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Sep 2025
30m 1s

Episode 5 - Warrior Spirit

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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 Robinson Katz
Producer: Maggie Latham
Script consultant: Emma Weatherill 
Sound designer:  Tom Brignell
Production support from  Dan Marchini, Elaina Boateng and Mabel Finnegan-Wright
Managing Executive Producer (iHeart): Cristina Everett
Executive Producer (BBC Studios): Joe Kent

Hands Tied  is a BBC Studios Audio production for iHeartPodcasts

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