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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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Sydney Loofe Mar 07, 2023

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Ep 117: A Tinder meetup leads to a woman’s disappearance and her date on the run. Is it a bad coincidence or something more sinister?

This is the Sydney Loofe Story

Sources for Today's Episode:

Klkntv.com
An article in People.com
An episode of Heartland Homicide
Nebraska Supreme Court transcript of appeal

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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 Mary Ruth

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Keywords: Tinder Date, Bailey Boswell, Aubery Trail, Nebraska, Cult

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Kelly Harnett Feb 28, 2023

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Ep 116: A battered woman watches a murder in helpless horror. But when her abuser cites her as an accomplice to save his own skin, she’s convicted and sentenced for a crime she didn’t commit.

This is the Kelly Harnett story

Article mentioned in episode: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/kelly-harnett-jailhouse-lawyer-rikers-dvsja-profile.html

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Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
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Audio Editor,Seiler Burr
Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media
Special Thanks to: Jamie Weiner

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Keywords: wrongfully convicted, Rikers Island, Jailhouse Lawyer, domestic violence, Tommy Donovan, Astoria Park, Queens,

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Anu Singh Feb 21, 2023

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Ep 115: A farewell dinner is hosted by a killer. Where everyone attending, except one person, knows that it will end in murder.

This is the Anu Singh story

Sources for Today's Episode:

Crimes that Shook Australia, Season 3, Episode 5
The Daily Mail
Nzherald.co.nz
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Daily Telegraph citing chapter from Libby-Jane Charleston’s book Fatal Females titled Bright Young Things.
The Canberra Times

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Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor,Seiler Burr
Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro
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Keywords: bizarre, Joe Cinque, poisoning, Canberra, Australia, Madhavi Rao, Heroin, Personality Disorder, Manslaughter due to Diminshed Responsbility

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Kristina Kerlus Feb 14, 2023

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Ep 114: An infant’s tragic death is ruled a homicide, and his grieving mother suddenly finds herself at the mercy of the Justice System.

This is the Kristina Kerlus story

Sources for Today's Episode:

Las Vegas Review Journal
KTNV Las Vegas
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/InterimCommittee/REL/Document/12765
docket alarm.com

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Just as Deadly -

Delve into this fascinating account of why women have committed some of the most disturbing serial killings ever seen in the United States.

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Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
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Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo
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Keywords: wrongful conviction, No-Crime Wrongful Conviction, Las Vegas, Jocai Davis, "Shaken Baby Syndrome", SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Sickle Cell Anemia,

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Brittany Norwood Feb 07, 2023

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Ep 113: A brutal assault on two Lululemon employees left one woman dead and the other with an unbelievable testimony

This is the Brittany Norwood Story

Sources for Today's Episode:

The Washington Post
An episode of the show The Price of Duty on Oxygen
Transcript from Norwood v. Maryland, Appellate Decision
Jayna Murray’s obituary

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Audio Editor,Seiler Burr
Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media

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Keywords: framed, Lulu Lemon Murders, Bethesda Maryland, Jayna Troxel Murray, Homicide

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Presenting Deep Cover: Never Seen Again Feb 06, 2023

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Here’s a preview of Deep Cover, a show about people who lead double lives.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jake Halpern reveals webs of deception and dark underworlds, through interviews with federal agents and convicted criminals. In Deep Cover’s new season, Never Seen Again, we hear the story of two young women, living on opposite sides of the country, who went missing at almost the exact same time. Seven years later, their stories collided when one of these young women resurfaced – posing as the other. A small town detective became obsessed with the case. He believes he's uncovered an imposter. A fraud. A foreign spy. A nationwide manhunt commences. No one can find her. Twenty years later, that woman is telling Jake her side of the story. Listen to Deep Cover, and get the full story, now at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/dc3?sid=women .

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Jennifer Schuett Jan 31, 2023

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Ep 112: An eight-year-old girl is kidnapped in the middle of the night and left for dead. Miraculously, she survives, but it takes nearly two decades for justice to be served. Is it enough for closure? Or will the trauma always haunt her?

This is the Jennifer Schuett story

Sources for Today's Episode:

CBS news
People magazine
FrankWeberAuthor.com

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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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Keywords: kidnapping, cold case, Dickinson Texas, Dennis Bradford, DNA, rape, child-abduction

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Caroline Reed Robertson Jan 24, 2023

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Ep 111: A young woman’s jealousy over her teenage neighbor’s seemingly perfect life fueled a diabolical plan that would take obsession to the extreme

This is the Caroline Reed Robertson Story

Sources for Today's Episode:

The court transcript from Caroline Robertson’s sentencing on November 29, 2000
The Herald Sun
The Daily Mail
www.9news.com
The Sentencing Benchbook provided online by the Judicial Commission of New South Wales

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Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor,Seiler Burr
Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media

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Keywords: international, Melbourne Australia, Rachel Barber, Dance Factory, jealousy, 1999,

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Miché Solomon Jan 17, 2023

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Ep 110: A young woman’s whole life explodes after she’s forced to give her DNA to a seventeen-year-old missing child cold case.

This is the Miché Solomon, or as some know it by, Zephany Nurse story

Sources for Today's Episode:

Zephany: Two Mothers, One Daughter, an Astonishing True Story- by Joanne Jowell, 2019
BBC
News24.com

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Keywords: kidnapping, international, Zephany Nurse, Cape Town South Africa, Morne and Celeste Nurse, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cassidy Nurse, Lavona Solomon

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Phoebe Handsjuk Jan 10, 2023

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Ep 109: A young woman’s bizarre accident leaves her family distraught when her death investigation turns doubtful.

This is the Phoebe Handsjuk story

Sources for Today's Episode:

Phoebehandsjuk.com
Phoebe’s Fall podcast
The Darkness by Robin Bowles
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Daily Mail
Marie Claire Australia

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Keywords: unsolved, international, Balencea Apartments, Compactor room, Melbourne, Australia, Detective Lorne Campbell, Anthony Hampel,

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