Thirteen years after IVF nurse Aliza Sherman was stabbed to death in downtown Cleveland, her divorce attorney Gregory Moore is finally heading to trial. On Dateline NBC, host Andrea Canning reported that "Thirteen years after a mother of four was stabbed to death in downtown Cleveland, her divorce attorney is now heading to trial for her murder." Fellow guest Lynn Singer added that Sherman was widely loved, working as an IVF fertility nurse in the nearby suburb of Beachwood.
Meanwhile, other podcasts are looking back at the city's storied history with law enforcement. On Darknet Diaries, retired FBI agent Stacy Whitaker recalled starting out in the "Cleveland division at the time" while tracking the Bayrob cybercrime ring, noting that international co-conspirators ultimately "agreed to come to Cleveland and testify at trial." On a lighter note, legendary screenwriter Joe Eszterhas joined The Joe Rogan Experience to share wild stories of working as a local police reporter. Eszterhas detailed covering the Glenville uprising before pivoting to rock history, describing how he interviewed Jimi Hendrix at the Cleveland Hotel while "the fucking Cleveland cops have gone crazy" over a supposed concert riot, before taking the rock star to a Hungarian joint on Buckeye Road.
Beyond crime and rock history, the city's unique local flavor is drawing modern attention. On My First Million, host Shaan Puri hyped up a legendary local institution, describing "a ninety-eight-year-old Jewish bathhouse in Cleveland that combines Russian-style steam, cold plunge, and massages with giant T-bone steaks and cocktails." Yet, performing in the city can still be a tough gig for outsiders. On Flagrant, comedian Jim Norton recalled how local audiences tried to bait Bill Burr into repeating his infamous Philadelphia rant, laughing that "it happened to him in Cleveland, too" as crowd members tried to boo him into an on-stage meltdown.