We went LIVE on YouTube for our 3rd Podaversary. If you missed it, here is the episode we recorded! We come at you with two cases.

First up:

Blanche Monnier was a beautiful young woman in France, who fell in love with a "penniless lawyer", according to her mother. She was locked in a room for 25 years to deter her from marrying this man. What police find, when they are informed of this horrific occurrence, is awful.

Sources:

https://mysteriesrunsolved.com/2020/05/blanche-monnier.html

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

https://medium.com/crimopedia/the-tragic-story-of-the-pretty-woman-locked-up-for-26-years-7fd1935cbd66

https://allthatsinteresting.com/blanche-monnier

https://historydaily.org/blanche-monnier-story

https://www.historydefined.net/blanche-monnier/

https://www.bestfranceforever.com/prisoner-in-her-bedroom-for-25-years-the-terrible-reason-why-blanche-was-locked-up/

Then:

Sara Anne Wood was a 12 year old girl riding her bike home from a church function one summer day when she mysteriously went missing. Months of searching lead to nothing but then a serial killer enters the picture. Justice was served for Sara and an evil monster was taken off the streets. But Sara will forever be missed. 

*If you have any information about a missing or exploited child please contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST or [email protected]. 

Sources: 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Sara_Anne_Wood

https://charleyproject.org/case/sara-anne-wood

https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2019/pre-update/the-legacy-of-sara-anne-wood

https://bigfrog104.com/sara-anne-wood-disappearance/

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2013/07/mass_man_convicted_of_killing_sara_ann_wood_admits_to_killing_a_third_child.html

https://m.facebook.com/MissingPersonsCasesNetwork/posts/421898435337003

https://www.wamc.org/wamc-news/2018-08-17/sara-anne-wood-missing-25-years

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mohawk-valley-ride-for-missing-children-to-hold-informational-meeting/ar-AA18rb7I

https://www.therideformissingchildren.com/riders/

https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lent-lewis.htm

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10357749/sara-anne-wood

https://www.churchangel.com/directory/listing/norwich-corners-christian-church/

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Saturday-marks-25-years-since-Sara-Anne-Wood-s-13159403.php

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171456920/james-joseph-bernardo

*Crimes and Closets is a true crime podcast production of Skoldon, LLC