Defense Diaries

A True Crime Podcast. Join Criminal Defense Attorney Bob Motta as he Deep, Deep Dives into both old and new cases of the true crime world. Legal analyst.

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My father was John Wayne Gacy’s defense attorney.

He recorded their conversations. Every session. Every confession. Every lie.

He gifted me the tapes for my 21st birthday hoping that someday I would do something with them, yet those tapes sat in silence.

30 years later, I discovered podcasts and realized that I needed to dig into the Gacy case like no one ever had— and what we found changes everything.

The story you’ve been told about how cops caught John Wayne Gacy? It’s a lie. His own attorneys didn’t know the truth. Nobody did.

Until now.

BURIED: Inside the John Wayne Gacy Investigation is a 33-part serialized podcast built from exclusive recordings, a deep dive into the victims, the investigation, and the trial — and the incredible true story of how the monster was really brought down.

This is not true crime. This is the truth.

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@Bederowlaw and @IanRunkle are talking Clancy trial over at our house with @AlilawMotta.

Come and hang.

https://t.co/na82QeR2Wd

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Nope ⬆️ Wrong. 9 women, 3 men.

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Crack of Dawn. Lindsay Clancy Trial. En route.

Closing Arguments.

A Thread. 🧵

Godspeed to the Jurors today…as they have the weight of the world resting upon their shoulders.

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Deliberating jury is made up of 8 women and 4 men.

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@KristinaRex and CBS are reporting 9 women and 3 men on the jury. What say you @TheLegalEdge?

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After five weeks of testimony, and ADA Sprague still has not a clue how psychosis operates within the human mind. Not a clue.

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Legend.

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@SoulshineLiza Judge Sullivan will give a few more instructions after closing arguments.

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@JGeller24 She did. ☺️

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Man, you just don't get it. This is as real as it gets. Have you ever stood in front of 12 citizens and argued to save another human being's life? I have.

I obviously know the answer to that question. You can tweet thoughtless shit at me all day every day for the rest of your life and it literally has zero effect on me but I'll tell you this, it actually makes me feel sad for you.

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@BobBelichick1 That's right...and the weight of deciding what should be done to their mother, who loved her children more than life itself.

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@idil The Government always gets the last word. They carry the burden.

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@nmrdklm Respectfully, I completely disagree.

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@Millennial63655 Hey m'am, if you can't contemplate the incredible weight that comes along with sitting in Judgment of another human being, I can't help you.

This isn't a television show. There aren't fucking sides. Get off twitter and read a book.