All Rise Boston with Diane Godfrey

All Rise Boston with Diane Godfrey


Latest Episodes

“Delivered Like Pizza”: Sex Slaves in Massachusetts
September 29, 2022

A 50-year-old East Boston woman was the mastermind behind a human trafficking operation that forced women into prostitution in Massachusetts. Ramona Hernandez and her husband, Rafael Henriquez, earned

Sometimes It Gets Nutty
August 13, 2022

With all the grimness that occurs in a courthouse, its no wonder that sometimes comic relief is on the docket. Diane reveals to Jordan the lighter side of working in the halls of justice, including a

A Rape of the Mind
June 23, 2022

On February 5, 2015, a bitterly cold morning in the seaside town of Bourne, Massachusetts, a murder-suicide plan was set in motion. A 31-year old Coast Guard Petty Officer, Adrian Loya, armed with an

Up Close: Boston’s Own Hank Phillippi Ryan, Journalist & Crime-Fiction Star
March 28, 2022

HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is the USA Today bestselling author of 13 psychological thrillers, winning the most prestigious awards in the genre: five Agathas, four Anthonys, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark

The Insanity Defense in the Real World
February 25, 2022

Someone commits a crime but is found not guilty by reason of insanity. It doesnt happen just on TV its a real defense entered by a defendant in a criminal trial. The defendant claims that they w

Above Suspicion: The Rise and Ruin of an FBI Agent
February 12, 2022

When Mark Putnam graduated from the FBI Academy in 1986, he seemed to have it all: the new career hed dreamed about his entire life, darkly handsome good looks, an attractive wife from a rich family,

Happy New Year! Hello, 2022!
January 25, 2022

Ring in the Year of the Tiger with Diane and Jordan as they look back at the best of their 2021 podcasts and give you a taste of whats coming up in 2022. Many listeners have been asking about the eve

Defending Whitey Bulger: A Candid Conversation with J.W. Carney
January 04, 2022

J.W. Jay Carney, a prominent Boston-based criminal defense lawyer, rose to national fame when he defended James Whitey Bulger, the infamous South Boston crime boss. Jay is known for taking on the

BLOOD WILL TELL: Clemente Aguirre Was Innocent
December 06, 2021

Clemente Shorty Aguirre thought he had finally found a place beyond the reach of death. He had fled threats and violence in his home country, Honduras, after refusing to join a gang. When he saw his

The Lonely Death of Mary Lou Arruda
December 04, 2021

She still stays in St. Josephs Cemetery. Nobody overturns that verdict. Joanne Arruda knew something was terribly wrong. It was late afternoon on Friday, September 8th, 1978: two days after her dau