the (musical) Memoirs of a Murder - Who is Natalia Grace?

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Charlotte, Conner, and Alex discuss the confusing circumstances surrounding the emergency adoption of Natalia Grace for this week’s episode of their podcast “Prime Time Crime Time.”Charlotte struggles with resentment surrounding her employment and turns to her coping mechanisms, and Conner finds himself having to defend his newfound friendship with Mitchell to the group. A surprise visit during their recording session shocks the trio and tensions between them escalate.

CREW

WRITING TEAM - 

Jim Conklin

Ashlee Waldbauer

Sam Hulsizer

Lauren Steele

Melissa Myers

Jamie Kreppein

EPISODE 5 WRITER -

Melissa Myers 

DIRECTOR - 

Isaiah Rosales 

PRODUCERS - 

Melissa Myers

Turner Messer 

TECHNICAL PRODUCER - 

Alex Luna

SOUND PRODUCER / EDITOR - 

Jack Druffel

COMPOSER / LYRICIST - 

Megan Sperger 

CO-COMPOSER - 

Jack Druffel

MUSIC DIRECTOR - 

Aaron Kahn

RECORDING ENGINEER - 

Minji Will

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - 

David Herndon

MARKETING TEAM - 

Janelle Good 

Lena Bledsoe

Melissa Myers

DRAMATURG - 

Cadence Lamb

Melissa Myers

GRAPHIC DESIGN - 

Angie Cornwell

CAST

CHARLOTTE - 

Ashlee Waldbauer

ALEX - 

Lauren Steele

CONNER - 

Jim Conklin

THE BARNETTS:

Matthew Lee

Janelle Good

Garland Ray Dance Jr.

REFERENCES:

the (musical) Memoirs of a Murder - Tamla Horsford

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

We tune back into the lives of our three “Prime Time Crime Time” podcasters; Charlotte reveals to her friends that she did not receive the promotion at work and Conner opens up about hanging out with his new friend, Mitchell, to which the girls express their concern. This week, Alex brings in the case of Tamla Horsford, a black woman who attended an otherwise all-white sleepover in Forsyth County, Georgia, and was found dead the next morning in the backyard. The three discuss the suspicious accounts from the sleepover attendees and raise important questions that are still trying to be answered today.

CREW

WRITING TEAM - 

Jim Conklin

Ashlee Waldbauer

Sam Hulsizer

Lauren Steele

Melissa Myers

Jamie Kreppein

EPISODE 4 WRITER -

Lauren Steele

DIRECTOR - 

Isaiah Rosales 

PRODUCERS - 

Melissa Myers

Turner Messer 

TECHNICAL PRODUCER - 

Alex Luna

SOUND PRODUCER / EDITOR - 

Jack Druffel

COMPOSER / LYRICIST - 

Megan Sperger 

CO-COMPOSER - 

Jack Druffel

MUSIC DIRECTOR - 

Aaron Kahn

RECORDING ENGINEER - 

Minji Will

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - 

David Herndon

MARKETING TEAM - 

Janelle Good 

Lena Bledsoe

Melissa Myers

DRAMATURG - 

Melory Mirashrafi

GRAPHIC DESIGN - 

Angie Cornwell

CAST

CHARLOTTE - 

Ashlee Waldbauer

ALEX - 

Lauren Steele

CONNER - 

Jim Conklin

VOICE OF TAMLA HORSFORD - 

Lynn Webber

VOICE OF MADELINE / JEN - 

Cadence Lamb

VOICE OF STACY - 

Morgan Smith

VOICE OF DETECTIVE SEXTON - 

Chris Mauro

VOICE OF JEANNE - 

Nikky Martin

VOICE OF RALPH E. FERNANDEZ - 

Turner Messer

WOMEN ENSEMBLE -

Elie Kuppermann

Cadence Lamb

Morgan Smith

Maura Dempsey

Amanda Brasher 

REFERENCES:

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tamla-horsford-death-georgia-1026889/

https://www.forsythnews.com/news/crime-courts/protests-brings-renewed-public-interest-death-tamla-horsford/

https://www.blackenterprise.com/tamla-horsfords-case-to-be-reopened-after-significant-outcry/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0iCOt8rw9g

https://forsythnews.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/documents/Tamla_Horsford_Investigation_set_1.pdf

https://datausa.io/profile/geo/cumming-ga#about

https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/02/20/911-audio-provides-chilling-new-details-in-death-of-tamla-horsford-who-allegedly-fell-to-her-death-at-slumber-party/

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/forsyth-county/lost-evidence-in-forsyth-county-moms-death-prompts-changes-in-county/1005451504/

https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/police-evidence-foul-play-death-forsyth-county-mother/lBKOhF949yPwF3HmEBlckN/

https://www.forsythnews.com/local/crime-courts/sheriffs-office-case-file-released-in-forsyth-county-womans-death/

Conner, Charlotte and Alex dive deep in to the case of Gwendolyn Graham and Cathy Wood, serial murderers who played a criminal game in the name of their love for each other. Alex leans in to her new role as a podcast host while Conner deals with getting some unsettling messages.

WRITING TEAM - 

Jim Conklin

Ashlee Waldbauer

Sam Hulsizer

Lauren Steele

Melissa Myers

Jamie Kreppein

EPISODE 3 WRITER -

Sam Hulsizer 

DIRECTOR - 

Isaiah Rosales 

PRODUCERS - 

Melissa Myers

Turner Messer 

TECHNICAL PRODUCER - 

Alex Luna

SOUND PRODUCER/EDITOR - 

Jack Druffel

COMPOSER/LYRICIST - 

Megan Sperger 

CO-COMPOSER - 

Jack Druffel

MUSIC DIRECTOR - 

Aaron Kahn

RECORDING ENGINEER - 

Minji Will

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - 

David Herndon

MARKETING TEAM - 

Janelle Good 

Lena Bledsoe

Melissa Myers

DRAMATURG - 

Maya McGowan

GRAPHIC DESIGN - 

Angie Cornwell

CHARLOTTE - 

Ashlee Waldbauer

ALEX - 

Lauren Steele

CONNER - 

Jim Conklin

VOICE OF KEN WOOD

Johnny Beirne 

VOICE OF COP

Ben Neumayer 

VOICE OF CATHY WOOD

Lena Bledsoe

VOICE OF GWENDOLYN GRAHAM

Liz Pryce Davies 

MALE CHORUS VOICES

Ben Walton

Dylan Berkshire

Chris Mauro 

FEMALE CHORUS VOICES

Elie Kuppermann

Morgan Smith

Amanda Brasher

VOICE OF PODCAST FAN - REBECCA 

Nikky Martin 

“1960 To 1990 Census Count by for Michigan and Subcounties.” Michigan Information Center, U.S. Census, www.michigan.gov/documents/MCD1960-1990C_33608_7.pdf. 

Baker, KC. “Female Serial Killer Who Murdered Patients with Alzheimer's, Dementia Released After Nearly 30 Years.” PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2020, people.com/crime/female-serial-killer-who-murdered-patients-with-alzheimers-dementia-released-after-nearly-30-years/. 

Bartlette, DeLani R. Gwen Graham and Cathy Wood. 18 Feb. 2019, delanirbartlette.medium.com/gwen-graham-and-cathy-wood-ac774d3c7750.  

“Borderline Personality Disorder.” National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml. 

“Cathy Wood.” IMDb, IMDb.com, www.imdb.com/name/nm3023685/bio. 

“Convicted Nursing Home Serial Killer Released.” Nursing Home Abuse Center, 2 July 2020, www.nursinghomeabusecenter.org/news/nursing-home-serial-killer-released/. 

Documentaries, Crime. “Serial Killers Gwendolyn Graham and Cathy Wood (Crime Documentary) - Video Dailymotion.” Dailymotion, Dailymotion, 31 Dec. 2018, www.dailymotion.com/video/x6zsqq6. 

Hayden, Aly Vander. Murderous Nursing Home Aides Guilty Of Killing Multiple Patients In Michigan. 26 Sept. 2020, www.oxygen.com/license-to-kill/crime-news/cathy-wood-gwendolyn-graham-guilty-nursing-home-murders. 

The City of Walker History, www.walker.city/resident/history/index.php. 

“Narcissistic Personality Disorder.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 18 Nov. 2017, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662. 

“A Nurse's Aide Gets Life Imprisonment for Murder.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 13 Nov. 2009, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-nurses-aide-gets-life-imprisonment. 

Press, The Associated. “Woman Released Decades after Michigan Nursing Home Deaths.” WWMT, WWMT, 16 Jan. 2020, wwmt.com/news/local/woman-released-decades-after-michigan-nursing-home-deaths-01-16-2020. 

Reid, Alanah. “Complete Timeline of 1987 Events: Historic Newspapers US.” Historic Newspapers, 20 May 2020, www.historic-newspapers.com/blog/1987-timeline/. 

Tunison, John. “Alpine Manor Killer Released from Florida Prison.” Mlive, 17 Jan. 2020, www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2020/01/alpine-manor-killer-released-from-florida-prison.html. 

“Walker, Michigan Population 2020.” Walker, Michigan Population 2020 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs), worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/walker-mi-population. 

the (musical) Memoirs of a Murder - the Kidnapping and Badass Escape of Elizabeth Shoaf

EPISODE DESCRIPTION:

Conner, Charlotte and Alex return to record another episode of their podcast Prime Time Crime Time, only this time, they discover that they have thousands more listeners. While Conner attempts to focus on the case-at-hand (the kidnapping and BADASS escape of Elizabeth Shoaf), Charlotte is distracted by the promotion she is gunning for, and Alex laments her inability to save all of her self-defense clients. 

CREW

WRITING TEAM - 

Jim Conklin

Ashlee Waldbauer

Sam Hulsizer

Lauren Steele

Melissa Myers

Jamie Kreppein

EPISODE 2 WRITER -

Ashlee Waldbauer 

DIRECTOR - 

Isaiah Rosales 

PRODUCERS - 

Melissa Myers

Turner Messer 

TECHNICAL PRODUCER - 

Alex Luna

SOUND PRODUCER/EDITOR - 

Jack Druffel

COMPOSER/LYRICIST - 

Megan Sperger 

CO-COMPOSER - 

Jack Druffel

MUSIC DIRECTOR - 

Aaron Kahn

RECORDING ENGINEER - 

Minji Will

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - 

David Herndon

MARKETING TEAM - 

Janelle Good 

Lena Bledsoe

Melissa Myers

DRAMATURG - 

Emily Hardesty 

CAST

CHARLOTTE - 

Ashlee Waldbauer

ALEX - 

Lauren Steele

CONNER - 

Jim Conklin

VOICE OF ELIZABETH SHOAF - 

Megan Boggs

VOICE OF VINSON FILYA - 

Ben Walton

VOICE OF OFFICER MCCASKILL - 

Ryan Patrick Smith

VOICE OF COP #1/DAVID THOMLEY - 

Dylan Berkshire 

VOICE OF COP #2 - 

Chris Mauro 

VOICE OF COP #3 - 

Isaiah Rosales

VOICE OF AMBERLY -

Logan Graye

LAMENT VOICE - 

Carly Wheeler

And special thanks to the following people who helped with the development of this episode:

REFERENCES:

2022 Release

Conner, Charlotte and Alex have been running their true crime podcast Prime Time Crime Time since the pandemic started. They have not been very successful in securing a fan base thus far, unfortunately, so Conner offers a switch-up of sorts where they cover the rescue of Jessica McClure, the baby who fell in a well and subsequently caused the first endless news cycle in 1987. The tragic ending to the hero of this story causes our hosts to connect in ways they did not expect, and sets them up for a renewed approach in how they explore each case moving forward.

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the [musical] Memoirs of a Murder is a multi-episodic, musical look in to three friends who run a true crime podcast. As they explore these all-too-relevant cases, they are forced to reconcile with some past trauma and their popularity skyrockets. They learn first-hand what it means to be a hero, and unfortunately, the lesson that you cannot save everyone.

WRITING TEAM -  

Jim Conklin 

Ashlee Waldbauer 

Sam Hulsizer 

Lauren Steele 

Melissa Myers 

Jamie Kreppein 

DIRECTOR -  

Isaiah Rosales  

PRODUCERS -  

Melissa Myers 

Turner Messer  

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR -  

David Herndon 

TECHNICAL PRODUCER -  

Alex Luna 

SOUND PRODUCER/EDITOR -  

Jack Druffel 

COMPOSER/LYRICIST -  

Megan Sperger  

CO-COMPOSER -  

Jack Druffel 

MUSIC DIRECTOR -  

Aaron Kahn 

RECORDING ENGINEER -  

Minji Will 

MARKETING HEAD -  

Janelle Good  

PODCASTERS -  

Ashlee Waldbauer 

Lauren Steele 

Jim Conklin 

ROBERT O’DONNELL -  

Dylan Berkshire 

STEVE FORBES -  

Ben Neumayer 

JESSICA MCCLURE -  

Nancy Carrie Logan 

MALE ENSEMBLE -  

Ben Walton 

Ryan Patrick Smith 

WOMEN ENSEMBLE -  

Lena Bledsoe 

Elie Kupperman 

Maura Dempsey 

INTRO ENSEMBLE VOICES -  

Carly Wheeler 

Ryan Duda 

Jace LeGarde 

Logan Graye 

Travis Ulrich 

Quinn Moran 

Carson Grey

References 

“Baby Jessica Rescued from a Well as the World Watches.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2 June 2011, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/baby-jessica-rescued-from-a-well-as-the-world-watches.

“Baby Jessica.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 12 May 2020, www.biography.com/personality/baby-jessica.

Conroy, J Oliver. “Why Are Women Obsessed with True Crime? Rachel Monroe Has Some Answers.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 20 Aug. 2019, www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/aug/20/rachel-monroe-savage-appetites-true-crime-book-interview.

Cooper, Kelly-Leigh. “Is Our Growing Obsession with True Crime a Problem?” BBC News, BBC, 1 Apr. 2019, www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47474996.

Hart, Lianne, and Anne Maier. “The Epic Rescue of Jessica McClure.” PEOPLE.com, 2 Nov. 1987, people.com/archive/cover-story-the-epic-rescue-of-jessica-mcclure-vol-28-no-18/.

“Historical Events in 1987.” OnThisDay.com, www.onthisday.com/events/date/1987.

Masad, Ilana. “Why Do We Find True Crime Fascinating? 'Savage Appetites' Looks For An Answer.” NPR, NPR, 20 Aug. 2019, www.npr.org/2019/08/20/751236235/why-do-we-find-true-crime-fascinating-savage-appetites-looks-for-an-answer.

“Midland, Texas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More.” Citytowninfo.com, www.citytowninfo.com/places/texas/midland.

Pearson, Steve. “What Happened in 1987 Important News and Events, Key Technology and Popular Culture.” The People History, www.thepeoplehistory.com/1987.html.

Reid, Alanah. “Complete Timeline of 1987 Events: Historic Newspapers US.” Historic Newspapers, 20 May 2020, www.historic-newspapers.com/blog/1987-timeline/.

Thorp, Clare. “Why Are We Obsessed with True Crime?” The Telegraph, Telegraph Media Group, 7 Aug. 2019, www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/a-confession/why-do-we-love-true-crime/.

GET READY!!!

We are SO excited to finally share the teaser trailer for our first audio drama series, the (musical) Memoirs of a Murder!

Turn up your volume and scoot towards the edge of your seat. You're not going to want to miss this one.