EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 1H 6M
She Took Out a Policy… Then He Was Dead | Michael Grady Murder-for-Hire Trial
from The Brighter Side of Blue Podcast · host The Brighter Side of Blue
(45:03) In our featured interview on the The Brighter Side of Blue, we sit down with St. Louis Post Dispatch crime reporter Katie Kull to break down a disturbing murder-for-hire case in St. Louis… the trial of Michael Grady.What starts as financial trouble quickly turns into a calculated plan involving a secret life insurance policy, a targeted victim, and a killing that took place in 2011… but wouldn’t fully come to light until years later.Katie walks us through the courtroom details, including the shocking phone call used to obtain the insurance policy, the timeline leading up to the murder of Charles Harris, and how investigators ultimately pieced the case together through financial records, phone data, and testimony.We also dive into Grady’s background… a paralegal who seemed to be connected to major players in the St. Louis criminal world… and how this case intersected with other investigations over the years.This is a story about greed, manipulation, and how even years-old cases can come back around when the right evidence surfaces.Communities that support law enforcement are safer places to live.#TheBrighterSideOfBlue #PolicePodcast #LawEnforcement #TrueCrime #BehindTheBadge #PoliceStories #StLouisCrime #MurderForHire
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(45:03) In our featured interview on the The Brighter Side of Blue, we sit down with St. Louis Post Dispatch crime reporter Katie Kull to break down a disturbing murder-for-hire case in St. Louis… the trial of Michael Grady.What starts as financial trouble quickly turns into a calculated plan involving a secret life insurance policy, a targeted victim, and a killing that took place in 2011… but wouldn’t fully come to light until years later.Katie walks us through the courtroom details, including the shocking phone call used to obtain the insurance policy, the timeline leading up to the murder of Charles Harris, and how investigators ultimately pieced the case together through financial records, phone data, and testimony.We also dive into Grady’s background… a paralegal who seemed to be connected to major players in the St. Louis criminal world… and how this case intersected with other investigations over the years.This is a story about greed, manipulation, and how even years-old cases can come back around when the right evidence surfaces.Communities that support law enforcement are safer places to live.#TheBrighterSideOfBlue #PolicePodcast #LawEnforcement #TrueCrime #BehindTheBadge #PoliceStories #StLouisCrime #MurderForHire
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