The Mugshot

Alabama officials are weaponizing the justice system through rigged medical cannabis licenses, secret executive sessions, and selective criminal prosecution. Behind closed doors, state commissioners break open-meeting laws to hand lucrative contracts to political cronies while local cops escape accountability. Listen as we expose the dirty backroom deals destroying local justice on this episode of Backstory Podcast.

Trump N Bama

Out-of-state politicians and corporate polluters are pulling the strings while local leaders hide a massive wrongful conviction cover-up. The episode exposes how power companies poison our water with coal ash while courts protect predator priests. Catch this episode of Backstory Podcast to demand justice for victims forgotten by the machine.
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08.22.2023

SILENCE THE EAGLE

Local prosecutors and police hid critical evidence to lock away a shooting victim for nearly a half-century. Blocked media requests and court transcripts reveal how law enforcement manipulated the story before the defense could speak. Read the truth about how political prosecutors bury police shootings.
But, I Didn’t Do It…
08.16.2023

But, I Didn’t Do It…

Author Nancy Koerner details the tragic 2004 wrongful conviction of Murray "Bubba" Lawrence Jr. in Baldwin County. Koerner explains how police arrested the 24-year-old at work for a murder thirty miles away after an acquaintance framed him to avoid execution. Her account exposes a rigid justice system that ignores innocence and leaves nonviolent victims to rot in state prison.
BULL SITTING Fairhope
08.09.2023

BULL SITTING Fairhope

Fairhope politicians drained utility funds to mask operational deficits and hand out double paychecks to unqualified administrators. Accounting records and historical meeting logs expose how council members cut technical staff while siphoning millions into special projects. The Ripp Report breaks down the financial shell game fooling local taxpayers.

NOT A HARD LIQUOR

Dishonest leaders manipulate public opinion to justify foreign entanglements and maintain control. Desperate politicians peddle fear and false promises to cover up decades of catastrophic policy failures abroad. Catch this episode as Backstory Podcast rips away the government spin hiding political betrayal.
TOP TO BOTTOM CORRUPTION
07.21.2023

TOP TO BOTTOM CORRUPTION

High-ranking state ethics officials enriched their own families with charitable trust money meant for needy college students. Court filings and financial tax returns confirm state leaders pocketed six-figure payouts while dismissals protected political allies. How much longer can state leaders ignore blatant self-dealing?
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07.15.2023

ELLIOTT HISTORY LESSON

State Senator Chris Elliott pushed rogue legislation to strip local control and protect a corrupt political machine. Campaign filings and legislative records prove he ignored public opposition to serve corporate donors and law enforcement bosses. Learn how backroom favors sold out local constituents for political gain.
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07.12.2023

MOTHER BEAR

Family court judges systematically tear children away from fit mothers using backroom deals and baseless claims. Federal lawsuits and internal court complaints reveal a lucrative scheme that enlists favored lawyers to punish protective parents. Our investigation shines a light on the judicial machine profiting off broken homes.