

Women and Crime
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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 & Crime, Race & Crime, Criminology, and Serial Killers.
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Mar 7, 2023 • 40min
Sydney Loofe
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:
Klkntv.com
An article in People.com
An episode of Heartland Homicide
Nebraska Supreme Court transcript of appeal
Credits:
Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor, Seiler Burr
Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media
Special Thanks to Mary Ruth
Show your Support:The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience! You can also support the show through the following ways: Follow Us on Social: YouTube | Instagram | Tik Tok | Facebook | Reddit | TwitterPatron Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more! Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeApple Subscriptions Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month.
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Feb 28, 2023 • 40min
Kelly Harnett
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 is the Kelly Harnett storyArticle mentioned in episode: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/kelly-harnett-jailhouse-lawyer-rikers-dvsja-profile.htmlSources for Today's Episode:
NYmag
https://www.survivedandpunishedny.org/kelly-harnett/
https://thecrimereport.org/2023/01/04/profile-follows-life-of-kelly-harnett-jailhouse-lawyer/
freethemny.com
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/kelly-harnett-jailhouse-lawyer-rikers-dvsja-profile.html
Sponsors:(thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!)Just As Deadly by Marissa Harrison (BOOK) -Pick up a copy of Just As Deadly by Professor Marissa Harrison today, wherever books are sold. You can also listen to Just as Deadly on Audible or wherever you get your audiobooks! Find out more at www.cambridge.org/justasdeadlyCredits:
Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor,Seiler Burr
Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media
Special Thanks to: Jamie Weiner
Show your Support:The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience! You can also support the show through the following ways: Follow Us on Social: YouTube | Instagram | Tik Tok | Facebook | Reddit | TwitterPatron Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more! Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeApple Subscriptions Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month.
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Feb 21, 2023 • 42min
Anu Singh
Ep 115: A farewell dinner is hosted by a killer. Where everyone attending, except one person, knows that it will end in murder.This is the Anu Singh storySources for Today's Episode:
Crimes that Shook Australia, Season 3, Episode 5
The Daily Mail
Nzherald.co.nz
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Daily Telegraph citing chapter from Libby-Jane Charleston’s book Fatal Females titled Bright Young Things.
The Canberra Times
Sponsors:(thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!)Just As Deadly by Marissa Harrison (BOOK) -Pick up a copy of Just As Deadly by Professor Marissa Harrison today, wherever books are sold. You can also listen to Just as Deadly on Audible or wherever you get your audiobooks! Find out more at www.cambridge.org/justasdeadlyCOLD, Season 3 is Here -Follow COLD wherever you get your podcasts.Hey Prime Members, you can binge the entire series ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the Amazon Music app today.Credits:
Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor,Seiler Burr
Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media
Show your Support:The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience! You can also support the show through the following ways: Follow Us on Social: YouTube | Instagram | Tik Tok | Facebook | Reddit | TwitterPatron Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more! Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeApple Subscriptions Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month.
Merchandise For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchHelp is Available:If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.For direct links to organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/Keywords: bizarre, Joe Cinque, poisoning, Canberra, Australia, Madhavi Rao, Heroin, Personality Disorder, Manslaughter due to Diminshed Responsbility Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 14, 2023 • 37min
Kristina Kerlus
Ep 114: An infant’s tragic death is ruled a homicide, and his grieving mother suddenly finds herself at the mercy of the Justice System.This is the Kristina Kerlus storySources for Today's Episode:
Las Vegas Review Journal
KTNV Las Vegas
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/InterimCommittee/REL/Document/12765
docket alarm.com
Sponsors:(thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!)Prose -Prose is the healthy hair regimen with your name all over it. Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today! Go to Prose.com/women.Daily Harvest -Let Daily Harvest do more so you can do less. Go to DAILYHARVEST.com/women to get up to $40 off your first box.Just as Deadly -Delve into this fascinating account of why women have committed some of the most disturbing serial killings ever seen in the United States.Publishing this month! Order your copy and save 20% with code CRIME20 from www.cambridge.org/justasdeadlyCredits:
Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo
Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media
Show your Support:The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience! You can also support the show through the following ways: Follow Us on Social: YouTube | Instagram | Tik Tok | Facebook | Reddit | TwitterPatron Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more! Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeApple Subscriptions Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month.
Merchandise For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchHelp is Available:If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.For direct links to organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/Keywords: wrongful conviction, No-Crime Wrongful Conviction, Las Vegas, Jocai Davis, "Shaken Baby Syndrome", SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Sickle Cell Anemia, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 7, 2023 • 41min
Brittany Norwood
Ep 113: A brutal assault on two Lululemon employees left one woman dead and the other with an unbelievable testimonyThis is the Brittany Norwood StorySources for Today's Episode:
The Washington Post
An episode of the show The Price of Duty on Oxygen
Transcript from Norwood v. Maryland, Appellate Decision
Jayna Murray’s obituary
Sponsors:(thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!)Green Chef -Go to GreenChef.com/women60 and use code women60 to get 60% off plus free shippingJust As Deadly: The Psychology of Female Serial Killers -Pick up a copy of Just As Deadly by Professor Marissa Harrison, wherever books are sold. Find out more at www.cambridge.org/justasdeadlyCredits:
Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor,Seiler Burr
Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media
Show your Support:The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience! You can also support the show through the following ways: Follow Us on Social: YouTube | Instagram | Tik Tok | Facebook | Reddit | TwitterPatron Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more! Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeApple Subscriptions Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month.
Merchandise For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchHelp is Available:If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.For direct links to organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/Keywords: framed, Lulu Lemon Murders, Bethesda Maryland, Jayna Troxel Murray, Homicide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 6, 2023 • 12min
Presenting Deep Cover: Never Seen Again
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 federal agents and convicted criminals. In Deep Cover’s new season, Never Seen Again, we hear the story of two young women, living on opposite sides of the country, who went missing at almost the exact same time. Seven years later, their stories collided when one of these young women resurfaced – posing as the other. A small town detective became obsessed with the case. He believes he's uncovered an imposter. A fraud. A foreign spy. A nationwide manhunt commences. No one can find her. Twenty years later, that woman is telling Jake her side of the story. Listen to Deep Cover, and get the full story, now at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/dc3?sid=women . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 31, 2023 • 39min
Jennifer Schuett
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 closure? Or will the trauma always haunt her?This is the Jennifer Schuett storySources for Today's Episode:
CBS news
People magazine
FrankWeberAuthor.com
Credits:
Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor, Seiler Burr
Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media
Show your Support:The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience! You can also support the show through the following ways: Follow Us on Social: YouTube | Instagram | Tik Tok | Facebook | Reddit | TwitterPatron Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more! Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeApple Subscriptions Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month.
Merchandise For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchHelp is Available:If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.For direct links to organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/Keywords: kidnapping, cold case, Dickinson Texas, Dennis Bradford, DNA, rape, child-abduction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 24, 2023 • 46min
Caroline Reed Robertson
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 extremeThis is the Caroline Reed Robertson StorySources for Today's Episode:
The court transcript from Caroline Robertson’s sentencing on November 29, 2000
The Herald Sun
The Daily Mail
www.9news.com
The Sentencing Benchbook provided online by the Judicial Commission of New South Wales
Credits:
Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor,Seiler Burr
Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media
Show your Support:The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience! You can also support the show through the following ways: Follow Us on Social: YouTube | Instagram | Tik Tok | Facebook | Reddit | TwitterPatron Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more! Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeApple Subscriptions Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month.
Merchandise For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchHelp is Available:If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.For direct links to organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/Keywords: international, Melbourne Australia, Rachel Barber, Dance Factory, jealousy, 1999, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 17, 2023 • 46min
Miché Solomon
Miché Solomon, a young woman, discovers her true identity as Zephany Nurse after her DNA is linked to a missing child cold case. The podcast explores the shocking revelation, the investigation, and the emotional impact on both families. It also delves into suspicions of a larger kidnapping operation and discusses the motives and punishment in child abduction cases. Additionally, it explores rehabilitation, remorse, and prevention measures for baby abductions. The podcast reflects on the complexity of the case and expresses gratitude to listeners.

Jan 10, 2023 • 48min
Phoebe Handsjuk
A young woman's mysterious death leads to questions about the investigation's integrity. Phoebe Handsjuk's challenging upbringing and tumultuous relationships add layers to the tragedy. Discussions reveal the impact of mental health on her life and relationships, especially with an older teacher. The narrative scrutinizes the circumstances of her falling into a trash chute, suggesting potential foul play. The family's pursuit of justice highlights the biases in the investigation and the broader implications for women's treatment in similar cases.