True Crime
**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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Kim Wall Nov 21, 2023

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Ep 154: A renowned Danish journalist visits a famous engineer’s submarine for an interview, but turns up dead. Was her death the result of a tragic accident or was she murdered by a deranged interviewee?

This is the Kim Wall story.

Sources for Today's Episode:

The guardian
Inside Edition
Esquire
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40911387
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54018795
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40922750
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41022925

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Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
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Audio Editor, Seiler Burr
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Keywords: submarine, Denmark true crime, Rockets, Peter Madsen,

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Alice Sebold Nov 14, 2023

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Ep 153: A college woman’s brutal rape leads to a forty-year quest for justice that would reveal there was more than one victim in this case

This is the Alice Sebold Story

Sources for Today's Episode:

The Book Lucky
Pennsylvania Center for the Book
The New York Times
The New Yorker

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Keywords: The Lovely Bones, College crime; UC Irvine; Eyewitness Identification, Oprah, Anthony Broadwater

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Porcha Woodruff Nov 07, 2023

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Ep 152: When a woman’s face is picked up by a new surveillance technology, it leads to her unlawful arrest. Is this new technology more harmful than helpful?

This is the Porcha Woodruff story.

Sources for Today's Episode:

NYT
ACLU
NY post
NBC news
Washington Post
Pew research center
Democracy Now
Detroit News
https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4773&context=wlulr

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Keywords: false arrest, facial recognition, artificial intelligence, pregnant in jail, lawsuit, junk science

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Teresa Halbach Oct 31, 2023

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Ep 151: A young woman’s brutal murder is solved and her killers punished, but was this true justice or a rush to judgment?

This is the Teresa Halbach Story.

Sources for Today's Episode:

The New York Times
The Green Bay Gazette
Heavy.com
State v. Avery
The Huffington Post
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Crimelibrary.org

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Keywords: Making a Murderer, Netflix, Steven Avery,Manitowoc County, Brendan Dassey, Kathleen Zellner, wrongful conviction, true crime documentary

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Toby Dorr Oct 24, 2023

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Ep 150: Known as The Dog Lady of Lansing Prison, this woman re-invented her life after finding herself in a disaster of her own making.

This is the Toby Dorr story.

Sources for Today's Episode:

The Atlantic
Tobydorr.com
NY Post
Living With Conviction by Toby Dorr

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Keywords: prison escape, John Maynard, prison escape, dog training in prison, puppies in prison, Toby Young

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Jennifer Levin Oct 17, 2023

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Ep 149: The perpetrator of a young woman’s brutal murder was quickly identified, but would society side with him anyway?

This is the Jennifer Levin Story

Sources for Today's Episode:

The Preppy Murder documentary
New York Magazine
The New Yorkers
The New York Times
Barkerepstein.com

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Keywords: Robert Chambers; central park; Preppy killer

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Kazuko Fukuda Oct 10, 2023

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Ep 148: The “Woman of Seven Faces” was on the run for 15 years. When the police caught up with her, they only had 6 days to get the proper evidence to arrest her.

This is the Kazuko Fukuda story.

Sources for Today's Episode:

Medium
Tokyo reporter
Crime reads
The Japan Times
The Tokyo Weekender
National Police Agency
The perspective magazine
The Globe and Mail

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Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
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Audio Editor, Seiler Burr
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Keywords: Japanese true crime, woman of seven faces, fugitive, geisha

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Lucy Letby Oct 03, 2023

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Ep 147: When preemie babies begin dying at an alarming rate in a British Neonatal unit, one nurse always seems to be present…..

This is the Lucy Letby Story

Sources for Today's Episode:

People.com
The Mirror
Sky News
The Guardian
The Independent
BBC.com

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Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
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Keywords: munchausen by proxy, serial killer, healthcare killer

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Natalia Grace Barnett Sep 26, 2023

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Ep 146: A girl with dwarfism is adopted by a family who claims she is an adult who’s scamming them. Was this a woman exploiting a family, or a girl in need of a loving home?

This is the Natalia Grace story

Sources for Today's Episode:

People magazine
BBC
Oprahdaily.com
ABC
Dr. Phil
The Journal and Courier

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Keywords: adoption, Ukraine, scam artist, the orphan

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Michelle Hadley Sep 19, 2023

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Ep 145: A U.S. Marshal’s new wife becomes the target of an online sexual predator scheme. Is his ex-girlfriend to blame, or is something more sinister going on?

This is the Michelle Hadley Story

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An Episode of Dateline
Buzz Feed News
NBC News
The New York Post

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