The Christopher Wolfenbarger Trial

About this episode

The episode discusses the trial of Christopher Wolfenbarger, accused of murdering his wife Melissa Wolfenbarger, amidst emerging evidence of another suspect.

In April 1999, the body of 21-year-old Melissa Wolfenbarger was found. With most signs pointing to her husband as the killer, Christopher Wolfenbarger went on trial decades later. But after another strong suspect emerges, would a jury convict him? Please subscribe to our other podcast, CIVIL, which covers civil cases and trials. Listen to the trailer here -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/civil/id1634071998  Sponsors in this episode: Quince - Go to Quince.com/Court for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.  Honeylove - Treat yourself or someone you love to Honeylove this holiday season and right now you can save 20% at  honeylove.com/Court .  Laurel's (Iced Lattes) -  Give it a try the next time you are at Whole Foods OR you can get them online too - at  drinklaurels.com . Pluto TV -  Download the free Pluto TV app for Android, iPhone, Roku, and Fire TV and start streaming now. Post-Production for the show is provided by  Jon Keur of Wayfare Recording Co. This episode was researched and written by Gabrielle Russon.  Please support Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via&nbsp…

People in this episode

Host: Court Junkie

Topics covered

• trial
• murder
• suspect
• justice
• true crime

Keywords

• Christopher Wolfenbarger
• Melissa Wolfenbarger
• trial
• murder
• suspect
• true crime
• Court Junkie

Sponsors

Quince, Honeylove, Laurel's (Iced Lattes), Pluto TV

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CIVIL, Court Junkie, Wayfare Recording Co.

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