The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister

1 - The Girlfriends’ Guide to: Identifying a Doe Aug 19, 2024

The Girlfriends’ Guide, hosted by Producer Anna Sinfield, is a three part mini series where we lay out how you can solve crimes and keep your girlfriends safe.

We dive back into our archive of never heard before interviews, break down real life case studies and give tangible tips on how you can do it yourself.

In this episode we uncover how to identify an unidentified person. Together, Anna and The Girlfriends’ Assistant Producer, Madeleine Parr, reveal the methods they used to solve a 35 year old cold case.

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2 - The Girlfriends’ Guide to: Tackling Intimate Partner Violence Aug 19, 2024

In the second episode of The Girlfriends’ Guide, we learn how to tackle domestic violence in our own lives from the people who fight it every single day.

If you are affected by this episode please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.

Other useful links:

https://www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/the-survivors-handbook/

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3 - The Girlfriends’ Guide to: Finding a Missing Person Aug 19, 2024

In the third instalment of the Girlfriend’s Guide we turn our attention to the over 600 thousand people who go missing every year in the United States. With the help of a citizen sleuth and former Missing Persons Detective, Producer Anna Sinfield lays out what to do if someone you know goes missing.

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Raul’s Map

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5: Her Legacy Jun 03, 2024

To find an end to the story, the Girlfriends go back to the beginning.

If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show please reach out to DNA Doe Project, an organisation we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts.

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Listen to our soundtrack and buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner DNA Doe Project.

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4: Desperately Seeking Susie May 27, 2024

While Detective Mindy gets to talk to a (real life) cop about the case of our Lost Sister, the rest of the gang gets a breakthrough.

If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show please reach out to DNA Doe Project, an organisation we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts.

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Listen to our soundtrack and buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner DNA Doe Project.

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3: Lost and Found May 20, 2024

Producer Anna is joined by Alayne Katz for a pilgrimage to New York City’s biggest public cemetery…could our girl be there?

If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show please reach out to DNA Doe Project, an organisation we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts.

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Listen to our soundtrack and buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner DNA Doe Project.

You can also donate to DNA Doe Project here.

See Raul’s map of missing, murdered and unidentified people here.

To find the Hart Island Project go here.

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2: Mindy Goes Undercover May 13, 2024

Looking for clues to our Lost Sister’s identity, our Chief Investigator Mindy Shapiro visits her old New York City stomping grounds.

If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show please reach out to DNA Doe Project, an organisation we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts.

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Listen to our soundtrack and buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner DNA Doe Project.

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1: A Double Mitzvah May 06, 2024

The club returns! Carole, Mindy, Alayne and Anna are back together again to eat food, drink wine… and solve a 35 year old cold case.

If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show please reach out to DNA Doe Project, an organisation we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts.

For more from Novel visit novel.audio

Listen to our soundtrack and buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner DNA Doe Project.

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Introducing Season 2 of The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister Apr 29, 2024

In Season 1, The Girlfriends told the story of how a group of incredible women came together to bring down one bad ex-boyfriend and seek justice for the murder of Gail Katz. But there’s one part of that story that’s still a mystery. During the investigation into Gail’s case, a torso washed up on Staten Island and was misidentified as Gail. Nobody knows her name or what happened to her after she was ruled out from the case. Now, the amateur ladies detective club are back with a new mission: to uncover the identity of this woman and finally find Our Lost Sister. Listen to the The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister, starting May 6th

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The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister... Coming Soon Mar 07, 2024

In Season 1, The Girlfriends told the story of how a group of incredible women came together to bring down one bad ex-boyfriend and seek justice for the murder of Gail Katz.

But there’s one part of that story that’s still a mystery.

During the investigation into Gail’s case, a torso washed up on Staten Island and was misidentified as Gail. Nobody knows her name or what happened to her after she was ruled out from the case.

In Season 2, the amateur ladies detective club are back with a new mission: to uncover the identity of this woman and finally find Our Lost Sister.

The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts.

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9: A Sisterhood Aug 28, 2023

After 20 years behind bars Bob finally speaks about what he did. Carole, Mindy and Alayne discuss what it means to live in a world without Gail, and so many other women like her.

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

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Listen to our soundtrack on Spotify here or buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner NoMore.

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8: The Girlfriends Vs Bierenbaum Aug 21, 2023

15 years after Gail’s death, Bob is put on trial. The Girlfriends, Gail’s friends and Alayne all weave together the circumstantial evidence that the prosecution believe is enough to prove Bob murdered Gail. But the defense has a secret weapon, a star witness that says he saw Gail in a bagel shop in the hours that the prosecution believe she was already dead.

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

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Listen to our soundtrack on Spotify here or buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner NoMore.

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7: Cowabunga Aug 14, 2023

Bob learns that the DA are after him and when his arrest becomes a national news story, another Girlfriend surfaces.

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

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Listen to our soundtrack on Spotify here or buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner NoMore.

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6: Women Who Like to Gab Aug 07, 2023

The prosecutors arrive in Las Vegas to interview The Girlfriends. Hearing the stories from Bob’s time in Vegas, they become convinced that he murdered Gail. But in an attempt to make their argument water tight, they uncover a catastrophic mistake that was made back in 1989, putting their investigation at risk.

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

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Listen to our soundtrack on Spotify here or buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner NoMore.

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5: The Best Job a Lawyer Could Have Jul 31, 2023

Bob moves again, but this time to the sleepy midwestern town of Minot, North Dakota. For Carole and Mindy it seems like Bob might be getting away with it, until some prosecutors from the Manhattan DA’s cold case unit turn up in Vegas.

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

For more from Novel visit novel.audio

Listen to our soundtrack on Spotify here or buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner NoMore.

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4: Phone Calls from Manhattan Jul 24, 2023

The search for Gail begins. After a rocky start, Gail’s sister Alayne, takes over the investigation into her disappearance. After four years of searching, the police make a shocking discovery.

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

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Listen to our soundtrack on Spotify here or buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner NoMore.

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3: Bubbly, Bouncy and Very Alive Jul 17, 2023

We head to New York City to learn about Gail. In conversation with her loved ones, Carole hears about Gail’s love stories, curly hair, teenage dreams and the last time her friends saw her.

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

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Correction: Alayne Katz has brought to our attention that on the morning of Gail and Bob's wedding day (August 29th, 1982) Bob did not stay at their apartment as reported in the podcast, instead he stayed at his parents house in New Jersey. In the morning Gail traveled from her parents house, in Long Island, to their Manhattan apartment where she met with Ouidad to get her hair done. Ouidad did not come out to Long Island as reported.

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2: Lobsters for Dinner Jul 10, 2023

Carole is wined, dined and shouted at by Bob until they split. After their break up, Carole tells her friend Mindy about the skeletons in Bob's closet and they start investigating.

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

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Listen to our soundtrack on Spotify here or buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner NoMore.

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1: The Good Jewish Doctor Jul 10, 2023

It’s the early 90s and a new eligible bachelor named Bob has arrived in Las Vegas. Every local single Jewish lady wants to date him, but something’s off. It turns out Bob has a secret that he hoped he could leave behind in New York City.

If you are affected by any of our topics please reach out to NO MORE at https://nomore.org/girlfriends, a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with.

The Girlfriends is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.

For more from Novel visit novel.audio

Listen to our soundtrack on Spotify here or buy the album from Bandcamp. All proceeds go to our charity partner NoMore.

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