Forgotten Felonies
This is a True Crime podcast that takes our listeners back in time to rediscover the tales of vintage villainy that time forgot. We include old newspaper ads from the year of the crime that we are covering just for fun.
Forgotten Felonies
Baby John: The Boy Who Lived Through Fire - Part 3
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In the final episode, Isabella J. Martin finally faces trial in a courtroom she cannot control. As the case unfolds, testimony forces the legal system to confront a difficult truth: Baby John was not a criminal mastermind, but a child shaped by coercion and fear.
This episode follows Isabella from conviction, to imprisonment, to retrial, to re-conviction, and back to imprisonment. Then we take a look at the San Quentin prison records that reveal the extent of her unraveling behind bars, which brings a lot of clarity to her entire criminal history.
This episode also traces what became of Baby John after the trial—showing that survival does not always mean healing, and that escaping control is only the beginning of a far more complicated story.
Sorry for the length—but I didn't want to spill over into 4 episodes!
