88: Before the Verdict: Sarah Grace Patrick

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<p>Two people are dead.</p><p>A family has been destroyed.</p><p>And a seventeen-year-old girl is sitting in jail, charged as an adult and facing the possibility of life without parole.</p><p>In this episode of <em>The In Between</em>, Mel takes a careful, evidence-forward look at the case of <strong>Sarah Grace Patrick</strong>, a Georgia teenager accused of murdering her mother and stepfather while they slept.</p><p>This is not an episode about internet rumor or TikTok outrage. It’s about what we actually know, what we don’t, and how quickly narrative has replaced transparency in a case where the stakes could not be higher.</p><p>Mel breaks down the known facts, the gaps in the public record, the prosecution’s likely theory, and the defense’s emerging strategy — including the role of adolescent brain development, forensic neuropsychology, and the danger of treating online behavior as evidence of guilt.</p><p>She also confront the broader issues this case raises:<br />What happens to the presumption of innocence in the age of social media?<br />How harmful is it when “experts” turn compliance into confession?<br />And what does it say about our justice system when a child can legally be sentenced to die in prison?</p><p>This episode lives in the space between confidence and proof — and asks why, before trial has even begun, so many people seem so certain.</p><p>Listener discretion advised.</p><p>If you like Mel's work, please tip her:<br />venmo: @melbarrettwrites</p><p>You can now join the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SomethingsOffPod">Something's Off YouTube channel!</a> Click the join button to select your favorite level.</p><p>Follow @realmelbarrett on all socials / TT: @jackofalltradesdc Listen to the In Between Podcast wherever you get your podcasts!</p></div>