Women and Crime
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 female crime, victimology, the legal system, as well as celebrate heroines who have left their mark on the criminal justice system.Dr Meghan Sacks and Dr Amy Shlosberg are both Professors of Criminology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Both have years of first-hand experience working with offenders and professionals in the criminal justice system. They teach classes covering topics such as: Women & Crime, Race & Crime, Criminology, and...
Episodes
W&C Reconsidered: Cindy James
Ep 281: Reconsidered: 32 - Cindy James Original Airdate: 11/17/20 During the 1980s, Cindy James was purportedly the victim of over 100 attacks of physical and mental abuse by an unknown assailant. After a heavy police presence and no assail…
Patty Prewitt
Ep 280: Was Missouri’s longest-serving female prisoner a murderer… or a scapegoat of sexism and tunnel vision? This is the Patty Prewitt story. Sources for Today's Episode: People.com Guernica magazine Riverfront Times Transcript…
W&C Reconsidered: Angela Samota and Sheila Wysocki
Ep 279: Reconsidered: 31 - Angela Samota and Shelia Wysocki Original Airdate: 11/10/20 After more than 20 years the brutal rape and murder of college student Angela Samota was finally solved, thanks in part to the tenacity of her best frien…
Stephanie Crowe
Ep 278: A 12 year old girl is murdered in her home and police attention quickly turns to her brother. But do they have the right suspect? This is the Stephanie Crowe story. Sources for Today's Episode: San Diego Union Tribune CBS O…
W&C Reconsidered: Martha Moxley
Ep 277: Reconsidered: 29 - Martha Moxley Original Airdate: 10/27/20 Greenwich Connecticut, one of the most upscale suburbs in the United States, was a place where violent crimes didn't happen. But on the fateful night of Halloween of 1975, …
Introducing: Crime House Daily
Crime doesn’t take a day off. And neither does Crime House Daily. Hosted by self-defense instructor and advocate for victims, Katie Ring, Crime House Daily is coming to you twice every weekday, covering the biggest crime stories as they unf…
Kathy Kleiner Rubin
Ep 276: More than just a survivor, this woman’s journey redefines the narrative surrounding a notorious serial killer... This is the Kathy Kleiner Rubin story Kathy's autobiography, A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted Bundy, can …
W&C Reconsidered: Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman
Ep 275: Reconsidered: 28 - Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman with Jax interview Original Airdate: 10/13/20 A night that started with a birthday celebration ended in tragedy when a fire erupted in the early hours at the Freeman home. Among the…
Sherry Heffernan
Ep 274: A routine welfare check unraveled a chilling story of family, money, and murder…. This is the Sherry Lee Heffernan story. Sources for Today's Episode: Associated press People.com RLS Media Law and Crime NJ.gov NJ G…
W&C Reconsidered: Barbara Rae-Venter
Ep 273: Reconsidered: 26 - Barbara Rae-Venter Original Airdate: 09/15/20 Now a genetic genealogist this women is best known for her groundbreaking work on the Golden State Killer case, she was recently named one of Time's 100 most influenti…
Phoenix Coldon
Ep 272: When a young woman seemingly vanishes into the night, her parents will lose everything in their search to bring her home This is the Phoenix Coldon story. Sources for Today's Episode: Medium.com Huffington Post Oxygen P…
W&C Reconsidered: Colleen Wood
Ep 271: Reconsidered: 25 - Colleen Wood Original Airdate: 09/01/20 52-year-old Colleen Wood was planning to embark on her dream trip, sailing around the world with her newfound love, John Paul. But after a while, John Paul resurfaced witho…
Cassie Ventura
Ep 270: A woman’s allegation of violence against a powerful man triggered a media storm and high-profile trial but left many with questions about justice. This is the Casandra Ventura story. This episode was a collaboration with Celesia St…
W&C Reconsidered: Sarah Butler
Ep 268: Reconsidered: 24 - Sarah Butler Original Airdate: 08/18/20 On the evening of November 22, 2016 college sophomore, Sarah Butler left her home in NJ to meet up with a man she met on the Internet. Nine days later her body was found in …
Grace Millane
Ep 268: A young backpacker’s disappearance in New Zealand would lead to a massive change in how their media covers violence against women. This is the Grace Millane story. Sources for Today's Episode: • DOCUMENTARY THE LIE • The BBC • NZ …
W&C Reconsidered: Audrey Marie Hilley
Ep 267: Reconsidered: 23 - Audrey Marie Hilley Original Airdate: 08/04/20 Beginning with a mother’s lies, scams and other much more serious crimes, Audrey Marie Hilley tries to pull off the ultimate con, but her audacious attempt to outsmar…
Kitty Genovese
Ep 266: A woman’s tragic murder in 1964 became a case study in human psychology and urban life that is still discussed today This is the Kitty Genovese story. Sources for Today's Episode: • NY Times • NY Daily News • The New Yorker • Psy…
W&C Reconsidered: Nicole Addimando
Ep 265: Reconsidered: 22 - Nicole Addimando Original Airdate: 07/20/20 On the evening of September 28, 2017, 30-year-old Christoper Grover was shot in the head by his live in girlfriend and mother of his two children, Nicole Addimando. Was…
Danishka Melina Sibaja Mejia
Ep 264: This woman’s courage to speak out became the spark in a chain of events that ended in an unthinkable tragedy. This is the Danishka Melina Sibaja Mejia story. Sources for Today's Episode: The Charlotte Observer People.com WB…
W&C Reconsidered: Kathleen Zellner
Ep 263: Reconsidered: 21 - Kathleen Zellner Original Airdate: 07/07/20 This is the story of a woman is known for her commitment to fight for justice for those who most of society has given up on. This woman's notorious work in the criminal…
Irena Sendler
Ep 262: During one of the darkest times in world history, this woman risked imprisonment, torture and death by firing squad to save thousands of children from the Nazis. This is the Irena Sendler story Sources for Today's Episode: The …
W&C Reconsidered: Joann Parks
Ep 261: Reconsidered: 20 - JoAnn Parks Original Airdate: 06/23/20 On the evening of April 9, 1989, JoAnn Parks put her three children to sleep and went to bed. She woke up around midnight to the sound of her children screaming and to a home…
Sheryl Ruthven
Ep 260: She built a sanctuary for cats—but was it really a shelter, or the front for a cult? This is the Sheryl Ruthven story Sources for Today's Episode: • An episode of The Curious Case of…The Doomsday Cat Cult • Nashvillescene.com • T…
W&C Reconsidered: Race and Crime in America
Ep 259: Reconsidered: 19 - Race & Crime in America Original Airdate: 06/09/20 As the country faces a crisis in race and justice, the cases we discuss today have helped bring our attention to some of the most significant injustices and impor…
Mary McGinnis Morris and Mary Lou Henderson Morris
Ep 258: Two women are murdered days apart in Harris County Texas, but over 20 years later their cases remain unsolved This is the Mary McGinnis Morris and Mary Lou Henderson Morris story. Sources for Today's Episode: Unsolved Mysteries…
W&C Reconsidered: Shanda Sharer
Ep 257: Reconsidered: 18 - Shanda Sharer Original Airdate: 05/26/20 In the backdrop of Teenage relationships and rivalry, the jealousy of one would be the impetuous for a shocking crime involving not one or two but 4 murderers and one innoc…
Dollree Mapp
Ep 256: A bombing rocks the home of a man with a dangerous past. But the real story begins blocks away—with a woman who refused to open her door. This is the Dollree Mapp story Sources for Today's Episode: • The Marshall Project • Mapp v. …
W&C Reconsidered: Cyntoia Brown
Ep 255: Reconsidered: 16 - Cyntoia Brown Original Airdate: 05/12/20 At just 16 years old Cyntoia Brown was arrested for the murder of 43 year old Johnny Micahel Allen. After being tried as an adult Cyntoia was sentenced to life in prison. A…
Shele Danishefsky Covlin
Ep 254: A woman’s death is ruled as accidental, but her family’s suspicions all point to her husband This is the Shele Danishefsky Covlin story. Sources for Today's Episode: • ABC 7 NY • Oxygen • At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal, a Wife'…
W&C Reconsidered: Crystal Gail Mangum
Ep 253: Reconsidered: 15 - Crystal Gail Mangum Original Airdate: 04/28/20 A domestic incident led to the stabbing of 46-year-old Reginald Day in the spring of 2011 by his live in girlfriend at the time but his attacker was more than your av…
Tracyraquel Berns
Ep 252: A woman spends years searching for answers to her baby brother’s death, but the reports will send her hunting for a deeper truth. This is the Tracyraquel Burns story. Sources for Today's Episode: The Documentary “Burden of Guilt…
W&C Reconsidered: Natalee Holloway
Ep 251: Reconsidered: 14 - Natalee Holloway Original Airdate: 04/21/20 In May 2005, shortly after graduating with honors, 18 Year old Natalee Holloway joined over 100 of her classmates on a senior class trip to Aruba. On the last night of t…
Noreen Boyle
Ep 250: An 11 year old boy wakes up to find his mother missing. His search for evidence about where she went will lead the cops directly to his father….. This is the Noreen Boyle story with special guest, Collier Landry Learn more about N…
W&C Reconsidered: Amanda Lewis
Ep 249: Reconsidered: 13 - Amanda Lewis Original Airdate: 04/14/20 On August 8, 2007, seven-year-old Adrianna Hutto drowned in her pool in what seemed like a clear accidental drowning, not uncommon in Florida, but a surprise witness would q…
Emmarae Gervasi
Ep 248: A father relentlessly hunts for his missing daughter and uncovers a human trafficking ring in his own town This is the Emmarae Gervase Story Sources for Today's Episode: The New York Post People.com Aol.com The Long Islan…
W&C Reconsidered: Sarah Stern
Ep 247: Reconsidered: 12 - Sarah Stern Original Airdate: 03/30/20 On the evening of December 3, 2016, police received a report of an abandoned vehicle on a bridge in Belmar, NJ. It didn’t take long for them to discover that the car belonged…
Sandra Bland
Ep 246: A minor traffic stop led to a tragic death and national outrage, but would anyone be held accountable? This is the Sandra Bland story. Sources for Today's Episode: Chicago Tribune ABC news Wall Street Journal Abc13.com …
W&C Reconsidered: Melissa Huckaby
Ep 245: Reconsidered: 11 - Melissa Huckaby Original Airdate: 03/17/20 The brutal murder of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu in 2009 would shock and devastate a small town in California but the revelation of her killer would be even more shocking and…
Alexis Badger
Ep 244: A teenage girl disappeared in 1989, but her mother’s relentless searching unearthed a 30-year-old buried secret This is the Alexis Miranda Badger story Sources for Today's Episode: The Documentary “Into the Fire: The Lost Daugh…
W&C Reconsidered: Erin Caffey
Ep 243: Reconsidered: #10 - Erin Caffey Original Airdate: 03/03/20 In the early morning hours of March 1, 2008, 2 young men burst into the Caffey home in the middle of the night and embarked on a killing spree that would leave two young chi…