67: NEW UPDATES in the Pamela Smart Story - Dark Week Revisit
It’s been more than thirty years since Pamela Smart, a 22-year-old media coordinator from Derry, New Hampshire, was convicted of plotting her husband’s murder. But the story isn’t over. In fact, it’s entering a new chapter.
Pamela’s legal team, led by attorney Matthew Zernhelt, has just filed a new habeas corpus petition — and some of the evidence behind it came directly from Mel's own investigation. Among the claims:
Inaccurate transcripts given to the jury — words allegedly spoken by Pam that were never actually audible on tape.
A defense attorney’s unauthorized admission of guilt, undermining her right to a fair defense.
Jurors influenced by the media, not the evidence.
Faulty jury instructions that failed to define deliberation and premeditation.
And a sentence—life without parole for an accomplice—that may have been unconstitutional under New Hampshire law.
Over the next few weeks, Mel will be breaking down these developments, including new expert findings from Marion Davidson and a Loyola University study confirming major transcript errors that went unnoticed for decades.
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66: LISTEN to the new Karen Read Complaint against Proctor, Bukhenik, Tully, Higgins, and the McAlberts, read to you by Mel Barrett
If you're a listening learner, you'll hopefully get a lot out of listening to Mel read you the new Karen Read complaint.
If you want to read along, here's the court filing: https://www.scribd.com/document/951000000/Karen-Read-Lawsuit#from_embed
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65: MEGA Something's Off Episode PART TWO - Karen Read sues...everyone! PLUS Brian Walshe pleads guilty + MORE
In PART TWO of this mega episode--which was too big to upload, so I'm releasing it in parts--Mel + Rebecca break down Brian Walshe pre-trial updates, Karen Read's civil suit against Proctor, Bukhenik, Tully and the McAlberts, Corri Hopkins gets the sidebahs, Deitch is running for Morrissey’s job, Gaitani helps out Turtleboy, and Depetro reaches out to Rebecca.
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64: MEGA Something's Off Episode PART ONE - Karen Read sues...everyone! PLUS Brian Walshe pleads guilty + MORE
In PART ONE of this mega episode--which was too big to upload, so I'm releasing it in parts--Mel + Rebecca break down Brian Walshe pre-trial updates, Karen Read's civil suit against Proctor, Bukhenik, Tully and the McAlberts, Corri Hopkins gets the sidebahs, Deitch is running for Morrissey’s job, Gaitani helps out Turtleboy, and Depetro reaches out to Rebecca.
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Watch the Brian Walshe hearing on @Boston25News : https://www.youtube.com/live/z26hqsgcXVY?si=JqawYIbzwdQSQ9ZY
If you want to listen to the whole complaint, tune in on Friday, November 21, 2025 to The In Between Podcast (wherever you get your podcasts) to listen to Mel read it to you. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-in-between-podcast-with-mel-barrett/id1785257330
Mel + Rebecca's coverage of the Karen Read Complaint starts at: 52:09
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63: SOMETHING'S OFF with the final Brian Walshe pre-trial hearing (IT'S SPICY) and Turtleboy responds to the McAlbert's threats
Something's Off with Mel Barrett + Rebecca Lavoie episode 5.5
Mel + Rebecca break down the final pre-trial hearing before the Dec 1 trial begins for Brian Walshe. We're back in Norfolk County and so are some of the characters from the Karen Read case. It gets SPICY.
AND Turtleboy responds to the Mcalberts threats.
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There’s the official story. And then there’s the truth.
The In Between is an investigative narrative podcast that digs into cases where the facts got buried, distorted, or deliberately ignored. Hosted by journalist and screenwriter Mel Barrett, each season unpacks one story that was never fully told, blending deep reporting, legal analysis, and raw personal narrative.
Mel doesn’t just rehash headlines—she goes digging. She’s spent over a decade uncovering new evidence in the Pamela Smart case, work that helped form the basis of a new habeas petition. In Season One, she revisits the trial that made Smart a national villain—and questions everything we thought we knew.
Season Two, From Victim to Accused: The Veronika Rodriguez Story, pulls back the curtain on a case where a 26-year-old Air National Guard member reported a sexual assault—and ended up the one in handcuffs. What happened next is more than a miscarriage of justice. It’s a warning.
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