Betsy Boss Podcast

Today, we're diving into one of our all time favorite mysteries - the disappearance of the Sodder Children! If a house burns down with a number of people in it, why are there no bones or bone fragments? Where else could the children have gone? And why did the Sodder family receive a photo decades after the children's disappearance claiming to be one of the disappeared, if there was never any additional evidence of survivors? And WHY would someone call laughing and clinking glasses right before the Sodder family home burned down? All these questions asked but not answered on today's episode!

Introducing - from the same great people who brought you the Betsy Boss Podcast, we're bringing you weekly recaps of the hit TLC show we LOVE to hate, My Big Fat Fabulous Life! Tune in weekly for all the snarky, salacious hot takes and unpopular opinions we've just GOT to share! Also - GO BIRDS - Philadelphia's Eagles have WON the 2024/5 SUPERBOWL!

We've seen our fair share of heinous crimes that involved a snap - someone had a life-altering moment and lost their mind, leading to the frenzied commission of a horrible crime. The case we're discussing today (in our opinions) is not that. Sydney Powell was a college student who was expelled when her grades dipped below probation standards. Instead of coming home with her tail between her legs, she lied to her parents and continued to live in/around the dorms and even attend classes. When it appeared that the "jig was up" because Sydney's mother, Brenda, got a phone call from Sydney's university, Sydney brutally murdered her mother with a frying pan.

Today we're talking about our impressions of the 2024 Presidential Election, as well as reminding all women to know your rights, especially on the road alone at night. We're covering the murder of Aimee Willard, an accomplished and bright college student who was home in the Philly suburbs for the summer. Aimee was brutally murdered on the off-ramp of a Philly suburban highway; investigators think the murder was committed by a fake police officer. We're giving you tips to make sure you're safe on the road as a woman traveling alone.

You all remember Shelby’s Sweetheart, the story of a little girl who seemed to willingly wander off in the early morning hours of Valentine’s Day, 2001, never to be seen again. When we last discussed the Asha Degree mysterious disappearance case, there seemed to be no hope for resolution. But much like many other cases that are seeing a renaissance in 2024, Asha Degree’s case is no different. In a shocking twist of fate, new information came out this fall that sheds some light on Asha’s disappearance. Though we don’t have anything concrete, we’re much closer than we have been in over 20 years.

Whether it’s the principle of things of the principal of Upper Merion High School, this murder/kidnapping case has got everyone whipped into an absolute frenzy - and so many questions still remain unanswered! Where are Sue’s children? Who would senselessly murder an innocent English teacher? And maybe most importantly, who would ever hire a staff like this to work at a high school? Tune in and listen to part 2 of this mystery, which in many ways still has us baffled.

What was Upper Merion High School thinking back in the day? It seems like they were out to hire every unfaithful criminal in the Rolodex! We're (finally!) wrapping up our Main Line Murders series, and unfortunately, it's going to leave us with a lot more questions than answers. These questions include: Who killed Sue Reinert? Where are her children? And what ever happened to Jay Smith's good-for-nothing daughter and son-in-law?

There are a lot of parts of this case that are confusing. First off, why is it called the "Main Line Murders" when it starts with a naked body in the trunk of a car in Harrisburg? Second, Why did Upper Merion High School insist on hiring a felonious principal and a staff that was sleeping together? Finally, and most disturbingly, why didn't we ever find Sue Reinert's children, Karen and Michael? Tune in now to hear about how love, money, and murder all go together - and how somehow the backdrop of our case is a Main Line high school.

93. Jen-Air on the Side of Caution (Meredith Chapman, Jennair Gerardot - Murder Suicide) by Betsy Boss Podcast

The title of this episode says it all - or asks it all - was the death of Ellen Greenberg a murder or a suicide? Even the medical examiners and the detectives couldn't agree. Ellen was a young girl who seemed to have it all - a fiance who loved her, a chic apartment in Philadelphia's Manayunk neighborhood, and a gorgeous smile. What could have gone wrong to make her want to end it all? Listen now to find out and sound off in the comments - did Ellen kill herself or have the most advanced assailant of all time, capable of murder without a trace?