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The Truth Behind Lucky Jan 27, 2022

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Alice Sebold is best known for her best selling novel, The Lovely Bones, but that wasn't her first book. A few years before, Alice wrote a memoir titled Lucky that chronicled a brutal rape she experienced in 1981, when she was 18. She wrote about identifying the man that raped her, testifying against him in court, and dealing with the trauma of being raped. In 2019, the film rights to Lucky were purchased and the project was green lit. But as producer Tim Mucciante read through the script and the memoir, he started seeing discrepancies that didn't sit right with him, especially when it came to the conviction of the rapist, Anthony Broadwater.
Sources:
Articles
The New York Times | He Was Convicted of Raping Alice Sebold. Then the Case Unraveled. (Corina Knoll, Karen Zraick and Alexandra Alter)

Daily Mail | How Dogged Movie Producer Proved the Wrong Man Went to Prison for Raping Lovely Bones Author (Jennifer Smith)

Variety | Alice Sebold’s ‘Lucky’ to Be Adapted for Film by ‘13 Reasons Why’s’ Karen Moncrieff (Elsa Keslassy)

Variety | You’ Star Victoria Pedretti Tapped to Play Alice Sebold in ‘Lucky,’ Based on the Author’s Memoir (Angelique Jackson)

MEAWW | How a Netflix Producer Brought Justice to a Man Wrongly Convicted of 1981 Rape Case (Kunal Dey)

Washington Post | FBI Admits Flaws in Hair Analysis Over Decades (Spencer Hsu)

Contexts | Microscopic Hair Comparison and the Sociology of Science (Simon A. Cole and Troy Duster)
Wikipedia | The Lovely Bones
Wikipedia | Alice Sebold

Books
Lucky by Alice Sebold

Other
Go Fund Me | Anthony Broadwater

Medium | Statement from Alice Sebold

Cornell Law Review | Cross-Racial Identification Errors in Criminal (Sheri Johnson)

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The Survival Story of Tania Head Jan 20, 2022

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In 2003, the survivors of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001 were still attempting to recover from the trauma they endured that day. One of the only places to go for support was a Yahoo chat room for 9/11 survivors and family members that lost loved ones in the attacks. One of the survivors in the group, Tania Head, saw the need for survivors to have their own group, one where they could talk freely about the details of that horrific day without the fear of offending anyone. She created a group just for survivors, and it was then that she finally felt comfortable sharing her own story. Tania had been on the 96th floor of the South Tower the day the planes hit, and her journey to survival was so incredible, so harrowing, that it left the others in the group at a loss for words. They admired her so much for what she'd gone through, and the strength she showed. Eventually, Tania helped to form the World Trade Center Survivors Network, and was elected president. She gave guided tours of ground zero, where she would share her story with visitors. No one knew that Tania Head was hiding a secret.
Sources:
Articles
NY Times | In a 9/11 Survival Tale, the Pieces Just Don’t Fit (David W. Dunlap, Serge F. Kovaleski)
The World Trade Center Survivor's Network | Surviving 9/11 (Gary Bogacz)
Wikipedia | Alicia Esteve Head

Documentaries
The Woman Who Wasn’t There
Podcast
Swindled | Episode 37: The Survivor
Organizations to Support

https://www.911memorial.org/donate

https://www.tuesdayschildren.org/

https://scholarshipamerica.org/families-of-freedom/

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The Murder of David Castor Jan 13, 2022

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Stacey Castor seemed to be in a panic when she called the police to report that her husband, David Castor, didn't make it into work. She told them he'd been feeling depressed, and was concerned it was suicide. Police went to the Castor home and discovered David's body on his bed, dead from antifreeze poisoning. Based on Stacey's comments, they were primed to label it a suicide and call it a day. But one detective wasn't so sure, especially when he learned Stacey's first husband was also dead...
Sources:
Articles
ABC News | 'Black Widow' Stacey Castor Accused in Anti-Freeze Murder (Angela Chambers)

ABC News | Exhumed Body Reveals Stacey Castor's First Husband 'Didn't Just Die' (Angela Chambers and Jon Meyersohn)

NCBI | Gender Differentiation in Methods of Suicide Attempts

Medium | Stacey Castor Killed Two Husbands and Tried to Frame Her Daughter (Megan Ashley)

Oprah Daily | Hear Ashley Wallace of Poisoned Love Tell Her Story—in Her Own Words (Elena Nicolaou)

Wikipedia | Stacey Castor

CrimeNeverSleeps | Did "Black Widow" Stacey Castor Kill Her Father Too?

CNY Central | Stacey Castor Case Back in Court (Jim Kenyon)

Shows
20/20 | Season 41 Episode 23 Black Widow

Other
Suicide Letter Scan

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The Murder of Steven Mineo Jan 06, 2022

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Steven Mineo had been a devoted follower of cult leader Sherry Shriner for all of his adult life. He considered Sherry a prophet of God, and believed her when she preached about Alien reptiles that had come to Earth to take over human bodies, and how these "reptilians" would lead to the return of the antichrist. Through Sherry's devoted online community, Steven met Barbara Rogers, and it wasn't long before they were referring to each other as husband and wife. Everything seemed great, until one day Sherry suddenly turned on Barbara and Steven, and her entire online community followed suit...

Disclaimer: Mogab was on location over the holiday break when we recorded this, and despite our best efforts, her audio is not up to our usual quality.

A huge thanks to these sources:

Articles

WNEP News | Homicide Trial Woman Claims Online Alien Cult Led to Deadly Shooting (Carmella Mataloni)

USA Today | She Killed Her Boyfriend Because Of An Alien Cult – And Was Sentenced To Up To 40 Years (Ryan Miller)

Books

Aliens on the Internet By: Sherry Shiner

Shows

Deadly Cults: Online Alien Reptiles

Other

Orgone Positive Energy Devices

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The Murder of Travis Alexander - Part 2 Dec 16, 2021

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Travis Alexander's friends found him dead in his own home, and immediately they all started pointing the finger at his ex-girlfriend, Jodi Arias. But Jodi had an alibi - she'd been on a road trip to see some friends when Travis was murdered. Jodi's stories would become more ridiculous as she tried to cover up and excuse what she did, and her trial was unlike any you've ever heard of.

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The Murder of Travis Alexander - Part 1 Dec 09, 2021

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We're tackling a big one here today, which is why we'll be delivering this story to you in 2 parts. Part 2 is available right now over on our Patreon at all levels, so if you can't wait until next week, hop over there to finish this wild saga.

Travis Alexander met Jodi Arias at a work conference, and sparks started flying immediately. They started a long distance relationship, complete with late night phone calls for hours and trips back and forth to see each other. But the relationship devolved, and quickly became extremely toxic on both sides. They seemed to just bring out the worst in each other, but they couldn't stay away from each other. His friends were worried for Travis, but no one expected the relationship to actually end in murder.

Sources:

Books

Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story: A Beautiful Photographer, Her Mormon Lover, and a Brutal Murder (Shanna Hogan)

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The Rainbow Murders Dec 02, 2021

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This week Kristin tells Mogab about the double murder of Vicki Durian and Nancy Santomero. It was the summer of 1980, and the girls were hitch hiking their way across the country to Pocahontas County, West Virginia to attend a festival called the Rainbow Gathering. They never arrived, and the investigation into their murders would rove around twists and turns until the unsettling conclusion...

Sources:

Books

The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia (Emma Copley Eisenberg)

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The Murder of Jessica Dishon Nov 18, 2021

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On September 10, 1999, Edna Dishon arrived home in the afternoon to see her 17 year old daughter's car in the driveway. Jessica should have still been at school, so Edna went inside the house to see if she'd stayed home sick that day, but Jessica wasn't there. She called the school and found that Jessica had never arrived. But when she looked inside her car, she knew immediately that something was terribly wrong. Inside were Jessica's backpack, purse, phone, and one shoe inside. Her phone had two numbers punched in: 9-1. Edna and her husband, Mike Dishon, rushed to the police station to report Jessica missing, but the sheriff's deputy didn't see any cause for concern. He told them Jessica probably ran away, or maybe she was at the football game. He told them to come back the next day if Jessica didn't come home. But Jessica never came home.

Sources:

Articles

ABC News | Why the First 72 Hours in a Missing Persons Investigation are the Most Critical, According to Criminology Experts (Julia Jacobo)

Mamas Board | Jessica Dishon

WDBR News | Behind Bars: Stanley Dishon Says He Did Not Kill Niece Jessica (Jason Riley)

Documents

Model Policy for the Evaluation of Examinee Suitability for Polygraph Testing

Shows

Blood Runs Cold - Episode “The Secret

Cold Case Files - Episode “A Family Secret”

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The Murder of Anderson Do Carmo Nov 11, 2021

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We might not recognize the name Flordelis dos Santos de Souza, but in Brazil, she is a celebrity. She was born in the slums of Rio de Janeiro called favelas, the 4th of 5 children, and after she made her way out, she made a name for herself as a gospel singer, eventually becoming a congressman.

But her real claim to fame was the fact that she seemed to have a real heart for the children being affected by the drugs wars in the country, and she started adopting them. She didn’t stop adopting them until she had at least 55 children. She married one of her earliest adopted sons, Anderson Do Carmo. And then, in 2019, Anderson was murdered…

Sources:

Articles

The New Yorker | The Murder Scandalizing Brazil’s Evangelical Church (Jon Lee Anderson)

Wikipedia | Candelária Massacre

Globo | Flordelis Treated

Children Differently; 'First Generation' Had Access to Better Quality Food and

Rooms (Felipe Freire and Pedro Bassan and Jornal Nacional)

MEL Magazine | Congresswoman, Gospel Singer, Murder Suspect: The Wild Story of Flordelis

The Guardian | Did Brazil’s Evangelical Superstar Have Her Husband

Killed? (Tom Phillips)

Social Media

Twitter | Flordelis Thread

YouTube | Flordelis' Channel

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The Affluenza Murders Nov 04, 2021

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In 2013, a drunk 16 year old named Ethan Couch caused a car accident that resulted in the deaths of 4 people. He pled guilty to the 4 counts of intoxicated manslaughter and was looking at a possible 20 years in prison. But his defense team was ready. They told the court that Ethan had an excuse for his behavior - he was too rich to know better.

Sources:

Articles

ABC News | 'Affluenza' DUI Case: What Happened Night of the Accident That Left 4 People Dead (Caila Klass and Alexa Valiente)

The New York Times | Teenager’s Sentence in Fatal Drunken-Driving Case Stirs ‘Affluenza’ Debate (Manny Fernandez and John Schwartz)

D Magazine | The Worst Parents Ever (Michael Mooney)

HG Legal Resources | What is the Affluenza Defense?

Science Direct | Alcohol Blood Level

Wikipedia | Affluenza

Dallas Morning News | Judge Defends Putting Ethan Couch on Probation I had all the Facts Most People Don't (Naheed Rajwani)

LA Times | Family of ‘Affluenza’ Teen Ethan Couch Tangled with Law in the Past (AP)

Fox News | What Happened to 'Affluenza' teen Ethan Couch? A History of a Family Breaking the Law (Frank Miles)

People | 'Affluenza' Teen Ethan Couch and Mother Tracked to Mexico After Using Cell Phone to Order Domino's Pizza (Char Adams)