Nikki Whitehead

Ep 143: A teenage girl turns up in Vancouver Washington with no identity and a horrific past. But is there something she’s not telling? This is the Treva Throneberry Story National Sexual Assault Hotline 1 (800) 656-4673 Sources for Today's Episode: The Texas Monthly Crimelibrary.org Abcnews.com The New York Times Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Audio Editor, Seiler Burr Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro Music by Dessert Media Show your Support: The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience!  You can also support the show through the following ways:  Follow Us on Social: YouTube | Instagram | Tik Tok | Facebook | Reddit | Twitter Patron - ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more!  Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Apple Subscriptions - Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month. Merchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merch Help is Available: If you or someone you know is 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 organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Sep 202342min

Ep 142: A 19-year-old woman is found dead in a hotel’s kitchen freezer. The police ruled her death an accident, but her closest family and friends suspect foul play. This is the Kenneka Jenkins story. CCTV Video of Kenneka: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJGVsCm5oSBTIuGYcudgpMCWVNW6HYs3C Sources for Today's Episode: Ebony Newsweek ABC7 Essence magazine Chicago tribune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzfxfOYeFqU https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/Kenneka-Jenkins-What-Really-Happened https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/topiramate-oral-route/description/drg-20067047 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 Special Thanks to Alyssa White for research Help is Available: If you or someone you know is 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 organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Aug 202342min

Ep 141: A woman is found beaten in her garage in a quiet Georgia suburb. Only a day later, her best friend is shot. Are these crimes just an awful coincidence? Or is something more sinister happening in this neighborhood? This is the Becky Spears story Sources for Today's Episode: ABC News A Dateline Episode Multiple articles from the August Chronicle 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 Show your Support: The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience!  You can also support the show through the following ways:  Follow Us on Social: YouTube | Instagram | Tik Tok | Facebook | Reddit | Twitter Patron - ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more!  Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Apple Subscriptions - Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month. Merchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merch Help is Available: If you or someone you know is 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 organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Aug 202339min

Ep 140: A young mother abruptly leaves her children on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. After a strange phone call to her family, her father believes she’s been sex trafficked. As of today, she is still missing. This is the Kimberly Iron story. Organizations where you can report any knowledge you may have on Kimberly Iron’s case or other cases of missing or murdered women are:  The Bureau of Indian Affairs Tip Line: 1-833-560-2065 The National Sexual Assault Helpline: 1-800-656-4673 -- https://www.rainn.org/ Strong Hearts Helpline: 1-844-7NATIVE -- https://strongheartshelpline.org/ Not Our Native Daughters-- https://www.notournativedaughters.org/ Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women: https://www.csvanw.org/mmiw Sovereign Bodies Institute: https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/ MMIW Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mmiwusa/ Sources for Today's Episode: https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/missing-montana-mom-kimberly-irons-family-desperate-to-find-her https://abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-releases-list-missing-native-americans-mexico-navajo/story?id=87419925 https://ncjtc.fvtc.edu/resources/RS01183335/2022-missing-and-murdered-native-women-and-girls-d https://htcbc.ovc.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh311/files/media/document/Missing-and-Murdered-Indigenous-People_Understanding-the-Issue.pdf https://mmiwusa.org We Are Resilient: A MMIW Podcast: Episode 24: Kimberly Iron Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Audio Editor,Seiler Burr Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro Music by Dessert Media Special Thanks to: Alyssa White Show your Support: The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience!  You can also support the show through the following ways:  Follow Us on Social: YouTube | Instagram | Tik Tok | Facebook | Reddit | Twitter Patron - ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more!  Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Apple Subscriptions - Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month. Merchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merch Help is Available: If you or someone you know is 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 organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Aug 202336min

Ep 139: A teenage girl is abducted by a vicious serial offender. But her quick thinking and attention to detail would mark the end to his reign of terror This is the Lisa McVey story Sources for Today's Episode: A 2019 press conference with Lisa McVey An article in blurredbylines.com An Oxygen interview with Lisa McVey NBC News Transcript from 1988 appeal Robert Joe Long v. State of Florida Credits: • Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks • Produced by James Varga • Audio Editor: Seiler Burr • Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro • Music by Dessert Media Show your Support: The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience!  You can also support the show through the following ways:  Follow Us on Social: YouTube | Instagram | Tik Tok | Facebook | Reddit | Twitter Patron - ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more!  Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Apple Subscriptions - Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month. Merchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merch Help is Available: If you or someone you know is 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 organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Aug 202344min

Ep 138: A desperate mother endures countless hospital visits to save her son from a mystery illness. But was his illness naturally occurring, or something more sinister? This is the Lacey Spears Story Sources for Today's Episode: CBS News An Episode of 48 Hours Montgomery Advertiser Criminalelement.com Journal of the Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Audio Editor,Seiler Burr Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro Music by Dessert Media Show your Support: The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience!  You can also support the show through the following ways:  Follow Us on Social: YouTube | Instagram | Tik Tok | Facebook | Reddit | Twitter Patron - ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more!  Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Apple Subscriptions - Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month. Merchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merch Help is Available: If you or someone you know is 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 organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Keywords: Garnett Spears, Valhalla, New York, Salt Poisoning, Munchausen syndrome by proxy, Factitious disorder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Aug 202341min

Ep 137: Tennessee’s youngest woman on death row was sentenced at just 18 years old. And even though she committed a heinous crime, should her age and undiagnosed mental illness have been a mitigating factor in her trial? This is the Christa Pike story Sources for Today's Episode: Mercyforchrista.org Knoxville News Sentinel https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tn-supreme-court/1085625.html https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/OPINIONS/TSC/PDF/984/pike.pdf WKRN Vox.com Newsweek Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Audio Editor,Seiler Burr Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro Music by Dessert Media Help is Available: If you or someone you know is 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 organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Keywords: Death Penalty, Colleen Slemmer, Occult / Devil Worship , Knoxville Tennessee, University of Tennessee, Tadaryl Shipp, Shadolla Peterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Juli 202343min

Ep 136: A young mother’s senseless murder has remained cold for over a decade. But some upcoming technology may crack the case This is the Brittany Stykes Story Sources for Today's Episode: NBC News ABC News The Podcast Culpable Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Audio Editor, Seiler Burr Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro Music by Dessert Media Special Thanks to: Isabel Show your Support: The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience!  You can also support the show through the following ways:  Follow Us on Social: YouTube | Instagram | Tik Tok | Facebook | Reddit | Twitter Patron - ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade to get an extra episode every month, exclusive AMAs with the hosts, lecture series on criminal justice, our true crime book club, and more!  Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Apple Subscriptions - Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month. Merchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merch Help is Available: If you or someone you know is 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 organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Keywords: unsolved, Brown County, Ohio, Aubery Stykes, Shane Stykes, Shooting, David Dodson, Mary Dodson  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Juli 202343min