Women and Crime

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Dollree Mapp Jul 08, 2025

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Ep 256: A bombing rocks the home of a man with a dangerous past. But the real story begins blocks away—with a woman who refused to open her door. This is the Dollree Mapp story Sources for Today's Episode:

• The Marshall Project • Mapp v. Ohio (1961) • The Patriot Ledger • The New York Times • The LA Times • Justia.com • League of Women Voters of Muncie-Delaware County Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!)

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Reconsidered: Cyntoia Brown Jul 04, 2025

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Ep 255: Reconsidered: 16 - Cyntoia Brown Original Airdate: 05/12/20 At just 16 years old Cyntoia Brown was arrested for the murder of 43 year old Johnny Micahel Allen. After being tried as an adult Cyntoia was sentenced to life in prison. After years of advocacy and a tremendous outpouring of celebrity-driven public support, Brown was granted clemency and released from prison. Why would a young girl commit such an act and what led to Cyntoia’s eventual freedom? Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Sources for Today's Episode:

Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Criminal Justice System, by Cyntoia Brown-Long
Murder to Mercy (documentart aired on netflix, 4/29/20)
Oprah Magazine
Time Magazine

Credits:

• Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks • Produced by James Varga • Music by Dessert Media Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

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Shele Danishefsky Covlin Jul 01, 2025

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Ep 254: A woman’s death is ruled as accidental, but her family’s suspicions all point to her husband This is the Shele Danishefsky Covlin story. Sources for Today's Episode:

• ABC 7 NY • Oxygen • At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal, a Wife's Murder, and a Ten-Year War for Justice • by Rebecca Rosenberg & Selim Algar • NY Times • NBC NY • NY Post Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!)

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Reconsidered: Crystal Gail Mangum Jun 27, 2025

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Ep 253: Reconsidered: 15 - Crystal Gail Mangum Original Airdate: 04/28/20 A domestic incident led to the stabbing of 46-year-old Reginald Day in the spring of 2011 by his live in girlfriend at the time but his attacker was more than your average citizen in this North Carolina city. His girlfriend was someone whose past was known by every person living in Durham, North Carolina. Would they hold her past against her in this case though? Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Sources for Today's Episode:

Television show “Fatal Attraction”
An episode of Snapped
NBC news
The News & Observer

Credits:

Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Music by Dessert Media

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Tracyraquel Berns Jun 24, 2025

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Ep 252: A woman spends years searching for answers to her baby brother’s death, but the reports will send her hunting for a deeper truth. This is the Tracyraquel Burns story. Sources for Today's Episode:

The Documentary “Burden of Guilt”
Sandlin v. State (2001) appeal transcript
Tampa Bay Times

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Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo
Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media

Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes: • Patreon - Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 a month to get a new extra episode every month, as well as exclusive virtual HappyHours with Meg & Amy. Check-out other tiers for perks such as lectures, true crime book club, and more! Visit our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime • Apple Subscriptions - Exclusive episodes and ad-free regular stories are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $4.99 a month, or save with an annual membership. • YouTube Memberships - Exclusive episode available on YouTube for only $4.99 a month. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenandCrime/membership Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

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Reconsidered: Natalee Holloway Jun 20, 2025

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Ep 251: Reconsidered: 14 - Natalee Holloway Original Airdate: 04/21/20 In May 2005, shortly after graduating with honors, 18 Year old Natalee Holloway joined over 100 of her classmates on a senior class trip to Aruba. On the last night of the trip Natalee and several friends were out partying and Natalee left with a man she had met a few days prior. No one seemed concerned until Natalee missed her flight home and her passport and packed luggage were found in her hotel room. Where was Natalee? Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Sources for Today's Episode:

The Holloway files
ABC's 20/20
Fox News
Oxygen's The Disapearance of Natalee Holloway

Credits:

Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Music by Dessert Media

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If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

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Noreen Boyle Jun 17, 2025

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Ep 250: An 11 year old boy wakes up to find his mother missing. His search for evidence about where she went will lead the cops directly to his father….. This is the Noreen Boyle story with special guest, Collier Landry

Learn more about Noreen's case and Collier's story in:

Finding Mom's Killer Podcast

A Murder in Mansfield Documentary

Sources for Today's Episode:

CNN
Mansfield News Journal
The podcast “Finding Mom’s Killer.”
Oxygen
Forensic Files
NBC
Interview with Collier Landry

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Credits:

Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo
Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media

Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes: • Patreon - Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 a month to get a new extra episode every month, as well as exclusive virtual HappyHours with Meg & Amy. Check-out other tiers for perks such as lectures, true crime book club, and more! Visit our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime • Apple Subscriptions - Exclusive episodes and ad-free regular stories are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $4.99 a month, or save with an annual membership. • YouTube Memberships - Exclusive episode available on YouTube for only $4.99 a month. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenandCrime/membership Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Keywords: Dr. John Boyle

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Reconsidered: Amanda Lewis Jun 13, 2025

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Ep 249: Reconsidered: 13 - Amanda Lewis Original Airdate: 04/14/20 On August 8, 2007, seven-year-old Adrianna Hutto drowned in her pool in what seemed like a clear accidental drowning, not uncommon in Florida, but a surprise witness would quickly come forward and accuse Adriana’s mother of her murder so is this a case of accident or was it murder? Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Sources for Today's Episode:

Killer Women with Piers Morgan
ABC documentary “What did A.J. See? Murder of 7-year-old Adrianna Hutto”
True Crime with Aphrodite Jones

Credits: • Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks • Produced by James Varga • Music by Dessert Media Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

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Emmarae Gervasi Jun 10, 2025

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Ep 248: A father relentlessly hunts for his missing daughter and uncovers a human trafficking ring in his own town This is the Emmarae Gervase Story Sources for Today's Episode:

The New York Post
People.com
Aol.com
The Long Island Press
An interview of Frank Gervasi on Dr. Phil
The Suffolk County News

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Credits:

Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Music by Dessert Media

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Reconsidered: Sarah Stern Jun 06, 2025

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Ep 247: Reconsidered: 12 - Sarah Stern Original Airdate: 03/30/20 On the evening of December 3, 2016, police received a report of an abandoned vehicle on a bridge in Belmar, NJ. It didn’t take long for them to discover that the car belonged to 19 year old Sarah Stern. Air and water searches were conducted immediately, but turned up no sign of Sarah. The initial theory was that she had taken her own life, however we would come to find out that something far more sinister had happened to Sarah. Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Sources for Today's Episode: Credits: • Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks • Produced by James Varga • Audio Editor, • Script Editor, • Music by Dessert Media Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

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