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Season 4: When Rhoda Nathan's lifeless body was discovered in her hotel room, it was assumed she'd had a heart attack. The autopsy proved otherwise: Nathan, 67, had been viciously beaten to death, punched so hard by her assailant that two of her teeth had been knocked out. Days later, a hotel employee went to the hospital to be treated for an infection in his hand, which was teeming with a bacteria most often found in human mouths. That, plus a pendant an officer said was discovered in the trunk of his car, sealed the fate of Elwood Jones, who awaits execution on Ohio's death row. For nearly 30 years, Jones has maintained his innocence -- and accused police of straight-up framing him. The jo…

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Introducing Untested

    Emily Zabalos says a Georgia detective pressed her about drinking, slurring, and why she did not force Marshawn Curtis out, and she says the 13-minute interview made her feel like a criminal.

    May 6, 2025·40m·2 clips
  2. 2

    Introducing Unsolved, Season 4

    May 3, 2023·16m
  3. 3

    Introducing The Last Ride

    Apr 4, 2023·3m
  4. 4

    Chapter 8: A new trial

    Hidden gem

    Accused's Chapter 8, "A New Trial," follows Elwood Jones's August 2022 hearing in Hamilton County over whether his 1996 conviction for killing Rhoda Nathan in an Embassy Suites hotel room should be reopened.

    Mar 13, 2023·38m·3 clips
  5. 5

    Wondery Presents: The Execution of Bonny Lee Bakley

    Jun 20, 2022·6m
  6. 6

    The Homegoing

    Accused returns to the 1987 murder of Ritha Welch and examines what happened after William Virgil's conviction was overturned through DNA testing in 2015.

    May 31, 2022·43m·3 clips
  7. 7

    Chapter 7: What Now?

    Hidden gem

    Accused: Chapter 7: What Now?

    Mar 15, 2022·37m·2 clips
  8. 8

    Chapter 6: Deserving of Death?

    Hidden gem

    Accused: Chapter 6 examines why Elwood Jones received a death sentence for Rhoda Nathan's 1994 murder while Hamilton County pursued capital cases aggressively in the 1990s.

    Mar 8, 2022·36m·2 clips
  9. 9

    Chapter 5: The (Supposed) Confession

    Hidden gem

    Accused: Chapter 5 examines a late claim that Earl Reed confessed to killing Rhoda Nathan, relayed through Linda Reed and Dolores Shug, and asks why police did not investigate it in 1995.

    Mar 1, 2022·42m·3 clips
  10. 10

    Chapter 4: If Not Elwood, Who?

    Hidden gem

    Accused: Chapter 4 examines why Blue Ash police focused on Elwood Jones in Rhoda Nathan’s 1994 murder while other Embassy Suites employees, including Anthony Dodds and Anthony Lackey, received uneven scrutiny.

    Feb 22, 2022·41m·4 clips
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    Chapter 3: The Investigation

    Hidden gem

    Accused: Chapter 3 examines how Blue Ash police handled Rhoda Nathan's 1994 death at the Embassy Suites Hotel and why former officer Dave Hoffman called the initial crime-scene work botched.

    Feb 15, 2022·37m·2 clips
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    Chapter 1: The Crime

    Accused: Chapter 1: The Crime introduces Elwood Jones, sentenced to death in 1997 for the 1994 killing of 67-year-old Rhoda Nathan at the Embassy Suites in Blue Ash, Ohio.

    Feb 8, 2022·38m·2 clips
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    Chapter 2: The A-Hole

    Hidden gem

    Amber Hunt examines the 1994 death of Rhoda Nathan at the Embassy Suites in Blue Ash, where early witnesses initially thought Nathan had suffered a heart attack before officers identified severe head trauma.

    Feb 8, 2022·40m·2 clips
  14. 14

    Introducing: SUSPECT

    Aug 31, 2021·6m
  15. 15

    Recommending The Sneak: The Disappearance of Mario Rossi

    Mar 23, 2021·6m
  16. 16

    Quick update & introduction

    Oct 26, 2020·15m
  17. 17

    Introducing The Sneak: Murders at Whiskey Creek

    Aug 5, 2020·7m
  18. 18

    BONUS EPISODE: Lessons Learned

    Hidden gem

    Accused examines why Fernald residents received a $78 million settlement in 1989 while workers later received $20 million, unlike many communities near nuclear facilities.

    Apr 22, 2020·36m·2 clips
  19. 19

    Chapter 8: The nuclear wrap-up

    Amber Hunt’s Accused finale revisits David Box’s 1983 disappearance at Fernald, a uranium plant where Richard Schenck documented 298,000 pounds of uranium discharged into the air and 167,000 pounds into the Great Miami River.

    Jan 28, 2020·43m·2 clips
  20. 20

    Chapter 7: A variance in views

    Hidden gem

    Accused: Chapter 7 examines conflicting accounts surrounding David Box's final shift at the Fernald plant, including Charlie Shouse's claim that Box appeared depressed and Harry Easterling's denial that he ever described Box that way.

    Jan 21, 2020·36m·2 clips
  21. 21

    Chapter 6: Last day laid bare

    Jan 14, 2020·47m
  22. 22

    Chapter 5: The king of conspiracies

    Jan 7, 2020·47m
  23. 23

    BONUS EPISODE: Artistic Aftershocks

    Dec 24, 2019·32m
  24. 24

    Chapter 4: The truth about Fernald

    Dec 17, 2019·44m
  25. 25

    Chapter 3: The Cold War creeps

    Dec 10, 2019·41m
  26. 26

    Chapter 2: Testing the suicide theory

    Dec 3, 2019·53m
  27. 27

    Chapter 1: Disappearing dad

    Dec 3, 2019·48m
  28. 28

    Accused recommends The City

    Oct 29, 2019·7m
  29. 29

    Aftermath: I wasn't going to leave her

    Jun 19, 2018·36m
  30. 30

    Aftermath: Some people have a spirit of resilience

    Jun 12, 2018·41m
  31. 31

    Coming Tuesday, May 22: Aftermath, a new podcast from the Accused team

    May 21, 2018·2m
  32. 32

    Chapter 8: After Innocence

    Nov 2, 2017·49m
  33. 33

    Chapter 7: The battle continues

    Oct 31, 2017·41m
  34. 34

    Chapter 6: If not Virgil, Who?

    Oct 26, 2017·43m
  35. 35

    Chapter 5: The lie

    Oct 24, 2017·39m
  36. 36

    Chapter 4: The missing witness

    Oct 19, 2017·41m
  37. 37

    Chapter 3: The case unfolds

    Oct 17, 2017·36m
  38. 38

    Chapter 2: The hooded figure

    Oct 13, 2017·43m
  39. 39

    Chapter 1: The first Sin City

    Oct 11, 2017·34m
  40. 40

    Introducing Accused Season 2

    Sep 28, 2017·3m
  41. 41

    Chapter 9: The update

    The host discusses the ongoing investigation into the unsolved murder of Elizabeth Andes, sharing updates and listener questions.

    Dec 27, 2016·1h 10m
  42. 42

    Chapter 8: The aftermath

    This episode of Accused investigates the unsolved murder of Elizabeth Andes, seeking new tips and evidence.

    Sep 29, 2016·44m
  43. 43

    Chapter 7: The evidence

    This episode discusses the unsolved 1978 murder of Elizabeth Andes and the challenges of solving cold cases before DNA technology.

    Sep 26, 2016·48m
  44. 44

    Chapter 6: The strangers

    The host investigates the unsolved murder of Elizabeth Andes, reexamining evidence and suspects.

    Sep 21, 2016·48m