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**Women and Crime**

Two Criminologists cover a new female-focused case each episode. You’ll hear the stories of these women, paired with the science that tells you where it all went wrong. We’ll explore the causes of female crime, victimology, the legal system, as well as celebrate heroines who have left their mark on the criminal justice system.
Dr Meghan Sacks and Dr Amy Shlosberg are both Professors of Criminology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Both have years of first-hand experience working with offenders and professionals in the criminal justice system. They teach classes covering topics such as: Women & Crime, Race & Crime, Criminology, and Serial Killers.

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Reconsidered: Karla Homolka Mar 28, 2025

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Ep 227: Reconsidered: 3 - Karla Homolka

Original Airdate: 12/10/19

Karla Homolka is a seemingly normal, popular and pretty 17-year-old when she meets 23-year-old Paul Bernardo. The two, beautiful on the outside, are masking a darkness that no one expected. Was Karla an innocent victim of Paul’s or something much more sinister?

Women&Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates.

Sources for Today's Episode:

Documentary by Serial Killer Documentaries
Articles by Toronto Sun
The Ken and Barbie Killers by Peter Vronksy

Credits:

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

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Kiranjit Ahluwalia Mar 25, 2025

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Ep 226: A woman murdered her husband while he slept, but the decade of violence she endured at his hands would change the way British courts tried her case

This is the Kiranjit Ahluwalia story.

Sources for Today's Episode:

BBC
Justiceforwomen.org
The Guardian
The Daily Star
The Telegraph
The Times London
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• Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks

• Produced & Edited by James Varga

• Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro

• Music by Dessert Media

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Reconsidered: Imette St. Guillen Mar 21, 2025

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Ep 225: Reconsidered: Imette St. Guillen - Original Airdate: 11/26/19

Imette, a Boston native who moved to NYC to study Criminal Justice at John Jay University. She was a beautiful, vibrant graduate student who went bar hopping with a friend on the evening of Feb 24th, 2006 to celebrate her upcoming 25th birthday, sadly she wouldn’t live to see that day.

Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates.

Sources for Today's Episode:

NY Times
NY Post
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
People.com
Dateline
Investigation Discovery

Credits:

• Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks

• Produced by James Varga

• Audio Editor,

• Script Editor,

• Music by Dessert Media

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Presenting: KILLER MINDS Mar 20, 2025

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Formerly known as Mind of A Serial Killer, Killer Minds takes you deep into the psychology of history’s most chilling murderers—from infamous serial killers to ruthless cult leaders, deadly exes, and terrifying spree killers. Every Monday and Thursday, hosts Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels, a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, blend gripping true crime storytelling with expert psychological analysis to uncover what drives people to kill. From the calculated minds of serial killers like Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy to crimes of passion and cold-blooded murders, Killer Minds goes beyond the headlines to explore the twisted psychology behind the crimes. What fuels their darkness? How do their minds work? And most hauntingly—could they have been stopped?

A Crime House Studios original, new episodes drop every Monday and Thursday. Follow Killer Minds wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us at Killerminds on social media.

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Kathleen Folbigg Mar 18, 2025

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Ep 224: When new scientific evidence emerged upon an appeal, would one of Australia’s most infamous child murderers have her sentence overturned?

This is the Kathleen Folbigg Story

Sources for Today's Episode:

ABC documentary Fighting for Freedom
Articles from ABC news
CNN.com
The National
University of New Castle News
National Library of Medicine

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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
Special Thanks to: Siobhhann

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Reconsidered: Betty Broderick Mar 14, 2025

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Ep 223 - Reconsidered: The Betty Broderick Case

Welcome to Women & Crime: Reconsidered where we are revisiting our catalog and bringing new insights and available updates.

Betty was a faithful partner who raised her children and put her husband through both medical school and law school. What drove this women to murder two people?

original airdate: 11/19/19

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

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Delia Dueñas Smith (Pepsi Paloma) Mar 11, 2025

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Ep 222: Nearly 40 years after a rising child actor’s sexual assault, her name is causing controversy in Filipino politics….

This is the Delia Dueñas Smith story.

Sources for Today's Episode:

Brigada News Philippines
Manila Bulletin
Rolling Stone Philippines
Daily Tribune
Philippine Sentinel
Entertainment.inquirer.net

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

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Joanna Dennehy Mar 04, 2025

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Ep 221: A woman’s 2013 stabbing spree would later classify her as one of Great Britain’s most dangerous females

This is the Joanna Dennehy Story

Sources for Today's Episode:

The Guardian
BBC News
The Independent
Cambridgeshire Live News
An Episode of Manhunt

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Listen Now: Scam Factory Feb 26, 2025

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You know those messages that you get all the time, the ones that pop up out of nowhere? They could be real, but something about them seems fishy. You likely dismiss these texts and emails as mere annoyances, thinking you’ve stopped some random stranger from ripping you off. But the shocking truth is, the person behind that message might be trapped inside a “scam factory” on the other side of the world and forced to scam others against their will. From Wondery, comes a new series about the brutal reality behind these operations, where one family discovers a horrifying truth: the only way out is to scam their way out.

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Caneiro Family Feb 25, 2025

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Ep 220: A family is murdered and their house set on fire. What investigators uncover is a tangle of family betrayal and financial fraud

This is the Caneiro Family story.

To support the Caneiro Family visit, Reach Out & Read, www.reachoutandread.org or Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness, Research & Support, www.metavivor.org.

Sources for Today's Episode:

ABC NY
NYTimes
NBC News
Asbury Park Press
NJ.com
NJ1015.com

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Produced & Edited by James Varga
Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media

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