Women and Crime

By Cloud10

Two Criminologists cover a new female-focused case each episode. You’ll hear the stories of these women, paired with the science that tells you where it all went wrong. We’ll explore the causes of fem... more

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How many episodes does Women and Crime have?

The podcast currently has 262 episodes available.

Women and Crime episodes:

May 20, 2025Selena Quintanilla-Perez
Ep 242: When one of the most famous Mexican-American entertainers of the 20th century was murdered, it shocked the world. But why was she killed? Was it jealously, obsession, or revenge?
This is the Selena Quintanilla-Pérez story.
Sources for Today's Episode:
Biography.com
NY times
People.com
NBC news
Associated Press
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Credits:
• Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
• Produced by James Varga
• Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo
• Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
• Music by Dessert Media
Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes:
• Patreon - Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 a month to get a new extra episode every month, as well as exclusive virtual HappyHours with Meg & Amy. Check-out other tiers for perks such as lectures, true crime book club, and more! Visit our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime
• Apple Subscriptions - Exclusive episodes and ad-free regular stories are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $4.99 a month, or save with an annual membership.
• YouTube Memberships - Exclusive episode available on YouTube for only $4.99 a month. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenandCrime/membership
Help is Available:
If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.
For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/
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41min
May 16, 2025 The Week's Brief... (Latest Trial Updates)
241: Recorded Live, Meghan and Amy discuss the recent developments in major court cases and hearings. In this installment they cover, The Menendez Brothers, Karen Read, Brian Kohberger, Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
Credits:
• Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
• Produced by James Varga
• Music by Dessert Media
Help is Available:
If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.
For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

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1h 12min
May 13, 2025 Kaitlyn Conley
Ep 240: A tragic death unraveled a complicated web of tangled relationships and sinister motives
This is the Kaitlyn Conley story
Sources for Today's Episode:
• The Observer Dispatch
• NBC News
• The Hulu documentary “Little Miss Perfect”
• People.com
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Credits:
• Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
• Produced by James Varga
• Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
• Music by Dessert Media
Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes:
• Patreon - Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 a month to get a new extra episode every month, as well as exclusive virtual HappyHours with Meg & Amy. Check-out other tiers for perks such as lectures, true crime book club, and more! Visit our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime
• Apple Subscriptions - Exclusive episodes and ad-free regular stories are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $4.99 a month, or save with an annual membership.
• YouTube Memberships - Exclusive episode available on YouTube for only $4.99 a month. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenandCrime/membership
Help is Available:
If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.
For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/
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45min
May 09, 2025W&C Reconsidered: Dominique Dunne
Ep 239: Reconsidered: 9 - Dominique Dunne
Original Airdate: 02/25/20
Dominique Dunne was a talented young actress who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in a fit of jealousy and rage. The trial that would follow shocked the victim's family, observers and the entire community and left public wondering whether the courtroom is a place where justice can actually be found.
Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates.
Sources for Today's Episode:
Vanity Fair Article, \"Justice: A Father's Account of the Trial of his Daughter's Killer,\" by Dominic Dunne,

Articles by the LA Times

People Magazine
Credits:
Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks

Produced by James Varga

Music by Dessert Media
Help is Available:
If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.
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53min
May 06, 2025Susan Horton
Ep 238: A woman who ate a poppy seed salad the day before giving birth found herself accused of illicit drug use
This is the Susan Horton story.
If you or someone you know is facing mental or substance problems there is help. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Also the APA provides a list of Treatment centers and resources for pregnant substance-using women and girls https://www.apa.org/pi/women/resources/treatment-resources-pregnant-women.pdf
Sources for Today's Episode:
Reveal Podcast

The Marshall Project
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/09/09/drug-test-pregnancy-pennsylvania-california

NY Post

Los Angeles Times

Revealnews.org

Mother Jones
Sponsors:
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Credits:
• Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
• Produced by James Varga
• Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo
• Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
• Music by Dessert Media
Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes:
• Patreon - Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 a month to get a new extra episode every month, as well as exclusive virtual HappyHours with Meg & Amy. Check-out other tiers for perks such as lectures, true crime book club, and more! Visit our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime
• Apple Subscriptions - Exclusive episodes and ad-free regular stories are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $4.99 a month, or save with an annual membership.
• YouTube Memberships - Exclusive episode available on YouTube for only $4.99 a month. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenandCrime/membership
Help is Available:
If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.
For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

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46min
May 02, 2025W&C Reconsidered: LaVena Johnson
Ep 237: Reconsidered: 8 - Lavena Johnson
Original Airdate: 02/18/20
Lavena Johnson was just a few days shy of her 20th birthday when her body was found lifeless in a tent on a U.S. military base in Iraq. Her death was quickly ruled a suicide by army investigators, however it didn’t take long for questions to arise.
Was this a case of suicide? Murder?
A systematic cover-up by the U.S. military?
More than a decade later, questions still linger …
Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates.
Sources for Today's Episode:
Democracy Now,

Huffington Post,

NPR,

The Silent Truth,

LavenaJohnson.com,

St. Louis Public Radio
Credits:
• Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
• Produced by James Varga
• Music by Dessert Media
Help is Available:
If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.
For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

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44min
April 29, 2025Ruby Franke
Ep 236: A popular mom influencer is called out for potential abuse, but what happens after her Youtube channel failed would shock the nation
This is the Ruby Franke story
Sources for Today's Episode:
Biography.com

NBC News

ABC News

People.com

USA magazine

JodiHildebrant.com

The documentary Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke
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Credits:
Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks

Produced by James Varga

Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo

Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro

Music by Dessert Media
Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes:
Patreon - Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 a month to get a new extra episode every month, as well as exclusive virtual HappyHours with Meg & Amy. Check-out other tiers for perks such as lectures, true crime book club, and more! Visit our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime

Apple Subscriptions - Exclusive episodes and ad-free regular stories are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $4.99 a month, or save with an annual membership.
YouTube Memberships - Exclusive episode available on YouTube for only $4.99 a month. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenandCrime/membership
Help is Available:
If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.
For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/
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57min
April 25, 2025W&C Reconsidered: Darlie Routier
Ep 235: Reconsidered: 7 - Darlie Routier
Original Airdate: 02/03/20

Darlie Routier was convicted of the 1996 murder of her two small children, Damon and Devon, but she has always adamantly maintained her innocence. Did this seemingly happy housewife and mother commit this brutal act or did tunnel vision taint the investigation from the start?

Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates.

Sources for Today's Episode:
ABC Documentary Last Defense,
CNN,
Injustice Watch and Dallas Morning News
Credits:
Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Music by Dessert Media

Help is Available:
If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.

For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

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55min
April 22, 2025Joyce Chiang
Ep 234: Joyce Chiang
A woman disappeared from Dupont Circle, DC in 1999. 25 years later, her case remains unsolved
This is the Joyce Chiang story.

Sources for Today's Episode:
Los Angeles Times
Washington City Paper
NBC 4 Washington
The Washington Post
WTTG Fox 5
Unsolved.com
Sponsors:
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Credits:
Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
Produced by James Varga
Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo
Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro
Music by Dessert Media
Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes:
Patreon - Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 a month to get a new extra episode every month, as well as exclusive virtual HappyHours with Meg & Amy. Check-out other tiers for perks such as lectures, true crime book club, and more! Visit our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime
Apple Subscriptions - Exclusive episodes and ad-free regular stories are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $4.99 a month, or save with an annual membership.
YouTube Memberships - Exclusive episode available on YouTube for only $4.99 a month. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenandCrime/membership

Help is Available:
If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.

For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

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43min
April 18, 2025W&C Reconsidered: Noura Jackson
Ep 233: Reconsidered: 6 - Noura Jackson
Original Airdate: 01/20/20

In the early morning hours of June 5, 2005, 18 year old Noura Jackson discovered her mother naked and brutally stabbed in their Memphis home. Just three months into the investigation Noura was arrested and charged with 2nd degree murder. Was this a case of cold-blooded murder of a mother by her daughter or was this a case of wrongful conviction?

Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates.

Sources for Today's Episode:
Charged by Emily Bazelon
New York Times Magazine
The Daily Memphian
20/20: Season 40, Episode 29
Credits:
• Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
• Produced by James Varga
• Audio Editor,
• Script Editor,
• Music by Dessert Media

Help is Available:
If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation.

For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/

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How many episodes does Women and Crime have?

The podcast currently has 262 episodes available.

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