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Send us a textThis week, Amanda and Lauren take you on the wild ride of the infamous incident between Lorena Gallo (formerly Bobbitt) and John Wayne Bobbitt. Sources:Refinery 29: “This Timeline Shows How Lorena Bobbitt Became a National Obsession” by Rachel PaigeThe Independent: “Lorena Bobbitt, who cut off her husband’s penis, shares new revelations in documentary” by Meredith ClarkThe Guardian: “‘I call us the Sisterhood of Ill Repute’: Amanda Knox on bonding with Monica Lewinsky and Lorena Bobbitt” by Amanda Knox (excerpt from her memoir)ABC News: “John Bobbitt speaks out 25 years after wife infamously cut off his penis: ‘I want people to understand… the whole story’” by Lauren Effron and Sean DooleyHistory.com: “This Day in History: Lorena Bobbitt maims her husband with a kitchen knife” The New Yorker: “The Lorena Bobbitt Story Offers New Lessons on Male Vulnerability” by Rebecca MeadFox9: “John Wayne Bobbitt, whose wife sliced off his manhood, loses toes due to toxic water at Camp Lejeune” by Michael RuizNational Domestic Violence Hotline blog: “What Most People Missed When They Watched ‘Lorena’” by Leigh GoodmarkWikipedia

Send us a textWelcome back Hannah & Sarah! This week Lauren tells them about Brenda Spencer who is often regarded as the first modern school shooter in the United States. Most people know her as the girl who didn’t like Monday’s.Update: As of February 2025 Brenda Ann Spencer was denied parole for the sixth time.Sources:All That’s Interesting: Brenda Ann Spencer, The Disturbed Perpetrator Behind The 1979 Cleveland Elementary School Shooting by Katie SerenaThis Day In History: School Shooting in San DiegoWikipedia

Send us a textThis week Amanda and Lauren discuss the horrible crimes of Gene Leroy Hart and maybe a crime he didn't commit at all.Sources:Girl Scout Murders.com'People Magazine Investigates': The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders, and a Family's Pursuit of Justice by Christine PelisekKOCO: Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders: Timeline of events by Brooke WithrowNews9: Girl Scout Murders: DNA Closes The Case 45 Years Later by Reagan LedbetterThe Oklahoman: Answers to Scout Murders Case Gone With Slain Former Suspect by Judy FossettTulsa World: DNA points to longtime primary suspect in 1977 Oklahoma Girl Scout slayings, sheriff says by Tim StanleyABC: 20/20: S45E7Girl Scout MurdersKeeper of the Ashes: The Girl Scout MurdersWikipedia

Send us a textThis week, Amanda and Lauren wrap up their Women's History Month series with the story of the tragic murder of Dominique Dunne, and the injustice that followed.Sources:People Magazine: “What Happened to Dominique Dunne? How Her 1982 Death is Connected to the Menendez Brothers Trial” by Rebecca AizinCosmopolitan: “The Dominique Dunne Case and Its Connection to Lyle and Erik Menendez, Explained” by Lydia VeninScreen Rant: “Poltergeist Actress Murdered: Dominique Dunne’s 1982 Death (& How It Connects to the Menendez Brothers) Explained by Jeffrey NemonVanity Fair: “Justice: A Father’s Account of the Trial of His Daughter’s Killer” by Dominick DunneTown & Country: “What Happened to Dominique Dunne?” by Emily BurackThe Tab: “Where is John Sweeney now? Dominique Dunne murder case brought up on Monsters on Netflix” by Hayley SoenThe Kelly Clarkson Show on YouTube: “Griffin Dunne Opens Up about Sister’s Tragic Death in ‘Friday Afternoon Club’”County Office Law on YouTube: “What Happened to Judge Burton Katz”Wikipedia

Send us a textThis week, Lauren and Amanda discuss the tragic stalking and death of actress Rebecca Schaeffer.Sources:E! News: “The Terrifying Rebecca Schaeffer Murder Details: A Star on the Rise and a Stalker’s Deadly Obsession” by Natalie FinnABC News: “Rebecca Schaeffer’s co-star on ‘My Sister Sam’ says she was ‘devastated’ by her murder” by Anthony RivasABC News: “The day a young actress was on the verge of becoming a big star was killed in cold blood: ‘The world just seemed physically wrong’” by Emily Whipp, Gwen Gowen, and Enjoli FrancisThe Los Angeles Times: “A young actress, an obsessed stalker and a Hollywood murder that changed America” by Christopher GoffardGood Housekeeping: “How Rebecca Schaeffer’s Horrific Murder Led to the Nation’s First Anti-Stalking Law” by Blake BakkilaEntertainment Tonight: “Rebecca Schaeffer’s Murder: How Actress’ Death Changed Hollywood and Inspired Anti-Stalking Laws” by Joe BergrenRemind Magazine: “‘My Sister Sam’ Star, Rebecca Schaeffer’s Gruesome Murder Happened 35 Years Ago” by Remind StaffPeople Magazine: “How the Murder of Starlet Rebecca Schaeffer by Her Stalker ‘Changed Hollywood’” by People StaffVocal Media: “The Tragic Death of Rebecca Schaeffer and the Birth of Anti-Stalking Laws in America” by Deji AkomolafeCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: “Death of actress aided by state’s failure to protect data in 1989” Crimes of the Century podcast: “S1 Ep18: Rebecca Schaeffer: The Slaying of a Starlet”20/20, Season 41, Episode 33: “Your Biggest Fan” (although it was only the first, like, ⅔ of the episode because ABC doesn’t have it online anywhere else that I could find)Wikipedia

Send us a textThis week, Amanda and Lauren continue through Women's History Month by discussing the awful murder of celebrity couples and sex therapist Amie Harwick.Sources:CBS News: “Amie Harwick’s killer ‘wanted to make a statement by killing her on Valentine’s Day,’ says prosecutor” by Erin Moriarty, Richard Fetzer, and Lauren A. WhiteCBS News: “How murdered Hollywood therapist Amie Harwick ‘testified’ at her alleged killer’s trial” by Lauren A. WhiteCBS News: “The evidence that helped convict Amie Harwick’s killer” by Cameron RubnerNBC News: “Ex-boyfriend of celebrity therapist Amie Harwick sentenced to life in prison in her 2020 slaying” by Antonio Planas and Phil HelselABC 7 Eyewitness News: “Man sentenced to life in prison for killing well-known therapist Amie Harwick in Hollywood Hills” by City News ServiceOxygen True Crime: “Ex-Boyfriend Fueled By ‘Obsession and Rage’ Plotted Hollywood Sex Therapist’s Murder for a Month: ‘She Was Terrified’” by Caitlin SchunnThe Guardian: “Ex-boyfriend given life without parole for murder of Hollywood therapist” by Gloria OladipoThe Independent: “Drew Carey says he can ‘finally move on’ following sentencing of ex-fiancee’s murderer” by Inga ParkelPeople: “Lawyer for Man Accused of Murdering Hollywood Sex Therapist Amie Harwick Claims She Fell from Balcony by Accident” by KC BakerLos Angeles Times: “Man convicted of killing well-known therapist Amie Harwick by throwing her off balcony” by Christian MartinezDeadline: “Amie Harwick Murder: Ex-Boyfriend Gets Life Without Parole For Her Slaying - Update” by Dominic PattenForty Eight Hours, Season 37, Episode 18: “Justice for Amie Harwick”Wikipedia

Send us a textThis week Amanda and Lauren discuss Tiana Notice  who was stabbed to death on Valentine’s Day, 2009. Sources: Deseret News: Connecticut man gets 60 years for killing ex-girlfriend by Associated PressThe Tiana Angelique Notice FoundationAP News: Slain woman’s dad awarded $10M in police lawsuitConnecticut News: Man Who Killed Grad Student Sentenced to 60 Years by LeAnne Gendreau, Debra Bogstie and and Brynn GingrasMedium: MURDERED: Tiana Notice by Natasha Leigh Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall Season 4 Episode 4: If I Can’t Have YouLet’s Go To Court: Episode 203. A Stalker & A Deeply Stupid Heist

Send us a textThis week Amanda and Lauren discuss the Hungarian-born physician became known as the acid doctor in the 1960's.Sources:Murderpedia: Dr. Geza de KaplanyThe Acid Doctor: The Most Horrendous Murder in American History, 1962Medium: The Torture and Murder of Hanja Piller100 Most Infamous Criminals by Jo Durden SmithLet’s Go To Court: Episode 61: The Ha Ha Tonka Castle and The Acid DoctorWikipedia

Send us a textThis week, Amanda and Lauren discuss the inconsistencies in the official story of Dr. King's assassination, including alleged conspiracy involving a mysterious man named Raoul.Sources:Britannica: “James Earl Ray: American Assassin” by Britannica EditorsFBI Most Wanted: “351. James Earl Ray”Stanford Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute: “Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”Time: “What We Know About Why James Earl Ray Killed Martin Luther King Jr.” by Olivia B. WaxmanPBS American Experience: “King’s Assassination: A Timeline” AL.com: “Former James Earl Ray Attorney: ‘Dr. King just wasn’t on his radar screen’” by Ivana HrynkiwThe Portland Observer: “The Conspiracy Killing of Dr. Martin Luther King” by John ColemanTruer Crime podcast: “The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”Assassinations podcast: “James Earl Ray: MLK Assassin”Historical Blindness podcast: “The Killing of Dr. King, Part One: A Dream Defied,” “The Killing of Dr. King, Part Two: The Legend of Raoul,” and “The Killing of Dr. King, Part Three: Ray’s Reasons”The Conspiracy Podcast: “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part One - Episode #56,” “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part Two: James Earl Ray - Episode #57,” and “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part Three: The Conspiracies - Episode #58”Wikipedia

Send us a textThis week, Lauren and Amanda talk about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by James Earl Ray, who made the FBI Most Wanted fugitives list twice. This is the official story.Sources:Britannica: “James Earl Ray: American Assassin” by Britannica EditorsFBI Most Wanted: “351. James Earl Ray”Stanford Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute: “Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”Time: “What We Know About Why James Earl Ray Killed Martin Luther King Jr.” by Olivia B. WaxmanPBS American Experience: “King’s Assassination: A Timeline” Truer Crime podcast: “The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”Assassinations podcast: “James Earl Ray: MLK Assassin”Historical Blindness podcast: “The Killing of Dr. King, Part One: A Dream Defied,” “The Killing of Dr. King, Part Two: The Legend of Raoul,” and “The Killing of Dr. King, Part Three: Ray’s Reasons”The Conspiracy Podcast: “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part One - Episode #56,” “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part Two: James Earl Ray - Episode #57,” and “The MLK Assassination Revisited Part Three: The Conspiracies - Episode #58”Wikipedia