Podcasts by Women and Crime
Two Criminologists cover a new female-focused case each episode. You’ll hear the stories of these women, paired with the science that tells you where it all went wrong. We’ll explore the causes of female crime, victimology, the legal system, as well as celebrate heroines who have left their mark on the criminal justice system.
Dr Meghan Sacks and Dr Amy Shlosberg are both Professors of Criminology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Both have years of first-hand experience working with offenders and professionals in the criminal justice system. They teach classes covering topics such as: Women
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Alison Botha from 2023-12-12T05:00
Ep 157: A woman is kidnapped by two extremely violent offenders. But despite her traumatic experience, her story is extrodinary. This is the Alison Botha storySources for Today's Episode: News24Th...
ListenAmy Fisher from 2023-11-28T05:00
Ep 155: When a wife and mother of two is shot on the doorstep of her home, the shocking story would captivate the nation This is the Amy Fisher storySources for Today's Episode: ABC NewsAn episode...
ListenIntroducing: Love Murder Podcast from 2023-09-18T15:05
Today, we'd like to share a sample episode from our friends over at Love Murder Podcast! The hosts, Jesse and Angie are two friends, (like Amy and Meghan), who team up to tell you stories about lov...
ListenTreva Throneberry from 2023-09-05T04:00
Ep 143: A teenage girl turns up in Vancouver Washington with no identity and a horrific past. But is there something she’s not telling? This is the Treva Throneberry StoryNational Sexual Assault H...
ListenKenneka Jenkins from 2023-08-29T04:00
Ep 142: A 19-year-old woman is found dead in a hotel’s kitchen freezer. The police ruled her death an accident, but her closest family and friends suspect foul play. This is the Kenneka Jenkins sto...
ListenKimberly Bearclaw Iron from 2023-08-15T04:00
Ep 140: A young mother abruptly leaves her children on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. After a strange phone call to her family, her father believes she’s been sex trafficked. As of today, ...
ListenLisa McVey from 2023-08-08T04:00
Ep 139: A teenage girl is abducted by a vicious serial offender. But her quick thinking and attention to detail would mark the end to his reign of terror This is the Lisa McVey storySources for Tod...
ListenLacy Spears from 2023-08-01T04:00
Ep 138: A desperate mother endures countless hospital visits to save her son from a mystery illness. But was his illness naturally occurring, or something more sinister? This is the Lacey Spears St...
ListenChrista Pike from 2023-07-25T04:00
Ep 137: Tennessee’s youngest woman on death row was sentenced at just 18 years old. And even though she committed a heinous crime, should her age and undiagnosed mental illness have been a mitigati...
ListenBrittany Stykes from 2023-07-18T04:00
Ep 136: A young mother’s senseless murder has remained cold for over a decade. But some upcoming technology may crack the case This is the Brittany Stykes StorySources for Today's Episode: NBC Ne...
ListenBrittany Maynard from 2023-07-11T04:00
Ep 135: One woman’s terminal diagnosis leads her to search for death on her own terms. This is the Brittany Maynard storySources for Today's Episode: Wild and Precious Life by Deborah ZieglerPeop...
ListenRevisited: LaVena Johnson from 2023-07-04T19:04
Ep 134: This week we're taking the week off, but revisiting an episode with you from one of our earliest cases. Next week we'll be back with new episodes every Tuesday.___ Lavena Johnson was just ...
ListenAlice Marie Johnson from 2023-06-20T05:00
Ep 132: A woman’s life-sentence over a non-violent drug offense would lead to new policies and a celebrity intervention. This is the Alice Marie Johnson storySources for Today's Episode: After Li...
ListenLori Poland from 2023-04-25T04:30
Ep 124: A toddler girl’s violent abduction would lead one woman on an ongoing quest to end child abuse and neglect This is the Lori Poland storySources for Today's Episode: END CanAn episode of Un...
ListenBrynn Hartman from 2023-04-18T04:00
Ep 123: A failed career and a spouse’s jealousy leads to murder and suicide. Was this a shocking event, or something that had been brewing for years? This is the Brynn Hartman storySources for Toda...
ListenLauren Kanarek from 2023-04-11T04:00
Ep 122: When a social media smear campaign leads to a violent crime, who is to blame and how should they be punished? This is the Lauren Kanarek StorySources for Today's Episode: An episode of 48 ...
ListenZara Aleena from 2023-04-04T04:00
Ep 121: A woman’s brutal assault only a block away from her home brings the whole British probation system into question. This is the Zara Aleena storyCCTV footage via Sky News on YouTube https://w...
ListenDaniella Mestyanek Young - part 2 from 2023-03-21T04:00
Ep 119: (part 2) Raised in one of the most notorious sex cults, one woman’s memoir brings their atrocities out of the shadows and into the light. This is the Daniella Mestyanek Young story - part 2...
ListenDaniella Mestyanek Young - Part 1 from 2023-03-14T04:00
Ep 118: (Part 1) Raised in one of the most notorious sex cults, one woman’s memoir brings their atrocities out of the shadows and into the light. This is the Daniella Mestyanek Young story - part 1...
ListenSydney Loofe from 2023-03-07T05:00
Ep 117: A Tinder meetup leads to a woman’s disappearance and her date on the run. Is it a bad coincidence or something more sinister? This is the Sydney Loofe StorySources for Today's Episode: Klk...
ListenKelly Harnett from 2023-02-28T05:00
Ep 116: A battered woman watches a murder in helpless horror. But when her abuser cites her as an accomplice to save his own skin, she’s convicted and sentenced for a crime she didn’t commit. This ...
ListenBrittany Norwood from 2023-02-07T05:00
Ep 113: A brutal assault on two Lululemon employees left one woman dead and the other with an unbelievable testimony This is the Brittany Norwood StorySources for Today's Episode: The Washington P...
ListenPresenting Deep Cover: Never Seen Again from 2023-02-06T05:00
Here’s a preview of Deep Cover, a show about people who lead double lives. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jake Halpern reveals webs of deception and dark underworlds, through interviews with fed...
ListenJennifer Schuett from 2023-01-31T05:00
Ep 112: An eight-year-old girl is kidnapped in the middle of the night and left for dead. Miraculously, she survives, but it takes nearly two decades for justice to be served. Is it enough for clos...
ListenCaroline Reed Robertson from 2023-01-24T05:00
Ep 111: A young woman’s jealousy over her teenage neighbor’s seemingly perfect life fueled a diabolical plan that would take obsession to the extreme This is the Caroline Reed Robertson StorySource...
ListenMiché Solomon from 2023-01-17T05:00
Ep 110: A young woman’s whole life explodes after she’s forced to give her DNA to a seventeen-year-old missing child cold case. This is the Miché Solomon, or as some know it by, Zephany Nurse story...
ListenPhoebe Handsjuk from 2023-01-10T05:00
Ep 109: A young woman’s bizarre accident leaves her family distraught when her death investigation turns doubtful. This is the Phoebe Handsjuk storySources for Today's Episode: Phoebehandsjuk.comP...
ListenAniah Blanchard from 2023-01-03T06:22
Ep 108: After a young woman disappears, her distraught parents campaign for new legislation that would protect other women from suffering the same fate as their daughter. This is the Aniah Blancha...
ListenSeemona Sumasar from 2022-12-20T05:00
Ep 106: A woman’s report of a sexual assault ends with her arrest for a violent felony. Did she really commit these crimes, or was she framed by an angry ex-lover? This is the Seemona Sumasar story...
ListenAnni Dewani from 2022-12-13T05:00
Ep 105: A 28 year old women is murdered on her South African honeymoon. Was this a car-jacking gone bad, or had the whole trip been planned as a means to her end? This is the Anni Dewali storyMothe...
ListenLauren Giddings from 2022-12-06T05:00
Ep 104: A young female law school graduate vanishes into thin air but a shocking discovery would reveal a threat right next door This is the Lauren Giddings storySources for Today's Episode: An ep...
ListenBrittney Griner from 2022-11-29T05:00
Ep 103: An American two-time Olympic medalist faces almost a decade of jail time in a Russian prison. At the mercy of a foreign justice system and far from home, her only options are completely rel...
ListenJennair Gerardot from 2022-11-22T05:00
Ep 102: A husband’s lies would send his wife in a downward spiral that would have shocking and devastating consequences for all involved This is the Jennair Gerardot StorySources for Today's Episod...
ListenPrisma Reyes from 2022-11-08T05:00
Ep 100: After a young mother’s gets into an argument with her ex- boyfriend ended in an argument, the woman continued to drink on her own at the restaurant’s bar A few hours later she drove to her ...
ListenAngie Barlow from 2022-11-01T04:00
Ep 99: On an October evening in 2016, a young woman attended a small party where she was hired to work as a dancer but was this invitation a rouse with an ulterior motive This is the Angie Barlow s...
ListenThe List Family from 2022-10-25T04:00
Ep 98: What would drive a husband and father of three murder his entire family and would he ever be brought to justice? This is the List Family storySources for Today's Episode: Father Wants Us De...
ListenValerie McDaniel from 2022-10-18T05:35
Ep 97: For most her entire life, this woman was a well-liked and respected veterinarian, mother, and member of society. That all changed however, when she was met a new man, who would convince her ...
ListenCourtney Clenney from 2022-10-11T04:00
Ep 96: After years of toxic domestic disturbances, a relationship comes to a fatal end. Was this a case of self-defense or privilege gone crazy? This is the Courtney Clenney storySources for Today'...
ListenMaggie Long from 2022-09-27T05:00
Ep 94: A family’s frustration mounts as the murder of their teenage daughter goes unsolved. But would a new FBI classification help provide any answers? This is the Maggie Long storySources for Tod...
ListenKim Goldman Interview from 2022-09-20T04:00
Ep 93: This Woman became an advocate for her brother and family following her brother’s murder and sensationalized television trial that followed but much more than that, she became an advocate for...
ListenAmy Bishop from 2022-09-13T04:00
Ep 92: After opening fire on colleagues during a routine faculty meeting many said this Biology Professor must have just snapped. However, a closer look at her history would reveal several warning ...
ListenTondalao Hall from 2022-09-06T04:00
Ep 91: A survivor of domestic violence is sentenced to decades for the abuse of her partner… But WHEN does the burden placed on mothers become unreasonable?This is the Tondalao Hall story. Sources...
ListenRaynella Leath from 2022-08-30T04:00
Ep 90: A 911 call brings authorities to the home of a frantic wife whose husband had just died from an apparent suicide But a closer look into this woman’s life would reveal that this death wasn’t ...
ListenDulce Maria Alavez from 2022-08-23T04:00
Ep 89: It has been nearly three years since this 5-year-old vanished from a New Jersey park while playing with her younger brother. But in a community that has a strong distrust of authorities woul...
ListenLouise Ogborn from 2022-08-16T04:00
Ep 88: When a man identifying himself as a detective calls a restaurant manager asking her to detain one of her employees for an alleged theft, how far would everyone involved go to comply with an ...
ListenKaruna Nundy from 2022-08-09T05:15
Ep 87: As a top lawyer and human rights advocate, this woman has fought tirelessly for gender equality in her home country, helping to move beyond a historical culture of injustice. This is the Kar...
ListenCrystal Faye Todd from 2022-08-02T04:00
Ep 86: On a Saturday evening, this 17-year-old girl hopped in her car to meet her friends for a fun night out, planning to make it home by her midnight curfew. But by 3 am when she hadn’t arrived h...
ListenEthel Rosenberg from 2022-07-26T04:30
Ep 85: In the summer of 1949, the FBI learned that secrets regarding the construction of the atomic bomb had been shared with soviet spies. An immediate investigation led to an arrest of several pe...
ListenTiana Notice from 2022-07-19T04:00
Ep 84: A young woman’s repeated cries for help begging for protection against a predator go unanswered by so many who were sworn to protect, resulting in a tragedy that could have been avoided at e...
ListenSherri Rasmussen from 2022-07-12T04:00
Ep 83: For 23 years, the unsolved murder of this women was thought to be the result of a burglary gone wrong. The case would remain cold until 2009 when DNA evidence pointed to someone in very clos...
ListenDevon Guzman from 2022-07-05T05:00
Ep 82: When a 19-year-old woman is found deceased from an apparent suicide, an investigation revealed the victim’s involvement in a volatile love triangle. The evidence quickly gathered by police w...
ListenRegina Kelly from 2022-06-28T04:00
Ep 81: Young mother, victim of drug war wrongly arrested, jailed, and indicted based on the word of a confidential informant…After being involved in a drug sweep… with no prior drug record, no evid...
ListenMary Kay Letourneau from 2022-06-21T04:00
Ep 80: This teacher made national headlines when she was caught having an inappropriate and illegal relationship. But even after getting caught and being warned by the courts to stay away from her ...
ListenAmy Lynn Bradley from 2022-06-14T04:00
Ep 79: A family’s Caribbean cruise was cut short when their 23-year-old daughter vanished while onboard. The desperate search across several borders left her family with few clues… and worried abou...
ListenMelinda Elkins Dawson from 2022-06-07T04:00
Ep 78: A brutal attack of a young child and her grandmother resulted in the conviction of the child’s uncle of murder. But his wife was adamant her husband did not commit this crime and she set out...
ListenWendy Wein from 2022-05-31T11:40
Ep 77: From dating to home buying, many people nowadays turn to strangers on the internet to solve some of their biggest life problems. But as this woman found out, you can’t always trust someone y...
ListenRadonda Vaught from 2022-05-17T04:00
Ep 76: A nurse’s deadly mistake during a routine procedure; could set a dangerous precedent for all healthcare workers. But was this tragedy the result of criminal incompetence or the product of a ...
ListenAngel Bumpass from 2022-05-03T04:00
Ep 75: A 10-year-old cold case appeared to be solved when a traffic citation let to the arrest of this mother of two. At only 13 years-old, at the time, would a jury believe that she was really cap...
ListenKelly Cochran from 2022-04-19T04:00
Ep 74: A frantic 911 call from a wife brings paramedics to a home where her husband has died from an apparent drug overdose. But this woman was no stranger to the authorities and her husband’s deat...
ListenKatie Janness from 2022-04-05T04:00
Ep 73: On July 28, 2021 in a popular Atlanta Park, a woman and her dog are found in a gruesome scene. Authorities are puzzled as suspects range from scorned lover to a possible serial killer.This i...
ListenBritney Spears from 2022-03-22T04:00
Ep 72: In June 2021, this woman provided the court with an emotional, and indignant 24-minute testimonial outlining the injustice she had endured at the hands of her family, professional team, and ...
ListenMelissa Lucio from 2022-03-08T05:00
Ep 71: This mother’s behavior after the death of her 2-year-old daughter, would be used by authorities as evidence of her guilt. But with major doubts around her case… was justice served? Or is tim...
ListenCase Update: Sherri Papini from 2022-03-06T03:34
Case Update: It's been over five years since California mother Sherri Papini vanished. Then reappeared 22 days later, she was bruised, battered and weighed only 87 lbs. What happened to Sherry?Was ...
ListenShelly Knotek from 2022-02-22T05:00
Ep 70: This mother appeared generous to family and friends and the community. Helping those in need, but in reality, she ran a house or horrors hiding the most shocking of atrocities. This is the M...
ListenEllie Nesler from 2022-02-08T05:00
Ep 69: This woman, like any loving mother would do anything to protect her kids from this unpredictable world turned into a highly overprotective mother who took the law into her own hands when her...
ListenShafia Family Murders from 2022-01-25T06:00
Ep 68: On June 30, 2009, a black Nissan Sentra was found submerged in the Rideau Canal in Ontario Canada. The car contained the bodies of three young girls and one older woman. It would seem on the...
ListenInterview with Amanda Knox from 2022-01-18T05:00
Ep 67: Convicted of murder twice, this young woman suddenly found herself as tabloid headline during Italy’s highly sensationalized “Trial of the Century”. She spent 4 years in prison prior to bein...
ListenMeredith Kercher from 2022-01-11T05:00
Ep 66: While studying in Italy, this vibrant 20-year-old English foreign exchange student was the victim of a horrific crime. What followed was an international media circus that led to several arr...
ListenCase Update: Ghislaine Maxwell from 2021-12-30T21:55
On August 10, 2018, infamous sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a federal jail for those awaiting trial in the Southern District of ...
ListenMary Vincent (Holiday Special from Patreon) from 2021-12-28T05:00
While the team is taking a break this week, please enjoy this 'Holiday Gift' as suggested by one of our Patrons. This was a Patron exclusive episode that some felt was important to share... Ep 65: ...
ListenDanielle Imbo from 2021-12-14T05:00
Ep 64: A young woman goes out one night to meet her boyfriend at a bar where they reportedly had a fun evening but she never returns home again The boyfriend would usually be the first suspect but ...
ListenRecy Taylor from 2021-11-30T05:00
Ep 63: In 1944 Abbeville Alabama, a young African American woman was abducted and assaulted by 7 white men on her way home from church. During a time when the world was against her, the woman brave...
ListenNikki Whitehead from 2021-11-16T05:00
Ep 62: A young woman and mother brutally murdered in her own home in Georgia in January of 2010 was found by her 16-year-old twin daughters, who frantically flagged down police for help. The crime ...
ListenDiane Schuler from 2021-11-02T04:00
Ep 61: A weekend camping trip with family and nieces ends in tragedy, when a 36-year-old mother of two turns heads as she drove erratically on the wrong side on the road, causing an accident that w...
ListenJenelle Potter from 2021-10-19T04:09
Ep 60: Did a Facebook war between a young woman and a young couple inspire a savage act of violence or was this rivalry about something much more than words on a screen. How did this Catfish lead t...
ListenCase Update: Sarah Butler from 2021-10-14T04:00
[Bonus Episode] This is an update to Sarah Butler's case we covered in episode 24In 2016 college Sophomore Sarah Butler left her home to meet up with a man she met on the Internet. Nine days later ...
ListenMarlen Ochoa Lopez from 2021-10-05T04:00
Ep 59: A 19-year-old pregnant woman was looking for some second-hand baby-gear in an online forum for expecting mothers where she found a generous offer of free baby clothes. After traveling to the...
ListenJessica Heeringa from 2021-09-21T04:00
Ep 58: On an April evening in 2013 a young woman working alone in an Exxon mart was just about to closing after her night shift when she suddenly vanished into thin air. Did she leave of her own wi...
ListenYoselyn Ortega from 2021-09-07T04:00
Ep 57: The Krim Family was looking for a nanny to care for their growing family and felt blessed when they found a kind woman with a terrific reference. However, appearances would prove deceiving, ...
ListenLori Loughlin from 2021-08-24T04:00
Ep 56: She was an American television sweetheart, adored for years as Aunt Becky on the television sitcom Full House. In real life, this actress would start a family of her own, having two daughter...
ListenPetit Family of Cheshire Connecticut from 2021-08-10T04:00
Ep 55: Jennifer Petit and her 11-year-old daughter Michaela went to grocery store for their weekly shop, as they often would. However, this fateful trip would be different. Predators who saw a nice...
ListenShayna Hubers from 2021-07-27T04:00
Ep 54: Excited for his evening, Ryan Poston was planning to meet a former Miss Ohio for their first date While getting ready though, he received a visit from his on and off again girlfriend Shayna ...
ListenCase Update: Nicole Addimando from 2021-07-20T04:00
Nicole Addimando (episode #22) was serving a 19-years-to-Life Sentence for the murder of her boyfriend Christopher Grover. Last week the New York Appellate Court has reduced Addimando's sentence. I...
ListenDenise Huskins Story + Interview from 2021-07-13T04:00
Ep 53: It was a night that was supposed to mark the beginning of a fresh start for this couple, however, it soon became the beginning of an experience so terrible even the police would find it hard...
ListenKelly Ann Tinyes from 2021-06-29T06:00
Ep 52: On the afternoon of March 3, 1989, in Valley Stream, NY, a thirteen-year old girl watching her younger brother received a phone call. When she hung up, she told her brother that she was goin...
ListenAsunta Fong Yan Basterra from 2021-06-15T06:00
Ep 51: Adopted as a baby girl by a well-connected, wealthy family this girl seemed to have it all. But, the bright future of this young women was eventually snuffed out after a series of family bet...
ListenAsunta Fong Yang Basterra from 2021-06-15T02:00
Ep 51: Adopted as a baby girl by a well-connected, wealthy family this girl seemed to have it all. But, the bright future of this young women was eventually snuffed out after a series of family bet...
ListenHeidi Fleiss from 2021-06-01T06:00
Ep 50: At just 22 years old, this Hollywood madam earned $1,000,000 in her first four months of running an upscale prostitution ring . But, how long would she stay on top and when eventually caught...
ListenJennifer Thompson from 2021-05-18T06:00
Ep 49: After a terrifying assault, this woman was determined to put her attacker behind bars. She was certain she had identified the right man. However, after 10 years, new evidence submitted would...
ListenDebra Black Crow McNeal from 2021-05-04T06:00
Ep 48: A brutal act of violence against a Native American woman in her own home highlights an epidemic of violence - the shocking number of crimes committed against Native American women and the la...
ListenEllen Rae Greenberg from 2021-04-20T06:00
Ep 47: In Jan 2011, Ellen Greenberg was found dead in her apartment with 20 stab wounds to her head, neck and stomach and a 10-inch knife lodged in her chest. Yet despite these wounds, Ellen’s caus...
ListenChannon Christian and Christopher Newsome from 2021-04-06T06:00
Ep 46: In Knoxville Tennessee, a young woman and her new boyfriend, leave the house one night for a movie at a friend’s house but they never return home. Soon after their disappearance, the communi...
ListenBeverley Gail Allitt from 2021-03-25T06:00
Ep 45: In the winter of 1991, tragedy hit the local hospital in Lincolnshire, England when many children were suddenly stricken by a mysterious&deadly illness. Doctors were baffled as these childr...
ListenSandy Melgar from 2021-03-23T02:00
Ep 44: A few days before Christmas in 2012, Jim & Sandy Melgar were celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary. However, by the end of the night, tragedy would strike and the next day family member...
ListenMyra Hindley from 2021-03-18T06:00
Ep 43: Over the period of 2 years, five children would disappear in Manchester England and would never seen by their loved ones again. Known as the most notorious child murders of their time, the ...
ListenBerlinah Wallace from 2021-03-11T07:00
Ep 42: Soon after Mark van Dongen ended his relationship with Berlinah Wallace. She would lure him back to her home under the guise of reconciliation. However, That evening while Mark was asleep, B...
ListenTracey Thurman from 2021-03-09T07:00
Ep 41: On June 10, 1983, in Torrington Connecticut, a young mother was violently attacked by her ex-husband. The vicious attack would spill over into the streets of Torrington around horrified spec...
ListenSuzanne Capper from 2021-03-04T07:00
Ep 40 - UK edition: After an unstable early life at home, a young teenage girl in Manchester, England finds herself a new group of friends who she looked at as family and who she believed loved her...
ListenJudge Esther Salas from 2021-02-23T02:00
Ep 39: This woman made history as the America’s first Hispanic woman to be appointed as a federal judge, unfortunately many people only became aware of her after tragedy struck her family on the ev...
ListenMichelle Carter from 2021-02-09T02:01
Ep 38: Though they only met a few times, this teenage couple claimed to be in love. And after one of them winds up taking his own life, evidence would soon surface through the thousands of text mes...
ListenSherri Papini from 2021-01-26T02:00
Ep 37: It’s been over four years since 34 year old mother Sherri Papini vanished then reappeared 22 days later, chained and branded, 15 pounds lighter with cut hair, a broken nose and severe bruisi...
ListenA Psychological View of Cindy James from 2021-01-19T02:00
[BONUS Episode] Meg & Amy are joined by psychologists Dr. Shiloh & Dr. Scott from “L.A. Not So Confidential” podcast, to examine the Cindy James case from a psychologists’ point of view. In the 19...
ListenWendy Trapaga from 2021-01-12T02:00
Ep 36: Four days after her wedding, this beautiful, loving, young 21-year-old newlywed, was murdered. Was this a brutal murder by a stranger or did someone else, closer to home, have a motive for t...
ListenPatricia Stallings from 2020-12-15T08:01:22
Ep 35: After her three month old son Ryan got violently ill, Patricia Stallings rushed him to the hospital where he was placed in the pediatric intensive care unit. She and her husband were informe...
ListenVirginia McMartin from 2020-12-01T02:02:19
Ep 34: In the 1980s a prominent 76-year-old owner of a family-run preschool was named as the head of a child molestation ring. The accusations eventually extending to her children and even her gran...
ListenMarshae Jones from 2020-11-24T02:02:42
Ep 33: 27-year-old, Marshae Jones was five months pregnant when she was involved in a fight that ended in tragic death of her unborn child. A few months later a grand jury indicted Marshae on a man...
ListenCindy James from 2020-11-17T02:02
Ep 32: During the 1980s, Cindy James was purportedly the victim of over 100 attacks of physical and mental abuse by an unknown assailant. After a heavy police presence and no assailant ever identif...
ListenAngela Samota and Sheila Wysocki from 2020-11-10T02:01:27
Ep 31: After more than 20 years the brutal rape and murder of college student Angela Samota was finally solved, thanks in part to the tenacity of her best friend. Why did it take police so long to ...
ListenInterview with Crystal Gail Mangum from 2020-11-03T02:01:05
Ep 30: We revisit a previous case with new insights in an exclusive interview with Duke Lacrosse accuser, Crystal Gail Mangum. Crystal was convicted of murder after a domestic incident led to the s...
ListenMartha Moxley from 2020-10-27T02:02:35
Ep 29: Greenwich Connecticut, one of the most upscale suburbs in the United States, was a place where violent crimes didn’t happen. But on the fateful night before Halloween of 1975, the brutal mur...
ListenLauria Bible and Ashley Freeman from 2020-10-13T02:02
Ep 28: A night that started with a birthday celebration ended in tragedy when a fire erupted in the early hours at the Freeman home. Among the rubble, two adults were found, both with a gun shot wo...
ListenGhislaine Maxwell from 2020-09-29T02:02:48
Ep 27: After accused sexual predator, Jeffrey Epstein’s death, the world and authorities began to take a closer look at his longtime female companion, and alleged “madame”. In this episode, Meghan ...
ListenBarbara Rae-Venter from 2020-09-15T02:02:26
Ep 26: Now a genetic genealogist this woman is best known for her groundbreaking work on the Golden State Killer case, she was recently named one of Time’s 100 most influential people of 2019. Sour...
ListenColleen Wood from 2020-09-01T02:02:39
Ep 25: 52-year-old Colleen Wood was planning to embark on her dream trip, sailing around the world with her newfound love, John Paul. But after a while, John Paul resurfaced without Colleen, and he...
ListenSarah Butler from 2020-08-18T02:00
Ep 24: On the evening of November 22, 2016 collegeSophomore Sarah Butler left her home in NJ to meet up with a man she met on the Internet. Nine days later her body was found in a nearby park. Soon...
ListenAudrey Marie Hilley from 2020-08-04T02:01:09
Ep 23: Beginning with a mother’s lies, scams and other much more serious crimes, Audrey Marie Hilley tries to pull off the ultimate con, but her audacious attempt to outsmart everyone would prove t...
ListenNicole Addimando from 2020-07-20T02:01
Ep 22: On the evening of September 28, 2017, 30-year-old Christoper Grover was shot in the head by his live in girlfriend and mother of his two children, Nicole Addimando. Was this self-defense aft...
ListenKathleen Zellner from 2020-07-07T02:00:48
Ep 21: This is the story of a woman is known for her commitment to fight for justice forthose who most of society has given up on. This woman’s notorious work in the criminal justice system hasshin...
ListenJoAnn Parks from 2020-06-23T02:00:46
Ep 20: On the evening of April 9, 1989, JoAnn Parks put her three children to sleep and went to bed. She woke up around midnight to the sound of her children screaming and to a home engulfed in fla...
ListenRace and Crime in America from 2020-06-09T02:01:17
Ep 19: As the country faces a crisis in race and justice, the cases we discuss today have helped bring our attention to some of the most significant injustices and important issues, but do we know ...
ListenShanda Sharer from 2020-05-26T02:00:48
Ep 18: In the backdrop of Teenage relationships and rivalry, the jealousy of one would be the impetuous for a shocking crime involving not one or two but 4 murderers and one innocent 12 year old gi...
ListenLorena (Bobbitt) Gallo Interview from 2020-05-21T21:00
Ep 17: In 1993, after years of alleged physical and sexual abuse, Lorena Bobbitt cut off her husband John’s penis with a knife while he was asleep in bed. The case made international news and tablo...
ListenCyntoia Brown from 2020-05-12T06:36:46
Ep 16: At just 16 years old Cyntoia Brown was arrested for the murder of 43 year old Johnny Michael Allen. After being tried as an adult Cyntoia was sentenced to life in prison. After years of advo...
ListenCrawlspace Interview from 2020-05-06T01:35:17
Bonus Episode: Meghan & Amy were interviewed by the guys from Crawlspace. Next week we return to our regularly scheduled episode. Support Our Work: If you’re enjoying the podcast and would like to ...
ListenCrystal Gail Mangum from 2020-04-28T02:00
Ep 15: A domestic incident led to the stabbing of 46-year-old Reginald Day in the spring of 2011 by his live in girlfriend at the time but his attacker was more than your average citizen in this No...
ListenNatalee Holloway from 2020-04-21T02:00
Ep 14: In May 2005, shortly after graduating with honors, 18 Year old Natalee Holloway joined over 100 of her classmates on a senior class trip to Aruba. On the last night of the trip Natalee and s...
ListenAmanda Lewis from 2020-04-14T02:00
Ep 13: On August 8, 2007, seven-year-old Adrianna Hutto drowned in her pool in what seemed like a clear accidental drowning, not uncommon in Florida, but a surprise witness would quickly come forwa...
ListenSarah Stern from 2020-03-31T02:00:20
Ep 12: On the evening of December 3, 2016, police received a report of an abandoned vehicle on a bridge in Belmar, NJ. It didn’t take long for them to discover that the car belonged to 19 year old ...
ListenMelissa Huckaby from 2020-03-17T02:05:24
Ep 11: The brutal murder of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu in 2009 would shock and devastate a small town in California but the revelation of her killer would be even more shocking and would leave everyon...
ListenErin Caffey from 2020-03-03T02:05:38
Ep 10: In the early morning hours of March 1, 2008, 2 young men burst into the Caffey home in the middle of the night and embarked on a killing spree that would leave two young children and their m...
ListenDominique Dunne from 2020-02-24T12:27:57
Ep 09: Dominique Dunne was a talented young actress who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in a fit of jealousy and rage. The trial that would follow shocked the victim’s family, observers and the en...
ListenLavena Johnson from 2020-02-18T12:00:38
Ep 08: Lavena Johnson was just a few days shy of her 20th birthday when her body was found lifeless in a tent on a U.S. military base in Iraq. Her death was quickly ruled a suicide by army investig...
ListenDarlie Routier from 2020-02-04T01:00
Ep 07: Darlie Routier was convicted of the 1996 murder of her two small children, Damon and Devon, but she has always adamantly maintained her innocence. Did this seemingly happy housewife and moth...
ListenNoura Jackson from 2020-01-21T04:28:39
Ep 06: In the early morning hours of June 5, 2005, 18 year old Noura Jackson discovered her mother naked and brutally stabbed in their Memphis home. Just three months into the investigation Noura w...
ListenSheila Davaloo from 2020-01-07T02:15:18
Ep 05: Sheila Davaloo was convicted of the attempted murder of her husband and sentenced to 25 years in prison but was that her only brutal crime? She says she is guilty of a crime but also the vic...
ListenJuliet Hulme and Pauline Parker from 2019-12-24T01:00:36
Ep 04: Teenage best friends Juliet Hulme and Pauline Parker were convicted of murdering Pauline’s mother, Honora Parker. After just five years of imprisonment the girls were released. What led to t...
ListenKarla Homolka from 2019-12-10T02:01:24
Ep 03: Karla Homolka is a seemingly normal, popular and pretty 17-year-old when she meets 23-year-old Paul Bernardo. The two, beautiful on the outside, are masking a darkness that no one expected. ...
ListenImette St.Guillen from 2019-11-26T02:48:05
Ep 02: Imette, a Boston native who moved to NYC to study Criminal Justice at John Jay University. She was a beautiful, vibrant graduate student who went bar hopping with a friend on the evening of ...
ListenBetty Broderick from 2019-11-20T02:38:59
Ep 01: The Betty Broderick Case. Betty was a faithful partner who raised her children and put her husband through both medical school and law school. What drove this woman to murder two people? Epi...
ListenWomen and Crime Trailer from 2019-10-26T21:49:50
In this podcast we tell a new story each episode, and we use a criminologist’s lens to look at how women are treated in the criminal justice system, the causes of female crime and victimization, as...
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