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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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Ann Burgess Oct 22, 2024

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Ep 202: Referred to as the real-life Olivia Benson, this female Mindhunter went from psychiatric nurse to prolific FBI profiler.

This is the Ann Burgess story

Sources for Today's Episode:

Hulu documentary Mastermind
Jerriwilliams.com/history of women fbi agents
Boston College Magazine
Biography.com
Crimelibrary.org
A & E
An article from Glamour

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Anna Stubblefield Oct 15, 2024

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Ep 201: A woman helps a young disabled man find his voice. But is the voice truly his? Or is she putting words in his mouth?

This is the Anna Stubblefield story.

Sources for Today's Episode:

Tell them you love me- netflix doc
Forbes
People
NYTimes
NJ.com
Facilitated communication.org
Slate

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Reena Virk Oct 08, 2024

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Ep 200: A young woman is brutally murdered. Who her perpetrators turn out to be would shock a community and a nation

This is the Reena Virk story

Sources for Today's Episode:

People.com
CBC News
BBC
Today.com
Journal article from “The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology”
Dateline Episode, Bloodlust Under the Bridge

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Joann Cullinan Oct 01, 2024

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Ep 199: A woman is found stabbed to death in her home. Her killer is quickly apprehended, but a court ruling may put her family’s quest for justice on hold.

Sources for Today's Episode:

Family VIS
Law and crime.com
Njcourts.gov
Nbc
Nj.com
Tapinto.net
Mycentraljersey.com
Psychology today

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Suzanne Morphew Sep 24, 2024

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Ep 198: A woman vanishes on Mother’s Day never to be seen again. Was this a stranger attack or was danger lurking closer to home?

This is the Suzanne Morphew story

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Investigative Discovery
Denver Gazette
Denver 7 News
People.com
NBC 9 News

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Tatiana Tarasoff Sep 17, 2024

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Ep 197: A woman is killed after her attacker tells his therapist he wants to murder her. This landmark case would forever change the policies around mental health’s legal duties.

This is the Tatiana Tarasoff story.

For more info on duty to warn/protect https://www.apaservices.org/practice/good-practice/duty-to-protect.pdf

Sources for Today's Episode:

Minds on Trial by Charles Patrick Ewing and Joseph McCann
Cornell University
Psychiatric Times
Harvard.edu
Justia Law
Lawline Blog
Psychology Today
Tarasoff v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 118 Cal. Rptr. 129 (Cal. 1974)
John G. Fleming & Bruce Maximov, The Patient or His Victim: The Therapist's Dilemma, 62 CAL. L. REV. 1025 (1974).

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The Kuria Family Sep 10, 2024

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Ep 196: 3 women are found brutally murdered in their home. 20 years later, detectives are still hoping for a break in the case.

This is the Kuria Family story.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office, Cold Case Unit number/tip-line at 770-528-3032, or email coldcase@cobbcounty.org, or go to unsolved.com.

Sources for Today's Episode:

Investigation discovery
The Nation
Nairobi news
11alive.com
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Cold Case world.com

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Frieda Hanimov Sep 03, 2024

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Ep 195: An unfair legal decision would lead one woman to expose a complicated web of lies and corruption

This is the Frieda Hanimov story

Sources for Today's Episode:

CBS News
Hulu’s Mother Undercover
The Daily News
Law.com
Newsday

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Jillian Ludwig Aug 27, 2024

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Ep 194: A repeat offender is deemed unfit to stand trial and released into the public. For one aspiring young musician, this court decision would prove fatal…..

This is the Jillian Ludwig story.

Clips of Jillian's performances: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJNaKokM-Tc

Sources for Today's Episode:

ABC news
Fox news Nashville
The Tenessean
Jillian obituary
CBS
Asbury park press
NBC news
tn.gov
wsmv.com

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Rachel Lee Aug 21, 2024

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Ep 193: Dubbed the mastermind of the infamous bling ring, this teen pulled off some of the biggest thefts in Hollywood History.

This is the Rachel Lee story.

Sources for Today's Episode:

LA Times
Time magazine
"The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring" doc
“The Bling Ring” by Nancy Jo Sales
NYpost
Esquire
Variety
US Weekly
People

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