220: Dippin' Dots & the Disappearance of Jennifer Rothwell
Let's Go To Court!27 Juli 2022

220: Dippin' Dots & the Disappearance of Jennifer Rothwell

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In the year of our Lord 1987, a microbiologist named Curt Jones blessed us with the invention of Dippin’ Dots. The nation’s theme parks were never the same. But with success comes thievin’ bitches. (Or just… regular competition, depending on how you look at it.) Curt decided to protect his patent. In doing so, he found himself in a lengthy and costly legal battle. T’was a rocky road.

Then Brandi tells us about Beau Rothwell, who is somehow even douchier than his name suggests. Beau was unhappy in his marriage, but didn’t bother communicating that to his wife, Jennifer. Instead, he had an affair while simultaneously trying to get Jennifer pregnant. When Jennifer became pregnant, Beau was stunned. What was a douche to do?

And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.

In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
An episode of the podcast How I Built This, titled, Dippin’ Dots: Curt Jones
“Is Dippin’ Dots still the ice cream of the future?” by K. Annabelle Smith for Smithsonian Magazine
“How Dippin’ Dots went from bankruptcy to $330M in annual revenue,” by Dave Schools for Entrepreneurs Handbook
Mini Melts, inc v. Dippin’ Dots, inc
“Things you didn’t know about Dippin’ Dots,” by Becki Ledford for Mashed.com
“What are Dippin’ Dots, really? The history of cryogenic ice cream,” by Juliet Izon for Serious Eats
“In the lab with the ice cream makers,” by Jennifer A. Kingson for the New York Times
“Jury says Dippin’ Dots erred on patent request,” Associated Press
“Ice cream maker hot on issue,” Associated Press

In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“Husband faces charges in woman’s disappearance” by Kim Bell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Husband now charged with killing his wife” by Christine Byers and Kim Bell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Warrants shed light on woman’s death” by Christine Byers, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Jury to decide if woman’s death was premeditated” by Joel Currier, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Murder suspect Beau Rothwell brings unexpected defense at trial” by Chris Hayes, Fox2 Now
“Rothwell’s list of ‘pros and cons’ shared during murder trial” by Joe Millitzer and Chris Hayes, Fox2 Now
“Beau Rothwell found guilty of first-degree murder after explaining how he killed his wife” by Elizabeth Barmeier, Spectrum News
“Beau Rothwell found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife” by Joel Currier, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Beau Rothwell sentenced to life in the killing of his pregnant wife” by Sara Bannoura, KMOV4 News
“Beau Rothwell sentenced to life in prison for killing wife who had searched online "what to do if your husband is upset you are pregnant”” CBS News
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296: OTP: "I Love Lucy!" (Part 4)

296: OTP: "I Love Lucy!" (Part 4)

This is part four of Kristin’s seven-part series on Lucille Ball. The entire series is out now on Kristin's new podcast, An Old Timey Podcast. If you enjoy it, please subscribe to an Old Timey Podcast!

10 Juli 20241h 52min

295: OTP: Lucy’s Career Hits the Fan! (Part 3)

295: OTP: Lucy’s Career Hits the Fan! (Part 3)

This is part three of Kristin’s seven-part series on Lucille Ball. The entire series is out now on Kristin's new podcast, An Old Timey Podcast. If you enjoy it, please subscribe to an Old Timey Podcast!

10 Juli 20242h 2min

294: OTP: Lucy Goes to Hollywood (Part 2)

294: OTP: Lucy Goes to Hollywood (Part 2)

This is part two of Kristin’s seven-part series on Lucille Ball. The entire series is out now on Kristin's new podcast, An Old Timey Podcast. If you enjoy it, please subscribe to an Old Timey Podcast!

10 Juli 20242h 13min

293: OTP: Lucille Ball’s No Good Very Bad Childhood (Part 1)

293: OTP: Lucille Ball’s No Good Very Bad Childhood (Part 1)

This is part one of Kristin’s seven-part series on Lucille Ball. The entire series is out now on Kristin's new podcast, An Old Timey Podcast. If you enjoy it, please subscribe to an Old Timey Podcast!

10 Juli 20241h 48min

292: Kristin's Brand Spankin' New Podcast: An Old Timey Podcast!

292: Kristin's Brand Spankin' New Podcast: An Old Timey Podcast!

Hey LGTC fans!  I hope you enjoy this episode of An Old Timey Podcast! Norm and I are having a ton of fun making this show. It’s full of deep dives, tangents, and very silly jokes. We also hope you’ll subscribe to the new show wherever you listen to podcasts. (And if you’re feeling generous, please leave us a five-star rating and review. It’ll really help us out!) …and if you’re still missing Let’s Go To Court, I’ve got good news! The video from our final live show is on our Patreon at the $10 level.  Speaking of which, the Let’s Go To Court and An Old Timey Podcast patreon accounts have *ahem* become one, so that’s the place to be for the entire back catalog of LGTC bonus episodes, bonus videos, and ad-free episodes. It’s also home to all of our new content, including a monthly bonus episode of An Old Timey Podcast, plus videos of our episodes!  Anyhooters. Thank you all for being part of this journey. I hope you’ll come along for the next leg. Love,  Kristin

8 Maj 20242h 48min

291: Mark Zuckerberg Signed This Contract

291: Mark Zuckerberg Signed This Contract

Hate ads? The entire LGTC catalog is available ad-free on Patreon! In this final episode of Let’s Go To Court, Kristin takes us full circle — with a con man.  In his hometown of Wellsville, New York, Paul Ceglia was known for his dishonesty. He always had a scheme going. He often got caught. In fact, he got caught in 2009 running a fraudulent business. But our pal Paul claims that it was in that dark moment, with the government coming after him, he discovered something incredible. While going through his old files, he found a contract that had been signed by an 18-year-old Mark Zuckerberg. According to that contract, Paul was the rightful owner to 84% of Facebook.  And now for a note about our process. For this episode, Kristin read a bunch of articles, then spat them back out in her very limited vocabulary. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “Facebook Face-off” episode of American Greed “Facebook fraud suspect on the lam; family, dog also missing,” Associated Press “Facebook friend or foe?” by Tim Graham for The Buffalo News “Fugitive Ceglia to be returned to U.S. to face charges of attempting to defraud Facebook,” by Phil Fairbanks for The Buffalo News “Ceglia has bad day in Facebook lawsuit,” by Dan Herbeck for The Buffalo News “Paul Ceglia: The man who owns 84% of Facebook?” by Van Voris for Bloomberg Businessweek “The buy who says he owns 50% of Facebook just filed a boatload of new evidence – and it’s breathtaking,” by Henry Blodget for Business Insider “Facebook’s suit against lawyers for Ceglia thrown out on appeal,” by Bob Van Voris for Bloomberg News  “Where in the world is Paul Ceglia? Possibly Ireland,” by Phil Fairbanks for The Buffalo News  YOU’RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We’d offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you’ll get 55+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90’s style chat room!

27 Mars 20241h 23min

290: The Death of a Salesman

290: The Death of a Salesman

Hate ads? The entire LGTC catalog is available ad-free on Patreon! Bill Mowbray was *the* Cadillac dealer in Brownsville, Texas. His dealership spanned five acres. His financial success seemed undeniable. He had a massive home. He had two condos on the beach. He owned exotic birds. But beneath the surface, Bill struggled. He had a spending problem. He had multiple affairs. He struggled with suicidal ideation. So, when he died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot, investigators didn’t immediately question his wife, Freda Susie Mowbray. And now for a note about our process. For this episode, Brandi copy and pasted from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Death of a Salesman” episode Accident Suicide or Murder “Where the Blood Drops” episode Forensic Files “Susie Mowbray: Stalled Heart” by Rebecca Reisner, forensicfilesnow.com “‘I Didn’t Do It!’ Texas Wife Yells In Court — Was Her Husband's Death Murder Or Suicide?” By Joe Dziemianowicz, oxygen.com “Son’s Quest May Set His Mother Free 8 Years After Her Murder Conviction” by Pauline Arrillaga, Los Angeles Times “After 9 Years in Prison, Woman Is Acquitted in Husband's Death” by The Associated Press, The New York Times “Retrial Set for Woman Jailed in Mate’s Death” by Pauline Arrillaga, Los Angeles Times “After 9 years' in jail, woman cleared in death” Tampa Bay Times “Mowbray v. Cameron County Texas” findlaw.com YOU’RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We’d offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you’ll get 55+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90’s style chat room!

20 Mars 20241h 26min

289: The My Lai Massacre

289: The My Lai Massacre

Hate ads? The entire LGTC catalog is available ad-free on Patreon! On March 16, 1968, members of the United States Army carried out a mass murder against unarmed Vietnamese civilians. They killed 504 people. Two hundred and ten of the murder victims were under the age of 13. Afterward, military leadership did their best to cover up the massacre. They didn’t anticipate that a few brave people would tell the truth. And now for a note about our process. For this episode, Kristin read a bunch of articles, then spat them back out in her very limited vocabulary. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “My Lai” episode of American Experience “My Lai Massacre” by Douglas O. Linder for famous trials.com “My Lai Massacre,” entry on Britannica.com “The truth behind My Lai,” by Christopher J. Levesque for The New York Times “The Ghosts of My Lai,” by Shaun Raviv for Smithsonian Magazine YOU’RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We’d offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you’ll get 55+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90’s style chat room!

13 Mars 20241h 17min

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