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Introducing: Fetal Abduction: A True Crime Podcast, hosted by Erica Kelley May 08, 2020

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A fetal abduction is a crime where a newborn is cut from their mother's womb. These crude c-sections are particularly gruesome and often end in the death of the mother, the baby or both.
From the team at Haley Gray Research, this new series will explore cases of fetal abduction in America. From the highly publicized cases to the little known and every case in between.
Join me, your host, Erica Kelley, for Fetal Abduction: A True Crime Podcast, as we take a closer look at this rare yet heinous crime.
Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by searching Fetal Abduction Pod.
The first episode will drop at the end of May, so subscribe now, wherever you listen to podcasts.

95: Georgia Tann: Pedophile, Kidnapper & Inventor of Modern Adoption May 04, 2020

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In 1926, a woman named Georgia Tann began running the Memphis branch of the Tennessee Children’s Home Society. Soon, Georgia began selling babies and children on the black market, often out of state. And as demand for children grew, she began kidnapping infants and even older children. While she is dubiously credited with normalizing adoption at a time that it was stigmatized, her real legacy is creating closed adoptions. She also left a legacy of horrific physical, emotional and sexual abuse of the children in her care.
Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
Researched by Erica Kelley, Haley Gray
Edited by Chaes Gray
Case Suggestion by: Mallory Kemp
Suggested Reading: The Baby Thief by Barbara Raymond
Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/95-georgia-tann-pedophile-kidnapper-inventor-of-modern-adoption
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If you are suffering with abuse in quarantine, here are resources for different countries. Please ask for help:
US National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
UK Domestic Abuse Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Australia Rape & Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-737-732
Canada: http://thelifelinecanada.ca./help/call/
If you are having suicidal thoughts during this unprecedented time, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Please call the US National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
For resources in other countries: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html

94: The Poisoner & The Undercover Detective Apr 27, 2020

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In 1988, 41 year old mother, Peggy Carr, suddenly became very ill with mysterious symptoms. After she was hospitalized, doctors could not determine what was causing her so much pain and paralyzing the formerly healthy woman. They suspected poison and brought in the police. Soon, her son and step-son fell ill, with the same symptoms, as Peggy slipped into a coma and then died. Investigators zeroed in on their suspect but did not have enough evidence to charge him or even get a search warrant. Enter a female undercover detective named Susan Goreck. She risked her life getting close to the poisoner and bringing down the sinister and yet unassuming man who almost destroyed an entire family.
Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
Researched by Erica Kelley, Haley Gray and Jessica Ann
Edited by Chaes Gray
Case Suggestion by: Amy McKnight
Suggested Reading: “Poison Mind: The True Story of the Mensa Murderer and the Policewoman who Risked Her Life to Bring Him to Justice” by Jeffrey Good & Susan Goreck
Suggested Documentary: American Justice: Murder Thy Neighbor
Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/94-the-poisoner-the-undercover-detective
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If you are suffering with abuse in quarantine, here are resources for different countries. Please ask for help:
US National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
UK Domestic Abuse Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Australia Rape & Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-737-732
Canada: http://thelifelinecanada.ca./help/call/
If you are having suicidal thoughts during this unprecedented time, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Please call the US National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
For resources in other countries: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html

93: The Rape & Murder of Crystal Faye Todd Apr 18, 2020

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In 1991, a high school senior named Crystal Faye Todd didn’t make it home for curfew. Her mother was frantic by 3:30am, calling 911. They told her not to worry, Crystal would turn up. By 8:00am, she called back and this time an officer came out filed a missing persons report. Just over an hour later, the report would be canceled when Crystal’s mutilated body was found by two hunters. Her murder shook the small town of Conway, South Carolina, especially once they found out who killed Crystal.
Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
Researched by Erica Kelley, Haley Gray and Jessica Ann
Edited by Chaes Gray
Case Suggestion by: Quatonia Brown
Suggested Reading: “An Hour to Kill” by Dale Hudson & Billy Hills
Suggested Documentary: Forensic Files, Season 7, Episode 5
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/93-the-rape-murder-of-crystal-faye-todd
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US National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
International Rape Crisis Hotlines & Resources: http://www.ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html
If you are suffering with abuse in quarantine, here are resources for different countries. Please ask for help:
US National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
UK Domestic Abuse Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Australia Rape & Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-737-732
Canada: http://thelifelinecanada.ca./help/call/
If you are having suicidal thoughts during this unprecedented time, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Please call the US National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
For resources in other countries: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html
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92: The Clear Lake Murders Apr 12, 2020

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In Clear Lake, Texas, in the fall of 2002, two beautiful girls decided to befriend an outcast. Christine Paolilla suffered from Alopecia, a condition where most, if not all our hair falls out. She was lonely, and often wore garish makeup and Halloween wigs. Rachael and Tiffany helped her buy new, more flattering wigs and showed her how to properly apply makeup. But they were a year ahead of her, graduated, and Christine reunited with a boyfriend who had been jailed with a felony. Within three months, teeming with envy and jealousy, Christine and her boyfriend would do the unthinkable.
Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
Researched by Haley Gray, Jessica Ann and Erica Kelley
Edited by Chaes Gray
Case Suggestion by: Stephanie Nabors
Suggested Reading: “Never See Them Again” by M. William Phelps
Suggested Documentaries: Snapped, Killer Kids, Forensic Files
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/92-the-clear-lake-murders
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If you are suffering with abuse in quarantine, here are resources for different countries. Please ask for help:
US National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
UK Domestic Abuse Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Australia Rape & Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-737-732
Canada: http://thelifelinecanada.ca./help/call/
If you are having suicidal thoughts during this unprecedented time, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Please call the US National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
For resources in other countries: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html

91: The Sherry Murders, The Dixie Mafia & Corruption in Biloxi Apr 06, 2020

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In 1987, a circuit court judge and his wife, a former city council woman, who wanted to be mayor, were murdered in their home in Biloxi, Mississippi. It was obviously a professional hit. Vincent Sherry was a former criminal defense attorney who had defended members of the Dixie Mafia. Now, he was putting criminals away. Margaret Sherry was a fiery republican in a public slap fight with the current democratic mayor. She wanted to clean up the Biloxi strip of seedy night clubs and gambling, which of course, the Dixie Mafia ran. And she wanted to expose corruption in city hall.
Who was the real target? It was a conspiracy that would take four years and the determination of their oldest daughter to unravel.
Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
Researched by Haley Gray & Erica Kelley
Edited by Chaes Gray
Case Suggestion by listeners: Casey Porter, Eileen Mace & Drew Stuart
Suggested Reading: Mississippi Mud: Southern Justice & The Dixie Mafia by Edward Humes
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/91-the-sherry-murders-the-dixie-mafia-corruption-in-biloxi

90: Fetal Abduction and The Murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett Mar 29, 2020

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The town of Skidmore, Missouri is famous for the life and death of the town bully, Ken Rex McElroy. The tiny town of 500 people, grew even smaller as years passed. And locals began to think there was a curse because of the vigilante justice they had used to stop Ken Rex’s two decade reign of terror. But twenty years later, a disappearance and two gruesome homicides were all connected to one Skidmore family. In this episode, we are going to explore on of the most famous and disturbing cases, the murder of Bobbie Jo Stinnett, and the fetal abduction of her daughter.
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Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
Researched by Haley Gray & Erica Kelley
Edited by Chaes Gray
Case Suggestion by listener: Mary Andrews
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/90-fetal-abduction-and-the-murder-of-bobbie-jo-stinnett
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89: The Mayor's Wife: The Murder of Charlotte Waites Mar 21, 2020

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In 1998, a beloved educator and wife of the interim mayor of Lanett, Alabama, was found brutally murdered in her home. Charlotte and Barry Waites were pillars of their community. Her murder shook the small town for years. It took eight years, and a different District Attorney to bring charges against the man who cruelly took the life of a mother, wife, sister, educator and friend to everyone in the small town of Lanett, Alabama.
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Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
Researched by Haley Gray & Erica Kelley
Edited by Chaes Gray
Case Suggestion by listener: Mary Andrews
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/89-the-mayors-wife-the-murder-of-charlotte-waites
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88: Yeardley Love: The UVA Lacrosse Murder Mar 15, 2020

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In 2010, an elite student and gifted athlete at the University of Virginia became the face of domestic abuse on college campuses. Yeardley Love played lacrosse, and so did her boyfriend, George Huguely V. The culture of lacrosse, with exceptionally close relationships between both teams, as well as the culture of drinking on college campuses, may have caused Yeardley’s friends and teammates to not see what was really happening. Yeardley didn’t even really understand it herself.
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Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
Researched by Haley Gray & Erica Kelley
Edited by Chaes Gray
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/88-yeardley-love-the-uva-lacrosse-murder
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87: The Murder of Tina Andrews: White Trash Justice Mar 08, 2020

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In the summer of 1969, 12 year old Tina Andrews slipped out of the house to go meet up with some friends. As they walked home, they were offered a ride by two men. The other two girls made it home that night, but Tina did not. There were two trials in McComb, Mississippi trying to bring Tina’s murderer to justice. Tina’s social standing in the community, a poor white girl, affected the investigation and the outcomes of the trials.
Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
Researched by Erica Kelley
Primary Source: Murder in McComb: The Tina Andrews Case by Trent Brown
Edited by Chaes Gray
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/87-the-murder-of-tina-andrews-white-trash-justice
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