Krystal Straw

Ep 319: Reconsidered: 48 - Debra McNeal Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Original Airdate: 05/04/21 A brutal act of violence against a Native American woman in her own home highlights an epid ...  Show more

Ep 318: An 18 year old mother vanished… and what followed would fracture a town, send five people to prison, and leave one question lingering twenty five years later: Did they get it right? This is the Jessica Currin story. For a deep dive on this case check out Bone Valley, Seas ...  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

Kim Dadou says she wishes she had a nickel for every person who has asked why she didn't leave her abusive boyfriend Darnell Sanders. The two dated for four years and Darnell Sanders was routinely violent. But in the middle of the night on December 17th, 1991, Kim Dadou’s entire ...  Show more

A woman left her home in Florida to pick someone up from the airport. Before she left, she provided very specific details to her daughter in the event she didn’t return home. The woman was obviously concerned about her safety, but she went forward anyway. Sadly, her intuition was ...  Show more

Susan Simpson, Jacinda Davis, and Kevin Fitzpatrick answer listener questions and discuss how a 14-year-old witness becomes the turning point in the investigation into Renee Ramos’ murder. Bonus interrogation clips and calls with Jake Silva are also shared. Visit our website for ...  Show more