Sisters Take a Side

On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, Tania Head was on the 78th floor of the South Tower in NYC when United Airlines Flight 175 crashed in to the tower. Or was she? On today's episode, Emily takes us through this crazy case with a VERY special guest: the one and only Mike (our dad!), filling in for Sarah while she is on leave. But don't worry, Mike is well-versed on STAS as our #1 fan, so he is ready to take a side on Tania and her tall tales.

Sources + shoutouts for today's episode:

https://variety.com/2012/film/reviews/the-woman-who-wasn-t-there-1117947384/

https://www.npr.org/2012/04/14/149399210/the-amazing-untrue-story-of-a-sept-11-survivor

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

We are on vacation this week, so enjoy the re-release of our MOST DOWNLOADED episode to date! We'll catch you next week with a brand new case.

Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if your teenage text messages were broken down and analyzed by a bunch of adult lawyers? We just cringed too. On today’s ep, Sarah does a deep dive on the heartbreaking, precedent-setting case of Michelle Carter, and Emily relives her best (and worst) high school moments. We think you’ll be surprised about which side we take on this one.

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Sources + Shout outs for today's episode:

Online:

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Conrad_Roy⁠ ⁠https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/news/2017/06/16/timeline-michelle-carter-case/20551005007/⁠

Documentary:

I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter, HBO

Podcasts:

True Crime Obsessed: I Love You, Now Die: Part 1 and Part 2

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Amanda seemingly had everything she wanted: the “perfect” family she and her husband, Cory fought extensively for in court, the love and support of friends, family, internet strangers, cancer foundations, and even celebrities as she battled years of aggressive cancer. But in 2015, an anonymous tip submitted to investigative journalist Nancy Moscatiello was about to expose the one thing Amanda didn’t have: Cancer.  

Join us this week as Sarah takes us through the case behind Scamanda, and the crazy twists and turns in this story. The sisters share some hot takes on the medical industrial complex (call us, girl) and our new best friend, investigative journalist Nancy.

Sources + shoutouts for this week's episode:

Scamanda Podcast, Lionsgate Sound

https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/8828409/amanda-riley-mum-faked-cancer-swindle-donation-money/#:~:text=Amanda%20was%20a%20regular%20at,That's%20where%20Lindsey%20met%20her.

https://www.glamour.com/story/scamanda-podcast

https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/consumer-protection/coming-down-with-a-bad-case-of-fraud/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/scamanda-podcast-review-cancer_n_64d177d3e4b0677e5043e4d7#:~:text='Scamanda'%20Is%20The%20Latest%20Riveting,had%20%E2%80%9Creversed%20the%20cancer.%E2%80%9D

https://nypost.com/2022/05/04/woman-jailed-for-faking-cancer-for-7-years-swindled-105k-in-fraud-scheme/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/woman-formerly-bay-area-sentenced-five-years-prison-fraud-scheme

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This week, we are doing something that has been requested by a number of you! We invited our other sibling to come take a side. Meet John- our younger, less attractive, brother (Just kidding. All of our friends wanted to date him in college). He's here to tell us about Michael Oher, the man behind the blockbuster hit The Blind Side who has been making news lately for feuding with his "adoptive" family. John takes us through the timeline of their legal battle and takes a side on who's at fault here. Just like every argument as kids, John and Sarah gang up against Emily (but maybe change her mind?!). This one is fun, ya'll!

Sources + shoutouts for today's episode:

https://theathletic.com/4785411/2023/08/18/michael-oher-tuohys-blind-side-timeline/

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When Peggy Carr was hospitalized for extreme pain and nausea, the doctors told her she was crazy and sent her home after three days. Four days later, she fell in to a coma that she'd never wake up from . Was she faking it? Or was someone trying to kill her? Join us this week as Emily takes us through the mysterious death of Peggy Carr and the most INCREDIBLE detective work we have ever covered on this show. Sarah also serves us up some hot takes on MENSA, murder mystery parties, and most importantly: ranch dressing.

Sources + shoutouts for today's episode:

https://medium.com/explaining-the-unsolved/the-mensa-murder-george-trepal-30-years-on-death-row-50601649b00f 

https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/trepal-george.htm

Prosecutors
episode 192

“Responses to grief are as varied as the day is long, but responses to guilt are oh, so predictable. What do guilty people do? They lie, they avoid, they run, they mislead"- Linda Burdick, prosecutor for the State of Florida v. Casey Anthony

You all know about this case. And we KNOW you have taken a side. Join us this week as Sarah takes us through the evidence- the good, the bad, and the so-obviously-guilty. Was the evidence enough to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt? We think you'll be surprised what side we take.

Sources + shoutouts for this week's episode:

https://www.biography.com/crime/casey-anthony-muder-trial-timeline-facts

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

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0119/0119.html#:~:text=(1)%20It%20is%20the%20policy,of%20access%20to%20those%20records

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This one is a bummer guys! (Our marketing for this podcast is excellent, clearly). Emily takes us through the backstory and whereabouts of Daron Wint, the man who will later be convicted in the horrendous deaths of Savvas, Amy, Phillip, and Vera. We also get his side of the story, which even Sarah doesn't buy. If you haven't listened to Part I of this story, do that first!

Sources + shoutouts for this week's episode:

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/no-new-trial-for-daron-wint-2015-mansion-murders-dc/65-9d3a0e93-febd-4933-b2bf-129cfc10bde5

WTOP American Nightmare, Season 1

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Asha Degree was a normal 9-year-old girl. She’s described by friends and family as “sensible, quiet, and good at math”-- which is how exactly ZERO people would describe Sarah & Emily. Like many children, Asha was afraid of dogs, darkness, and thunderstorms. Nothing in Asha’s life seemed unusual- which is what makes what happens to her so chilling. This week, Emily takes us through this disturbing disappearance and the sisters take a side on what might have happened to Asha. Emily hits her mic 974537 times and Sarah has an interesting take on a piece of evidence.

Sources + shout out's for today's episode:

https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/The-Baffling-Disappearance-of-Asha-Degree

https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/missing-asha-degree/

https://uncovered.com/cases/asha-degree

The Prosecutors Podcast- Episode 58 + 59: The Disappearance of Asha Degree