Women and Crime

Ep 313: Reconsidered: 45 - Beverly Gail Allitt Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Original Airdate: 03/25/21 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 admit...

Ep 312: A young woman takes a deal to downgrade a drug sentence, but instead of freeing her, it cost her everything This is the Rachel Morningstar Hoffman story. Sources for Today's Episode: ABC News Medium.com Naples Daily News The New Yorker The Tampa Tribune Tallahassee Democrat Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Chewy - Chewy has everything you need to...

Ep 309: Reconsidered: 44 - Sandy Melgar Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Original Airdate: 03/23/21 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...

Ep 310: She was the girl next door on screen until a tragic evening put her in the headlines for all the wrong reasons... This is the Amy Locane story Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Hello Fresh - HelloFresh brings back the joy of the kitchen with recipes that feel good and taste delicious, night after night. Go to HelloFresh dot com slash wac10fm to Get...

Reconsidered: 43 - Myrah Hindley Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Original Airdate: 03/18/21 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...

Ep 308: A woman vanished right before the 9/11 attacks, but whether she was a victim of the devastating national attack or unrelated foul play has never been discovered This is the Sneha Anne Philip story. Sources for Today's Episode: Fox News The Medium NY Mag The Charley Project Documentary called The Woman Who Vanished on 9/11 NY Post Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does...

A special episode from Meg & Amy's other podcast, Campus Killings while Meg & Amy take some time off for the holidays. In this episode, we explore the 2014 disappearance and murder of Hannah Graham; an 18 year old student at University of Virginia. She vanished on September 13 of that year. A large scale search for her was conducted, which to this day, is still the largest missing persons search c...

Preview: This woman spent more than four decades in prison for a crime that she did not commit, making her the longest-known wrongly incarcerated woman in the U.S. Links: https://innocenceproject.org https://innocencenetwork.org https://exonerationregistry.org Sources for Today's Episode: Innocence project Vox News National Registry of Exonerations KCUR.org CBS news The Independent BBC The Washing...

Ep 304: A woman shot her neighbor through a locked door. Was it self-defense or premeditated murder? This is the Susan Lorincz Story Sources for Today's Episode: • The Ocala Star Banner • The Ocala Gazette • The documentary “The Perfect Neighbor” • Several articles from People.com • The New York Times Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Cash App: For a limit...

Ep 303: Reconsidered: 42 - Berlinah Wallace Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Original Airdate: 03/11/21 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 su...

Ep 302: A woman’s assault during a nighttime jog in Central Park would set off a series of systemic injustice. This is the Patricia Meili story. Sources for Today's Episode: ABC News BBC Good Housekeeping Oxygen.com The American Psychological Association www.nas.org DePaul University Newsroom All American speakers.com Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Chew...

Ep 301: Reconsidered: 41 - Tracey Thurman Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Original Airdate: 03/09/21 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...

Ep 300: A brutal attack left this woman scarred beyond recognition, but her resilience in recovery would lead her to a brand new life This is the Katie Piper story. Sources for Today's Episode: • Beautifull by Katie Piper • BBC • Still Beautiful by Katie Piper • Katie piper foundation.org • The Independent • The Guardian Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) H...

Ep 299: Reconsidered: 40 - Suzanne Capper Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Original Airdate: 03/04/21 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...

Ep 298: (People are the Worst Collab) What first seemed to be a case of self defense, quickly became something far more sinister. Special Thanks to Rebecca & Rachel from People Are The Worst podcast. To listen to more episodes: Apple Spotify YouTube Sources for Today's Episode: Oxygen True Crime Episode of Snapped (Season 34, Ep. 18, “Ezra McCandless”) WBAY.com KARE 11 News CBS News (Article 2) Co...

Ep 297: Reconsidered: 39 - Judge Esther Salas (Original Airdate: 02/23/21 ) Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. 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 Jul...

Ep 296: When a woman is found murdered in an alley on New Years Eve, her death would uncover a complicated plot for revenge. This is the Monique Baugh story. Sources for Today's Episode: • Me Hereafter, on Hulu • People.com • MPR news • State v. Wiggins Appeal transcripts (2024) • CBS News Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Cash App - For a limited time, ne...

Ep 295: Reconsidered: 38 - Michelle Carter Original Airdate: 02/09/21 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 a...

Ep 294: A woman vanishes just weeks after a Latin Kings’ narcotics bust and 25 years later, her family is still waiting for answers. This is the Lourdes Contreras story. Sources for Today's Episode: American Crime Journal https://americancrimejournal.com/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-lourdes-contreras/amp/ U.S. Department of Justice Aurora Police Department Interview with Melanie Manzo Charley P...

Ep 293: Recently we had the pleasure of holding our very first live show: The Women of Edna Mahan; where we had an Amazoing conversation with three panelists, all of whom had served time at the all-female prison. We heard their stories, struggles and they let us know what daily life was like in this all-women prison. And while we had a great turnout, but we also wanted to share the recording of th...

Ep 292: A high school student received hundreds of cruel messages from a mysterious sender. What investigators uncovered left a community stunned. This is the Lauryn Licari story Sources for Today's Episode: The documentary “Unknown Number: The High School Catfish” People.com Cosmpolitan.com California Penal Code Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Shopify -...

Ep 291: Reconsidered: 37 - Sherri Papini Original Airdate: 01/26/21 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? Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit...

Ep 290: After a Tinder romance turned out to be the most infamous scam of the digital age, one woman turned her heartbreak into purpose This is the Cecilie Fjellhøy story. Sources for Today's Episode: https://www.ceciliefjellhoy.com The stylist Cosmopolitan The Tinder Swindler doc on Netflix People BBC OCCRP.org IMDB Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James V...

Ep 289: Reconsidered: 36 - Wendy Trapaga Original Airdate: 01/12/21 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? Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Credits:...

Ep 288: She was a beloved university advisor. He was a retired detective. They were the perfect couple—until one morning, everything shattered. This is the Rosaria Andraka Story. Sources for Today's Episode: Patch.com NBC New York Violence Policy Center FBI.gov Psychology Today Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Zocdoc is a FREE app and website where you ca...