Keeping the Peace

Janet grows uneasy with the truck stop operations as Tommy struggles to keep the money coming in. Robin finds her way out of the back room and into the front office. Joe Whitehead spirals out of control and takes out his frustrations on Janet. 

Written and hosted by Lindsay Byron - goodtimesbadgirls.com

Music and sound design by Guy Kelly - guykelly.com

CAST:

Defense Attorney Rosenberg - Sean Rhodes

Breanna - Lauren Vogelbaum

Robin Dowdy - Sam McVey 

Newscaster - Lauren Vogelbaum

Prosecutor - Ben Bowlin

Janet Barker - Anney Reese

SOURCES:

The first-hand accounts from Frankie Jones come from an interview I conducted with him in June 2022.

The courtroom scene in which a woman recounts being forced into prostitution comes from Defense Attorney William Rosenberger’s cross examination of Breanna (not her real name) on December 7, 1977.

The courtroom exchange in which Robin Dowdy says she is “much more capable” of running the truck stop comes from her cross examination by Defense Attorney Rosenberger on December 14, 1977.

The newscast that describes Whitehead’s psychological state comes from

a psychological evaluation on January 3 and 4, 1978, by interviewer Nancy L. Foley, stored as evidence in the National Archives in Philadelphia.

The courtroom exchange in which Janet Barker describes Whitehead’s explosive behavior comes from US Prosecuting Attorney Robert Stubb’s direct examination of her on December 9, 1977. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.