As you'll see with Selena next week, this season was unintentionally a season full of girl on girl crime! We had Lewinsky vs Tripp, Harding vs Kerrigan and next week we'll hear about the murder of the "Queen of Tejano Music", Selena Quintanilla, by her jealous fangirl Yolanda Saldívar.

This episode is not filled with girl on girl crime though, it's in fact a story of man on boy crime. Starting with Joe Jackson abusing his children into musical perfection with "The Jackson 5", through Michael's abuse of multiple young boys at his Neverland Ranch.*

*We're trying to bring more attention to the abuse and mental health issues of boys and men, opening people's eyes to the prevalence of these things, and joining the fight to reduce stigma. Check out our episodes with "Love is Blind" season 2's Nick Thompson and actor and activist Jon Snow to hear stories of resilience from some amazing men.


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-Research assistance by Kesha Epperson.
-Audio editing by Tina Lukic.
-Sources:

• https://througheducation.com/the-early-life-of-the-king-of-pop/
• https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4702126
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson
• https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/27/joe-jackson-one-of-the-most-monstrous-fathers-in-pop
• https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/699995484/michael-jackson-a-quarter-century-of-sexual-abuse-allegations
• https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/arts/music/michael-jackson-sexual-abuse-lawsuits.html#:~:text=In%202003%2C%20a%20Santa%20Barbara,was%20acquitted%20by%20a%20jury.
• https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/03/10-undeniable-facts-about-the-michael-jackson-sexual-abuse-allegations
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Michael_Jackson
• https://rollingstoneindia.com/triumph-tragedy-the-life-of-michael-jackson/
• https://www.hbo.com/leaving-neverland
• https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-incredible-way-michael-jackson-wrote-music-16799
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2016/02/02/to-understand-michael-jackson-and-his-skin-you-have-to-go-beyond-race/?nid=top_pb_signin&arcId=VMT52YQUUBCP5JW7JWBFWEIWFM&account_location=ONSITE_HEADER_ARTICLE
• https://www.umassmed.edu/vitiligo/blog/blog-posts1/2016/01/did-michael-jackson-have-vitiligo/