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  • Diana the Bus Driver Hunter

    In this episode we dive deep into the other pandemic Mexico has been dealing with for decades: Femicide. We discuss how the widespread culture of machismo leads to troubling numbers of the assault and murder of women. 

    We also introduce you to Diana the Bus Driver Hunter who decided to send a message to the men of Juarez that women are strong and will fight back by committing a series of vigilante murders against the cities bus drivers, a group known to harass and sexually assault lone female passengers.

    49 min
  • Nazi Killers Freddie, Truus, and Hannie

    In this episode we head to the German occupied Netherlands in the midst of WW2.  Freddie & Truus Oversteegen, two young sisters, join the Dutch Resistance and use their gender, youth and perceived innocence to spy on and eventually kill Nazi soldiers. 

    In the resistance they meet and team up with Hannie Schaft a fellow Nazi fighter, the legendary “girl with the red hair”, whom Hitler himself wanted captured and killed. 

    Together the three were an integral part of the resistance until the Nazis were defeated and the war came to an end.

    47 min
  • The Khachaturyan Sisters

    In this episode we take you through the nightmare that was daily life for Krestina, Angelina, and Maria Khachaturyan.  

    These three sisters spent four years suffering psychological, physical and sexual abuse at the hands of their father. When they decided enough was enough, the sisters took matters into their own hands, sparking a national debate on the plight of victims of domestic violence in Russia. A country whose leadership and their deep patriarchal values led to the decriminalization of domestic violence in 2017. This leaves women and children with nearly zero protections against those that cause them harm. 

    Join us as we discuss vigilantism and its place in societies like these and what can be done to educate and change the hearts and minds of those who perpetuate  the “Patriarchy” in modern civilization.

    44 min
  • Usha Narayane
    The idea of the vigilante draws out so many conflicting feelings for us.  In the movies the vigilante evokes images of justified revenge seekers going after those who have taken everything from them and we cheer! In real life we have seen white supremacists shoot peaceful protestors and plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan in the name of vigilante justice and we are outraged.  


    So is the vigilante a hero or an enemy?  


    In this season of Rom Crime we hope to introduce you to a more complex type of vigilante.  The Survivor. Join us as we explore stories of people, who faced with no other option, chose to stand up and fight back.  In our first episode we share the story of Usha Narayane and the women of Kasturba Nagar who, after more than a decade of terror, reclaimed their town, their dignity and their voices.


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    Thank you to our resources: Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Wikipedia, Aljazeera, The Gaurdian and The Caste System Explained.  

    54 min
  • Coronavirus Cover Ups

    In Episode 47, Averyn and Vonia discuss two separate murders, committed over the same weekend, where each murderer used Corona Virus Quarantine to cover up their crimes.

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    47 min
  • Sky Crossed Lovers

    Averyn and Vonia tell you the story of Willie Roger Holder and Cathy Kerkow. A young couple who pulled off the longest distance airplane hijacking in American history.

    Links:
    references:
    - The Skies Belong to Us; Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking
    - Black Panthers.
       Watch this incredibly timely video from the 1960's about why the Black Panthers themselves came to be.
    - Oregonian Article

    1 hr 21 min

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Rom Coms + True Crimes = Rom Crime 💕 🔪 Each week hosts Averyn and Vonia pair a rom com and true crime and investigate the connections between the two for your ultimate listening escape.