Women and Crime

Ep 25: 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 her family is shocked when they discover that the 52-year-old ’s traveling companion was hiding some very big secrets...Episode TranscriptSources Cited for this episode:Disappeared; www.chalicepaul.com; The LA Times; www.aetv.com; The New York Times; And of course, Colleen Wood’s familySponsors: Talkspace - Get $100 off your first month at http://www.talkspace.com when you use promo code: WOMENANDCRIMEDaily Harvest - Get $25 off your first order at http://www.daily-harvest.com when you use the promo code: WOMENSupport Our Work: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: Patron - If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to hear ad-free shows, have access to exclusive AMAs with the hosts, or just want support what we are doing in general, please checkout our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeMerchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchCredits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced and Edited by James Varga Music by Dessert Media Special Thanks: Mandy, Colleen Wood's Granddaughter Social Links: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | TwitterHelp 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 details please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Keywords: John Paul, Michael Tandarich, Unsolved Mysteries, Florida, Island Girl, Sailing Trip  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 after, an online sting operation by Sarah’s family and friends led police to her killer and information on two unsolved murders. Episode TranscriptSources Cited for this episode:NorthJersey.com; NJ12; Washington PostSponsors: 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.Green Chef - Use code women80 to get $80 off your first month plus free shipping on your first box! Go to GreenChef.com/women80 to redeem and for more details.Support Our Work: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: Patron - If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to hear ad-free shows, have access to exclusive AMAs with the hosts, or just want support what we are doing in general, please checkout our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeMerchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchCredits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced and Edited by James Varga Music by Dessert Media Social Links: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | TwitterHelp 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 details please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/Keywords: Montclair New Jersey, Robin West, Joanne Brown, Kahlil Wheeler-Weaver, 2016, Essex County, Eagle Rock Reservation, Tiffany Taylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 to be this “Black Widow’s” ultimate demise.Sources Cited for this episode:The LA Times, CrimeLibrary.com, The Orlando Sentinal Sponsors: Talkspace - Get $100 off your first month at http://www.talkspace.com when you use promo code: WOMENANDCRIMEDaily Harvest - Get $25 off your first order at http://www.daily-harvest.com when you use the promo code: WOMENSupport Our Work: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: Patron - If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to hear ad-free shows, have access to exclusive AMAs with the hosts, or just want support what we are doing in general, please checkout our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeMerchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchCredits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced and Edited by James Varga Music by Dessert Media Social Links: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | TwitterKeywords: Blue Mountain, Alabama, Frank Hilley, Mike and Carol Hilley, 1950s, Poisoning, Alabama's Black Widow  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 after years of physical and sexual abuse or was this a cold blooded murder?Sources Cited for this episode:westandwithnikki.com, The New Yorker, and The Poughkeepsie JournalSponsors: Get the world’s smartest litter without leaving home by visiting PrettyLitter.com and use promo code WOMEN for 20% off your first order.Use code women80 to get $80 off your first month plus free shipping on your first box! Go to GreenChef.com/women80 to redeem and for more details.Support Our Work: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: Patron - If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to hear ad-free shows, have access to exclusive AMAs with the hosts, or just want support what we are doing in general, please checkout our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeMerchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchCredits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced and Edited by James Varga Music by Dessert Media Social Links: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | TwitterKeywords: domestic violence, Poughkeepsie NY, Christopher Grover, The Domestic Violence Survivors Act, Self Defense, Believe Her  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 hasshined the spotlight on wrongful convictions in the United States and while herwork has enlightened us all, the case that inspired her efforts is one thatjust might haunt us all.Sources Cited for this episode: Esquire, Chicago Tribune Article, Newsweek, Dream/Killer documentary, Los Angeles Times article Episode 21 TranscriptSponsors: Talkspace - Get $100 off your first month at http://www.talkspace.com when you use promo code: WOMENANDCRIMEDaily Harvest - Get $25 off your first order at http://www.daily-harvest.com when you use the promo code: WOMENSupport Our Work: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: Patron - If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to hear ad-free shows, have access to exclusive AMAs with the hosts, or just want support what we are doing in general, please checkout our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeMerchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchCredits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced and Edited by James Varga Music by Dessert Media Social Links: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | TwitterKeywords: Steven Avery, Wrongful Conviction Lawyer, Teresa Halbach, Zellner Law, "Making a Murderer" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 flames. Although the fire was initially ruled accidental, Joann was later convicted of arson and murder remains in prison 27 years later, even though there is substantial doubt on the accuracy of her convictionSources Cited for this episode:Burned,by Ed Humes, NPR, AlbanyLaw Review (Brooks, Simpson, Kaneb), CAIP, CourtroomConfidential podcast, LATimesSponsors: 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: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: Patron - If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to hear ad-free shows, have access to exclusive AMAs with the hosts, or just want support what we are doing in general, please checkout our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeMerchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchCredits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced and Edited by James Varga Music by Dessert Media Social Links: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | TwitterKeywords: Arson, Wrongfully Convicted, 1989, Los Angeles, "Burned" by Edward Humes, The California Innocence Project, No Crime Conviction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 the whole story and even when we do, what can we do about it? In today's episode, we use the stories of females to explore both the problems and some of the possible solutions to racism in our criminal justice system.Sources Cited for this episode:Bureau of Justice Statistics, FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, Sentencing Project: Report to the UN on Racial Disparities in the US Criminal Justice System, New York Times, National Registry of Exonerations, The Innocence ProjectRecommended readings: Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race/Beverley Daniel Tatum/2017  White Rage/Carol Anderson/2017  The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness/Michelle Alexander/2010 Just Mercy/Bryan Stevenson/2014 Recommended Documentaries: 13th When They See Us Gideon’s Army Sponsors: Daily Harvest - Get $25 off your first order at http://www.daily-harvest.com when you use the promo code: WOMENTalkspace - Get $100 off your first month at http://www.talkspace.com when you use promo code: WOMENANDCRIMESupport Our Work: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: Patron - If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to hear ad-free shows, have access to exclusive AMAs with the hosts, or just want support what we are doing in general, please checkout our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeMerchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchCredits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced and Edited by James Varga Music by Dessert Media Social Links: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | TwitterKeywords: Jim Crow Laws, Mass Incarceration, Police Tactics, Degeria Becton, Sandra Bland, Regina Kelly,  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 18: In the backdrop of Teenange relationships and rivalry, the jealousy of one would be the impetous for a shocking crime involving not one or two but 4 murderers and one innocent 12 year old girl. This is a case that will have us all asking: Is there such a thing as redemption?Sources Cited for this episode:Dr. Phil, The Los Angeles Times, Death of Innocence: The Murder of Yound Shanda Sharer, by David Lore, NBC Exclusive by Ann Ryder - Convicted Killer now Training Dogs in Honor of her Young Victim.Support Our Work: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: Patron - If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to hear ad-free shows, have access to exclusive AMAs with the hosts, or just want support what we are doing in general, please checkout our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeMerchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchCredits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced and Edited by James Varga Music by Dessert Media Social Links: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | TwitterKeywords: Madison Indiana, 12 years old, Melinda Loveless, Juveniles, Laurie Tackett, 1992, Tortured, Hope Rippey, Toni Lawrence, mean girls  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lorena Gallo, a powerful advocate for domestic violence survivors, shares her gripping journey from victim to empowerment. Joined by actors Luke Humphrey and Dani Montalvo, who portray her and her ex-husband John in an upcoming film, they discuss the complexities of her infamous case. Topics include Lorena's fight for justice, the film's impact on perception, and the urgent need for empathy in the discourse surrounding domestic violence. They also reflect on the importance of storytelling in raising awareness and supporting victims.

Ep 16: At just 16 years old Cyntoia Brown was arrested for the murder of 43 year old Johnny Micahel Allen. After being tried as an adult Cyntoia was sentenced to life in prison. After years of advocacy and a tremendous outpouring of celebrity-driven public support, Brown was granted clemency and released from prison. Why would a young girl commit such an act and what led to Cyntoia’s eventual freedom?  Sources Cited for this episode: Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Criminal Justice System, by Cyntoia Brown-Long; Murder to Mercy (documentary aired on netflix, 4/29/20); Oprah Magazine Time Magazine Sponsors: Daily Harvest - Get $25 off your first order at http://www.daily-harvest.com when you use the promo code: WOMENTalkspace - Get $100 off your first month at http://www.talkspace.com when you use promo code: WOMENANDCRIMESupport Our Work: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: Patron - If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to hear ad-free shows, have access to exclusive AMAs with the hosts, or just want support what we are doing in general, please checkout our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrimeMerchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merchCredits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced and Edited by James Varga Music by Dessert Media Social Links: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | TwitterKeywords: Nashville, Johnny Allen, Self-Defense, Minor Sex Trafficking, Juvenile, Murder and robbery, Released, #FreeCyntoiaBrown, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, T.I., Snoop Dogg, LeBron James,   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices