Jennifer Thompson

Ep 304: A woman shot her neighbor through a locked door. Was it self-defense or premeditated murder? This is the Susan Lorincz Story Sources for Today's Episode: • The Ocala Star Banner • The Ocala Gazette • The documentary “The Perfect Neighbor” • Several articles from People.co ...  Show more

Ep 303: Reconsidered: 42 - Berlinah Wallace Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Original Airdate: 03/11/21 Soon after Mark van Dongen ended his relationship with Berlinah Wallace. She would lure ...  Show more

Kelsey Turner was the kind of woman who drew people in without trying. Her bleach-blonde hair and hourglass figure made her a natural model. In a sea of beautiful California women, though, modeling gigs weren’t plentiful enough to support her expensive tastes. Like many young wom ...  Show more

When Karen Bethea-Shields was in college, she heard a judge say, “No way in the world a Black woman can get raped.” A few years later, in 1975, she helped successfully defend Joan Little—a Black woman—who became the first woman in the U.S. to be found not guilty of murder using t ...  Show more

When a family’s financial situation drastically improves, temptation can lurk around every corner. And sometimes, outward appearances completely obscure a less glamorous reality. Chris Foster of Lancashire, England had known a working-class lifestyle for most of his adulthood. In ...  Show more

At 61 years old, Wendy DiRodio’s life was just getting started. An accomplished author, therapist and dance instructor, she was ready to excel in the only part of life where success had escaped her: love. She’d begun dating a handsome younger man; there was even talk of marriage. ...  Show more