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Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Rotten Mango unseats Joe Rogan as top podcast on YouTube; here's what the show is doing — and its Diddy twist
Stephanie Soo 's podcast Rotten Mango has made it to the list of YouTube's Top 100 podcast chart for the week of May 19 to May 25 and is on No.1. It has beaten Joe Rogan again for the second week in a row. Joe Rogan, who has over 20 million subscribers, is now at No.2, as per reports. Rotten Mango's recent success is because it's covering the Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex-trafficking trial in graphic and detailed episodes. Stephanie Soo sits inside the Manhattan courtroom during the trial and gives blow-by-blow storytelling. Her latest episode was titled: 'Kid Cudi describes Diddy 'Like Marvel Supervillain' then called out by Young Thug as a 'RAT'', as stated in the report by Yahoo. Since no cameras are allowed in court, Soo gives a clear picture of everything happening, from questions to evidence. Her team uses notes from three different researchers and court transcripts to make videos that are well-organized and accurate, according to the Daily Beast report. According to reports, one comment on YouTube stated 'top notch coverage of a federal trial'. Another viewer said it describes courtroom vibes so well, it feels like you're actually there. The Meiselas brothers who are the host of the podcast channel Meidas Touch is at No.5 and is famous for political podcasts this week and they have 5 million subscribers on YouTube. It ranked higher than conservative shows like The Megyn Kelly Show and The Ben Shapiro Show. Live Events This week, number 3 is a live podcast by Kill Tony featuring guests like Kid Rock and Carrot Top. At number 4 is a true crime podcast from CBS's 48 Hours, as per reports. Stephanie Soo also launched a second podcast called "Moral Of The Story", which entered the chart at No.81. This new podcast is about retelling scandals in Soo's usual storytelling style. True crime and legal shows are doing really well, 8 of the top 30 spots this week are in that category, as per reports. FAQs Q1. Why is Rotten Mango so popular right now? It covers the Diddy trial in deep, courtroom-style detail. Q2. Who hosts the Rotten Mango podcast ? TikTok and YouTube star Stephanie Soo. Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Where Is Jonelle Matthews' Killer Now? Revisiting the 12-Year-Old's Murder — and How Steven Pankey Evaded Police for Decades
On Dec. 20, 1984, Jonelle Matthews disappeared from her home in Greeley, Colo. Her body was discovered in an unincorporated area by oil workers in 2019 Steven Pankey, a former youth pastor at Jonelle's church, was charged with her murder the following yearFor over 30 years, Jonelle Matthews' disappearance remained a mystery. The 12-year-old vanished from her Greeley, Colo., home in 1984, with no trace until her remains were discovered during a pipe installation in 2019. Though suspicions had long surrounded Steven Pankey — a local man with ties to her church who later ran twice for the governor of Idaho — he wasn't arrested until 2020. After two trials, he was convicted of felony murder and kidnapping and sentenced to life in prison. "During those decades, generations of Greeley police officers have never forgotten Jonelle, many living in torment over the possibilities of what may have occurred that grim evening in 1984, and what could be done to solve this mystery," the Greeley Police Department said in a statement following Pankey's arrest. The statement also shared that detectives began a 'renewed investigation' into the girl's case in 2015. For years, Pankey had continuously inserted himself in the investigation and displayed odd behavior regarding Jonelle's disappearance. Even his ex-wife, Angela Hicks, said in Oxygen's 2024 docuseries The Girl on the Milk Carton that she started collecting evidence against him years before his arrest. So, where is Jonelle Matthew's killer now? Here's everything to know about what happened to Steven Pankey and how he evaded police for over 30 years. Jonelle was a 12-year-old middle school student living in Greeley with her parents, Jim Matthews and Gloria Matthews, and her older sister, Jennifer Mogensen. Her family told NBC's Dateline in 2023 that she was athletic and loved to sing and cross-stitch gifts for her friends. According to The Denver Post, she had been adopted from Los Angeles when she was 1 month old. Her birth mother was only 13 when she had Jonelle. On Dec. 20, 1984, Jonelle vanished from her home shortly after a friend's father dropped her off following a school Christmas concert. The middle school student was alone for just over an hour before her father returned from Jennifer's basketball game to find her missing. Her mother was out of state, caring for a sick relative. 'You could tell Jonelle had been there,' Jim said in a November 2024 episode of 48 Hours. 'I yelled out 'Hi Jonelle,' 'Jonelle, are you there?' No answer.' After Jim called the police, investigators found footprints in the snow near the windows of the Matthews' home. He told 48 Hours that it looked like someone had tried to mess the prints up with a garden rake. The young girl was never seen again. Jonelle's case caught national attention after she became one of the first kids featured in the Missing Children Milk Carton Program. President Ronald Reagan even discussed her disappearance during a 1985 meeting with the National Newspaper Association. On the tenth anniversary of her disappearance in 1994, her family had Jonelle declared legally dead, The Denver Post reported. Her case went cold until July 2019, when a group of oil and gas workers discovered her remains while digging a pipeline in an unincorporated area less than 20 miles from the Matthews' home in Greeley. Jonelle's death was ruled a homicide, and her autopsy report revealed that she had been shot in the head. Pankey was a fellow Greeley resident, living just two miles away from the Matthews' home. Though he was a stranger to Jonelle and her family, they attended the same church, where he served as a youth minister. In 1977, Pankey allegedly left the church after being accused of sexual assault by a woman he was seeing. Prosecutors later dropped the charge, and he told the Idaho Statesman in 2019 that the police have been suspicious of him ever since. Prosecutors said during the trial that Pankey had been excommunicated after the incident, which also cost him his job there as a janitor. He also worked as a used car salesman and a security guard, according to The Girl on the Milk Carton. His ex-wife later claimed during trial testimony that Pankey held a grudge against the church and his former boss, a parishioner named Russel Ross, who also happened to be the father of Jonelle's best friend and the same father who dropped her off at home the night she disappeared. After Jonelle went missing, Hicks said that her ex-husband began acting 'suspiciously.' He made them leave town, spent hours digging a hole in their yard and became fixated on news coverage around her case. She started collecting evidence against Pankey in 1999. Pankey also inserted himself into the police's search for Jonelle and repeatedly hinted to investigators that he had knowledge of what happened. When his son was shot and killed by his girlfriend in 2008, Hicks claimed that she heard him say, 'I hope God didn't allow this to happen because of Jonelle Matthews.' In his interview with the Idaho Statesman, he denied having any involvement in Jonelle's case and told the outlet that he was preparing for a trip with his wife the night the girl disappeared. 'I never met Jonelle, I never met her family, I didn't know she existed or disappeared until Wednesday, Dec. 26 (1984),' Pankey said, noting that he didn't learn of the case until he returned from his trip. The former janitor and government candidate later relocated to Twin Falls, Idaho, where he unsuccessfully ran for governor twice in 2014 and 2018. Two months after Jonelle's body was found, police served a search warrant for his home. Pankey was indicted by a grand jury in October 2020 on charges of murder, kidnapping and crimes of violence. According to 48 Hours, the indictment alleged that he took Jonelle from her family home and shot her sometime 'during the course of the kidnapping.' The document also claimed that Pankey was aware of the rake used to blur the footprints. He was first tried in October 2021, but it ended in a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict on the murder and kidnapping charges. However, he was found guilty of false reporting. Two years later, he was tried again and found guilty of felony murder and second-degree kidnapping. Pankey was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole, per the Greeley Tribune. Following the sentencing, Gloria told reporters she just wanted 'to cry.' 'I cannot forgive him for how he killed Jonelle,' she said while clutching a picture of her late daughter. "God is the only one who can forgive evil, and I feel that this is evil.' Pankey only made a brief statement in court, maintaining his innocence and claiming that his conviction was 'not justice for Jonelle.' Pankey is currently serving his sentence at the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility in Ordway, Colo. According to the Colorado Department of Corrections, he will be eligible for parole in 2040, when he is 89 years old. 'He's an evil person,' Jonelle's sister told The Independent. 'I think he can't let go of things and holds grudges and doesn't like people in authority over him ... I don't have a complete understanding of what he did that night, but if you are so driven by anger towards another sector, like a church or people in the church, that you are willing to commit a crime ... that says something about you.' But she added, 'I'm not fixated by him. I am not going to harbor just anger towards him, because I will not give him another victim.' Read the original article on People
CBS News
21-05-2025
- CBS News
Family of Lenawee County murder victim Dee Warner speaking on investigation
The family of Dee Warner plans to make statements to the media Wednesday regarding the investigation of her murder in Lenawee County, Michigan. Dee Warner was reported missing in April 2021 after she was last seen at her home. Her remains were found on her husband, Dale Warner's, property in August 2024. In the aftermath, her husband, Dale Warner, was arrested in November 2023 and charged with homicide and tampering with evidence. He was arraigned in June 2024 and bound over for trial. He will stand trial in September. The case has received national attention and was featured by "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty in the episode "The 'No Body' Case of Dee Warner. In the most recent development, charges against her stepson, Jaron Warner, accused of tampering with evidence and accessory after the fact, were dropped in early May. CBS News Detroit will monitor the press conference and stream the presentation. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— How to watch statement from Dee Warner's family What: Family of Dee Warner speaking on status of the murder investigation. Family of Dee Warner speaking on status of the murder investigation. Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Time: 11 a.m. ET 11 a.m. ET Online stream: Live on the player above and on your mobile or streaming device ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Yahoo
"I may have killed him" former FBI agent tells 911 after attack on son-in-law
In her first American television interview, the sister of an Irish businessman who was murdered in Winston-Salem, N.C., speaks out to "48 Hours" to defend his honor. An encore of "In Jason's Name" airs Saturday, May 24 t at 9/8c on CBS. Jason Corbett was beaten to death with a brick paver and a baseball bat in 2015 by his American au-pair-turned-wife, Molly Corbett, and her father, former FBI agent Tom Martens. Corbett and Martens maintained they killed Jason Corbett in self-defense after he tried to strangle Molly. They claimed he was abusive to Molly for years and he had been threatening to kill Molly the night he died. Prosecutors said Corbett's death was murder. Now, Tracey Lynch is trying to set the record straight on her slain brother. "They claimed it was self-defense," Lynch tells "48 Hours"' Maureen Maher. "The Martens didn't just murder Jason," Lynch says. "They tried to destroy his character." "Jason was an amazing human being," Lynch says. Jason Corbett was a 30-year-old father of two in Ireland, who suddenly found himself a widower when his first wife died of an asthma attack. He then decided he needed help with the children and hired Molly Martens, originally from Knoxville, Tenn. Soon, their relationship turned romantic, and they were married. Shortly after, they moved to the United States. That's where the story turns leading up to the fateful night of August 2, 2015. Tom Martens told a 911 dispatcher that his son-in-law got into fight with his daughter and he had to intervene. "He's bleeding all over, and I, I may have killed him," he said. Molly also told police that Jason, then 39, was "screaming 'I'm going to kill you.'" "I just couldn't process it," Lynch says of her brother's death. "It was that, you know, he was my best friend. We were just two of the closest people in the world to each other outside my husband and children." Lynch tells Maher that before his death her brother said he was unhappy and wanted to move home to Ireland. "He said she was acting strange," Lynch says of Molly Corbett. "He would open up and say they were having difficulties, and then he would change the subject." Molly Corbett and Tom Martens were arrested and charged with killing Jason Corbett. They were convicted of second-degree murder in 2017 but have maintained their innocence. In March 2021, the North Carolina Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Molly Corbett and her father, Tom Martens. The two were released on bond the following month. In October 2023, Molly Corbett pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter. Tom Martens pleaded guilty to the same charge. The second-degree murder charge was dropped. They were each sentenced to another 7 to 30 months in prison. In June 2024, Molly Corbett and Tom Martens both completed their sentences and were released from prison. Rubio interrupted at Senate hearing during remarks on changes at State Department Car bomb outside Palm Springs fertility clinic was act of terrorism, officials say Sneak peek: In Jason's Name
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
As trial of Sean Diddy Combs is underway, a look at why US rapper's relation with Justin Bieber has sparked buzz
As the trial of disgraced American rapper Sean "Diddy" combs is going on in New York, the attention has turned to the music mogul's ties and relationships with celebrities, particularly Canadian superstar Justin Bieber . The trial of American hip-hop mogul Sean Diddy Combs, who is accused of running a sprawling sex trafficking operation, is underway. He was arrested in September last year and faces charges including racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has denied any accusations of wrongdoing and rejected a government plea deal offer. Why has the spotlight shifted to Justin Bieber? Justin Bieber, 31, often appeared alongside Diddy when he was a teen pop idol. On Thursday, the Canadian singer has broken his silence amid speculation on social media that he was a victim of Sean 'Diddy' Combs. A representative for Bieber told TMZ on Thursday: 'Although Justin is not among Sean Combs' victims, there are individuals who were genuinely harmed by him.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If You Eat Ginger Everyday for 1 Month This is What Happens Tips and Tricks They continued: 'Shifting focus away from this reality detracts from the justice these victims rightfully deserve.' Sources also dismissed the pair's past public appearances as 'performative' and claimed Bieber was actually friends with Diddy's sons. ALSO READ: Justin Bieber breaks silence on if he was a Sean Diddy victim amid latter's bombshell sex trafficking trial Live Events When Diddy befriended a teenage Bieber Sean Diddy Combs and Justin Bieber appear to have met early in latter's career, shortly after he signed with Usher and Scooter Braun's label RBMG Records in 2008. At that time, Bieber was just 14 years old. In November 2009, Bieber uploaded a video to his official YouTube channel titled 'JUSTIN BIEBER's 48 HRS with DIDDY!!' 'You ever seen the movie 48 Hours?" Diddy asks the camera after presenting his protege with a silver Lamborghini, referring to the 1980s buddy movie starring Eddie Murphy. 'Right now [Justin is] having 48 hours with Diddy, him and his boy. They're having the times of their lives. Like, where we hanging out and what we're doing, we can't really disclose. But it's definitely a 15-year-old's dream.' The producer continues: 'I have been given custody of him. You know, he's signed to Usher, and I had legal guardianship of Usher when he did his first album… We're gonna go full. Buck full crazy.' He then asks Bieber what he wants to do with the day and the teen responds: 'Let's just go get some girls.' Diddy approves of the suggestion and calls Bieber 'a man after my own heart.' ALSO READ: Sean Diddy Combs' trial: High profile names like Britney Spears, Michael B. Jordan emerge, shocking details revealed In another video dating from a year later that recently resurfaced on social media, Bieber is seen working in a recording studio when Diddy arrives unexpectedly. 'What's up man, you good? Selling out arenas and everything?' Diddy asks, before pivoting to a more challenging, resentful tone: 'Starting to act different, huh? You haven't been calling me and hanging out the way we used to hang out.' 'Well I mean, you haven't... you tried to get in contact with me through all my, you know, my partners and whatnot, but you never really got my number,' Bieber stutters in response. 'So, you want my number? I'm gonna tell you my number.' Did Sean Diddy make veiled warnings? In 2011, Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Justin Bieber appeared together on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where they were asked about how they first met. Diddy gave a cryptic response, saying their friendship began 'in a strange way,' before adding, 'We want to protect [Justin] because he's genuinely such a nice person besides his talents.' ALSO READ: Jennifer Lopez to testify in Sean Diddy Combs' case? Here's why she might be the next witness When asked about a video showing Bieber with a luxury sports car, Diddy clarified, 'He had the Lamborghini for a day or two and access to the house. And he knows better than to be talking about the things he does with Big Brother Puff on national television. Everything ain't for everybody.' After that, their public appearances together became rare. However, in 2014, Bieber was seen shirtless at Diddy's Ciroc vodka party at the Vanquish Lounge in Atlanta. Diddy's arrest and the impact on Bieber In 2021, the two were seen again in a video where Diddy greeted Bieber and appeared to pat him down—a moment that sparked online speculation that he might have been checking if Bieber was wearing a wire. Two years later, Bieber was featured on 'Moments,' a track from Diddy's 2023 album The Love Album: Off the Grid. But when Diddy was arrested in 2024, The Daily Mail reported that Bieber was deeply disturbed by the allegations and withdrew from discussing them. 'Bieber is so disturbed by the Diddy news and is unwilling to process it or discuss it, so he has shut off,' a source told the outlet. 'Many people close to him were also close to Diddy, and this has shaken him. He had distanced himself from Diddy during the period when much of this is alleged to have occurred. Had he known, he never would have participated in the album.' Another source told People magazine that Bieber preferred not to focus on the situation, choosing instead to stay in a 'happy bubble' with his wife and newborn son. ALSO READ: Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas 'low-key romance' brewing? Truth behind their recent appearances revealed Diddy Faces Serious Charges Diddy is currently facing a five-count federal indictment, including charges of sex trafficking, prostitution-related offenses, and racketeering conspiracy. This week, proceedings at the Daniel Moynihan Courthouse in Manhattan included disturbing testimony from his former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. She described prolonged abuse and graphic accounts of 'freak-off' sex parties allegedly organized by Diddy, during which she said she was coerced into sexual acts with male sex workers while Diddy filmed the encounters. Ventura testified that these parties could last up to four days, with one instance involving a baby pool filled with baby oil. 'It was such a mess,' she recalled. 'I was like, 'What are we doing?''
