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Episode 164: Joan D'Alessandro (Part 1) Jan 30, 2024

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On April 19, 1973, seven-year-old Joan D’Alessandro left her family’s home in Hillsdale, New Jersey to deliver her last two boxes of Girl Scout cookies. She never returned. After a massive search and an intensive investigation, police zeroed in on the family’s neighbor, 27-year-old high school science teacher Joseph McGowan, who soon confessed that he had sexually abused and murdered Joan before dumping her body in Harriman State Park, just over the border in New York State.
For decades, Joan’s mother, Rosemarie D’Alessandro, has led a charge to change laws, both state and federal, to better protect victims’ families. She has also created a nonprofit foundation focusing on child safety and programs for underprivileged youth. It is my great honor to help Rosemarie tell the story of her beautiful daughter, Joan, and how her memory has inspired decades of important work.
This is part 1 of the horrifying but incredibly inspiring story of Joan D’Alessandro.
Joan’s Joy website: https://joansjoy.org
Rosemarie D’Alessandro’s book, The Message of Light Amid Letters of Darkness: https://www.amazon.com/Message-Light-Amid-Letters-Darkness-ebook/dp/B0CQRNWHXV/
Joan’s Joy Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/joansjoypage/
The Killer Across the Table by John Douglas and Mark Olshaker: https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Across-Table-Unlocking-Mindhunter-ebook/dp/B07G76Q6BG/
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(Re-Release) Episode 65: Lucas Call Nov 01, 2023

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**This episode was originally released in June of 2021. I am re-releasing it due to the recent arrest of Lisa Jo Vanderlinden, the woman who spent less than a year in jail for Lucas's murder, on charges of abusing another child.**
In 2017, Lucas Call and his baby sister were removed from their biological mother’s custody, in part because she had a learning disability and was unjustly deemed an unfit mother. They were placed in the care of a woman who had previously fostered upwards of 40 children. She was also a trained nurse who worked with the county government’s child abuse investigation team. Sixteen months later, in August of 2018, that woman called 911, reporting 2-year-old Lucas was unresponsive.
After Lucas’s death was deemed a homicide caused by blunt force trauma, his foster mother, Lisa Jo Vanderlinden, was charged with his murder. After accepting a plea agreement, Lisa, who claimed to accept responsibility for Lucas’s death but never confessed to causing his injuries, received a sentence so shockingly inadequate that many have called for the judge’s removal from his position.
In this episode, I’ll tell you Lucas’s story, and you’ll also hear my interview with Lucas’s great-grandma, Peggy Thompson, who shared with me her anger over the injustice of Lucas’s case, as well as some of her fondest memories of this sweet little boy.
This is the infuriating story of Lucas Call.
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Episode 163: Underwater Daughter Oct 25, 2023

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As a child, Antonia Deignan believed that her father’s nighttime visits to her bedroom showed the special love he had for her. Still, some part of her knew that what he was doing to her was wrong. She began to create fantasy worlds in her mind to escape. As Tuni grew up, she traded her fantasies for dancing, but her inner turmoil also manifested in self-destructive ways. After she suffered a serious bike accident that forced her to face the demons from her past, Tuni finally began to work through her trauma by writing a hauntingly beautiful memoir about her experiences.
For today’s episode, I spoke with Tuni about her book, Underwater Daughter: A Memoir of Survival and Healing, which delves into the way childhood trauma affects every part of a person’s life going forward.
This is Underwater Daughter, the story of Antonia Deignan.
Tuni’s website: https://antoniadeignan.com
Underwater Daughter: A Memoir of Survival and Healing on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Underwater-Daughter-Memoir-Survival-Healing/dp/1647424224
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(Re-Release) Episode 102: Fallon Fridley Sep 28, 2023

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*Fallon Fridley should have turned 5 yesterday. I'm re-releasing this episode in her honor.*
On December 9, 2020, in Sandy Springs, Georgia, two-year-old Fallon Fridley was spending the night at the home of her babysitter, who was also a good friend of Fallon’s mom, Kristin. The babysitter, Kirstie Flood, called 911 that evening to report little Fallon unresponsive, and Fallon was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Kirstie claimed Fallon had taken a fall earlier that day at the playground, but after incriminating online searches were found on her phone, Kirstie was arrested two days after Fallon’s death. As Kirstie continues to await trial, additional damning information has been discovered by investigators, including video footage of the actual crime.
In this episode, you’ll also hear my conversation with Fallon’s heartbroken mommy, Kristin Gantt, who told me about her special little girl and how her loss has affected her family.
This is the tragic story of Fallon Fridley.
Justice for Fallon on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JusticeForFallon
Parents of Murdered Children website: https://pomc.org/
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Episode 160: 936 Miles for Mercy Sep 21, 2023

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Since I started making this podcast, I’ve told the stories of a number of children that have involved the failures of the family court system. So many names pop into my head when I think about it: Thomas Valva. Nakota Kelly. Averylee Hobbs. James Biel. Corey Micciolo. Since 2008, over 900 American children have died at the hands of a parent or guardian after involvement with the family court system, which punishes parents – especially mothers – for reporting domestic or child abuse.
Ohio mom Sara Moore, who lost custody of both of her boys for that exact reason, has had enough. Earlier this year, Sara pledged to walk a total of 936 miles from Columbus to the White House and back, one mile for each of the 936 who lost their lives due to mistakes made by the family court system. This is the story of an embattled mother who will never stop fighting for her children and the quest she’s undertaken to draw attention to the epidemic of family court-related child deaths in this country.
This is the inspiring story of 936 Miles for Mercy.
Links discussed in this episode:
Angels’ Voices Silenced No More: https://angelsvoicesnm.org
Protect Kids from Family Court: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/protect-kids-from-family-court/1539696220169930/
Sara’s GoFundMe campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/f/protect-kids-from-family-court-936milesformercy
Center for Judicial Excellence: https://centerforjudicialexcellence.org/
The Saunders study: https://barrygoldstein.net/component/tags/tag/the-saunders-study
UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem’s United Nations (UN) report on custody and violence against women and children: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/06/urgent-reforms-needed-protect-women-and-children-violence-custody-battles-un
The Meier study: https://xyonline.net/sites/xyonline.net/files/2020-05/Meier%2C%20U.S.%20child%20custody%20outcomes%20in%20cases%20involving%20parental%20alienation%20and%20abuse%20allegations%202020.pdf
CDC page on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html
Avett Ray on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2GRjyu6I8E355bDOvv6h8h?si=WhfBBI1WTUqw-2UoRbvE9Q
Avett Ray on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEFFl4jVhSQLx-r-08kYtng
Avett Ray on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/avett-ray/1661435060
Avett Ray on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/avettray/
Avett Ray on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avettray/
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Listen Now: The Apology Line Sep 18, 2023

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For fifteen years you could call a private number in Manhattan and anonymously apologize for anything. It was called The Apology Line. This is the story of the phone line and the man at the other end who became consumed by his own creation. He was known as “Mr. Apology.”
As thousands of callers flooded the line, confessing to everything from shoplifting to adultery, drug dealing, to murder, Mr. Apology realized he couldn’t just listen. He had to do something, even if it meant risking everything.
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Episode 159: Jessica and Alexia Reale Sep 15, 2023

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In 1997, a pair of sisters in Elk Grove, California endured the unthinkable. Their mother and stepfather, Barbara and Larry Carrasco, abused methamphetamine and somehow became certain that Barbara’s daughters, 13-year-old Jessica and five-year-old Alexia, were possessed by demons and vampires. To exorcise the unwanted beings, Barbara and Larry began forcing the girls to drink bleach milkshakes three times a day for eight days. When Alexia died around June 19, 1997, Barbara and Larry forced Jessica to watch them do something unimaginably horrific.
This is the story of two girls who didn’t stand a chance against the delusions and abuse of their mother and stepfather. It’s also an incredible story of the survival, strength, and perseverance of Jessica, who joins me on today’s episode to tell me about her sister, Alexia; the investigation into Alexia’s death; and how therapy has helped her to be the best possible mother to her own three daughters.
This is the shocking story of Jessica and Alexia Reale.
TW: animal abuse
Jessica’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Im-Not-Broken-Surviving-Demons-ebook/dp/B0BYY2Q4ZY/
Agent Rinek’s book: https://www.amazon.com/In-Name-of-Children-audiobook/dp/B07FCRWNDP/
Inside the Crime Files Podcast episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/people-v-carrasco-alexia-reale/id1623264426?i=1000601162219
Transcript of Jessica’s appearance on the Dr. Phil show in 2009: https://www.drphil.com/slideshows/caught-in-the-system-jessica/
Please write letters to the California Board of Parole Hearings (BPH), asking the board not to release either Larry or Barbara Carrasco!
From the California Board of Parole Hearings website:“Any person may submit information to the BPH concerning any offender. When deciding whether to release an offender on parole, the BPH considers all information received from the public. Written comments should be directed to the Classification and Parole Representative at the prison where the proceeding will be conducted. Those comments will be included in the offender’s Central File and will be considered by future hearing panels. Communications opposing an offender’s release on parole may be placed in the confidential section of the Central File. The names and addresses of those writing are considered confidential.”
Write to the parole board regarding “Larry Carrasco P72561” before Larry’s hearing in November at the address below:
Mule Creek State Prison
Attn: Classification & Parole Representative
P.O. Box 409099
Ione, CA 95640
Write to the parole board regarding “Barbara Carrasco W85611” at the address below:
Central California Women’s Facility
ATTN: Classification & Parole Representative
P.O. Box 1501
Chowchilla, CA 93610-1501
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Episode 158: Christian Crossland Sep 07, 2023

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Christian Crossland spent most of his short life in the care of family friends, Brittany and Trevor Easton, who took Christian into their Indiana home and loved him like their own. In January of 2022, Christian’s biological mother, Chelsea Crossland, took him back from the family who doted on and adored him. In under three months, Christian was dead.
This is the story of a little boy with a bright smile and a personality to match. It’s also the story of the woman who gave birth to him, let another family raise him, and then spent 74 days systematically starving and ultimately beating him to death.
This is the tragic story of Christian Crossland.
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Episode 157: Alex Hurley (Retold) Sep 01, 2023

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In episode 7, I told you the first part of the story of 12-year-old Alex Hurley. I provided updates on Alex’s case throughout the next three years. This past week, the last family member charged in Alex’s death was finally sentenced, so I’m revisiting Alex’s story in an all-new, comprehensive episode like I’ve never told it before.
On February 3, 2020, first responders were summoned to a home in West Yellowstone, Montana, where they found 12-year-old Alex Hurley dead on the living room floor, battered and malnourished. Five people aged 14 to 48, including four paternal family members, were arrested and charged with various crimes surrounding Alex’s long-term systematic torture and eventual murder.
In this episode, I’ll tell you Alex’s story as thoroughly as possible from start to finish. You’ll also hear my recent conversation with Alex’s mom, Alicia Davis, who told me all about the happy, active boy she nicknamed “Bubba Brown.”
This is the heartbreaking story of Alex Hurley, retold.
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Listen Now - Over My Dead Body: Gone Hunting Aug 21, 2023

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When Mike Williams vanishes on a hunting trip, the authorities suspect he was eaten by alligators but the true predators who took Mike may lurk much closer to home. The mystery of Mike’s disappearance might have faded from memory, if it wasn’t for one woman’s tireless crusade. From Wondery, comes a new season of Over My Dead Body; a story about an obsessive love affair, a scandalous secret and a mother’s battle for the truth.
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