Suspect Creators & Guests

Eric Benson is a Texas-based reporter. He is currently a senior editor for Texas Monthly.Benson began writing for Texas Monthly in 2014 and joined the magazine's staff as a senior editor in 2018. His work on politics, sports, film, and technology has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, New York, Men’s Journal, Men’s Fitness, Hemispheres, and Grantland.Benson also wrote, reported, and hosted the podcast "Underdog: Beto vs Cruz" about the 2018 Texas gubernatorial election.Benson was raised in New York.

Matthew Shaer is the author of Among Righteous Men and writer for The Times Magazine. He also hosted the first season of Over My Dead Body Podcast.

Dr. Mark Perlin is an information scientist currently working in forensic DNA identification.

Katherine Edwards is a public defender.

Brian Coates is a Detective with the Redmond, WA Police Department .

Katharine Edwards is a public defender.

Ben Goldsmith is Assistant Supervisor at The Defender Association.

Erin Ehlert is an attorney whose practice is focused on the defense of medical malpractice cases and general civil litigation that is moving towards trial.

Emanuel Fair spent 9 years in jail for a crime he did not commit proclaiming his innocence through two trials, numerous motions, and drawn out judicial delays. It was the culmination of a long and tortured relationship with the criminal justice system. He lost 9 years of his life simply waiting for a chance to prove his innocence.

Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (aka Macklemore) is a rapper, singer, and songwriter.

David Waters is Executive Producer of Suspect podcast.