Women and Crime

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 st...

29 Jul 202543min

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 soun...

25 Jul 202550min

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...

22 Jul 20251h 2min

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 ...

18 Jul 20251h 7min

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 f...

15 Jul 202541min

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...

11 Jul 202539min

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 Ep...

8 Jul 202549min

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 C...

4 Jul 202559min