Episode 321 - Arsenic and Alibis - The Murder of Jake Embert

In Albany, Georgia, the death of Army veteran Jake Embert was quickly ruled a suicide. But his family never believed it. What began as a heartbreaking loss turned into a twelve-year fight for answers, uncovering contradictions, hidden motives, and a trail of evidence that refused to stay buried.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Editing:
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Sources:
Three more witnesses took the stand in Susan Embert murder trial (youtube.com/watch?v=GLHEOhMsmCE)
Three more witnesses took the stand today in Susan Embert murder trial (youtube.com/watch?v=f6-8aaD2g8s)
LIVE: Susan Embert Trial Day Two Of Witness Testimony (youtube.com/watch?v=iNl73C96WW4)
RECAP: Family, attorneys react to Susan Embert's guilty verdict (youtube.com/watch?v=c-qvgEDMA6c)
Mistrial with prejudice granted for Susan Embert (youtube.com/watch?v=lRuc8DNqZoI)
Judge denies plea of ‘Double Jeopardy’ in Susan Embert trial (youtube.com/watch?v=di25sOUopm4)Busy day in the courtroom as 8 witnesses took the stand in the Susan Embert trial (youtube.com/watch?v=DO_i5FYp1zg)Susan Embert headed back to trial for killing husband (youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Gd4PlMaU8)
Dougherty Co. murder conviction dismissed over speedy trial argument (youtube.com/watch?v=UVgO1ntZ5Uk)DOCO district attorney fights back against Susan Embert’s murder conviction dismissal (youtube.com/watch?v=AH7jLt0yC2Y)Disguised As Suicide Murder Trial: Coroner Testifies in Susan Embert Case (courttv.com/title/disguised-as-suicide-murder-…)
A decade later, Susan Embert returns to trial in husband’s alleged murder (walb.com/2025/12/01/decade-later-susan-embert-…)
Justice for Jake: The murder indictment (walb.com/story/28098067/justice-for-jake-the-m…)
Wife charged with husband's murder back in Georgia (walb.com/story/28129432/wife-charged-with-husb…)
Widow faces more charges in husband's death (walb.com/story/29400297/widow-faces-more-charg…)
Embert trial delayed so another hearing can be held (walb.com/2018/09/10/jury-selection-begin-monda…)
Embert family looks forward to possible trial in husband killer case (walb.com/story/36797661/embert-family-looks-fo…)
STATE v. EMBERT (2025) (caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ga-supreme-court/117…)
Susan Embert trial continues as more witnesses take the stand (walb.com/2019/12/10/susan-embert-trial-continu…)
Embert trial testimony continues Wednesday (walb.com/2019/12/11/embert-trial-testimony-con…)
'You don’t give up on your family’: Murder victim’s family encourages other (walb.com/2019/12/20/you-dont-give-up-your-fami…)Susan Embert takes the witness stand (walb.com/video/2019/12/13/susan-embert-takes-w…)Susan Embert sentenced for staging husband’s 2014 death (walb.com/2020/02/24/susan-embert-sentenced-sta…)
Jake Embert Murder: Where is Susan Fortune Now? (thecinemaholic.com/jake-embert-murder-where-is…)
Susan Embert returns to jail, set to face 2nd murder trial for 2014 murder of husband (walb.com/2025/08/14/susan-embert-returns-jail-…)
Appeal filed in Susan Embert’s murder conviction dismissal (walb.com/2024/06/18/appeal-filed-susan-emberts…)
‘It’s heartbreaking’: Family reacts to 2019 Dougherty County murder conviction overturn (walb.com/2024/05/24/its-heartbreaking-family-r…)
William "Jake" Embert Obituary (banksfh.com/obituaries/William-Embert-35572/#!…)
A former Albany woman indicted on murder charge (albanyherald.com/news/a-former-albany-woman-in…)
Testimony to continue in high-profile murder trial (albanymetrocommunity.com/news-testimony-to-con…)
Mistrial possible after incident on Day 3 of Susan Embert trial (walb.com/2025/12/04/mistrial-possible-after-in…)Online nightmare | Meet, Marry, Murder | FirstLook True Crime (youtube.com/watch?v=HVCqVpazQfc&rco=1)
Behind the Crime Scenes: Lady Fortune | Meet, Marry, Murder | FirstLook True Crime (youtube.com/watch?v=v_zqgzNzBQ8)First Trial Video - Facebook (facebook.com/WALBNews10/videos/883346107437896)
Facebook Trial video - Mr. Buckner continues (facebook.com/WALBNews10/videos/894159516892543)
Facebook Embert List (facebook.com/watch/WALBNews10)