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My Reality TV Star Ex Accused Me of Attempted Murder at a Boat Party — Here's My Side of the Story | Cole Goldberg
Description
Cole Goldberg was 22 years old when his girlfriend — a woman who appeared on the TLC reality TV show 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After — accused him of attempted murder at the 2022 Boca Bash, a massive annual boating event in Lake Boca Raton, claiming he held her head underwater during an argument on the boat. He was charged with attempted second-degree murder, domestic battery by strangulation, and simple battery — and spent nearly four years fighting those charges before finally going to trial. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, he shares his complete account of what happened that day on the water, what facing an attempted murder charge for nearly four years actually required of him, why he turned down a plea deal that would have required six months in jail and three years of probation rather than accept a felony conviction, and what the judge's not guilty verdict on all counts actually produced in someone who spent four years living under the most serious accusation available.
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#florida #attemptedmurder #truecrimestories
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Connect with Cole Goldberg:
https://www.instagram.com/lmcolee/
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Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick:
https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Background
01:01 Moving to Florida and Sports Life
02:13 College, Law Aspirations, and Life Changes
03:14 Bokea Bash: Setting the Scene
05:20 Day of the Incident: Boating and Tensions
07:52 Boat Hopping, Parties, and Escalation
09:13 Drinking, Arguments, and Boat Incident
12:13 Accusations Begin and Sequence of Events
16:13 Events Escalate: The Swimming Incident
20:22 Alleged Drowning and Confrontation
24:22 Police Arrive: Investigation and Arrests
29:13 In Jail: The Fallout and Media Frenzy
33:39 Public Opinion, Press Coverage, and Personal Fallout
37:12 Legal Struggles and Ongoing Trials
41:52 Criminal Trials and Legal Delays
45:16 The Court of Public Opinion and Advocating Change
49:40 Defense Strategy and Trial Outcomes
52:32 Final Trial, Verdict, and Life After the Case
56:00 Lessons Learned, Moving Forward, and Advocacy
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