Join Lauren and Bally this week as we explore the heartbreaking stories of two young actresses whose lives were cut tragically short by abuse. Ten-year-old child star Judith Barsi and her mother, Maria, and 22-year-old actress Dominique Dunne all deserved far brighter futures. We examine their lives, careers, and the devastating circumstances that led to their deaths.

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• NSPCC: 0808 800 5000
• Childline: 0800 1111
• Stop It Now!: 0808 1000 900

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• Los Angeles Times – Judith Barsi murders: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-28-me-9912-story.html
• IMDb – Judith Barsi biography: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0058279/bio/
• Klara Barsi interview/article: https://newsbritania.co.uk/klara-barsi/
• People Magazine – Judith Barsi feature: https://people.com/home/a-child-star-was-murdered-in-this-house-30-years-ago-and-new-owners-still-feel-a-dark-presence/
• True Crime Edition – Judith Barsi: https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/judith-barsi
• All That’s Interesting – Dominique Dunne: https://allthatsinteresting.com/dominique-dunne
• Vanity Fair Archive – Dominique Dunne feature: https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/share/d0d8b06b-0b89-410b-810e-0fcc8a0745d0

Join Lauren and Bally this week as we explore the mysterious death of Kendrick Johnson, a 17-year-old student found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat at Lowndes High School in Georgia. More than a decade later, questions remain unanswered and his family continues to fight for justice.

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U.S. News Update: https://www.facebook.com/USNwsUptd/posts/the-parents-of-kendrick-johnson-have-filed-a-10-billion-federal-lawsuit-against-/808648968979144/

U.S. Department of Justice: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdga/pr/united-states-attorney-remarks-regarding-kendrick-johnson-investigation

Rolling Out: https://rollingout.com/2015/02/06/fsu-withdraws-scholarship-recruit-implicated-kendrick-johnson-death/

Justice for Kendrick Johnson Timeline: https://justiceforkendrickjohnson17.org/case-timeline

Stanford University: https://exhibits.stanford.edu/saytheirnames/feature/kendrick-johnson

CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/federal-judge-dismisses-1-billion-lawsuit-by-parents-of-georgia-teen-found-dead-in-gym-mat/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBX9ft6z67A

Lipstick Alley (WARNING: graphic images): https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/teens-at-center-of-kendrick-johnson-investigation-deny-involvement-warning-graphic-pics.913552/

Valdosta Daily Times: https://valdostadailytimes.com/2013/11/21/kendricks-final-walk/

CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/no-wrongdoing-detected-in-kendrick-johnson-funeral-home-probe/

FOX 5 Atlanta: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/kendrick-lamar-johnson-valdosta-gym-mat-death-new-lawsuit

Join Lauren and Bally for our conclusion on our 2-part series on the life and crimes of the Yorkshire Ripper (Peter Sutcliffe), the UK’s most notorious serial killer.

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GOV.UK, Sir Lawrence Byford Report into the police handling of the Yorkshire Ripper case, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sir-lawrence-byford-report-into-the-police-handling-of-the-yorkshire-ripper-case.

BBC News, The Yorkshire Ripper investigation, https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/5037416.stm.

John Halley, Death - ripper - Vera Millward, http://johnhalley.uk/Death%20-%20ripper%20-%20Vera%20Millward.htm.

Lancaster University, En Clair, Case Notes S01E08: The Yorkshire Ripper (Part 2 of 5), https://wp.lancs.ac.uk/enclair/2019/05/31/case-notes-s01e08-the-yorkshire-ripper-part-2-of-5/.

Evening Standard, Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe's family, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/yorkshire-ripper-peter-sutcliffe-family-b1112363.html.

Biography, Peter Sutcliffe, https://www.biography.com/crime/peter-sutcliffe#early-life.

The Mirror, Who was Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe?, https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/who-yorkshire-ripper-peter-sutcliffe-8616762.

Historic Newspapers, Yorkshire Ripper newspaper analysis, https://www.historic-newspapers.com/en-gb/blogs/article/yorkshire-ripper-newspaper-analysis?

Al Jazeera, Forgotten women: The overlooked victims of serial killers, https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/11/25/forgotten-women-the-overlooked-victims-of-serial-killers.

Gordon Burn, Somebody’s Husband, Somebody’s Son.

Michael Bilton, Wicked Beyond Belief: The hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper.

Robin Perrie & Alfie James, I’m the Yorkshire Ripper: Conversations with a killer.

Join Lauren and Bally this week as we begin our 2 part series on the life and crimes of the Yorkshire Ripper - Peter Sutcliffe. The British serial killer that attacked at least 21 women in the West Yorkshire areas, brutally murdering 13.

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Brannen, K. (2008) https://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/victim08.htm

The Ripper (2020) Netflix documentary.

BBC News (2020). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-54934458

Mirror (2023) https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/yorkshire-ripper-victim-wilma-mccanns-31021718

Wade, P. (2020) Morecambeology. https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/morecambeology-yorkshire-rippers-grim-object-of-fascination-by-peter-wade-3056095

Byford Report (1981/2018). https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7ae04040f0b66a2fc036c0/1941-Byford_part_2__i__.pdf

Bilton, M. (2003) Wicked Beyond Belief.

Burn, G. (1984) Somebody’s Husband, Somebody’s Son.

Historic Newspapers (2023).

https://www.historic-newspapers.com/en-gb/blogs/article/yorkshire-ripper-newspaper-analysis?srsltid=AfmBOopQzDhK7O6uuz9wAOU4vVCAa862kY9_t1oI5cC8ZEae8VSxzfdV&country=GB#who-was-ripper

Evening Standard (2023). https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/yorkshire-ripper-peter-sutcliffe-family-b1112363.html

Biography.com (2021). https://www.biography.com/crime/peter-sutcliffe#early-life

Mirror (2016). https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/who-yorkshire-ripper-peter-sutcliffe-8616762

Al Jazeera (2020). https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/11/25/forgotten-women-the-overlooked-victims-of-serial-killers

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Join Lauren and Bally this week as we uncover the chilling case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, the Ontario nurse whose quiet demeanour masked nearly a decade of hidden crimes. From unexplained insulin overdoses to a shocking confession that stunned the nation, we trace how one woman exploited a position of trust and evaded suspicion for far too long.

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Cleveland Clinic – Pulmonary Embolism Overview

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17400-pulmonary-embolism#:~:text=Sudden%20shortness%20of%20breath%20%E2%80%94%20whether,lightheaded%2C%20faint%20or%20passing%20out.

YouTube – Pulmonary Embolism Explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxpoCWRdy0A

The Guardian – Elizabeth Wettlaufer Prison Life

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/26/canada-nurse-deaths-elizabeth-wettlaufer-prison-life

CBC Interactive – Wettlaufer & Senior Deaths

https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/sh/TBk79oWhpi/elizabeth-wettlaufer-nurse-senior-deaths/

Chatelaine – The Long Shadow of Elizabeth Wettlaufer (Katherine Laidlaw)

https://chatelaine.com/living/elizabeth-wettlaufer/

Global News – Elizabeth Wettlaufer Timeline

https://globalnews.ca/news/3495384/elizabeth-wettlaufer-timeline/

CBC News – Long‑Term Care Inquiry Coverage

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/long-term-care-inquiry-elizabeth-wettlaufer-what-could-have-stopped-you-1.4776403

BBC News – Wettlaufer Case Coverage (2016)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37770264

BBC News – Wettlaufer Case Updates (2017)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40412080

Join Lauren and Bally this week as we talk about the mysterious unsolved disappearance of 5 of the Sodder children from their home on Christmas Day in 1945, when a fire burned their home to the ground, leaving no trace of them behind!

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Medium. (n.d.). The disappearance of the Sodder children. https://medium.com/@sarajrathore/the-disappearance-of-the-sodder-children-faaebb94c697

Wicked History. (n.d.). A tragic and enduring Christmas mystery. https://wickedhistory.substack.com/p/a-tragic-and-enduring-christmas-mystery

Find a Grave. (n.d.). Sodder family memorial records. https://www.findagrave.com

Smithsonian Magazine. (2018, December 24). What happened to the Sodder children, the siblings who went up in smoke in a West Virginia house fire? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-happened-sodder-children-siblings-who-went-up-in-smoke-west-virginia-house-fire-172429802/

BuzzFeed Unsolved Network. (2016, December 23). The Mysterious Disappearance of the Sodder Children [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0AKoCMydkc

Join Lauren and Bally this week as we take a trip back to 1973 Stockholm, Sweden to uncover the first case of ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ (The 1973 Norrmalmstorg Kreditbanken Robbery) and the controversies that followed.

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Expressen. (n.d.). 40 år sedan dramat vid Norrmalmstorg.

https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/40-ar-sedan-dramat-vid-norrmalmstorg/

BBC News. (n.d.). [Article on Stockholm syndrome].

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3ly0e0wvpo

Encyclopaedia Britannica. (2026). Stockholm syndrome.

https://www.britannica.com/science/Stockholm-syndrome

BBC Culture. (2024). Stockholm syndrome and the art of hostage negotiation.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20240815-stockholm-syndrome-and-the-art-of-hostage-negotiation

The Independent. (2023). Stockholm syndrome meaning: Bank robbery explained.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/stockholm-syndrome-meaning-bank-robbery-b2399531.html

Healthline. (n.d.). Lima syndrome.

https://www.healthline.com/health/lima-syndrome

Formación Política ISC. (n.d.). Reverse Stockholm syndrome: Understanding the phenomenon.

https://formacionpoliticaisc.buenosaires.gob.ar/breaking-review/reverse-stockholm-syndrome-understanding-the-phenomenon-1767647698

The New Yorker. (1974). The bank drama.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1974/11/25/the-bank-drama

Join Lauren and Bally this week as we talk about the disappearance of Pamela Jackson and Cheryl “Sherri” Miller, two teenagers from Vermillion, South Dakota who disappeared without a trace in 1971. A shoddy police investigation led to twists in the case, but ultimately the girls were found 42 years later!

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(2014, April 15). Authorities provide update in missing girls case. https://eu.argusleader.com/story/news/local/2014/04/15/authorities-provide-update-missing-girls-case/7741485/

(2014, April 16). Missing South Dakota girls found in car after 43 years. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27055888

(2014, April 16). Pam Jackson, Cheryl Miller update: Family members "overwhelmed" by discovery of Studebaker, remains. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pam-jackson-cheryl-miller-update-family-members-overwhelmed-by-discovery-of-studebaker-remains-believed-tied-to-1971-south-dakota-cold-case/

Dakota Spotlight Podcast. (2023). Interview with Lou Raguse on "Vanished in Vermillion." [YouTube Video].

Cheryl Kay Miller (1953–1971) and Pamela Kay Jackson (1954–1971). https://www.findagrave.com/

(2022, March 23). The drought that solved a 40-year-old cold case. https://www.grunge.com/802633/the-drought-that-solved-a-40-year-old-cold-case/

https://www.koberfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Cheryl-Kay-Miller?obId=

Raguse, Lou. (2023). Vanished in Vermillion: The Real Story of South Dakota’s Most Infamous Cold Case. Post Hill Press.

(2004, September 8). Cold Case Redacted Search Warrant Affidavits. Office of the Attorney General. https://atg.sd.gov/

(2014, April 16). South Dakota girls' 1971 car crash mystery solved after 43 years. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/16/south-dakota-girls-1971-car-crash-mystery

(2023). Vanished in Vermillion: A reporter’s deep dive into South Dakota’s most infamous cold case. [YouTube Video]

Vanished in Vermillion Documentary

Written, researched & edited by Lauren

Hello beautiful people! Are you ready to explore the world of true crime with Lauren and Bally in our brand new true crime comedy podcast? Each week Lauren tells Bally a true crime story, doing a deep dive into all things criminal, with a few laughs along the way.

This week we investigate the brutal unsolved murder of Marilyn Reese Sheppard, and the subsequent arrest of her husband Sam Sheppard - who maintained his innocence throughout his imprisonment.

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Townsend, J. T. Who Killed Marilyn Sheppard? Ohio’s Most Enduring Murder Mystery. J. T. Townsend. https://jttownsend.com/who-killed-marilyn-sheppard/

The New York Times. (1964, July 19). Sheppard Weds German Woman; Simple Ceremony Is Held at a Hotel in Chicago. https://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/19/archives/sheppard-weds-german-woman-simple-ceremony-is-held-at-a-hotel-in.html

Roberson, C. Sam Sheppard. EBSCO Research Starters. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/sam-sheppard

Cleveland State University. Sam Sheppard Case Timeline. Engaged Scholarship @ CSU. https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sheppard_timeline/

Wikipedia contributors. Sam Sheppard. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Sheppard

Hunt, A., & Thompson, E. G. (2020). Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Uncovered. DK.

Murderpedia. Samuel Holmes Sheppard.

Find a Grave. Dr Samuel Holmes Sheppard. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/945/samuel-holmes-sheppard

Linder, D. O. Sam and Marilyn Sheppard Bios. Famous Trials: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. https://famous-trials.com/sam-sheppard

CSU Law. William J. Corrigan. CSU Law Hall of Fame. https://hof.csulaw.org/hof-member/william-j-corrigan/

Written, researched & edited by Lauren

Hello beautiful people! Are you ready to explore the world of true crime with Lauren and Bally in our new true crime comedy podcast? Each week Lauren tells Bally a true crime story, doing a deep dive into all things criminal, with a few laughs along the way.

Mary Ann Cotton, she’s dead and she’s rotten…

Join Lauren and Bally as they take a step back in time to 1800s Northern England, to uncover the case of the UK’s first ‘alleged’ female serial killer - Mary Ann Cotton, who used arsenic to kill at least 21 people.

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Simpson, D. Mary Ann Cotton: Victorian Serial Killer. England's North East. https://englandsnortheast.co.uk/mary-ann-cotton/

Connelly, M. (2016). Mary Ann Cotton: Dark Angel: Britain’s First Female Serial Killer. Pen & Sword History.

UK Health Security Agency. (2017). Arsenic: Health effects, incidents and toxicology summary. GOV.UK. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/arsenic-properties-incident-management-and-toxicology

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Mary Ann Cotton. Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Ann-Cotton

Wilson, D. She poisoned 21 people including her own mother, children and husbands. So why has no one heard of Britain’s first serial killer, Mary Ann Cotton? Murderpedia. https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cotton-mary-ann.htm

Abbott, G. (2006). Amazing True Stories of Female Executions. Summertime Publishing.

Nash, J. R. (1981). Look for the Woman: A Narrative Encyclopedia of Female Poisoners, Kidnappers, Thieves, Extortionists, Terrorists, Swindlers and Spies from Elizabethan Times to the Present. M. Evans and Company, Inc.

MacGowan, D. Mary Ann Cotton. Crime Library. https://murderpedia.org/female.C/c/cotton-mary-ann-macgowan.htm

Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Mary Ann Cotton. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ann_Cotton

Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL). Arsenic. Health and Environment. https://www.healthandenvironment.org/environmental-health/environmental-risks/chemical-toxic-exposures/arsenic

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