Proof: A True Crime Podcast

Proof: A True Crime Podcast is a serialized investigation into cases of potential wrongful conviction. Hosted by Susan Simpson of the Undisclosed Podcast and Jacinda Davis of TV’s Evil Lives Here, Proof unravels the tangled and competing demands of the legal system, police practices, truth, guilt and innocence.

Season 2: The second season of Proof: Murder at the Warehouse takes Susan Simpson and Jacinda Davis to Manteca, CA where they reinvestigate the murder of 18-year-old Renee Ramos. On June 5, 2000, Ramos’ body was found buried under a pile of debris inside the shell of a new Home Depot building. Despite tips hinting at alternate suspects - tips that were ignored until now - Renee’s boyfriend, 18-year-old skateboarder Jake Silva, and Ty Lopes, the 33-year-old uncle of one of Jake's close friends were arrested for her murder. The questionable testimony of a 14-year-old boy was the key evidence used to convict them both to life in prison.

Twenty-three years after Renee Ramos was murdered, Jake Silva remains in prison and maintains he is innocent. In season two of Proof: MURDER AT THE WAREHOUSE, Susan and Jacinda travel the streets of Manteca, reinvestigating the case against Jake and Ty – and in the process uncover long-overlooked evidence about what really happened to Renee

Season 1: In season one of Proof: RUSSIAN ROULETTE Susan Simpson and Jacinda Davis reinvestigate the murder of Brian Bowling.

On an October night in 1996, a gunshot rattles the walls of a double-wide trailer on the outskirts of Rome, Georgia. 15-year-old Brian Bowling is laying on the floor of his room, head bleeding from a gunshot wound. By the next morning, Brian is dead. Investigators quickly conclude that Brian’s wound was self-inflicted, the tragic result of teenage bravado. And yet within six months, two friends are arrested and accused of plotting to kill Brian. Cain Joshua Story and Darrell Lee Clark are convicted and sentenced to life in prison. An evil teenage plot? A horrible tragic accident? Or, a blatant miscarriage of justice? In this first season of PROOF, Susan and Jacinda drive the back roads of Rome, searching for the truth.

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Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 5 – SAFARI SAFARI
Investigations are built on details. But in the case against Scott Baldwin, a critical one may have been overlooked.
60 min
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Murder at the Bike Shop | Sidebar 4
What’s the real story? Susan Simpson, Jacinda Davis, and Kevin Fitzpatrick break down Scott Baldwin’s side of the story and weigh in on questions surrounding Roberto D’Avanzo’s perplexing case.
19 min
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Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 4 – Bondo Beast
Scott Baldwin is brought in by Kalamazoo Cold Case detectives for questioning, but his answers fail to convince them he didn’t kill Earl O’Byrne. Meanwhile, Roberto D’Avanzo is convicted of murdering his 21-year-old girlfriend, Patty Lang—despite an airtight alibi.
53 min
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Murder at the Bike Shop | Sidebar 3
Susan Simpson, Jacinda Davis, and Kevin Fitzpatrick are back to break down the third episode of Proof: Murder at the Bike Shop - Memories Awake.
20 min
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Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 3 – Memories Awake
Stacey told police that her ex-boyfriend, Scott Baldwin, confessed to killing Earl O-Byrne. They didn’t believe her. But, twelve years later, the Kalamazoo Cold Case Team did.
50 min
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Murder at the Bike Shop | Sidebar 1 -2
Susan Simpson, Jacinda Davis, and Kevin Fitzpatrick share their candid thoughts on the first two episodes of this season of Proof.
17 min
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Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 2 – Kalamazoo Cycle
How was Scott Baldwin convicted? To answer that question the Proof team learns everything they can about 83-year-old Earl O’Byrne and the circumstances of his murder.
50 min
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Murder at the Bike Shop | Ep. 1 – Toes First
PROOF: Murder at the Bike Shop takes Susan Simpson, Jacinda Davis and Kevin Fitzpatrick to Kalamazoo, Michigan where they reinvestigate the devastating June 1988 murder of 83-year-old Earl O’Byrne.
49 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Sidebar 18
It's been over a year since evidence in Renee Ramos' murder case was sent to a lab for DNA testing. The Proof team checks in with Jake Silva to see how he is holding up while he waits for the results.
4 min
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Proof: Murder at the Bike Shop (Extended Teaser)
Proof returns on January 20th, 2026 with an all new case and this time the stakes are higher than ever.
3 min
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Proof: Murder at the Bike Shop (Teaser 1)
PROOF returns on January 20th, 2026 with Season 3, and this time the stakes are higher than ever. In this new season, Susan Simpson along with Jacinda Davis and Kevin Fitzpatrick dive into a murder mystery that has left a terminally ill man - who still proclaims his innocence - behind bars for 25 years.
1 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Ep. 19 - Meeting Jake
Jacinda and Kevin travel to San Diego to meet Jake face to face for the first time.
31 min
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Russian Roulette | Ep. 19 - Two Years Later
The Proof team travels back to Rome, GA to catch-up with Lee Clark and Cain Joshua Storey.
57 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Ep. 18 – Shortest Rou...
Susan Simpson anxiously waits for a crucial update from Jake Silva’s attorneys.
24 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Sidebar 17
Update: Season two wrapped but Jake's case is gaining momentum.
23 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Ep. 17 – The Butterfly
Late breaking information and an unexpected discovery could help solve the mystery of what happened to Renee Ramos.
75 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Sidebar 16
Brady, Brady, Brady. In this week’s Sidebar episode, Susan Simpson points out potential Brady violations in the case, and the team discusses Junior and The Source and why what they have to say matters.
36 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Ep. 16 – Junior and T...
For a lot of people, coming forward with information about Renee Ramos’ murder is a bigger sacrifice than they're willing to make.
72 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Sidebar 15
Susan Simpson and Jacinda Davis do a post-mortem on Episode 15 of Proof: Murder at the Warehouse.
10 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Ep. 15 - How the Game...
The investigation into Renee Ramos’ murder continues with the Proof team back in Manteca where they prepare for a second interview with Tim Fisher.
62 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Sidebar 14
The Proof team is on the road but finds a quiet spot in the hotel's gym to record this week’s Sidebar.
21 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Ep. 14 – Did You Find...
Before talking to Tim Fisher again, Susan Simpson and Jacinda Davis need to learn more about Eric Greer and his motivations for recording a shocking statement about Renee Ramos’ murder.
64 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Sidebar 13
Susan Simpson, Jacinda Davis, and Kevin Fitzpatrick discuss Proof: Episode 13 - A Blonde and a Brunette.
12 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Ep. 13 - A Blonde and...
The Proof team is back in Manteca, deep in the investigation into Renee Ramos’s murder, when an unexpected opportunity to interview a potentially important witness forces them to abruptly change course.
58 min
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Murder at the Warehouse | Sidebar 12
What do Jay Wilds from Adnan Syed’s case and Josh Burroughs from Jake Silva’s and Ty Lope’s cases have in common? Find out on this week’s Sidebar.
22 min