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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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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
Introducing Unsolved, Season 4
May 3, 2023·16m - 3
Introducing The Last Ride
Apr 4, 2023·3m - 4
Chapter 8: A new trial
Hidden gemAccused'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
Wondery Presents: The Execution of Bonny Lee Bakley
Jun 20, 2022·6m - 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
Chapter 7: What Now?
Hidden gemAccused: Chapter 7: What Now?
Mar 15, 2022·37m·2 clips - 8
Chapter 6: Deserving of Death?
Hidden gemAccused: 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
Chapter 5: The (Supposed) Confession
Hidden gemAccused: 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
Chapter 4: If Not Elwood, Who?
Hidden gemAccused: 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 - 11
Chapter 3: The Investigation
Hidden gemAccused: 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 - 12
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 - 13
Chapter 2: The A-Hole
Hidden gemAmber 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
Introducing: SUSPECT
Aug 31, 2021·6m - 15
Recommending The Sneak: The Disappearance of Mario Rossi
Mar 23, 2021·6m - 16
Quick update & introduction
Oct 26, 2020·15m - 17
Introducing The Sneak: Murders at Whiskey Creek
Aug 5, 2020·7m - 18
BONUS EPISODE: Lessons Learned
Hidden gemAccused 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
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
Chapter 7: A variance in views
Hidden gemAccused: 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
Chapter 6: Last day laid bare
Jan 14, 2020·47m - 22
Chapter 5: The king of conspiracies
Jan 7, 2020·47m - 23
BONUS EPISODE: Artistic Aftershocks
Dec 24, 2019·32m - 24
Chapter 4: The truth about Fernald
Dec 17, 2019·44m - 25
Chapter 3: The Cold War creeps
Dec 10, 2019·41m - 26
Chapter 2: Testing the suicide theory
Dec 3, 2019·53m - 27
Chapter 1: Disappearing dad
Dec 3, 2019·48m - 28
Accused recommends The City
Oct 29, 2019·7m - 29
Aftermath: I wasn't going to leave her
Jun 19, 2018·36m - 30
Aftermath: Some people have a spirit of resilience
Jun 12, 2018·41m - 31
Coming Tuesday, May 22: Aftermath, a new podcast from the Accused team
May 21, 2018·2m - 32
Chapter 8: After Innocence
Nov 2, 2017·49m - 33
Chapter 7: The battle continues
Oct 31, 2017·41m - 34
Chapter 6: If not Virgil, Who?
Oct 26, 2017·43m - 35
Chapter 5: The lie
Oct 24, 2017·39m - 36
Chapter 4: The missing witness
Oct 19, 2017·41m - 37
Chapter 3: The case unfolds
Oct 17, 2017·36m - 38
Chapter 2: The hooded figure
Oct 13, 2017·43m - 39
Chapter 1: The first Sin City
Oct 11, 2017·34m - 40
Introducing Accused Season 2
Sep 28, 2017·3m - 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
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
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
Chapter 6: The strangers
The host investigates the unsolved murder of Elizabeth Andes, reexamining evidence and suspects.
Sep 21, 2016·48m