Introducing: Hands Tied

About this episode

The episode introduces the true crime podcast 'Hands Tied', focusing on Lizz Melgar Rose's quest for justice after her father's murder.

Hi,  Talina Zar listeners! We're excited to share with you a sneak peek at iHeartPodcasts' latest release,  Hands Tied!   Hands Tied : Lizz Melgar Rose went from being interested in true crime to living true crime. Back in 2012, relatives found her mother Sandy Melgar shut in a closet, her hands bound behind her back. Her dad Jim Melgar had been murdered. There was no time to finish the university course Lizz had signed up for, inspired by her teenage fascination with violence and serial killers. She needed to figure out what happened.  If it weren't for her strange interest, she believes she’d have been lost. It enabled her to protect her family and herself, and helped her try to fit the pieces of a seemingly unsolvable puzzle together.  Award-winning journalist and host Maggie Robinson Katz will take you inside the police investigation that followed, inside the courtroom drama as a jury wrestles with who’s responsible for a truly shocking crime, and inside Lizz’s ongoing battle for answers and for justice. Because there is one thing Lizz is convinced of, the wrong person is in prison for her dad’s murder. Hands Tied is a new…

People in this episode

Host: Maggie Robinson Katz

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder investigation
• courtroom drama
• family tragedy
• justice

Keywords

• true crime
• murder
• investigation
• justice
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: iHeartPodcasts, BBC Studios Audio

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