ALLEGEDLY*
THE MORGUECASE CLOSEDAugust 6, 2026
▶ PLAY THIS CASE BLIND Loads the redacted lede with the answer hidden. Three strikes, same as the day it ran.

Case No. 12: Martha Stewart

America's queen of domestic perfection traded a spotless domestic image for a prison jumpsuit in 2004, after a suspiciously well-timed stock sale landed her in federal court.

The full story

Martha Stewart was convicted in 2004 of obstruction and lying to investigators in connection with her ImClone stock sale, serving five months at Alderson Federal Prison Camp. Her comeback included a decades-spanning friendship and cooking show with Snoop Dogg.

The clues we handed out

— The stock was a biotech company called ImClone; she sold one day before the price collapsed.

— She served five months at a West Virginia facility inmates nicknamed “Camp Cupcake.”

— She was once the first female self-made billionaire in the U.S.

— Post-prison, she became unlikely best friends and co-hosts with a famous rapper from Long Beach.

— Initials: M.S.

How this case played

ALLEGEDLY* edition No. 12. Three strikes to name Martha Stewart, with a free clue unlocked after every miss.

Where this comes from

Every case on this site is drawn from the public record. These are the records for this one.

law.justia.com

pbs.org

How players did

44 people have played this edition. 33 of them named Martha Stewart — a 75% solve rate. Of those who got there: 22 on the lede alone, before a single clue, 3 after one clue, 8 after two.

The jury's verdict

Every case that closes goes to the jury. Players who finished this edition were asked: Did the punishment fit?

14 verdicts have been filed. 86% call it fair. 14% say it went too far. Close to unanimous.

See how the jury ruled on every closed case →

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