mike asks Bob questions from listeners on social media. Topics of discussion include the relationship between the prosecutor and the jury foreman and more importantly, the experiment…
00:45:49 |
Fri 25 Jan 2019
S6 Ep23: A Fox In The Hen House?
Breakdown of Point of Error #3, from Sandy's Appeal Brief
00:35:35 |
Sun 20 Jan 2019
S6 Ep22: S6:E22 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob answers listener questions from social media. Topics of discussion range from the prosecution's use of religion as a motive at Sandra Melgar's trial, to the confusion over the mi…
00:47:06 |
Fri 18 Jan 2019
S6 Ep22: Rule 610
This week, Bob breaks down Point of Error Number Two in Sandy's appellate brief. Error #2 cites alleged prosecutorial misconduct, in that the State injected the religious tenants of the Jehovah's Wit…
00:36:46 |
Sun 13 Jan 2019
S6 Ep21: S6:E21 Follow-Up
This week, Bob responds to a voicemail and questions from listeners. He also focuses on the GoFundMe launched to create a reward for information on Jim Melgar's killer.
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00:49:46 |
Fri 11 Jan 2019
S6 Ep21: Legally Insufficient
This week Bob begins the breakdown of Sandy Melgar's recently filed Appeal Brief. The focus of this episode is on the first of three "Points of Error" spelled out in the brief. Point of Error Number …
00:44:04 |
Sun 06 Jan 2019
S6 Ep20: S6:E20 Follow-Up
In this episode, Bob and Mike address listener questions from social media after the last episode where we heard from linguistic forensics expert Jim Fitzgerald.
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00:37:23 |
Fri 04 Jan 2019
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