PODCAST · true crime
Rebuttal
by Rebmasel
Comedy, case law, chaos. Practicing attorney and TikTok gal @rebmasel breaks down bizarre, chaotic, and intriguing cases and anecdotes from the legal field you've (probably) never heard of. Listen to Reb's hilarious and informative takes on the weird, the awesome, the horrifying, the inspiring, and the everything-in-between happening inside and outside the courtroom.***NOT LEGAL ADVICE***https://www.youtube.com/@RebuttalPod
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73: The Thief and The Psych Ward
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) "By all appearances, a man who went by William Woods had turned his life around. . . .There was just one problem: Although William Woods is a real person, the man is not that person." –Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Reb visits a really messed up hot dog cart from 1988 and a saga that'll make you question everybody's last name. Just to be sure. This is United States v. Keirans (8th Cir. 2026). Enjoy. SOURCES: 8th Circuit Opinion (April 23, 2026): https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/26/04/251339P.pdf University of Iowa article: https://stories.uiowa.edu/uipd-detective-unravels-decades-long-identity-scheme Find William Woods' name and SUPPORT: https://exonerationregistry.org/ *** MERCH STORE IS LIVE! Shop Reb Masel and Rebuttal Pod merch: https://rebmasel.shop/ CLICK HERE to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice *** Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and Twitter! Follow @Rebmasel on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! *** 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - CASE BEGINS. 03:38 - THE FIRST ARREST. 05:17 - FOUR YEARS LATER... 07:40 - (REB RANTS) 23andMe + Prosecutor budgets 12:00 - BACK TO THE CASE. 13:13 - "WILLIAM WOODS". 14:15 - "CALIFORNIA BILL". 16:56 - Campus police are useful for once?! 17:10 - (REB RANTS) Your husband is a psychopath. Act like it. 19:55 - (REB RANTS) You did a good deed. Stop bragging. 21:23 - "WHO IS YOUR SON?" 24:34 - WHO IS MATTHEW KEIRANS? 28:13 - Identity theft statistics. 29:56 - THE SECOND ARREST. 35:16 - the District Attorney said WHAT?!?!??!?! 37:04 - THE CHARGES + LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE. 39:36 - THE APPEAL & OUTCOME (April 2026). 45:30 - REB'S REBUTTAL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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72: The Shark Arm Case (The Unluckiest Murderer in History)
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from." –Cormac McCarthy, No Country For Old Men. Two tiger sharks, a tattoo, and a richocheted bullet off a man's skull. Reb dives into the Shark Arm Case (1935), the Confrontation Clause, and the Dead Witness Dilemma. Enjoy. *** Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at THIS LINK: https://www.skims.com/rebuttal #skimspartner *** MERCH STORE IS LIVE! Shop Reb Masel and Rebuttal Pod merch: https://rebmasel.shop/ CLICK HERE to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice *** Follow @RebuttalPod on Instagram and Twitter! Follow @Rebmasel on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter! *** 00:00 - Intro / Setting the Scene 01:02 - PART I: THE SHARK 06:57 - PART II: THE BOXER 12:33 - PART III: SHARK, 1; BULLET, 1; GANGSTERS, 0 25:35 - PART IV: HEARSAY LESSON 34:00 - PART V: THE CONFRONTATION CLAUSE 35:29 - Medieval "Trial By Ordeal" was a nightmare 38:16 - WHY DON'T YOU JUST KILL A WITNESS? 39:18 - PART VI: WOULD SHARK ARM TESTIMONY BE ADMISSIBLE TODAY? 43:20 - Reb's Rebuttal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Comedy, case law, chaos. Practicing attorney and TikTok gal @rebmasel breaks down bizarre, chaotic, and intriguing cases and anecdotes from the legal field you've (probably) never heard of. Listen to Reb's hilarious and informative takes on the weird, the awesome, the horrifying, the inspiring, and the everything-in-between happening inside and outside the courtroom.***NOT LEGAL ADVICE***https://www.youtube.com/@RebuttalPod
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