Hands Tied
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<p>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 eight part true crime podcast from iHeartPodcasts and BBC Studios.</p>
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7/30/2025
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Recent Episodes
October 8, 2025
Episode 10 - Unanswered Questions
<p>New insights from the lead detective, the task force tackling home invasion gangs and the role religion played in the trial... Host Maggie Robinson Katz and producer Maggie Latham share the revelations and the conversations that have stayed with them while making the show. </p> <p>Host: Maggie Robinson Katz</p> <p>Series producers: Maggie Robinson Katz and Maggie Latham</p> <p>Sound designer: Tom Brignell</p> <p>Production support from: Dan Marchini and Mabel Finnegan-Wright</p> <p>Managing Executive Producer (iHeart): Cristina Everett</p> <p>Executive Producer (BBC Studios): Joe Kent</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
October 1, 2025
Episode 9 - Amanda Knox
<p>Exoneree Amanda Knox on prison life, Manic Pixie Dream Girls, and the similarities she sees between her case and Sandy Medgar’s.</p> <p>In the first of two special, bonus episodes, we also hear the latest developments in Sandy’s case from The Innocence Project of Texas’ Mike Ware.</p> <p>Host: Maggie Robinson Katz</p> <p>Series producers: Maggie Robinson Katz and Maggie Latham</p> <p>Sound designer: Tom Brignell</p> <p>Production support from: Dan Marchini Mabel Finnegan-Wright</p> <p>Managing Executive Producer (iHeart): Cristina Everett</p> <p>Executive Producer (BBC Studios): Joe Kent</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
September 24, 2025
Episode 8 - Hope?
<p>It’s been thirteen years since the murder of Lizz's father and she no longer recognizes the person she has become. But she hasn't given up, and is still fighting for justice every single day. </p> <p>Her spirit, her father's and those of her ancestors give her the strength to keep going, because this story isn’t over. </p> <p>Host: Maggie Robinson Katz</p> <p>Producers: Maggie Robinson Katz and Maggie Latham</p> <p>Script consultant: Emma Weatherill </p> <p>Music research by Aisha Antwi</p> <p>Sound designer: Tom Brignell</p> <p>Production support from: Dan Marchini, Elaina Boateng and Mabel Finnegan-Wright</p> <p>Managing Executive Producer (iHeart): Cristina Everett</p> <p>Executive Producer (BBC Studios): Joe Kent</p> <p>Hands Tied is a BBC Studios production for iHeartPodcasts</p> <p>At iHeart podcasts:</p> <p>David Wasserman is the Brand Marketing Manager and </p> <p>Ally Cantor-Graber is the director of marketing </p> <p>At BBC Studios Audio:</p> <p>Micahel Fadda is the editorial standards advisor </p> <p>Ella Squire is Podcast Marketing Manager </p> <p>Lucy Matthias is Commercial Lead </p> <p>Helen Penbury is the Commercial & Business Development Director </p> <p>James Cooke is the creative director of Factual for Audio </p> <p>Richard Knight is the Director of Audio </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
11 total episodes available with 10 transcripts
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- What is Hands Tied?
<p>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 eight part true crime podcast from iHeartPodcasts and BBC Studios.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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