{"podcast":{"title":"True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews","slug":"true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","podcast_index_feed_id":568948,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42359005.jpg","author":"Tony Brueski","episode_count":500,"summary":"🔎 Daily True Crime Stories | Unsolved Mysteries | Criminal Investigations | Cold Cases True Crime Today is your go-to daily true crime podcast , bringing you the latest murder cases, ongoing trials, criminal psychology insights, and shocking unsolved mysteries . Whether it’s breaking crime news, high-profile trials, serial killers, missing persons, or cold cases , we cover it all with expert analysis, investigative storytelling, and real-time updates . 🎙️ Hosted by leading crime analysts , we uncover the psychology of killers, forensic breakthroughs, police investigations, and courtroom drama —giving you the full story behind the headlines . From notorious cases to little-known crimes that deserve attention , we break down what really happened and why . If you're obsessed with true crime podcasts , criminal psychology, and investigative reporting, subscribe to True Crime Today on Apple Podcasts now! 🎧 New episodes daily.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T12:17:47.477723+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948"},"episode":{"title":"Did Rex Heuermann Really Call Her Sister From the Victim’s Phone?","slug":"did-rex-heuermann-really-call-her-sister-from-the-victim-s-phone","published_at":"2026-06-19T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/did-rex-heuermann-really-call-her-sister-from-the-victim-s-phone","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8918275","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8918275.mp3?modified=1781805254&sid=5001260&source=rss","summary":"It is on the record. Melissa Barthelemy’s sister stood up in a Suffolk County courtroom during Rex Heuermann’s sentencing and told the court he called her from Melissa’s phone after he killed her — and described what he had done. The sentencing itself delivered what everyone expected: three consecutive life terms plus a hundred years, a judge who called Heuermann disgusting, families who cheered when officers removed him. But the legal details inside the plea agreement tell a different story than the one most outlets reported. Rex Heuermann confessed in open court to killing Karen Vergata. She was never part of the original charges. Her family was in the room when he said her name. No new charge was filed. His defense team had spent three years trying to throw out the DNA evidence and suppress the search warrants — then he waived his right to appeal as part of the deal. And the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit interview negotiated into the plea? The Suffolk County DA’s office calls it academic. Not investigative. Eric Faddis sees it differently. Defense attorney and former prosecutor Faddis breaks down what happened inside that courtroom and what the plea deal’s fine print reveals. He explains what Heuermann gained by giving up his appeal, why the Vergata confession exists without a charge, and whether the phone call testimony from Melissa’s sister creates legal pathways nobody has discussed. The Gilgo Beach sentencing looked like a closing chapter. The plea agreement reads like an opening one. END LINKS: Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https:…","meta_description":"It is on the record. Melissa Barthelemy’s sister stood up in a Suffolk County courtroom during Rex Heuermann’s sentencing and told the court he called her…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":948,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/episodes/did-rex-heuermann-really-call-her-sister-from-the-victim-s-phone/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/did-rex-heuermann-really-call-her-sister-from-the-victim-s-phone.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}