This week, we bring you two cases looking at women who assassinated (or attempted to assassinate) celebrities. Rachel starts off with the story of Sara Jane Moore. Sara looked like a typical American housewife, in reality she was anything but. Sara planned to assassinate President Gerald Ford as he exited his hotel in San Francisco, California. Luckily she was using a faulty gun and missed the president. She was tackled to the ground by a passerby and swiftly arrested. While in prison, Sara made...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 20
This week we cover two more cases that helped inspire the musical, Chicago. Nathalie starts with the story of Sabella Nitti, who was accused of murdering her husband, Peter Crudele. Even though the case against her was essentially non-existent, the prosecutor relied heavily on her looks as well as sexism, racism, and stereotypes to convince a jury that she was a murderer. After being found guilty, Sabella's case was taken over by a much more competent group of lawyers. One of her new lawyers was...
May 14, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 19
HE HAD IT COMING...or did he? This week, we take a look at the true stories that inspired the musical, Chicago. First, Rachel tells the story of Beulah Annan, the inspiration for Roxie Hart. Beulah was born in a small town but had dreams of someday moving to the big city. After her first marriage, Beulah connected with Al Annan. They married and moved to Chicago. Everything would change for Beulah on April 3rd, 1924 when Beulah was arrested for the murder of her lover, Harry Kalstedt. Was it mur...
May 06, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 18
After a few technology mishaps, we're back with a brand new episode! This week we explore the cases of three moms, Laura Browder, Shaina Bell, and Krystin Lisaius. You've probably heard of the woman who was arrested for child abandonment while interviewing for a job. Laura Browder was unable to find childcare for her two young children. She brought them with and had them sit at a table that was within her line of sight at all times. After her interview, Laura was arrested for abandoning her chil...
Apr 29, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 17
This week we're revisiting another classic Pink Collar episode: #37 BLACK WIDOWS. Nathalie tells the story of the infamous Betty Broderick. Betty did everything she was supposed to, she was a devout Catholic, she got married, had babies, and supported her husband during graduate school. When her husband decided to ditch Betty and marry his younger receptionist, Betty snapped. Rachel tells the story of another Betty, Betty Neumar. Betty was a kind woman, she ran her own salon and volunteered with...
Apr 22, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Listen, we get it. These are stressful times. Sometimes we need to break up the doom and gloom with some #GOODCRIMES . This week, Rachel tells the story of the Million Dollar Mermaid, Annette Kellermann . Annette was born in Australia in the late 1800's. As a child, she suffered from polio. Her father got her to start swimming as a way to build up her strength. By the time she was a teenager, Annette was winning swimming competitions. She became a famous professional swimmer and film actress. On...
Apr 15, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 15
You can’t pick your family, but you CAN pick your poison. This week we bring you two cases of women who poisoned their family members . Nathalie starts off with a case from Jerrell’s hometown in Alabama. Audrey Marie Hilley was married with two children. She had a spending habit, a cheating habit, and, to make matters more interesting, a poison-your-family-members-and-escape-from-jail habit . Next, Rachel takes us back to the 1600s with the case of Marie-Madeleine d’Aubray . Marie came from a hi...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 14
There's a good chance you've come across those infamous "Florida Man" headlines turned memes. 'Florida Man throws alligator through drive-thru window,' or 'Florida Man calls 911 after his kitten was denied entry into strip club.' This week, we decide to take Florida Man one step further with "Florida (Wo)Man". Rachel details the high-profile case of Aileen Wuornos, a woman convicted of murdering several men whom she claimed assaulted her. As Rachel walks us through it, we discuss the role of tra...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 13
This episode was recorded before the senseless shooting murders of 8 people in Atlanta, Georgia and before the shooting murders of 10 people in Boulder, Colorado. We are hurting for all the victims, their loved ones, members of the AAPI community and Colorado community, and for our country. Hope you’re ready, we’re bringing you a variety of cases this week all having to do with SCHOOL. Nathalie takes a deeper look at some of the darker sides of sorority hazing , highlighting cases involving Sigm...
Mar 25, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 12
This week we bring you two MEDICAL crimes. Rachel tells the story of the arrest of Sarah Beck . It started with a checkup for her sick toddler. After the doctor saw he had a fever over 105, Sarah was told to take him to the ER. She refused, fearing she would get in trouble because her son wasn’t vaccinated. There was a standoff with the police and DCS that ended with a SWAT team breaking into the home. Nathalie tells the story of Linda Hazzard , the infamous starvation doctor. She was able to pr...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 11
The theme for this week’s episode is COUPLES! Nathalie starts off with the controversial case about Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters , a couple put on trial and executed for Frederick’s murder of Edith’s husband Percy. Although Edith had nothing to do with the murder, her love letters to Frederick (proof of her affair) were enough to convince the jury that Edith deserved death by hanging. Rachel then tells the story of Jenny and Joseph Carrier . The media described this couple as a modern d...
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 10
We hope you’ll decide to give this episode a rose...even if you aren’t a Bachelor fan, we think you’ll still dig our episode this week. We discuss what the application process looks like and the background checks required before getting cast on the show. Next, we discuss Victoria Fuller , who was arrested for a DUI before she appeared on Peter’s season. We talk about Amanda Stanton , who was arrested after a fight with her partner in a Las Vegas hotel. We move on to discussing Jubilee Sharpe , w...
Mar 04, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Today we're revisiting an old classic: Episode 19 - CULTS. Rachel starts us off with the story of Clare Bronfman, an heiress to the Seagram liquor fortune. Clare's sister, Sara, encouraged her to start taking a group called Nxivm's self-improvement classes. Clare and her sister became more and more involved with the group and soon had given millions of dollars to the group's leader, Keith Raniere. Nxivm started to attract media attention, uncovering their hidden agendas and resulting in Clare's ...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This week we bring you two cases of CHILDREN WHO MURDER. Rachel tells the story of Bresha Meadows. After experiencing years of horrific abuse, a 14-year-old Bresha took matters into her own hands. One day when her father was asleep on the couch, Bresha found the gun he kept under his pillow and shot him. She thought the police would be on her side but instead, they arrested her. She was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Luckily, she avoided being charged as an adult, meaning she would not b...
Feb 18, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This week we brought you another SCAM themed episode! Nathalie starts off with the case of the phony heiress, Anna Sorokin. Anna went by the name Anna Delvey and pretended to have an insanely large trust fund. Anna would get away with staying in extremely fancy hotels, promising a payment that would never actually show up. Her reign as a fake heiress did not last long and in 2017 she was arrested on 6 counts of grand larceny. Although Anna is currently in prison, her story is being adapted by Sh...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 6
*Jump to 7:38 if you want to skip our Bachelor Banter* Our theme this week is “old”. Yup, just “old”. We are getting really lazy with these themes...just kidding! We found two cases from the olden days! Rachel starts off with the case of the notorious outlaw queen. Belle was born on a farm near Carthage, Missouri. Her family would eventually move to Texas after the Civil War. Plot twist, they were not on the right side of history. Belle married her high school crush/murderer, Jim Reed. After he ...
Feb 04, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Hey party people, we are bringing you two ANIMAL related cases this week. Nathalie starts off with the case of Sandra Herold. Sandra adopted a little boy named Travis from a compound near Festus, Missouri. Sandra adored Travis and treated him like he was her own son, the only weird thing about that is Travis was a chimpanzee. Travis was adorable when he was a baby chimp, but he grew up to be about 200 pounds. One day, he escaped from Sandra’s home and Sandra called her friend, Charla Nash, to he...
Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This week we tell the story of two women who didn’t know when to fold ‘em and when to walk away. That’s right, we’re talking about GAMBLING. Rachel starts off with the story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic skier turned “Poker Princess”. After a devastating injury, Molly retired from skiing and decided to move to LA after graduating college. She started working as an assistant for a real estate investor who involved her in hosting his weekly poker games. The players included famous actors (like Leonar...
Jan 21, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Update: At the time of recording, Lisa Montgomery was set to be the first woman executed by the federal government in almost 70 years. On January 13th, 2021, Lisa received a lethal injection in a prison in Terre Haute, Indiana In this week’s episode, we review two cases of women on death row. Nathalie covers the story of Lisa Montgomery, who murdered Bobbie Jo Stinnett and cut her unborn child from her womb. Bobbie’s child survived the attack and was safely recovered by authorities. We discuss L...
Jan 14, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 2
We hope everyone had a Happy New Year! This week, we take a look at two crimes involving the internet. Rachel starts with the case of an email hacker named Jennifer Lee. Her boyfriend, Eric Abramovitz, was accepted into his dream program with a full scholarship. Only, he didn’t know that. Jennifer, who was living with him at the time, deleted the email and sent him a fake rejection later. When Eric found out years later he decided to sue. Next, Nathalie tells the story of Hannah Sabata, the “chi...
Jan 07, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Happy holidays to our favorite listeners! If you are the type of person who likes to listen to a murder story while baking cookies, you’re in luck! I remember last year when I watched Don’t F With Cats while wrapping some last minute gifts. This week, we bring you two black widow cases. Nathalie tells the story of the infamous Betty Broderick. Betty did everything she was supposed to, she was a devout Catholic, she got married, had babies, and supported her husband during graduate school. When h...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 37
We hope you are staying warm this week! If you aren't, here are some good true crime stories to listen to while you bundle up by the fire. This week we cover cases involving medical crimes. Rachel tells the story of Shawn Adams, an owner of a consignment store in Waterloo, Indiana. Shawn befriended an antique store owner, Terry Roeder, and her husband, David. Shawn was struggling with a diagnosis of brain wrist cancer and desperately needed some money to help pay for medications and other expens...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 36
**Disclaimer: we had another audio issue this week. This time Nathalie's audio towards the end during Rachel's case did not record. We should have this resolved in time for next week's episode!** This week, we talk about two cases surrounding women who lied. Nathalie starts off with the case of Crystal Mangum. Crystal was hired as a dancer for a party organized by the Duke University lacrosse team. While at the party, Crystal was involved in an altercation with some members of the team. The poli...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 35
***Disclaimer*** Our audio for this episode was a little messed up! Luckily, we still had all of Nathalie's case, we were just missing some of Rachel's commentary at the end of the episode. Do not fear, you still get two full cases!! This week, we're taking a break from the murders and horrific crimes, and instead, we're talking about two women who played a vital role in law enforcement. Rachel tells the story of Alaska P. Davidson, the first female FBI agent. Alaska was hired to help enforce th...
Dec 03, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 34
The Pink Collar team is wishing you a happy Thanksgiving! We hope you enjoy your day off and stay safe during this holiday. Nathalie and Rachel teamed up to tackle the case of Jennifer and Sarah Hart. Jennifer and Sarah were two white women who adopted six black children from the foster care system. On their social media, they portrayed themselves as a happy, progressive family. It was shocking to many when the family died as a result of a horrific car wreck. When the police began to investigate...
Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 33
This week we cover cases of medical neglect. Rachel starts off with the case of Connell Watkins, an unlicensed psychotherapist, who, along with her team, was responsible for the death of Candace Newmaker. Connell wrapped Candace in a blanket and pillows, her team put their combined weight on her to simulate contracts as a part of re-birthing therapy. After an hour, Candace was dead. Nathalie then tells the story of Sarah Mitchell. Sarah and her husband, Travis, were members of the Followers of C...
Nov 19, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 32
The election is over, thank goodness. As a nation, we have all taken a collective sigh of relief! This week we revisit celebrities and crime. Nathalie starts us off with the case of Tonya Harding, a famous American figure skater. Tonya started ice skating at the age of four and would be the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition. In 1994, Tonya’s ex-husband hired a hitman to attack Tonya’s fellow skater, Nancy Kerrigan, at the Olympic trials. Tonya plead guilty to hinderin...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 31
It’s been a tense past couple of days in our country. For that reason, we decided to focus on cases surrounding voting rights. Rachel starts off with the arrest of the famous women’s rights activist, Susan B. Anthony. Susan was arrested in upstate New York after casting her ballot in a New York election. She believed the recently passed Fourteenth Amendment granted all citizens the right to vote, including women. Other people disagreed and Susan and her lawyers headed to trial. Nathalie then tel...
Nov 05, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Nathalie tells the story of a twisted love triangle (love square?) involving Goldyne Pizer, Betty Fabiano, and Joan Rabel. Betty was having some issues with her husband, Peter, causing her to move in with her “friend” Joan. Back in the 1950s, two women having a romantic relationship was quite taboo. However, Betty reconciled with Peter and moved back in, this made Joan really upset. Joan began seeing Goldyne and during their time together Joan would complain about Betty’s evil husband. Goldyne, ...
Oct 29, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 29
This week, we continue with our Halloween-themed episodes and we’ve got cases inspired by disguises…because on Halloween you dress up in a costume, aka a disguise. Okay, it’s a bit of a stretch but hang in there, it’s a great episode. Rachel tells us the story of Jody Harris, Australia’s infamous “Catch Me If You Can Thief”. Jody stole the identities of various women by swiping their identification and draining their bank accounts. Jody pretended to be an airline hostess, a policewoman, a doctor...
Oct 22, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 28
