Topic: Courtroom Drawings

2 chapters across the catalog

Oatmeal
Episode 701 34:13 - 43:37

701: Oatmeal

Boston Marathon Bombing Trial, Missing Video Evidence

As the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev begins, questions arise regarding the "smoking gun" video evidence previously cited by Governor Duval Patrick. Despite official claims that video showed the suspect placing a backpack near a child, no such footage has been produced in court. The defense's strategy of admitting Tsarnaev's presence while blaming his brother is compared to the legal proceedings in the film Idiocracy.

Slave Bracelet
Episode 554 1:14:18 - 1:16:45

554: Slave Bracelet

Silk Road Financial Discrepancies, Courtroom Sketches

The hosts express skepticism regarding the reported $1.2 billion valuation of the Silk Road and the lack of photographic evidence of Ross Ulbricht. They question why only courtroom sketches have been released in 2013 and suggest the figures may be inflated by the FBI.