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Woman convicted of murdering husband discovered problems with trial evidence

March 30, 2024 / 02:47

This episode covers the case of Bob Dork, who was found dead on February 14, 2000, after his wife Jane reported him missing. Key discussions include the investigation led by Detective Rick Mson, the discovery of blood in the couple's home, and the evidence that led to Jane's conviction.

Jane claimed that Bob had a bloody nose and that she helped clean it up, but investigators suspected foul play. The presence of a syringe with traces of horse tranquilizer and Bob's blood became crucial evidence against her.

In 2001, Jane was convicted of murder, but decades later, new testing by the Loyola Project for the Innocent revealed inconsistencies in the blood evidence. Jane's team argued that some blood spots were never tested and others were not blood at all.

The episode raises questions about the integrity of the original trial and the evidence presented to the jury, highlighting the challenges of wrongful convictions.

TLDR

The episode examines the wrongful conviction of Jane Dork for her husband Bob's murder, revealing flawed evidence and new testing results.

Episode

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Bob dork never went jogging and he never left that residence alive 55-year-old Bob dork was found dead on February 14th
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2000 on the side of the road hours after his wife Jane reported him missing she told police he had gone jogging Jane LED
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investigators into her home they found what they believed to be blood in various places around the couple's
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bedroom detective Rick mson asked Jane to explain the blood she had indicated initially that she had a dog that um had
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been bleeding and then indicated that approximately a week prior Bob had a bloody nose over in the corner by the
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stove and then Bob had cleaned it up it appeared someone had tried to clean the bedroom the carpet next to the pot belly
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stove and tiled floor was wet and had blood stains underneath did any of the blood from his nose bleed go on the
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carpet mhm do you know where mhm right next to the tile cuz I'm the one that helped him
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clean it Jane's explanations were dismissed and the investigator's theory was that Jane killed her husband could
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Bob have been hit in the head while he was lying in bed investigators never identified or found any weapon a
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criminalist testified that he saw blood stains in 20 locations on one of the pillows on a lamp this particular
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nightstand on the pot belly stove was on the ceiling itself had been on the UND side of the mattress the most telling
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evidence connecting Jane to the murder according to the the prosecutor was a syringe found in the bathroom trash that
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had traces of a horse tranquilizer inside there was no evidence Bob had been injected with anything but it did
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have Bob's blood and a bloody fingerprint on it the evidence will show that the fingerprint on this
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syringe was Jane dtic can you explain that I can't really explain it other than um I know that I helped Bob clean
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up a nose bleed and if that's the same time when I took the syringes and threw them in the crash and there was some
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blood on my hand that could have made that happen Jane dork was convicted of the crime in 2001 decades later working
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with the lyola project for the innocent new testing was done including of the blood in the bedroom Jane's team said it
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revealed some of the spots were never tested and others were not blood at all if you just look at all of the pieces of
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evidence that lyola was able to absolutely take apart and yet we know what was told to the jury in the
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original conviction so um how can that happen

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Episode Highlights

  • The Mysterious Death of Bob Dork
    Bob Dork was found dead after being reported missing by his wife, Jane.
    “Bob dork was found dead on February 14th.”
    @ 00m 06s
    March 30, 2024
  • Suspicion Falls on Jane
    Investigators found blood in the couple's bedroom, leading to suspicions about Jane.
    “Jane's explanations were dismissed.”
    @ 01m 00s
    March 30, 2024
  • Controversial Evidence
    A syringe with traces of a horse tranquilizer and Bob's blood raised eyebrows.
    “The most telling evidence connecting Jane to the murder was a syringe.”
    @ 01m 29s
    March 30, 2024
  • Revisiting the Case
    Decades later, new testing revealed inconsistencies in the evidence against Jane.
    “How can that happen?”
    @ 02m 45s
    March 30, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • Jane's explanations were dismissed.
    Woman convicted of murdering husband discovered problems with trial evidence
  • The most telling evidence connecting Jane to the murder was a syringe.
    Woman convicted of murdering husband discovered problems with trial evidence
  • How can that happen?
    Woman convicted of murdering husband discovered problems with trial evidence

Key Moments

  • Blood Evidence00:19
  • Syringe Discovery01:29
  • Conviction Controversy02:07
  • New Testing Results02:10

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