W&C Reconsidered: Amanda Lewis

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

Ep 135: One woman’s terminal diagnosis leads her to search for death on her own terms. This is the Brittany Maynard story Sources for Today's Episode: Wild and Precious Life by Deborah Ziegler People.com Deathwithdignity.org Thebrittanyfund.org  Comapssionandchoices.org American medical association 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: Assisted Suicide Advocate, terminal cancer, Portland, Oregon, Death With Dignity Law, Brittany Maynard Fund, Daniel Diaz  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Juli 202343min

Ep 134: This week we're taking the week off, but revisiting an episode with you from one of our earliest cases. Next week we'll be back with new episodes every Tuesday. ___ Lavena Johnson was just a few days shy of her 20th birthday when her body was found lifeless in a tent on a U.S. military base in Iraq. Her death was quickly ruled a suicide by army investigators, however it didn’t take long for questions to arise.  Was this a case of suicide? Murder?  A systematic cover-up by the U.S. military? More than a decade later, questions still linger … Sources for Today's Episode: Democracy Now Huffington Post, NPR The Silent Truth LavenaJohnson.com St. Louis Public Radio Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced & Edited by James Varga 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Juli 202334min

Ep 133: A young mother leaves her three children at home for a quick trip to the supermarket and vanishes. No one has heard from her since. This is the Tabitha Queen Story If you any information on this case please call Bastrop Police at (318) 281-1322 Last Video of Tabitha: https://www.knoe.com/2021/11/11/exclusive-video-missing-bastrop-mother/ Man Leaving Tabitha's Car: https://www.knoe.com/2021/06/11/items-queens-car-will-be-taken-north-louisiana-crime-lab/ Sources for Today's Episode: KNOE News An interview with Mary The Charlie Project Citydata.com Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Avocado Green Mattress Visit avocadomattress.com to shop now. For a limited time, get 10% off mattresses with code WAC10 at checkout. Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced & Edited by James Varga Script Editor: Abagail Belcastro Music by Dessert Media Special Thanks to: Jesse Buchard, Mary Lunsford 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: Bastrop, Louisiana, missing, unsolved, Mary Lunsford, Search and Rescue SATX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Juni 202338min