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Episode 220: Seat Filler | John Hall Apr 24, 2024

Show notes

Tina and Hillary cover former Virginia State Senator, John Hall.

Former Senator John Hall had a promising political career. But things took a dark turn when he decided to take the law into his own hands.

Sources
Tina's Story
Clio
John Hall Historical Marker--by Cody Brown and Zachery Cowsert

Seletyn
THE KILLING OF LEWIS WETZEL BY JOHN HALL (OCT 1862)--by Seletyn

Wikipedia
John Hall (West Virginia Politician)

Photos
Secession Political Cartoon--via WVTF
John Hall Mile Marker--by Cody Brown and Zachery Cowsert via Clio
Wetzel article in the Wheeling Intelligencer--via Seletyn

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Episode 219: Sweet Potato Baby | The Murder of Arthur McDuffie / 1980 Miami Riots Apr 17, 2024

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Hillary and Tina cover the murder of Arthur McDuffie and the 1980 Miami riots.

Arthur McDuffie was brutally attacked by police for running a stop sign. BUT when the officers are cleared of all charges, violence erupts on the streets of Miami.

Sources
Hillary's Story
Miami Dade County Official Page
Miami-Dade County unveils the Arthur Lee McDuffie State Historical Marker for Black History Month

The New York Times
Four Miami Police Officers Charged in Fatal Beating

The Washington Post
McDuffie Death: It Seemed to Be Open-Shut Case

WLRN
Forty Years After Arthur McDuffie Was Killed By Miami-Dade Police, His Family Honored In Ceremony

Zinn Education Project
May 17, 1980: Miami Riots Begin

Photos
Arthur McDuffie--by Beckyhawk via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Front Page of the Miami News--via Zinn Education Project
Fires in Liberty City during 1980 Riots--via Dunn History
National Guard in Miami--via Dunn History
Arthur McDuffie Memorial in 2024--by Carlton Gilliespie via The Miami Times

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Episode 218: Ginny Sack | Henry Denhardt Apr 10, 2024

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Tina and Hillary cover the murder of Henry Denhardt.

Henry Denhardt, a prominent figure in Kentucky politics, found himself entangled in a murder investigation. BUT as the trial reached its conclusion, Denhardt faced a shocking twist of fate when revenge caught up to him.

Sources
Tina's Story
Daily News
Kentucky brothers sought revenge on general who killed their sister--and dodged jail time--by David J. Krajicek

New York Times
Denhardt Is Indicted On Charge Of Murder

News NBC 40
Throwback Thursday – Hendry Denhardt and an 80-year-old unsolved murder--by Telia Butler
Throwback Thursday: Was Henry Denhardt a serial killer? Two nearly 90-year-old cold cases--by Telia Butler and Chris Bratton

Sam Terry's Kentucky History Blog
Gen. Denhardt's Date with Death

Time
KENTUCKY: General & Widow (Cont'd)

Wikipedia
Henry Denhardt

Photos
Henry Denhardt--from Public Domain via Wikipedia
Verna Elizabeth Garr Headstone--via Sam Terry's Kentucky Blog

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Episode 217: Die Angry | The Yablonski Murders Apr 03, 2024

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Hillary and Tina cover the Yablonski murders.

Joseph A. "Jock" Yablonski was a labor leader known for his advocacy for miners' rights. BUT he fell victim to a tragic murder that shed light on corruption within the United Mine Workers of America.

Sources
Hillary's Story
CrimeReads
How The 1969 Murders of a Labor Leader and His Family Changed Coal Country Forever

Forbes
Cillian Murphy Starring In Crime Film About 1960s Mining Murders—What To Know About The True Story Of Joseph Yablonski

HISTORY
Bodies of family killed by United Mine Workers found | January 5, 1970

Library of Congress
Joseph A. Yablonski legal case collection

Observer-Reporter
Fifty years later, the murder of the Yablonskis still resonates

TribLIVE.com
Killings of UMWA leader Jock Yablonski, his family shocked Western Pa. 50 years ago

YOUTUBE
A Murder In The Union: The Assassination of Jock Yablonski

Wikipedia
Joseph Yablonski

Photos
Joseph Yablonski--via Madison.com
W.A. "Tony" Boyle--by Bettman via Smithsonian Magazine
Pittsburgh Press Headline--via PressReader
Claude Vealy--from AP via PennLive
Yablonski Sons at Court--from AP via PennLive

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Episode 216: Gumball Machine | Paul Kennedy Mar 27, 2024

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Tina and Hillary cover former Ocean Gate mayor, Paul Kennedy.

Paul Kennedy served as mayor of Ocean Gate beginning in 2007. BUT after years of deceit, he finally paid the price for profiting off the town.

Sources
Tina's Story
app
Ex-Ocean Gate mayor pleads guilty to ‘pattern of official misconduct;’ jailtime expected--by Erik Larsen

NJ
Gov’t auctions, parking meter revenue. Former N.J. mayor admits pocketing town’s money.--Chris Sheldon

New Jersey Globe
Jersey Shore Mayor Who Stole Money From Parking Meters Gets Three Years In Prison--David Wildstein

Ocean City's Prosecutor's Office
FORMER OCEAN GATE MAYOR SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON FOR PATTERN OF OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT

Photos
Paul Kennedy Mug Shot--from Ocean Country Prosecutor's Office via Patch
Paul Kennedy--from Facebook via New Jersey Globe

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Episode 215: Bamboozled | Salvatore DiMasi Mar 20, 2024

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Hillary and Tina cover the former speaker of the Massachusetts House Salvatore DiMasi.

Salvatore DiMasi ascended to power in politics, reaching the esteemed position of Speaker of the Massachusetts House. BUT his downfall came swiftly when corruption charges led to incarceration.

Sources
Hillary's Story
Boston Herald
Sal DiMasi, other federal cons can't be automatically blocked from Beacon Hill lobbying, SJC rules

CBS News
Former House Speaker Sal DiMasi Asks For 3-Year Sentence
Sal DiMasi Appeals Conviction, Sentence

Courthouse News Service
Corruption conviction is no bar to lobbying, ex-lawmaker tells Massachusetts high court--by Daniel Jackson

The Daily Free Press
Salvatore DiMasi will resign as Speaker

FBI Boston Division
Former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Lobbyist Convicted on Corruption Charges

The New York Times
Massachusetts: Ex-Speaker of House Is Indicted--by Katie Zezima

The Sun
Ex-Mass. Speaker Sal DiMasi, associates indicted

WBUR
Former Speaker DiMasi, 3 Associates Indicted On Federal Corruption Charges--by Lisa Tobin

Wikipedia
Salvatore DiMasi

Photos
Salvatore DiMasi--via Cape Cod Times
DiMasi on the Mass. House Floor--via Cape Cod Times
DiMasi after leaving prison--photo by Steven Senne via Seattle Times

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Li'l Muck Episode 52: Jayden D'Onofrio Mar 15, 2024

Show notes

Hillary interviews activist Jayden D’Onofrio, Chairman of Florida Future Leaders PAC.

Jayden D’Onofrio has a lengthy political background and has been a leader in multiple youth focused political organizations including VOTFlorida and Voters of Tomorrow. Since his last visit to the podcast in November of 2022, Jayden has founded the Florida Future Leaders PAC. The focus of the PAC is to combine the power of Florida College Democrats, Florida High School Democrats, and paid on-campus organizing to make change in Florida.

Websites
Florida Future Leaders PAC

Special Guest: Jayden D'Onofrio.

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Episode 214: Normies and Freaks | Helen Hulick and the Fight to Wear Pants Mar 13, 2024

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Tina and Hillary cover the history of women winning the right to wear pants.

Throughout history gender norms dictated what women could or couldn’t wear. BUT pants are now the norm thanks to women who challenged conventions.

Sources
Tina's Story
All That's Interesting
Meet Helen Hulick, The Woman Who Was Jailed For Wearing Pants To Court--by Marco Margaritoff

City Data Forum
Roane Woman arrested for wearing pants in 1923

LA Times
California Retrospective: In 1938, L.A. woman went to jail for wearing slacks in courtroom

Medium
Two Women Who Were Arrested for Wearing Pants, 80 Years Apart--Marie Kester

NBC News
How drag bans have made clothing a political statement, according to a queer style expert

Snopes
Did a Woman Go To Jail for Wearing Slacks in 1938?--by Nur Ibrahim

Trace
Arrested for Wearing Pants

Wikipedia
Helen Beebe

WRTV Indianapolis
Women given permission to pursue pants 100 years ago--Michael Hartz

Photos
Helen Hulick wearing pants (1938)--from the Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection via Snopes
Hulick Newspaper Clipping--via Snopes
Hulick in denim prison dress--from UCLA via All That's Interesting

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Episode 213: Ear Tingle | FBI Investigates Louie, Louie Mar 06, 2024

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Hillary and Tina cover the FBI investigation of the Louie, Louie song.

The Kingsmen's rendition of "Louie, Louie" has been an iconic song since its debut in the 1960s. BUT when rumors surfaced about potentially obscene lyrics surfaced, the FBI was called in to investigate.

Sources
Hillary's Story
FBI
Louie Louie (The Song)

History
The FBI Laboratory weighs in on the “dirty” lyrics of “Louie Louie”

Indy Star
That time Indiana teens ratted out dirty ‘Louie Louie’ lyrics, and the FBI got involved--Will Higgins

The Legal Satyricon
The Raunchy Version of Louie Louie — Lyrics Are Public Domain?

Loudersound
What happened when the FBI tried to decipher The Kingsmen's Louie Louie--by Bill DeMain

Medium
About Those Banned “Louie Louie” Lyrics--by Neal Umphred

The New Yorker
Is This the Dirtiest Song of the Sixties?--by Anwen Crawford

NPR
How the universally recognized song "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen came to be--by Deena Prichep on Weekend Edition Sunday
'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands--by Deena Prichep

Wikipedia
The Kingsman
Louie Louie

Photos
Richard Berry--from Richard Berry Estate via KCRW's X post
The Kingsmen--from Scandore/Shayne via Wikipedia (Public Domain)
Louie Louie Lyrics--via Techdirt
FBI Report--from Mental Floss via Medium

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Episode 212: Rot in Piss | Brock Adams Feb 28, 2024

Show notes

Tina and Hillary cover former Washington Senator Brock Adams.

Brock Adams served as congressman and transportation secretary before rising to the US Senate. BUT when allegations of sexual harassment arise his career plummets.

Sources
Tina's Story
K5 NBC
#MeToo movement is decades in the making--by Natalie Brand

Lewiston Tribune
NANCY REAGAN, BROCK ADAMS DESERVE A DIFFERENT COURT--by Jim Fisher

New York Times
Brock Adams, 77, Senator and Cabinet Member, Dies--by Michael Janofsky

Post Alley
Thirty Years After the Scandal that Changed Northwest Politics Forever--by Barry Mitzman

The Seattle Times
8 More Women Accuse Adams -- Allegations Of Two Decades Of Sexual Harassment, Abuse - And A Rape--by Susan Gilmore, Eric Nalder, Eric Pryne, David Boardman

Photos
Brock Adams--from Public Domain via Wikipedia
Michael Fancher Seattle Times Editor Speaks to C-Span--screenshot from C-Span

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