Missing Magnolias

Tina Frey, is the founder and owner of Cypress Arrow Cane Corso and trains and breeds dogs in a multitude of services including search and rescue and (HRD) human remains detection. Cypress Arrow is Louisiana's largest Cane Corso breeder and all breeds dog trainer and is nationally recognized. We learn more about what it takes to conduct and manage a grid search with the dogs and how they are trained to find people on both land and water.

Our minisodes are a break from true crime where we discuss Michelle's internet search history, which is teeming with the weird and wonderful.

In this episode's crime adjacent topic, we have created a safe space to discuss and admire both reborn and sex dolls or "hard bodies," as we like to think of them with special guest, Andrea Schmidt. Sprinkled into the conversation, we cover Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy and give nod to our lord of lords "Britton," the reborn doll known worldwide. And speaking to the ether: where does one keep their sex doll when parents come to visit, and can they potentially foster necrophilia? Are these "expensive hobbies" for loneliness or do they parrot larger truths about our society that haven't yet passed the "normalized" threshold?

Following the murder of a New Orleans police chief by an unknown assailant, 11 Italian immigrants and Italian Americans were lynched by an angry mob on March 14, 1891.

The event remains the largest mass lynching in US history. In 2019, the city issued an official proclamation of apology for the tragic event, which had plagued the Italian community worldwide.

In Part 2, we continue our discussion of women experiencing homelessness with special guest, Staci Alziebler-Perkins, the Executive Director of Gathering for Women-Monterey, a day shelter that services 400 women annually, many of whom are over 60-years-old and who are locals. 80% of those who filed for unemployment at the height of the pandemic in 2020 were women. We learn the stories of these resilient women who are teachers, mothers, caregivers, scientists who had their lives changed in an instant.

Women who experience homelessness have fallen through the cracks in our databases and are among the population that is statistically referred to as the "missing, missing." We speak with Michael Reid who is a retired Episcopal priest, advocate for the homeless, co-founder and organizer of The Fund for Homeless Women of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, and author of No Vacancy: Homeless Women in Paradise. Michael's message remains timely and urgent: this issue concerns us all and until we change the narrative of "THEM" to "US," homelessness will continue...

Most people neglect to consider how mass incarceration affects children and families generationally. Our guest, Whitney Storey, teaches parenting classes for incarcerated parents at the Lafayette jail through Project H.O.P.E and is a Senior Instructor of Psychology, as well as a PLPC with a master's degree in both Psychology and Counseling. Whitney shares with us how her jail parenting classes have been successful, while also weighing-in on the informative 1992 HBO documentary Child of Rage with best practice for how NOT to create little "Beths" or tiny psychopaths...

In areas where the drug epidemic is rampant like in Louisiana, low-income families will often exploit their children to have their basic needs met.

Maegan d'Autremont is a trafficking coordinator at the Children's Advocacy Network where she conducts forensic interviews with children who have been sexually abused. She notes that there are many types of trafficking that go beyond what Hollywood has portrayed.

Our minisodes are a break from true crime where we discuss Michelle's internet search history, which is teeming with all things weird and wonderful.

For this episode's crime adjacent topic, we have created a safe space to discuss and admire long furbies with our special guest, Paige Haggerty.

Tom Aswell is an award-winning journalist, author, and publisher of Louisiana Voice. Tom has made a career of exposing white-collar crimes and Louisiana political corruption. In recent years, he has expanded his skills to 'armchair detective' in investigating homicide cases at the request of victims' families. He joins us today to discuss his latest book, Murder on the Teche: A True Story of Money and a Flawed Investigation, which explores through court documents the 2010 murder-for-hire plot of a New Iberia orthodontist. We also discuss, Louisiana's Rogue Sheriffs: A Culture of Corruption, which details the unique political powers and influence given to the sheriff, as well as Louisiana's colorful characters who have on many occasions have both mocked and abused the role.

Duson teen, Keiosha Marie Felix, nicknamed "Red" has been missing since April 30, 2012. At the time of her disappearance, Keiosha was living in a group home for teenage girls and young mothers with her eight-month-year-old daughter. Despite an inactive cellphone and social media, Keiosha's case was initially treated as a runaway youth. The FBI would later report that Keiosha was possibly trafficked and could be living in Baton Rouge or Houston. Keiosha's case continues to weigh heavy on the Acadiana community.