Episodes
Colonel Stephen Patrick Reflects on a Career in Law
Colonel Steven Patrick, a retired attorney and former military officer, discusses his career in law and the changes he has witnessed over the past 58 years.
Crimes in Jersey City and Estates in Red Bank 🏙️ with Michael Warshaw
Michael began his career clerking at the courthouse in Hudson County.
DNA and 🧪 Genetic Genealogy in Crime Investigations
Once again, we welcome Pinellas County (FL) Sheriffs Detective, Chris Lyons, to the NJ Criminal Podcast.
Murder of Jerod Draper in a Safe Place
In 2018, Jerod Draper was pulled over while having a suicidal episode. ⚖️ His life ended shortly thereafter when a Guantanamo Bay trained nurse tortured Jarod Draper to death with a fifty-thousand volt Taser while strapped to a steel chair in Harrison County Jail, in Indiana.
Please help bring attention via Change.org petition https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-jarod-draper
Larry Wilder is fighting for justice in the jailhouse murder of Jerod Draper. In October, 2023, the statute of…
Tom Sawyer Falsely Accused 🔎 A Dark Cloud with Detective Chris Lyons
We welcome Pinellas County (FL) Sheriffs Detective, Chris Lyons, to the NJ Criminal Podcast.
Chris joins us to discuss his role in the exoneration of Tom Sawyer in the 1986 murder of Janet Staschak.
This is a cold case that he was handed almost two decades after it occurred.
Chris is also a founder and Board Treasurer at the Florida Investigators Network.
Video Episode Page: https://njcriminalpodcast.com/tom-sawyer-janet-staschak
Florida Investigators Netwo…
Christian Barth pt3 🚷 Disturbing Revelations
Join us for the 3rd and final segment in this conversation with Christian Barth, author of The Garden State Parkway Murders: A Cold Case Mystery.
Christian Barth is a writer, attorney, and photographer originally from New Jersey.
The Midwest Book Review lauded his first book, The Origins of Infamy, as “a very recommended read for true crime aficionados."
Generally recognized as the foremost civilian authority on the 1969 Garden State Parkway murders, he resides in Connecti…
Christian Barth pt2 🚷 A Tan Mustang
Welcome to part-II in this conversation with Christian Barth, author of 📗 THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY MURDERS: A COLD CASE MYSTERY.
Christian Barth is a writer, attorney, and photographer originally from New Jersey.
The Midwest Book Review lauded his first book, The Origins of Infamy, as “a very recommended read for true crime aficionados."
Generally recognized as the foremost civilian authority on the 1969 Garden State Parkway murders, he resides in Connecticut. We disc…
Christian Barth pt1 🚷 Garden State Parkway Murders A Cold Case Mystery
Christian Barth is a writer, attorney, and photographer originally from New Jersey.
The Midwest Book Review lauded his first book, The Origins of Infamy, as “a very recommended read for true crime aficionados."
Generally recognized as the foremost civilian authority on the 1969 Garden State Parkway murders, he resides in Connecticut. We discuss his book, The Garden State Parkway Murders: A Cold Case Odyssey, published by WildBlue Press.
Christian Barth: https://christ…
J. Wright Leonard 🖺 Certified Document Examiner
Certified document examiner J. Wright Leonard joins Meg McCormick Hoerner on your favorite NJ Law Podcast 🎧 She'll discuss the importance of certified handwriting examiners in court proceedings.
J. Wright has more than 30 years of experience testifying as an expert witness in federal, state, and local courts across the United States.
She is a certified document examiner (CDE) with the American Board of Forensic Examiners and is also qualified as an expert in questioned d…
The Tour - Tiffany Valiante Mystery ⚖️
Welcome to part-3, in this series on the death of Tiffany Valiante. ⚖️
Attorney Paul D’Amato has taken hundreds of people on what he referred to as “The Tour”, a ride-along of the three possible routes from Tiffany Valiante’s house to the point of impact. In this episode, you will listen in as Paul takes Meg on The Tour.
Hoerner Law: https://hoernerlaw.com
What Happened to Tiffany Valiente: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/category/tiffany-valiante-netflix/
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What Happened To Tiffany Valiante's Clothes? ⚖️
In Part 2 of the Tiffany Valiante mystery, ⚖️ attorney Paul D’Amato And Meg discuss, in detail, the clothing that Tiffany Valiante was wearing on the night in question.
We'll cover items that were found at the scene, and clothes and items that were found in the days, weeks and months to follow. In addition, we'll discuss the autopsy, the results of the train’s black box, and statements overheard by a Wawa employee - that Tiffany may have the victim of foul play.
Hoerner …
The Day Tiffany Valiante Disappeared ⚖️
Welcome back to the NJ Criminal Podcast, and part 1 in this series. ⚖️ Attorney Paul D’Amato describes in detail what happened on July 12, 2015, the day that Tiffany Valiante was struck and killed by a NJ Transit train near her home in Mays Landing, NJ. Paul shares that the Valiante family has maintained all along that Tiffany Valiante did not commit suicide on July 12, 2015. Meg and Paul then trace the path that Tiffany traveled the night she died, as indicated by the bloodhound.
Ho…
2022 New Jersey Miranda Rights CLE Highlights
Welcome back to NJ Criminal Podcast for the highlights of a recent CLE about Miranda rights in New Jersey. Meg is joined by attorney, Melissa Rosenblum, of the Mighty MERP Podcast.
Hoerner Law: https://hoernerlaw.com
Mighty MERP: https://MightyMERP.com
Cannabis Legalization in NJ: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/category/cannabis-legalization-nj/
Lindbergh Kidnapping Trial: https://www.njcriminalpodcast.com/category/lindbergh-kidnapping/
Lindbergh Kidnapp…
Law Firm Podcasts 🎙️
Meg is joined by her producer, Tom, for a behind the scenes discussion about business (legal) podcasting. At the time of this episode publication, the NJ Criminal Podcast dominates search results for all "NJ + Law + Podcast" topics.
Recent series, such as the Lindbergh Kidnapping podcast episodes, have broadened the overall visibility & SEO, with "true-crime" keywords. (The NJCriminalPodcast.com website appears 1st page Google for "Lindbergh kidnappi…
All About ⚖️ Pre Trial Intervention in NJ
Welcome back to NJ's favorite Criminal Law Podcast with Meg McCormick Hoerner. This is a quick-info segment about pre-trial intervention in New Jersey. (PTI)
If you have been charged with a crime in New Jersey, you may be eligible for pre-trial intervention. PTI is a program that allows certain offenders to avoid criminal prosecution by completing a period of probation. In this blog post, we will discuss eligibility requirements and the benefits of participating in PTI.
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Chris Riggs 🍃 NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission
Welcome back to the Cannabis Legalization podcast series on NJ Criminal Podcast. Meg welcomes Christopher Riggs to discuss weed business in NJ. Christoper is the chief counsel for the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission. ⚖️ His prior duties include assistant section chief of the New Jersey Health and Human Services Department. There, he piloted the agency and the state's Department of Health through the novel legal issues that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, as ch…
Orlando Nieves 👨⚖️ Office of the Federal Public Defender
On this episode of the NJ Criminal Podcast, we are joined by Orlando Nieves. 💼 Orlando is a criminal defense investigator with the Office of the Federal Public Defender - District of New Jersey. He has years of experience working in the criminal justice system and is an expert on civil rights and the presumption of innocence. In this interview, he discusses these concepts in depth and offers his insights on how they play out in practice.
Hoerner Law: https://hoernerlaw.com
Ca…
Dr. Barry Logan pt2 👨⚕️ THC Impairment
Welcome back to part-two in this conversation with Dr. Barry Logan on the NJ Criminal Podcast. 🎧
This continues our NJ Cannabis Legalization podcast series. 👨⚕️ Dr. Logan is Sr. Vice President of Forensic Sciences and Chief Scientist at National Medical Services Labs. At NMS Labs he leads a team of forensic toxicologists and certifying scientists and is the laboratory director for NMS Criminalistics Laboratories in Pennsylvania, Texas, and North Carolina.
He is also Executive Dir…
Dr. Barry Logan pt1 👨⚕️ Measuring Effects of THC
Welcome back to NJ Criminal Podcast. Meg continues her NJ Cannabis Legalization podcast series with Dr. Barry Logan. 👨⚕️ Dr. Logan is Sr. Vice President of Forensic Sciences and Chief Scientist at National Medical Services Labs. At NMS Labs he leads a team of forensic toxicologists and certifying scientists and is the laboratory director for NMS Criminalistics Laboratories in Pennsylvania, Texas, and North Carolina.
He is also Executive Director at the non-profit Center for Forensic…
Judge Lise Pearlman pt2 🛩️ The Man Who Got Away
Welcome back to the Lindbergh Kidnapping podcast series on NJ Criminal Podcast. This is the second part in Meg's conversation with Judge Lise Pearlman. Lise Pearlman is a retired judge, filmmaker, award-winning historian and best-selling author. 🎙️ She joins host Meg McCormick Hoerner on NJ's favorite law-podcast.
Judge Pearlman's #book -Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect #1 : The man who got away on Amazon
Judge Pearlman was an undergraduate in the first class that …
Judge Lise Pearlman pt1 🛩️ Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspect No 1
Lise Pearlman is a retired judge, filmmaker, award-winning historian and best-selling author. 🎙️ She joins host Meg McCormick Hoerner on NJ's favorite law-podcast.
Judge Pearlman was an undergraduate in the first class that included women at Yale University and later on attended Berkeley Law School. She clerked for California Chief Justice Donald Wright before practicing law in Oakland, California.
Judge Pearlman served as the first Presiding Judge of the California State Bar…
Robert Zorn pt2 🛩️ The Lindbergh Trial
Welcome to part-2 in this Lindbergh kidnapping podcast series. Meg continues her conversation with Robert Zorn, 👨⚖️ as your favorite NJ law podcast continues to delve into his family perspective on the historic Lindbergh Kidnapping case.
Robert Zorn is a graduate of Duke University and of the Wharton Graduate School of Business. In 2012, Robert Zorn published the book Cemetery John, which tells the story of the Charles Lindbergh kidnapping. Robert is uniquely qualified to write on t…
Robert Zorn pt1 🛩️ The Lindbergh Kidnapping
Welcome to this NJ Criminal Podcast series on the Lindbergh kidnapping and trial. 👨⚖️ Robert Zorn joins your favorite NJ law podcast to delve into his family perspective on the historic case.
Robert Zorn is a graduate of Duke University and of the Wharton Graduate School of Business. In 2012, Robert Zorn published the book Cemetery John, which tells the story of the Charles Lindbergh kidnapping. Robert is uniquely qualified to write on this topic as his father, the late Eugene C. Zo…
Lindbergh Trial Podcast Series 🔎
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