Method & Madness

She was 5 when her father joined a cult. She was 12 when she was forced into a child marriage. Today, she is telling her story.

Dr. Tamara MC is an Applied Linguist who researches language, culture, and identity in the Middle East and beyond. She studied poetry and nonfiction at Columbia University. She’s been granted numerous residencies and fellowships, including Bread Loaf, Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Sewanee, Ragdale, Cave Canem, and Vermont Studio Center. She’s widely published in places such as Salon, The Independent, Parents Magazine, Food52, and Ms. Magazine. She was awarded the Pauline Scheer Fellowship and recently graduated from GrubStreet’s Memoir Incubator.  She wrote her debut memoir, Child Bride, for which she is seeking representation. https://twitter.com/TamaraMCPhD
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 Do you need help leaving or resisting an arranged/forced marriage, or do you know someone who does? Click:
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Call: (908) 481-HOPE
Unchained helps anyone in the U.S., from any community, culture or religion, who is or has been pressured, bribed, tricked, threatened or otherwise coerced to marry – whether they have been married for several decades and have many children or they are facing an eventual or imminent arranged/forced marriage. Unchained helps women, girls and others regardless of immigration, religion or income status (though some income guidelines apply to the Legal Services Program) and regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.

Unchained also helps people overseas if they were brought from the U.S. to another country for an arranged/forced marriage, or if they were brought from overseas to the U.S. for such a marriage.

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Method & Madness is researched, written, hosted, and produced by Dawn Cate

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Turn off the lights, it’s time to take a break from true crime and dive into some truly terrifying tales. In honor of the most spooky time of the year, let’s talk haunted roads and mansions. Evil trees and elusive creatures. All from my home state of New Jersey.

Wait, Bigfoot is in the woods here in NJ? Maybe. We'll also hear from a Bigfoot researcher, who is out to find what threw rocks at him in 2011.
Thank you to my special guest, Mike Familant! Shadowofredeye
Thank you to Byron T and the anonymous contributors who shared their spooky stories. Happy Halloween! 

Method & Madness is researched, written, hosted, and produced by Dawn Cate

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She was unknown to those who loved her, for 40 years. It’s 1982 in Blairstown, NJ - a quaint town with an old-timey feel, its residents were rocked upon the discovery of a murder victim in the local cemetery. The lead investigator Eric Kranz said “I’ll worry about the murder later on. My main concern is finding out who she is.” He was tired of writing “Jane Doe”, so, she was named “Princess Doe”. Her autopsy revealed she was between 14 and 18 years old, and she put up a fight. The residents came together, helped fund Princess Doe’s funeral, and had a gravestone made for her. For 40 years, they left flowers and searched for her family, praying they’d learn her name. And then, in 2022, they finally got answers.
 
Thank you to Anne, for sharing your story.

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If you have any information about Dawn Olanick, please contact: Warren County Prosecutors Office 908-475-6274  
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If you have any information about the following cases, please click the link or call the # provided.
Correction: It is Suffolk County Jane Doe, not Sussex County Jane Doe- murdered by Arthur Kinlaw in 1983, was a black female, between the age of 25 and 45- 5 foot 7 and 300 pounds. 1542UFNY (doenetwork.org)

“Linda”- met the Kinlaws at the Blackberry Jam Club in Bayshore NY. Her body was found in the East River off Hunts Point on May 3, 1984. She was dressed in a blouse and jeans and had short black hair. She was probably of Italian-American origin and may have lived with her grandmother in either Brentwood or Bayshore, Long Island. Hunts Point Police: (718) 542-4771
Missing Person Diane Dye ran away from her home in San Jose California in 1979, at age 13.


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Method & Madness is researched, written, hosted, and produced by Dawn Cate

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A listener favorite! Join Dawn as she walks you through the events that happened when a family purchased their dream home in the quaint town of Westfield, NJ. Creepy letters that became threatening- was there really an evil presence lurking in the walls? Detective Barron Chambliss, who investigated The Watcher, is the special guest on this episode - offering up his opinion on what was really behind the terrorizing of a family of 5. The Watcher, Ryan Murphy's latest, premieres today on Netflix. Want to know the real story behind the new series? Listen here.
Please note: The interview with Detective Chambliss is based on his professional opinion as a law enforcement officer and doesn’t necessarily reflect the opinion of Method & Madness or its host.
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Warning: This episode features detailed and graphic accounts of female genital mutilation, including abuse of children - this content may not be appropriate for all audiences.

All survivors' names have been changed for their safety and to protect anonymity.

For information on how to get involved and to learn more about FGM, visit Global Media Campaign:

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Special thank you to these amazing friends of the podcast who lent their voices for this episode:
Kristen, Murder She Told
Courtney & Amanda, A Nefarious Nightmare
Lanie, True Crime Cases with Lanie
Kate, Ignorance Was Bliss
Whitney, Cults, Crimes & Cabernet
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Method & Madness is researched, written, hosted, and produced by Dawn Cate

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Music by Tymur Khakimov from Pixabay
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What's more terrifying? The idea that an abandoned hospital is haunted, or the truth about what went on when it was open? This week we'll explore the "asylum", the treatments and mistreatments that went on inside, and what became of them. __________________________________________________________

Method & Madness is researched, written, hosted, and produced by Dawn Cate

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Looking for compassionate true crime? This is Method & Madness, a true crime podcast with a purpose; shedding light on injustice and advocating for change. Join me, Dawn, as I take you on a journey of immersive storytelling and pose questions to get YOU to think about the method of the mind, the madness that ensues. We're going deep into the evidence, examining lesser-known cases - all while focusing on the victims and the survivors. Dive into Method & Madness, available wherever you get your podcasts. Method & Madness Podcast (methodandmadnesspodcast.com)

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Surjit Athwal was 16 years old when she was forced to marry a man 10 years her senior. It was outside of London, England but life for the young wife was isolating, tense and abusive. As Surjit tried to gain her independence and flee her strict Sikh household, the control over her became worse and worse; until a deadly plan was established followed by one chilling statement, “We have to get rid of her.”

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE or text “start” to 88788

UK Helpline: 0800 5999 247

Read Sarbjit Kaur Athwal’s Book Here: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00CZ7QGDQ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_0VAXPR20YZMXPGCFZ6N5 _________________________________________

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Method & Madness returns soon! Until then, let’s revisit a case that didn’t get a lot of attention in the U.S. An award-winning journalist boards a submarine for a long-awaited interview and is reported missing the following day.

This is the case of journalist Kim Wall, a talented up-and-coming journalist from Sweden who was brutally murdered aboard a homemade submarine in Denmark in 2017 by Peter Madsen.  ___________________________________________________________

Method & Madness is researched, written, hosted, and produced by Dawn Cate

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Case Update! On October 8th, 2025, Grayson County District Attorney John Kermit Hill made an important announcement. A grand jury indicted Cory Foster on manslaughter charges in connection with the death of Katie Palmer. After a painful 5 and a half years of fighting, Katie’s loved ones have one big step toward justice.

On Tuesday, April 21st, 2020, 39-year-old John Palmer and his wife, 38-year-old Katie Palmer set out for a morning walk in their rural neighborhood in Denison, Texas. It was a sunny morning with temperatures in the mid-60s. The road they were walking is residential- with homes and a country club- not a road with significant traffic early in the morning. There are no sidewalks and the couple was walking facing the direction of oncoming traffic. At 7:45 am, as they walked alongside the asphalt road- they were hit from behind- by their neighbor Cory Foster, who was driving a 2019 Ford F250 pickup truck.

John and Katie didn’t even hear the truck coming- they were both injured, Katie, fatally. Katie passed away from her injuries the next day, just after midnight. John has recovered and has spent every day since, not only grieving the loss of his soulmate; but also waiting for and then fighting for justice. The man that killed his wife had alcohol in his system, was driving with a fogged-up windshield, on the wrong side of the road, and still walks free. Thank you to John Palmer for joining me and for fighting for Katie every single day.

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