“The Cheerleader Mom” Pt. 2: Wanda Holloway

A quiet home in Roseville, Michigan became the scene of a slow-motion cover-up when a family's welfare check turned into something far darker. For months, relatives believed 69-year-old Patricia Bennett was simply out of touch, yet texting back, seemingly alive and well. They lat ...  Show more

A quiet night at a Texas woman’s home was abruptly interrupted by an ambush in her own household. By the time law enforcement found Reagan Simmons-Hancock deceased, her attacker was long gone. In that same time window, police in another area conducted a traffic stop on a woman wh ...  Show more

January 28th: Texas Cheerleader Mom Hired Hitman (1991) How far would you go to help your children achieve success? On January 28th 1991 one mom made a dangerous choice in hopes of earning her daughter a coveted spot on the high school cheerleading team. A choice that, if success ...  Show more

Wanda Holloway, a 36-year-old mother from Channelview, Texas, gained national notoriety in 1991 when she was arrested for attempting to hire a hitman to kill the mother of her daughter's cheerleading rival. Her daughter, Shanna, had failed to secure a spot on the junior hi ...

In this episode, Payton and Garrett explore the chilling case of Wanda Holloway, a mother so determined to ensure her daughter’s success that she was willing to kill for it. Links- linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusband Case Sources: TexasMonthly.com - https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts ...  Show more

Maybe not all of us have cheered, but we’ve all been passionate about something, and had a competitive drive to push ourselves to be the best. But how much is too much? And how do we adjust when we’ve given up something we’ve been so dedicated to for so long? Emma talks through h ...  Show more