EPISODE · Jul 30, 2026 · 39 MIN
The Unique Perspective from a Prosecutor
from Your Lot and Parcel · host Benjamin Diaz/Gregg Owen, Author, and Former Chicago Murder Prosecutor
This story may seem unbelievable, but every word is true.Convergence recounts a brutal double homicide in 1970s Chicago and the trial that never happened. Unlike most true crime books, this is not a whodunit—the killer was caught immediately. It is not a police procedural, though Convergence follows the investigation closely. Nor is it a defense attorney’s tale.Instead, this is a story from the other side of the courtroom.Convergence tells the story of Gio Messina and Delphine Moore’s murders and the trial that followed, but from the unique perspective of the prosecution. You will witness how a case is painstakingly built, brought to court, and argued before a jury. You will see what happens when power and money threaten to stop the trial before it begins. Follow the prosecution from Chicago’s courtrooms to rural Tennessee, as they search for new evidence to replace what has mysteriously disappeared. https://26thstreetbooks.com/http://www.yourlotandparcel.orgSupport the show
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This story may seem unbelievable, but every word is true. Convergence recounts a brutal double homicide in 1970s Chicago and the trial that never happened. Unlike most true crime books, this is not a whodunit—the killer was caught immediately. It is not a police procedural, though Convergence follows the investigation closely. Nor is it a defense attorney’s tale. Instead, this is a story from the other side of the courtroom. Convergence tells the story of Gio Messina and Delphine Moore’s murd...
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