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.

Latest Episodes:

Introducing: Love Murder Podcast Sep 18, 2023

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Today, we'd like to share a sample episode from our friends over at Love Murder Podcast!

The hosts, Jesse and Angie are two friends, (like Amy and Meghan), who team up to tell you stories about love and relationships that have gone fatally wrong.

You'll love the mix of familiar high profile cases along with lesser known ones. You guys are going to love it. So please enjoy this sample from Love Murder, and when you're done, make sure to head over to wherever you get your podcasts and subscribe.

Check out Love Murder Podcast wherever you listen today! or click this link for a list of platforms https://link.chtbl.com/lovemurdersept23

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Naomi Wood Sep 12, 2023

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Ep 144: A teenage girl dies at a Christian Boarding School. And though initial reports made her death seem like a medical issue, further investigations revealed the school was the one responsible.

This is the Naomi Woods story.

Sources for Today's Episode:

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/trust-fail-after-discovering-unsettling-details-of-naomi-woods-death-her-family-channels-grief-into-action/Content?oid=36419033
https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2021/07/01/teenager-dies-at-boarding-school-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBM42-5y2AY
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/lakeland-girls-academy-closes-following-teens-death-parents-plan-to-sue

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Credits:

Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor, Seiler Burr
Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
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/

Keywords: troubled teen industry, paris hilton biography, boarding school, Lakeland Academy

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Treva Throneberry Sep 05, 2023

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Ep 143: A teenage girl turns up in Vancouver Washington with no identity and a horrific past. But is there something she’s not telling?

This is the Treva Throneberry Story

National Sexual Assault Hotline 1 (800) 656-4673

Sources for Today's Episode:

The Texas Monthly
Crimelibrary.org
Abcnews.com
The New York Times

Credits:

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

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The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience!

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Help is Available:

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.

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Kenneka Jenkins Aug 29, 2023

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Ep 142: A 19-year-old woman is found dead in a hotel’s kitchen freezer. The police ruled her death an accident, but her closest family and friends suspect foul play.

This is the Kenneka Jenkins story.

CCTV Video of Kenneka: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJGVsCm5oSBTIuGYcudgpMCWVNW6HYs3C

Sources for Today's Episode:

Ebony
Newsweek
ABC7
Essence magazine
Chicago tribune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzfxfOYeFqU
https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Kenneka-Jenkins-What-Really-Happened
https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/topiramate-oral-route/description/drg-20067047

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
Special Thanks to Alyssa White for research

Help is Available:

If you or someone you know is 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 organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

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Becky Sears Aug 22, 2023

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Ep 141: A woman is found beaten in her garage in a quiet Georgia suburb. Only a day later, her best friend is shot. Are these crimes just an awful coincidence? Or is something more sinister happening in this neighborhood?

This is the Becky Spears story

Sources for Today's Episode:

ABC News
A Dateline Episode
Multiple articles from the August Chronicle

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

Show your Support:

The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience!

You can also support the show through the following ways:

Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime

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Merchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merch

Help is Available:

If you or someone you know is 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 organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

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Kimberly Bearclaw Iron Aug 15, 2023

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Ep 140: A young mother abruptly leaves her children on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. After a strange phone call to her family, her father believes she’s been sex trafficked. As of today, she is still missing.

This is the Kimberly Iron story.

Organizations where you can report any knowledge you may have on Kimberly Iron’s case or other cases of missing or murdered women are:

The Bureau of Indian Affairs Tip Line: 1-833-560-2065
The National Sexual Assault Helpline: 1-800-656-4673 -- https://www.rainn.org/
Strong Hearts Helpline: 1-844-7NATIVE -- https://strongheartshelpline.org/
Not Our Native Daughters-- https://www.notournativedaughters.org/
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women: https://www.csvanw.org/mmiw
Sovereign Bodies Institute: https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/
MMIW Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mmiwusa/

Sources for Today's Episode:

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/missing-montana-mom-kimberly-irons-family-desperate-to-find-her
https://abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-releases-list-missing-native-americans-mexico-navajo/story?id=87419925
https://ncjtc.fvtc.edu/resources/RS01183335/2022-missing-and-murdered-native-women-and-girls-d
https://htcbc.ovc.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh311/files/media/document/Missing-and-Murdered-Indigenous-People_Understanding-the-Issue.pdf
https://mmiwusa.org
We Are Resilient: A MMIW Podcast: Episode 24: Kimberly Iron

Credits:

Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor,Seiler Burr
Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media Special Thanks to: Alyssa White

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The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience!

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Help is Available:

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.

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Lisa McVey Aug 08, 2023

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Ep 139: A teenage girl is abducted by a vicious serial offender. But her quick thinking and attention to detail would mark the end to his reign of terror

This is the Lisa McVey story

Sources for Today's Episode:

A 2019 press conference with Lisa McVey
An article in blurredbylines.com
An Oxygen interview with Lisa McVey
NBC News
Transcript from 1988 appeal Robert Joe Long v. State of Florida

Credits:

• Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks

• Produced by James Varga

• Audio Editor: Seiler Burr

• Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro

• Music by Dessert Media

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The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience!

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Lacy Spears Aug 01, 2023

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Ep 138: A desperate mother endures countless hospital visits to save her son from a mystery illness. But was his illness naturally occurring, or something more sinister?

This is the Lacey Spears Story

Sources for Today's Episode:

CBS News
An Episode of 48 Hours
Montgomery Advertiser
Criminalelement.com
Journal of the Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences

Credits:

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

Show your Support:

The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience!

You can also support the show through the following ways:

Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime

Apple Subscriptions - Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month.

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Help is Available:

If you or someone you know is 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 organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

Keywords: Garnett Spears, Valhalla, New York, Salt Poisoning, Munchausen syndrome by proxy,Factitious disorder

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Christa Pike Jul 25, 2023

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Ep 137: Tennessee’s youngest woman on death row was sentenced at just 18 years old. And even though she committed a heinous crime, should her age and undiagnosed mental illness have been a mitigating factor in her trial?

This is the Christa Pike story

Sources for Today's Episode:

Mercyforchrista.org
Knoxville News Sentinel
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tn-supreme-court/1085625.html
https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/OPINIONS/TSC/PDF/984/pike.pdf
WKRN
Vox.com
Newsweek

Credits:

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

Help is Available:

If you or someone you know is 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 organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

Keywords: Death Penalty, Colleen Slemmer, Occult / Devil Worship , Knoxville Tennessee, University of Tennessee, Tadaryl Shipp, Shadolla Peterson

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Brittany Stykes Jul 18, 2023

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Ep 136: A young mother’s senseless murder has remained cold for over a decade. But some upcoming technology may crack the case

This is the Brittany Stykes Story

Sources for Today's Episode:

NBC News
ABC News
The Podcast Culpable

Credits:

Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor, Seiler Burr
Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media
Special Thanks to: Isabel

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The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience!

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Keywords: unsolved, Brown County, Ohio, Aubery Stykes, Shane Stykes, Shooting, David Dodson, Mary Dodson

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