Murder on Songbird Road
3.5/5
Critic Rating
Murder on Songbird Road revisits the stabbing death of an 11-year-old girl in Southern Illinois and the subsequent arrest and conviction of her father’s fiancée for the crime. In this series, veteran true-crime host Lauren Bright Pacheco teams up with criminal defense attorney Bob Motta to investigate whether the case—one that tore apart a rural community, sparking controversy, corruption, and ongoing questions—was truly solved, or if an innocent woman remains wrongfully convicted.
Critic Reviews
Score: 3.5
Rebecca Lavoie, Kevin Flynn, Lara Bricker & Toby Ball • Crime Writers On • Mar 6, 2025
"Tara was a mild thumbs up. She found the story interesting but the podcast had more questions than answers. Rebecca said the hosts never convinced her this was a wrongful conviction. That's the fatal deficiency in the series, said Kevin."
