Aaron Spencer's defense team just filed one of the most explosive motions we've seen in this case — and we're breaking it down live. Ali and I are going page by page through the April 20, 2026 motion from Lassiter & Cassinelli asking the newly-assigned judge to (1) reverse the geographic limitation on Michael Fosler's reputation evidence, (2) set aside the order excluding defense expert Carrie Landau, and (3) impose sanctions — up to and including DISMISSAL — for the State's destruction of the dash cam evidence. And the dash cam story? You have to hear it to believe it. The lead detective didn't photograph where he found it. Didn't log it. Didn't document it in his report. He took it to his personal office, pulled the SD card, viewed it on his own computer, then stuck the camera in an untaped envelope in his office cabinet — where it sat, unlogged, for over a year. Officers on scene were told to turn off their body cameras, in direct violation of Sheriff's Office policy. And when the detective testified about what he saw on that memory card, a cybersecurity expert took the stand and explained that the folder structure and video lengths he described are physically impossible for that camera to produce. That's what a spoliation record looks like. We're also digging into why the "Lonoke County only" reputation ruling is legally wrong — and what it means for Fosler's reputation from Indiana and Pulaski County coming in at trial. Plus what happened after the Arkansas Supreme Court removed Judge Elmore from the bench, and why her own oral ruling on the Landau exclusion never made it into a written order. What we're covering live: • The three-part motion and what each piece asks for • Why the geographic limitation contradicts Arkansas and federal law • The Carrie Landau expert fight and what she's there to testify about • The dash cam timeline — every discrepancy, every policy violation • What McCain claims he saw vs. what the camera can actually produce • Remedies on the table: dismissal, evidentiary sanction, adverse inference • What this means for the trial calendar under the new judge Aaron Spencer is the Arkansas father charged with murder after killing Michael Fosler — the man he caught with his teenage daughter. This is defense-of-another at its most consequential, and the evidence the State destroyed is the evidence that would have shown the jury exactly what Spencer walked up on. Drop your questions in the chat. 📩 Patreon — bonus content, early access, Q&A: 🎧 Defense Diaries wherever you get podcasts 📺 Subscribe and hit the bell 🔗 Previous Aaron Spencer coverage: Instagram / TikTok: Defense Diaries Podcast/ X: @defense_diaries #AaronSpencer #DefenseDiaries #LonokeCounty #TrueCrime #CriminalDefense #DefenseOfAnother #SpoliationOfEvidence #MichaelFosler #BobMotta #AliMotta #MurderTrial #FathersRights 00:00:00 Intro & Initial thoughts 00:05:32 MOTION TO RECONSIDER RULING LIMITING 404(a) (2) 00:06:20 Spencer asks the Court to take three actions: 1) Reconsider and overrule Judge Elmore's geographic limitation 2) Enter an order setting aside Judge Elmore's prior order 3) Enter an order granting Spencer relief due to the State's destruction of evidence 00:10:55 A. This Court should Reconsider and Reverse Judge Elmore's Ruling Limiting 404(a) (2) 00:25:25 B. This Court Should Enter an Order Consistent with Judge Elmore's Oral Determination Setting 00:33:49 Conversation and thoughts 00:47:23 C. The Court Should Enter an Order Granting Spencer Relief for the State's Destruction of Material 01:25:00 End of the Motion - Comments, questions and Super chats. 01:42:00 Thanks & goodbyes