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Murder, Madness, and Medium-Rare Mishaps
Brian Kohberger's sudden guilty plea sent shockwaves through the true crime community this week. The Idaho murder suspect opted for a deal that removes the death penalty from consideration—a move suggesting prosecutors had amassed overwhelming evidence against him. While this brings some closure, many questions remain about what prompted this last-minute decision that abruptly cancels what would have been one of the most closely watched trials in recent memory.
Meanwhile, the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial has reached jury deliberations, though not without immediate drama. Just an hour into deliberations, jurors reported that one member "cannot perform his duties"—raising questions about the integrity of the process. The disturbing evidence presented, including video footage of alleged violence against former girlfriend Cassie, leaves us wondering whether justice will be served in this high-profile case involving allegations of abuse, trafficking, and intimidation.
Beyond these headline-grabbing cases, we're tracking concerning developments in transgender rights legislation, both domestically and internationally. The Supreme Court has rejected several pro-transgender rulings following their decision to uphold Tennessee's ban on certain medical treatments, while courts in other countries take dramatically different approaches. Most heartbreaking is the update from Boulder, where an 82-year-old victim of an anti-Semitic firebomb attack has succumbed to her injuries, reminding us of the deadly consequences of hate that often fade too quickly from public consciousness.
And in what might be the most bizarre crime story of the week: a Massachusetts man's fatal stabbing of his mother's boyfriend over how steaks were being prepared serves as a disturbing reminder of how quickly ordinary disagreements can escalate to deadly violence. The 41-year-old perpetrator, still living with his mother, reportedly "snapped" during the argument—a tragic case that raises questions about dependency, anger management, and the factors that transform domestic tensions into homicide.
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Well, hello, good morning, happy Tuesday, everybody, everyone. Okay, what do we got going on today? Brian Kohlberger, oh my gosh, what a shocking turn of events. Yesterday early evening the news broke that he decided to plead guilty. There will be no trial. He decided to plead guilty, there will be no trial. He did a plea deal to save his ass from the death penalty. Uh, obviously there must have been overwhelming evidence and so he decided to plead guilty for a life sentence. I don't even know what the sentencing is going to be, but it's not going to be death. There will be no death penalty, that's for sure. So I don't know what that means. Is it going to be life in prison? We don't know. We'll find out later this week.
Speaker 1:Also, in other news, the Diddy trial is in the hands of the jury, and already they sent a note out to the judge. Hands of the jury, and already they sent a note out to the judge not even an hour of deliberation saying that there is a juror who cannot perform his duties. What does that even mean? What does it even mean? I wish I could go find the story and read it to you. It doesn't tell us why, but the name was kind of a foreign name, so I don't know if it's a religion thing, but if so, then you should have revealed this in the beginning when you were being interviewed to be a juror on this trial. So don't give me this crap. Do your job and find him guilty if they.
Speaker 1:If, if sean diddy walks, I will be so upset because the video alone shows when he went and got cassie and dragged her ass back to the room by her hair, that that to me, that constitute as kidnapping. Now I you know what do you think about that? I've been trying really not to follow it that hard because it really sounds disgusting. It sounds gross and disgusting, and I do blame these women a little bit, because why? Why did you keep going back? You knew this about Sean Diddy. Why did you keep doing this and going back? Look, I'd rather be broke ass, homeless on the street than do something like that. Come on now. Oh, all right, I'm sorry, I gotta move on. Um, so you know I've been.
Speaker 1:We really not winning this war against trans? You know that right now I'm going to read a couple of stories to you. Well, not the whole story, just headlines. These are not the couple that I'm going to read right now are not here in america. India state court declares transgender men qualify as women under the law. This is from LifeSite News and again, this is in India, not here in America, but it doesn't mean it's not coming here too. A state high court in India has ruled that transgender identifying men must be recognized as women under the law. This is terrifying. This is terrifying. I'm not going to read that whole thing to you, except that it's terrifying.
Speaker 1:Also, in Alberta, canada, judge sides with LGBT activists. Allows gender transitions for kids to continue. Canada, what the F is wrong with you? I just I'm without speech. Lgbt activists have won an injunction that prevents the Alberta government from restricting gender transitions for children. On June 27th, alberta Kings Court Justice Allison Koontz granted a temporary injunction against legislation that prohibited minors under the age of 16 from undergoing irreversible sex change surgeries or taking puberty blockers. So to me that reads that yes, you can take your child under 16 years old and mutilate their little bodies. Y'all are effed up. Y'all are just effed up. I don't even know what to say to you anymore, really.
Speaker 1:Moving on to a different topic Now, do you remember back? I think it was in Colorado. This is from the New York Post. Yes, in Colorado post. Yes, in colorado. The victim, 82 year old, dies weeks after anti-semitic firebomb attack in boulder. Suspects charged with murder remember this guy shooting off fire, fire bombs, at the people that were there to peacefully um protest, not protest, but I don't know what they were doing. An 82 year old victim of the boulder, colorado, anti-semitic firebomb attack has died weeks after she was badly burned. You remember? You remember this, but you know it's been several news cycles since this happened, so we probably, people, have probably forgotten all about it. The way move, the way the news moves. These days, karen diamond, who was among the 29 victims 29 victims who were attacked while peacefully marching to support the israeli hostages still held captive by hamas succumbed to her severe injuries. The boulder county district this is so sad bless. The suspect, muhammad solomon, is facing upgraded charges, including two counts of first degree murder. Good, fry his motherfucking ass. Sorry, not, sorry, not sorry, all right.
Speaker 1:Supreme court throws out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states. Now this is here in America, abc News. I'm not going to read the whole thing. The Supreme Court has thrown out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justice's recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatment for transgender youth. That's a mouthful mouthful, I really. That's kind of confusing. I wish they would just use short sentences. The supreme court on monday threw out so they're not going to listen to these cases right appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justice's recent decision upholding a tennessee ban on. What does that even mean? They make it so confusing. Just use short sentences and use regular words. Okay, people, but the justices took no action in cases from Arizona, idaho, west Virginia involving the participation of transgender students on school sports teams. The court could say as soon as Thursday whether it will take up the issue in the next term. The high court ordered appellate judges to re-examine cases from Idaho, north Carolina, oklahoma and West Virginia involving access to medical care and birth certificates. The action was unsurprising because the court had set the cases aside until after it decided the Tennessee case, as typically happens when the same legal issue is being considered.
Speaker 1:Okay, so I still don't know what that means. You can go finish reading that over there. We have not won the transgender war by any stretch of the imagination. Make that perfectly clear. This is still an ongoing issue. Executive orders be damned. Executive orders be damned. Executive orders mean nothing. Zero, nada, zip, nothing. Okay, we need to get some laws on the book, which I think is ridiculous, that we even need laws on the book instead of using our fucking common sense that men are men, women are women. They should not be in the same spaces together. Okay, okay, that's my take. Not that my little voice here in north alabama is going to make a damn bit of difference. It's not. I think. Once I get to a thousand episodes on this podcast, I'm calling it quits, because really, what good am I doing here?
Speaker 1:Last one, this is quite the story y'all. How do you like your steaks? How do you like your steaks? Apparently, some guy here, this Massachusetts man, feels very strongly about his steaks, because Massachusetts man accused of stabbing mom's boyfriend 17 times and dousing him with lighter fluid in deadly fight over steaks. What in the world are we at? What in the world is happening to these people? I think, when I read stories like this and you've you've heard him before, you've heard you've read stories like this before where they kind of snap, I think this has a lot to do with drugs and dosing what what they call those mushroom psychedelic dosing. I think it has a lot to do with that. A Massachusetts man is accused of stabbing his mother. I've already read all that.
Speaker 1:Andrew Horseman, 41 years old, seemingly snapped during the fight over steaks with his mom's longtime partner, 66-year-old Paul Pomerello, and went into a bloody rage at the older man's home. Horseman stalked over to Pomerello and proceeded to stab him a staggering 17 times. Prosecutor, he was pissed off, prosecutor Nicole Lawson said during the alleged killer's arraignment hearing on Monday. After Palmerlo collapsed, horseman poured a gallon of lighter fluid on his prone body, police said, but he failed to setmalo on fire as another relative intervened. Thank god, good heavens this guy. You should see him too. He looks like a real winner.
Speaker 1:The accused stabber fled the scene but was arrested soon after near the residence and charged with murder. Wait, how was he charged with murder? He didn't murder anybody. How was he charged with murder? Wait, the accused stabber fled. Oh, wait, did he die? Oh, the guy might. Oh, I guess the guy died. Oh, my god, I guess. So, after 17 times being stabbed, I didn't think the guy died, but he did. Yes, he did. So. The next sentence parmalo was rushed to a nearby hospital but died within the hour. Oh my gosh, for some reason I didn't think this guy died.
Speaker 1:Horseman was living at the home. Of course he was 41 years old, with his mother and parmalo, of course he was living. He, of course he was 41 years old and living with his mommy. Of course he was red flag, red fucking flag. When you cannot support yourself at 41 years old, something is gonna happen. The man had prior beef before the dead. Oh my god, that's, that's a horrible. The man had prior beef before the deadly stabbing.
Speaker 1:Parmalelo was reportedly critical of his girlfriend's wait, of his girlfriend's son, of this guy. Okay, why do they have to? Why do they have? Why do these writers have to do this? Parmelo was reportedly critical of his girlfriend's son, the guy, for being unemployed and still living with his mother at his age. That's what I just said.
Speaker 1:Oh, joshua wood, horseman's attorney, claims his clients violent response was the culmination of years of unaddressed domestic violence. These people knew each other. There was a long relationship here and I think that's important. The history wasn't always peaceful. That doesn't mean he has the right to stab this guy.
Speaker 1:I think when the story fully comes out, it'll be clear that this wasn't a random act of violence. Yes, it was as the commonwealth suggested, but get, no, no, no, no, no, I'm not falling for this. I don't give a rat's ass you take. Look they're. Now. They're trying to play the murderer as the victim of long-term abuse. No, exactly what about stakes the two men were fighting over hasn't been revealed by investigators. Well, probably the way they were being grilled. I mean, men have certain ways that they master the grill right and you don't tell another man how to do it. It's also unclear how long Pomerleau was dating Horseman's mother. Pomerleau basically raised Horseman. The victim's twin brother, peter, said this gets more and more interesting.
Speaker 1:Neighbors near the grizzly murder struggled to wrap their heads around Horseman's being so violent. Here we go. I've known him for 30 years and I'll tell you, excuse me, he was like a gentle giant. He was a great guy. He'd give you the shirt off his back. You know he really would. Neighbor Jeff Burr told WBC TV horseman pled guilty to murder during his arraignment. He is being held without bail. He is due back in court.
Speaker 1:Okay, blah, blah, blah, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. And I have gone way over my time here. We need to get to the question of the day. All right, question of the day Men. This is for the men. Well, okay, if I have women listeners too. Does food have an expiration date? I know most food labels will have an expiration date adhered to the label on the food. But men, do you adhere to that expiration date or do you let it go a couple of days? So what's the deal? Do you adhere to the expiration date on food? I do, I do my husband. He seems to think food will last forever and I have to ask him please throw that out. I am not eating that. All right, I gotta go. Thanks for listening y'all. Love you Bye.
