371: Ruby Franke: Momfluencer to Felon

Maggie Freleng is one badass journalist. As a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and producer, she gravitates toward telling the stories of underdogs – specifically the wrongfully convicted. So, when she heard about the 1999 murder of Yvonne Lane – a young mother from a the small town of Alliance, Ohio – and her ex-boyfriend who was blamed for the crime but had maintained his innocence for over a decade, Maggie started digging. And what she’d learn along the way in this investigation would test her mind, heart, and stamina in ways no one saw coming. This episode is part of a ten-part series called Let The Women Do The Work. Join host Gillian Pensavalle as she follows the stories of ten dynamic, inspiring, badass women in true crime. This week's sponsors: Credit Karma - Go to CreditKarma.com or the Credit Karma app to find the card for you Liquid IV - Take 25% off anything you order when you use promo code WORK at LiquidIV.com Stamps.com - Go to stamps.com and sign up with promo code WORK for a special offer that includes a 4-week-trial, plus free postage and a digital scale. No long-term commitments or contracts

23 Jun 202250min

In 2013, 21 year old Anna Delvey arrived in New York City. She became a fixture at the trendiest nightclubs, she lived at the fanciest hotels. She was believed to be a German heiress worth over $60 million. But it was all a lie. She racked up bills all over town and destroyed lives in the process. But how was she able to scam so many people for so long? And can she ever be truly stopped? PATRICK AND GILLIAN ARE BRING TCO LIVE TO LONDON! Come see us Friday, July 22 at Cadogan Hall. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE! ALSO, PATRICK IS HITTING THE ROAD WITH  MAGGIE, AND LANCE & TIM TO DO THE LIVE SHOW COVERING "THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MAURA MURRAY." Gillian will not be joining us BUT SHE LOVES YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AT OBSESSED FEST! Wednesday, August 3: Orlando, FL Thursday, August 4: West Palm Beach, FL Saturday, August 6: Atlanta, Georgia Friday, August 19: St. Paul, MN Saturday, August 20: Dallas, TX Sunday, August 21: Houston TX LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 300 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow"  "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE! COME TO OBSESSED FEST!! It's the first-ever OBSESSED NETWORK FAMILY WEEKEND! It's going to be a weekend full of live shows--OWD Friday night, TCO Saturday night (and two non-Obsessed Network live shows as well!), meet & greets, KARAOKE!, meetups, panel chats AND. ONE. INSANE. DRAG. BRUNCH!!! It's all happening at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio from September 30 - October 2nd. TICKETS ARE ALMOST GONE!! GET YOUR TICKET

21 Jun 202258min

August 11th, 2012 was a murky night for many in the town of Steubenville, Ohio as local high school students scattered themselves among a handful of parties that took a turn for the worse. A 16-yr-old girl – who would come to be known as Jane Doe – was repeatedly sexually assaulted at the hands of football players and bystanders alike, and it would take an outsider to follow the digital footprints and piece together that night as well as the wider web of rape culture in the town’s social hierarchy. Here’s how crime blogger and legal advocate Alexandria Goddard turned this story into a necessary storm. This episode is part of a ten-part series called Let The Women Do The Work. Join host Gillian Pensavalle as she follows the stories of ten dynamic, inspiring, badass women in true crime. This week's sponsors: Daily Harvest - Go to dailyharvest.com/work to get up to forty dollars off your first box. Babbel - Save up to 60% off your subscription when you go to babbel.com/WOMEN. BetterHelp - Let the Women listeners get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/dothework.

16 Jun 202241min

In the early 1990s, fear and rumor swirled through New York’s LGBTQ community about a serial killer who targeted inebriated men leaving the city’s gay bars late at night. Their bodies, or rather body parts, were found wrapped in garbage bags and dumped at highway rest stops, far from the urban environs where they were last seen. Dubbed “The Last Call Killer,” it would take authorities almost an entire decade to stop him. HERE ARE OUR ADDED TOUR DATES!!--PATRICK IS HITTING THE ROAD WITH  MAGGIE, AND LANCE & TIM TO DO THE LIVE SHOW COVERING "THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MAURA MURRAY." Gillian will not be joining us BUT SHE LOVES YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AT OBSESSED FEST! Wednesday, August 3: Orlando, FL Thursday, August 4: West Palm Beach, FL Saturday, August 6: Atlanta, Georgia Friday, August 19: St. Paul, MN Saturday, August 20: Dallas, TX Sunday, August 21: Houston TX LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 300 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow"  "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE! COME TO OBSESSED FEST!! It's the first-ever OBSESSED NETWORK FAMILY WEEKEND! It's going to be a weekend full of live shows--OWD Friday night, TCO Saturday night (and two non-Obsessed Network live shows as well!), meet & greets, KARAOKE!, meetups, panel chats AND. ONE. INSANE. DRAG. BRUNCH!!! It's all happening at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio from September 30 - October 2nd. TICKETS ARE ALMOST GONE!! GET YOUR TICKET

14 Jun 202255min

On the evening of December 9, 2001, 48-year-old Kathleen Peterson died on a back staircase in her North Carolina home. Her husband Michael claims that she fell while he was out by the pool, but other evidence would point to Michael as Kathleen's murderer. Fam! You can hear our episode-by-episode coverage of all 13 episodes of "The Staircase" right now and ad free on our Patreon! On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 300 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow"  "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE!

13 Jun 202244min

Lise Lotte-Lublin didn’t recall being sexually assaulted until 20 years after the fact while watching an interview with a famous model whose story seemed familiar. When she went to authorities only to learn nothing could be done, she decided to take the law into her own hands. She went on to change three sex crimes laws in her home state of Nevada, including the statute of limitations. She helped fellow survivors in other states do the same. And then, she testified before the man that she says attacked her all those years ago: Bill Cosby.  This episode is part of a ten-part series called Let The Women Do The Work. Join host Gillian Pensavalle as she follows the stories of ten dynamic, inspiring, badass women in true crime. This week's sponsors: Prose - Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order today at prose.com/work. Storyworth - Save $10 on your first purchase when you go to StoryWorth.com/work. GreenChef: Go to greenchef.com/work130 and use code work130 to get $130 off plus free shipping.

9 Jun 202252min

In 2005 a painting appeared in a gallery in New Orleans. it was believed to be from the 1500s and painted by a student of Leonardo Da Vinci. It was purchased for a little over $1,000. Within 5 years, this painting would be deemed a TRUE lost work of Leonardo Da Vinci--painted by the master himself--and sold for $400 Million. Is it possible that this painting had gone missing for hundreds of years and resurfaced in America? And if so, where had it been? IS THIS A TRUE LOST WORK OF THE GREATEST ARTIST OF ALL TIME? HERE ARE OUR ADDED TOUR DATES!!--PATRICK IS HITTING THE ROAD WITH  MAGGIE, AND LANCE & TIM TO DO THE LIVE SHOW COVERING "THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MAURA MURRAY." Gillian will not be joining us BUT SHE LOVES YOU AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AT OBSESSED FEST! Wednesday, August 3: Orlando, FL Thursday, August 4: West Palm Beach, FL Saturday, August 6: Atlanta, Georgia Friday, August 19: St. Paul, MN Saturday, August 20: Dallas, TX Sunday, August 21: Houston TX LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 300 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow"  "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE! COME TO OBSESSED FEST!! It's the first-ever OBSESSED NETWORK FAMILY WEEKEND! It's going to be a weekend full of live shows--OWD Friday night, TCO Saturday night (and two non-Obsessed Network live shows as well!), meet & greets, KARAOKE!, meetups, panel chats AND. ONE. INSANE. DRAG. BRUNCH!!! It's all happening at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio from September 30 - October 2nd. TICKETS ARE ALMOST GONE!! GET YOUR TICKET

7 Jun 202256min

When Roberta Blevins casually bought a pair of buttery soft, printed leggings from a fellow young mom on Facebook, she never could have imagined the journey that would follow. The rise and fall of LulaRoe –a multi-level marketing company that denies allegations of being a pyramid scheme and still exists today– coincided with Roberta’s experience, carrying her up the Lula-ranks and back down again when she discovered the dark side of direct sales. Come along, hun! We're deconstructing the lifestyle of the Almighty Girlboss. This episode is part of a ten-part series called Let The Women Do The Work. Join host Gillian Pensavalle as she follows the stories of ten dynamic, inspiring, badass women in true crime. This week's sponsors: Modern Fertility - Get $20 off your fertility test when you go to ModernFertility.com/WORK. Athletic Greens - Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs when you go to athleticgreens.com/WOMEN. Credit Karma - Ready to find the card for you? Head to creditkarma.com and check out your personalized mix of offers today. Apostrophe - Save $15 off your first visit with an Apostrophe provider at Apostrophe.com/work when you use code WORK.

2 Jun 202252min