True Crime

Hands Tied

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About the show

Lizz Melgar Rose went from being interested in true crime to living true crime. Back in 2012, relatives found her mother Sandy Melgar shut in a closet, her hands bound behind her back. Her dad Jim Melgar had been murdered. There was no time to finish the university course Lizz had signed up for, inspired by her teenage fascination with violence and serial killers. She needed to figure out what happened. If it weren't for her strange interest, she believes she’d have been lost. It enabled her to protect her family and herself and helped her try to fit the pieces of a seemingly unsolvable puzzle together. Award-winning journalist and host Maggie Robinson Katz will take you inside the police investigation that followed, inside the courtroom drama as a jury wrestles with who’s responsible for a truly shocking crime, and inside Lizz’s ongoing battle for answers and for justice. Because there is one thing Lizz is convinced of, the wrong person is in prison for her dad’s murder.Hands Tied is a new eight part true crime podcast from iHeartPodcasts and BBC Studios.

Latest episodes

Episode 10 - Unanswered Questions

October 8, 2025 · 34 min

New insights from the lead detective, the task force tackling home invasion gangs and the role religion played in the trial... Host Maggie Robinson Katz and producer Maggie Latham share the revelations and the conversations that have…
Episode 9 - Amanda Knox

October 1, 2025 · 37 min

Exoneree Amanda Knox on prison life, Manic Pixie Dream Girls, and the similarities she sees between her case and Sandy Medgar’s. In the first of two special, bonus episodes, we also hear the latest developments in Sandy’s case from The…
Episode 8 - Hope?

September 24, 2025 · 30 min

It’s been thirteen years since the murder of Lizz's father and she no longer recognizes the person she has become. But she hasn't given up, and is still fighting for justice every single day. Her spirit, her father's and those of her…
Episode 7 - Aftershock

September 17, 2025 · 32 min

The jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of Sandra Jean Melgar, but it’s not over yet. Host: Maggie Robinson KatzProducer: Maggie LathamScript consultant: Emma Weatherill Sound designer: Tom BrignellProduction support from: Dan…
Episode 6 - The Trial

September 10, 2025 · 33 min

A woman found tied up in a closet, her hands tied behind her back, the door jammed shut from the outside. Now, she’s on trial for stabbing her husband, without a motive. Nearly five years after Jim Melgar’s death, Sandy Melgar is in…
Episode 5 - Warrior Spirit

September 3, 2025 · 30 min

Lizz has entered what feels like a parallel universe. Her mom is no longer Sandy Melgar, or Nana, but The Defendant - accused of first-degree murder. As the wheels of justice slowly grind on, they prepare for trial. Host: Maggie…
Episode 4 - Suspects and Suspicions

August 27, 2025 · 30 min

Lizz knows her best chance of convincing the cops her mum didn’t kill her dad is to find out who did. So she starts investigating. Host: Maggie Robinson Katz Producer: Maggie Latham Script consultant: Emma Weatherill Sound designer…
Episode 3 - Homecoming

August 20, 2025 · 32 min

Sandy is back home, but her home is now a crime scene besieged by journalists. Friends rally around her, Lizz flies in to be with her and the police continue to suspect her. Host: Maggie Robinson Katz Producer: Maggie Latham Script…