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 to murder? Support the Show through our Sponsors: Green Chef - Go to GreenChef.com/women125 and use code 'women125' to get $125 off including free shipping! Sources for Today's Episode: ABC News History.com News 24 An episode of 20/20 The Daily Mail Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Megha...
Oct 19, 2021•44 min•Season 2Ep. 60
[Bonus Episode] This is an update to Sarah Butler's case we covered in episode 24 In 2016 college Sophomore Sarah Butler left her home to meet up with a man she met on the Internet. Nine days later her body was found in a nearby park. But Sarah’s family and friends would set a trap for her killer who turned out to be Serial Killer, Kahlil Wheeler-Weaver. Credits: • Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks • Produced and Edited by James Varga • Music by Dessert Media Show your Support...
Oct 14, 2021•13 min
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 home where she was supposed to pick up the items, it became clear she was the unfortunate target of an elaborate plot. What was the twisted motive behind this crime? United Giving Hope has partnered with the Marlen & Jadiel Lopez Memorial Project helping low-Income to a safe place for diapers for ...
Oct 05, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 59
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 will or did something much more sinister happen to her? Sources for Today's Episode: Mlive.com; Woodtv.com; Episode of Disappeared; Muskegon Chronicle; Testimony featured on Law and Crime Sponsors: Green Chef - Go to GreenChef.com/women100 and use code women100 to get $100 off including free shipping! Cr...
Sep 21, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 58
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, and on a fateful October night, Mrs. Krim would come home to a nightmare. Sources for Today's Episode: NYTimes, CNN, NY Daily News, NY Mag, ABC News, NY Post, People Mag, Associate Press, Medium.com, https://littlemisslucia.livejournal.com/, For Donations: https://lululeofund.kindful.com/ Credits: • Wr...
Sep 07, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 57
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 daughters so close in age they could almost be twins. But when it came time for them to apply for colleges it would become double trouble as Mom would take extraordinary lengths to make sure they got into the school of their dreams. Sources for Today's Episode: CNN; NBC News; Documentary “Operation Varsity Blu...
Aug 24, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 56
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 car, and what they thought, was an easy target stalked this Family to their home. After Cops are notified, would they be able to arrive in time or would it all turn to ashes? Sources for Today's Episode: USA Today HBO documentary- Cheshire Murders NY Times CNN CT House GOP Hartford Courant Petit Famil...
Aug 10, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 55
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 Hubers, with whom he had shared a tumultuous relationship and this visit would change everything Sources for Today's Episode: • ABC News • CBS News • WLWT • The Cincinnati Enquirer • ABC's 20/20 • Kentucky Department of Corrections • Lawandcrime.com Sponsors: Daily Harvest - Go to DAILYHARVEST.com and ...
Jul 27, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 54
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. In this bonus episode, Amy & Meghan talk about how the sentence got reduced, can she get out even earlier, and what this means for other women in her situation. Sources: · The Poughkeepsie Journal · The New Yorker · https://westandwithnikki.com Credits: • Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Megh...
Jul 20, 2021•14 min
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 to believe. Denise Huskins and her husband, Aaron Quinn will be also joining us for an interview about their experience and their new book, "Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors". Sources for Today's Episode: ABC News NBC Bay Area People.com Mercurynews.com TheReporter.com LAtimes.com...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 53
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 going to sneak out to a friend’s for a little while and would be back soon. But “a little while” would come and go and the young girl did not come home as she promised. As police and family search, Kelly Ann’s terrible fate was soon discovered and would tear a community apart. Sources for Today's Episode: ...
Jun 29, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 52
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 betrayals. Sources for Today's Episode: The Guardian; El Pais- English translation; Madrid Metropolitan; The Sun; South China Morning Post; Spain’s News- Spanish news in English; Forensics: The Connection Between Adoption and Murder” by David Kirschner; Adoption and Murder (From Advances in Psychology and...
Jun 15, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 51
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, would she trade the one thing in the world that would guarantee her freedom? Sources for Today's Episode USA Today LA TIMES Fox News The NY Post NY Times Reuters The Seattle Times Chicago Tribune Hollywood Reporter Pittsburgh Tribune Review CNNLarry King Live Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosb...
Jun 01, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 50
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 reveal additional victims. How did this survivor turn pain into purpose? If you're interested in supporting healing Justice, please visit, HealingJusticeProject.org/joinus and click "join us" to donate. Sources Cited for this episode: FRONTLINE PBS, Thompson and Cotton Forgive Jennifer Thompson: The C...
May 18, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 49
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 lack of response to these crimes. The community rallied to fight for justice for this woman, but what about all the forgotten other women? Will they ever receive that same justice? Petition @ change.org for "Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women" https://www.change.org/p/u-s-senate-justice-fo...
May 04, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 48
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 cause of death was ruled a suicide. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Ellen’s death, and her family is still on a mission to find out what really happened and finally get justice for their daughter. Sources Cited for this Episode: CBS, PBS, Philadelphia Inquirer, Inquirer, Philadelphia Medical Examin...
Apr 20, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 47
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 community would be shocked by the discovery of the fate of this young couple, and would make this case known as one of the most horrific crimes in Knoxville history Sponsors: Daily Harvest - Get $25 off your first order at http://www.daily-harvest.com when you use the promo code: WOMEN Pretty Litter - Get the...
Apr 06, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 46
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 children were admitted to the hospital separately and for relatively minor conditions. However, the children did all have ONE thing in common, they were all left in the care of the same nurse… Could it be that a person trusted to guard the welfare of these patients was actually the one putting them in p...
Mar 25, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 45
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 members would find Jim dead, brutally stabbed and beaten, while Sandy was found alive locked in a closet tied to a chair. Controversy would soon arise as investigators would question whether this tragedy was indeed a home invasion, or if there was a more sinister plot behind these events? Sources Cited f...
Mar 23, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 44
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 country was shocked when the identity of the two perpetrators was made public… a killer couple was responsible for these brutal murderers, a match made between a cruel sadist and, to everyone’s surprise, a young female accomplice. From all of us at Women & Crime: we thank AcornTV for sponsoring toda...
Mar 18, 2021•41 min•Season 2Ep. 43
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, Berlinah poured sulfuric acid on his face and body. The burns Mark suffered from the attack left him critically injured with pain that would prove to be unbearable. How culpable was Berlinah for Mark’s fate, and would justice be ultimately be served? Sources Cited for this episode: Guardian The Bristol ...
Mar 11, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 42
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 spectators and a police officer who seemed unable to stop this brutal crime Could this act have been prevented in the first place if the police had just listened to the young woman’s cries for help? And who would find the bravery to champion new laws protecting women in future? Help is Available: If you or...
Mar 09, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 41
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 But what happens one person in the group would turn on the teenage girl? Would the others follow and how devastating would the consequences be? Today's episode is brought to you by AcornTV. Try Acorn TV free for 30 days, by going to Acorn.TV and use our promo code "women". Sources Cited for this episo...
Mar 04, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 40
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 evening of July 19, 2020 when a gunman open fired. What happened that fateful night and how did this tragedy ignite change? Sources Cited for this episode: United States District Courts, District of New Jersey, US Today, The New York Times, Washington Post, NPR NBC News, Women’s Health, NJ Monthly, New J...
Feb 23, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 39
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 messages they sent that the surviving teen may not have deserved any sympathy. Would this young man still be alive today if not for this girl and can words be enough to convict someone of murder? Sources Cited for this episode: “I Love you Now Die: The Commonwealth versus Michelle Carter” , A CNN article ...
Feb 09, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 38
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 bruising. What happened to Sherri- Was she the victim of a brutal kidnapping or was this all a hoax? CASE UPDATE: Look for our update on this case published 3/6/22 Sources Cited for this episode: NY POST, ABC News, MSNBC, Sacramento Bee, 20/20 on ID, People.com, NPR Sponsors: Acorn TV - Try Acorn TV free for...
Jan 26, 2021•45 min•Season 2Ep. 37
[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 1980s Cindy James claimed she was the victim of over 100 acts of violence, including many forms of psychological and physical abuse by an unknown offender. However, even with a heavy police presence and help from a private investigator, her assailant could never be identified and eventually the po...
Jan 18, 2021•53 min
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 this murder? Sponsors: Daily Harvest - Get $25 off your first order at http://www.daily-harvest.com when you use the promo code: WOMEN Pretty Litter - Get the world’s smartest litter without leaving home by visiting PrettyLitter.com and use promo code WOMEN for 20% off your first order. Support Our Work...
Jan 12, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 36
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 informed that their baby had been poisoned. Suspicions surrounded the couple, however it wasn’t until several weeks later when baby Ryan suffered another episode, that Patricia was arrested. Tragically, Ryan’s condition worsened and he passed away and Patricia was convicted of first-degree murder. However, it...
Dec 15, 2020•53 min•Season 2Ep. 35
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 grandchildren. But was this preschool a front covering the most egregious child abuse scandal in American history or was this woman and her family members the victim of a modern day witch hunt? Sources Cited for this episode: The Daily Best; The NY Times; The McMartin Family Trials on Oxygen Sponsors: Stor...
Dec 01, 2020•40 min•Season 2Ep. 34
