Across the globe, levels of child marriage are highest in West and Central Africa, where 1 in 3 young women were married before age 18. But what if I told you this issue is also lurking in our own back yard.... Nearly 300,000 minors, under age 18, were legally married in the U.S. between 2000 and 2018, this study found. A few were as young as 10, though nearly all were age 16 or 17. Most were girls wed to adult men an average of four years older. Today we are going down the rabbit hole of the complex issue of child marriages in the United States.

Sources:

https://www.newsweek.com/jerry-lee-lewis-married-13-year-old-cousin-had-honors-awards-1755500 

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/r-kelly-aaliyah-nda-marriage-annulment-1235478393/ 

https://www.savedinamerica.org/stats 

https://www.equalitynow.org/learn_more_child_marriage_us/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States

https://www.cfr.org/blog/its-time-end-child-marriage-united-states

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/09/cassie-levesque-new-hampshire-child-marriage-524159

https://genderlawjustice.org/under-deconstruction/the-harsh-truth-of-child-marriage-in-the-us 

https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2018/feb/06/it-put-an-end-to-my-childhood-the-hidden-scandal-of-us-child-marriage 

We've been talking about MLM Villian Jessie Lee Ward and her medical misinformation recently and I can't help by be reminded of Dr. Linda Hazzard who scammed, beat, starved and even killed many of her patients and get this... wasn't even a real doctor. Medical misinformation is not only obnoxious and dangerous, but it's all around us today thanks to social media and the interwebs.

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/colon-rectal-cancer.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google+Grants+-+Cancer+Type+-+BMM&utm_term=colon%20cancer&utm_id=go_cmp-10026020570_adg-102746112924_ad-434766943430_kwd-10006146_dev-c_ext-_prd-_mca-_sig-Cj0KCQjwmN2iBhCrARIsAG_G2i77cBoHuzIuzNkP8vE2X0bO9ZlmfrHfeQMUs6lutmvXfZ_CYCj_1PAaAhk0EALw_wcB&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmN2iBhCrARIsAG_G2i77cBoHuzIuzNkP8vE2X0bO9ZlmfrHfeQMUs6lutmvXfZ_CYCj_1PAaAhk0EALw_wcB&nclid=fExiEy3JIghfvL3-B58OlwgO0DNlNAySSWifXM72Mcrs7c18Gl5oeBkMeKmnBdL7

Serial killer Bobby Joe Long truly 'picked the wrong one' when he kidnapped Lisa McVey. Today we are discussing an incredible survivor story that I know you'll enjoy. 

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Sources:

Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office

 https://allthatsinteresting.com/lisa-mcvey

https://the-line-up.com/lisa-mcvey

https://www.grunge.com/432377/what-serial-killer-bobby-joe-longs-childhood-was-really-like/

https://listverse.com/2019/05/23/10-petrifying-facts-about-the-classified-ad-rapist/

https://blurredbylines.com/articles/lisa-mcvey-abduction-story-bobby-joe-long/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/bobby-joe-long

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/bobby-joe-long

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klinefelter_syndrome

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Joe_Long

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/florida-executes-mentally-ill-vietnam-veteran-diagnosed-with-traumatic-brain-disease

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-link-between-serial-killers-and-head-trauma

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Rubin

https://www.ladbible.com/community/interesting-bobby-joe-long-chillingly-discusses-all-the-women-hes-murdered-20210608#:~:text=Long%20had%20no%20final%20words,The%20Abduction%20of%20Lisa%20McVey.

In September 1978 , 15 year old Mary Vincent was hitchhiking in Modesto, California. A man driving a blue van pulled up offering her a ride. She thought he was old feeble and harmless, he looked like he could be someones grandpa. But this man was not harmless, this man was Lawrence Singleton, and he was a monster.

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Sources:

https://www.ranker.com/list/mary-vincent-lawrence-singleton-case/laura-allan

A&E I Survived Episode 1 Season 3

https://www.scarymommy.com/incredible-fortitude-mary-vincent

https://www.criminallyintrigued.com/blog/2019/5/25/4saplz025u1n01gduvyyll0zhf2svx

https://www.salon.com/1997/03/05/news_340/

By looking at Jennifer Harts facebook posts all about free hugs and how much she loved her 6 adopted children, you'd think their family life was filled with kindness and affection. The rest of the world certainly thought so, that is until March of 2018 when she drove her wife and children off of a 100 foot cliff, bringing their lives to an end.

SOURCES:

https://www.oxygen.com/family-massacre/crime-news/are-women-ever-family-annihilators-like-chris-watts

https://listverse.com/2019/08/20/10-women-who-killed-their-families/

https://people.com/crime/hart-family-murders-anniversary/

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/06/us/hart-family-crash-inquest-searches/index.html

https://nypost.com/2021/05/17/the-evil-manipulative-mom-behind-the-devonte-hart-tragedy/

https://apnews.com/article/d043472852f34ad3b909e7e334539ddd

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/erry-2018/09/457f99a9ef7947/inside-the-hart-family-home-po.html

https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/adoption/adopt-assistance/

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/story-of-harts-foster-child-is-one-of-heartbreak-though-not-the-way-some-might-expect/

https://www.koin.com/news/emails-from-hart-family-computer-indicate-marital-issues/

https://datacenter.kidscount.org/updates/show/264-us-foster-care-population-by-race-and-ethnicity

https://www.childrensrights.org/racism-in-child-welfare-and-juvenile-justice-systems/

https://www.glamour.com/story/hart-family-tragedy-jen-and-sarah-hart-case

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/erry-2018/09/457f99a9ef7947/inside-the-hart-family-home-po.html

In April 2011, police dug up the back garden of the Dupont de Ligonnès family and made a shocking discovery. Agnès Dupont de Ligonnès and her four children had been shot and their bodies buried under the back patio of their own home, and their father, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, had disappeared. 

Sources:

https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/unsolved-mysteries-where-is-count-xavier-dupont-de-ligonn%C3%A8s-f8b8bab85ebd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupont_de_Ligonn%C3%A8s_murders_and_disappearance

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/true-crime/xavier-dupont-de-ligonnes-unsolved-mysteries/

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Xavier_Dupont_de_Ligonn%C3%A8s

https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/strange-indoors/xavier-dupont-de-ligonnes

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a33249023/xavier-dupont-de-ligonnes-netflix-unsolved-mysteries-sightings-today/

https://www.france24.com/en/20150724-france-photo-man-suspected-killing-family-nantes-murder-dupont-de-ligonnes

https://www.grunge.com/224521/the-untold-truth-of-the-dupont-de-ligonnes-murders/

This week we are discussing the case of Robert William Fisher, who allegedly murdered his wife and two children then blew up their home. Robert is still missing 21 years later. Let's go over what we know happened and the many theories regarding this case.

Sources:

Where Is Robert Fisher 2011

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_William_Fisher

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/robert-william-fisher

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3255163-Robert-Fisher-police-report.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/nynvy4/fbis_top_10_robert_fisher_and_maybe_a_new_theory/

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/scottsdale/2021/11/03/arizona-fugitive-robert-fisher-removed-fbi-10-most-wanted-list/6270056001/

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/fbi-removes-robert-fisher-from-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Fisher

https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northeast-valley/scottsdale/robert-fisher-is-he-dead-or-alive-20-years-after-scottsdale-killings-house-fire

Join Chelsea in todays episode as we go over a timeline of the Watts family murders and if the 'boss babe' facade played a role in these tragic events.

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sources:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10619557/Chris-Watts-texted-didnt-hurt-family-mistress-killing-pregnant-wife-children.html

https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/tv-and-film-chris-watts-not-a-psychopath-says-forensic-psychologist-20210521

https://www.yahoo.com/now/former-prison-psychologist-defends-intimate-122700424.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/chris-watts-family-murder-colorado-why-803957/

The best catcher in the game of baseball loses his battle with mental health and takes his family with him.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Bergen_(baseball)

https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/the-marty-bergen-tragedy-f2908f6bec1c

https://sabr.org/journal/article/boston-baseball-tragedy-the-sad-tale-of-marty-bergen/

https://www.nytimes.com/1900/01/20/archives/kills-his-entire-family-martin-bergen-bostons-catcher-a-murderer.html

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/remembering-martin-bergen-beaneaters-star-murder-suicide/

You're eating dinner with your wife in front of the TV watching America's Most Wanted and you see your own face looking back at you. Today we are going to discuss John List, a family annihilator who evaded the law for over 18 years.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_List

https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-list

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/nyregion/25list1.html

https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/list-john-emil.htm

https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/helen-list/

https://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/Health-Topics/syphilis/syphilis-stages-and-symptoms/