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Near Highway 1 in Port Orange, Florida there is a biker bar called The Last Resort. It's the kind of seedy little dive where people mind their own business. The name is fitting, because The Last Resort could also describe the occupation of the establishment's most famous patron. It is the World's oldest profession.  To other bargoers, she went by the name of Lee, and she had taken her spot on one of the stools more than a time or two. Lee had a boisterous personality, and was memorable to the other drinkers as well as the bartender, a big guy who went by Cannonball. The portly barkeep remembered that on the night before the shit hit the fan at The Last Resort, ole Lee had hung her bra up right on the bar. There it would stay forever. At 5812 S Ridgewood Ave in Port Orange, Florida, a sign out front reads “Home of Ice Cold Beer and Killer Women”, I am your host, JD Horror, and this is True Crime Horror Story. Season 6, Episode 6: The Last Resort. This is the story of Aileen Wuornos.Aileen Wuornos was a sex worker who in 1989–1990, while engaging in street prostitution along highways in Florida, robbed and killed seven of her Johns. The woman they called Lee claimed that her clients had either raped or attempted to kill her, and that the murders of these men were committed in self-defense. But there is much, much more to this story.This episode features music by Mechanical Ghost, Producer LB from the No One Likes Us Podcast, and The Quiet Type as well as Artwork by Nuclear Heat Graphics and Frankensquatch. Sources for this episode's cases are available in the credits section of our website.If you like what you hear here on True Crime Horror Story please subscribe and give us a 5 star review. You can also think about joining our Patreon At patreon.com/truecrimehs and then Stay tuned after this show on Patreon for the True Crime Horror Story After Show w/ Dom & JD as well as early access to Ad free episodes and exclusive bonus content available only on Patreon.Has violent crime impacted you or someone close to you? Send us your story at truecrimehorrorstory@gmail.comEvery survivor deserves justice. But there are still hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits sitting on shelves across the country. Find out how you can help #EndTheBacklog today. http://www.endthebacklog.orghttp://www.truecrimehorrorstory.com

In the fifth episode of Season 6 of True Crime Horror Story, your host JD Horror brings you twisted tales of Necrophilia. This is Bring Out Your Dead Pt. 2.WARNING: This episode is EXTREMELY GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING and features incidents of desecration of corpses and necrophilia. Listener discretion is STRONGLY advised. This one is not for the faint of heart. If you are easily triggered by graphic content, I implore you to turn back now while you still can. For the rest of you, grab a shovel and prepare to dig in.Case #1: We Need to Talk About Kevin - 18 year old Kevin Davis had dark and disturbing fantasies his entire life. Just one day before her birthday, Kevin would finally act on these impulses... and his victim would be his own mother. (K. Davis, Corpus Christi, TX)Case #2: Thor's Hammer - Thor Nis Christiansen grew up in Solvang, Ca, the son of Danish immigrants. His parents tried to give him the American Dream, but Thor had a different dream consisting of shooting hitchhiking young women in the head and then having his way with the bodies. (T. N. Christiansen, Solvang, CA)If you like what you hear here on True Crime Horror Story please subscribe and give us a 5 star review. You can also think about joining our Patreon At patreon.com/truecrimehs and then Stay tuned after this show on Patreon for the True Crime Horror Story After Show w/ Dom & JD as well as early access to Ad free episodes and exclusive bonus content available only on Patreon.This episode features music by Mechanical Ghost, Producer LB from the No One Likes Us Podcast, and The Quiet Type as well as Artwork by Nuclear Heat Graphics. Sources for this episode's cases are available in the credits section of our website. Has violent crime impacted you or someone close to you? Send us your story at truecrimehorrorstory@gmail.comEvery survivor deserves justice. But there are still hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits sitting on shelves across the country. Find out how you can help #EndTheBacklog today. http://www.endthebacklog.orghttp://www.truecrimehorrorstory.com

In the return episode of True Crime Horror Story, your host JD Horror brings you two tales about the Horrors of Philadelphia. In both stories he is joined by retired Homicide Detective Lamont Anderson who helped catch these twisted killers.Case #1: The House of Horrors - Gary Heidnik was the inspiration behind the killer Buffalo Bill in the movie The Silence of the Lambs. He abducted, raped, and tortured 6 women from 1986-1987. Some of them would never make it out of his basement alive. To break their will he would put his captive into a crude dirt pit dug into the floor of the basement. They would be tortured and sexually abused on a daily basis as the self proclaimed Brother Bishop attempted to create a baby factory. (G. Heidnik, Philadelphia, PA, USA)Case #2: The Cookie Monster - Harrison "Marty" Graham seemed like a big likeable oaf. His childlike demeanor led those around them to think that he wasn't capable of hurting a fly. They were dead wrong. As the body count grew, Graham kept the corpses as they began to decompose, using each one to fulfill his dark sexual fantasies. (H. M. Graham, Philadelphia, PA, USA)If you like what you hear here on True Crime Horror Story please subscribe and give us a 5 star review. You can also think about joining our Patreon At patreon.com/truecrimehs and then Stay tuned after this show on Patreon for the True Crime Horror Story After Show w/ Dom & JD as well as early access to Ad free episodes and exclusive bonus content available only on Patreon.This episode features music by Mechanical Ghost, Producer LB from the No One Likes Us Podcast, and The Quiet Type as well as Artwork by Nuclear Heat Graphics. Sources for this episode's cases are available in the credits section of our website.Has violent crime impacted you or someone close to you? Send us your story at truecrimehorrorstory@gmail.comEvery survivor deserves justice. But there are still hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits sitting on shelves across the country. Find out how you can help #EndTheBacklog today. http://www.endthebacklog.orghttp://www.truecrimehorrorstory.com

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In the third episode of Season 3 of True Crime Horror Story, your host JD Horror brings you the twisted tale of "The Shoe Fetish Killer" Jerry Brudos.From the time he was a young boy, Jerry had a fascination with women's high heel shoes. As he grew into adolescence it would develop into an obsession, and as a man a fetish that would leave four women (and possibly many more) dead as a result of his quest for the perfect foot. (J. Brudos, Oregon, USA)If you like what you hear here on True Crime Horror Story please subscribe and give us a 5 star review. You can also think about joining our Patreon At patreon.com/truecrimehs and then Stay tuned after this show on Patreon for the True Crime Horror Story After Show w/ Dom & JD as well as early access to Ad free episodes and exclusive bonus content available only on Patreon.This episode features music by Mechanical Ghost, Producer LB from the No One Likes Us Podcast, and The Quiet Type as well as Artwork by Nuclear Heat Graphics. Sources for this episode's cases are available in the credits section of our website.Has violent crime impacted you or someone close to you? Send us your story at truecrimehorrorstory@gmail.comSPONSOR: MAGIC MIND BRAIN BOOSTERTry yours today at http://www.magicmind.co/jd to get 40% off your first subscription or 20% off your one time order with my discount code JD20. That's http://www.magicmind.co/jd and code JD20 at checkout. Every survivor deserves justice. But there are still hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits sitting on shelves across the country. Find out how you can help #EndTheBacklog today. http://www.endthebacklog.orghttp://www.truecrimehorrorstory.com

Sunnyside, Houston, Texas was once a community of hope and prosperity. But by the 1990s, the community was riddled with dilapidated buildings and infrastructure, poverty, and crime. Track champion, basketball all-star, and honor student Trellis “Tree” Sykes was a light in the community. Everyone in Sunnyside was proud to have her as a local. In 1994, however, someone who can only be described as a monster accosted Tree and violently ended her incredibly special and promising life. Years later, when a neighborhood rapist was identified after the city of Houston finally prioritized ending their backlog of rape kits, the cops were sure the man was responsible for Tree's slaying. Though the case remains unsolved to this day, Houston Homicide Division Cold Case Detective Darcus Shorten recently reopened the case.If you have any information about the murder of Trellis Tree Sykes, please contact the Houston Police Department Homicide Division's Cold Case Squad at (713)308-3618If you are a survivor of sexual violence and need confidential help, please call the national sexual assault hotline at (800)656-HELP or (800)656-4673. You can also visit the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network at RAINN.orgAlso, visit endthebacklog.org to find out how you can help get justice for victims and survivors and take dangerous sexual offenders off the streetPlease donate to help get #JusticeForLeonLaureles at gofundme.com/f/leon-laureles-private-detective-and-memorialTo help the family of Brittany McGlone afford a billboard, go to gofundme.com/f/billboard-ad-for-the-unsolved-murder-of-my-sisterThe Fort Worth Police Department still has nearly 1,000 unsolved cases dating back to 1959. You can help our diligent Cold Case Detectives by donating to the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group at http://fwpdcoldcasesupport.orgIf you'd like to donate to law enforcement investigations that need funding or upload your DNA into a database used only for law enforcement investigations, you can at DNAsolves.com. If you don't have DNA data from a consumer testing site, you can get a kit at connect.DNAsolves.comYou can support gone cold and listen ad-free at patreon.com/gonecoldpodcastFind us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by using @gonecoldpodcast and on YouTube at: youtube.com/c/gonecoldpodcast#JusticeForTree #JusticeForTrellisSykes #Houston #HoustonTX #SunnysideTX #HarrisCountyTX #Texas #TX #GoneCold #GoneColdPodcast #TexasTrueCrime #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast #ColdCase #UnsolvedMysteries #UnsolvedMurder #Murder #Homicide #EndtheBacklog

Matthew is a journalist who worked at The Weekly Standard and co-founded The Washington Free Beacon, where he served as editor-in-chief. Currently he’s a contributing editor at National Review, a columnist at Commentary, and a senior fellow and the Patrick and Charlene Neal Chair in American Prosperity at the American Enterprise Institute. We discuss his wonderful book, The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism.You can listen to the episode right away in the audio player above (or click the dropdown menu to add the Dishcast to your podcast feed). For two clips of my convo with Matthew — on whether the GOP is destroying the Constitution, and debating how conservative was Obama was — pop over to our YouTube page.A listener looks back to last week’s episode:I enjoyed your discussion of friendship with Jennifer Senior, particularly your observation that a friend is someone we don’t want to change.  It reminded me of one of my favorite quotes by Friedrich Nietzsche: “Love is blind, friendship closes its eyes.”And here’s some insight from Jesus on the subject:Another listener grumbles:Another woman talking about friendship? How novel. How about finding some guys to talk about it? Because it sure is tough for straight men to find new friendships. The old ones fall apart for much the same reason that women's do, but the straight male psyche seems particularly resistant  to making new ones.  The Dishcast, in fact, recently aired an episode with Nicholas Christakis that covered quite a bit about the nature of friendship between straight men. Much of it centers on taking the piss out of each other:Another listener remarks on the part of my convo with Jennifer about the evolving nature of newsrooms — basically that they’re boring now, ensconced in Slack:I agree about the dead quiet in newsrooms these days. I started out in broadcasting in the early ‘80s, with a stint at NPR in the late ‘80s early ‘90s. People would shout and yell and ask questions on spelling, grammar and facts about previous stories, all while rushing to meet the deadlines. Then a few years ago, I worked in a major public radio newsroom and it was dead quiet. The editor sitting behind me would type a question to me via top-line message and I’d just turn around and answer him. It was a major sin! So boring! Thankfully now I work for a small nonprofit newsroom and I’m the head of our tiny audio division. Sadly COVID made our newsroom virtual, but oh how I miss those early, pre-internet newsrooms with people arguing and talking and joking with each other.Here’s what Jennifer and I have to say:After the Continetti convo this week, here are a few requests for more conservative guests:Sometimes I feel like you’re a friend of mine, since I’ve been reading you for so long — God, since the ‘80s. The thing is your intellectual honesty, and changing your mind when facts change. So please, please, get Rod Dreher on to talk with you! We love it when you talk to someone who’s in the same area but looking in another direction. What Dreher is going through is just beyond the pale — embracing a strongman authoritarian regime and calling it conservatism. It’s the same as the left embracing CRT and calling it liberal. Yep. I just need to summon up the emotional energy for him. Another asks:Have you ever considered getting Ben Shapiro on? I think he might be a more fun guest than Ann Coulter (even though I enjoyed listening to your interaction with her), and he’s honestly more capable of learning (i.e. I’m hoping it’d be a educational interaction for him).Always open to your guest recommendations — and your commentary on the episodes: dish@andrewsullivan.com.More dissents. First up, from one of the readers who most frequently criticizes the Dish’s coverage of crime:Last week you highlighted Scott Alexander’s column on the 2020 murder spike, calling it “devastating.” In fact, it’s wildly off-base. I’m sure Scott is a smart guy, but he’s wading into an incredibly complex subject with very little respect for or understanding of the work of others.His argument rests on timing. Murders began spiking around the launch of Black Lives Matter protests —  the “structural break” mentioned in the Council on Criminal Justice’s report he cites — so, he says, it follows that one caused the other. This is a version of the “Ferguson Effect” theory, and it’s fared very poorly in the academic literature — though you wouldn’t know it from Scott’s selective citations. That doesn’t mean protests are irrelevant to crime, but the best research on the subject points out something that Scott, in his rush to judgment, misses: people don’t protest for no reason. Instead, protests tend to be caused by external factors, like police brutality. That’s why Rick Rosenfeld, who serves on the Council on Criminal Justice and did much of the descriptive work that Scott cites, argues that crises in police legitimacy, not protests, are what drive increases in violent crime and murders.The distinction is subtle but important, for methodological reasons that needn’t detain us and theoretical ones that should. Specifically, blaming protesters for rising violence is essentially an elaborate way of “blaming the victim.” If protests cause murders to rise, what else are people to do when police terrorize or kill their neighbors — as happened to George Floyd and so many others? Looking further upstream places the blame for degraded police legitimacy where it belongs: on the police force itself. What really irks me about Scott’s column, though, is its certainty in the face of an unbelievably complex social crisis. There’s a reason criminologists (not the most liberal bunch, trust me) haven’t settled on protests as the sole reason for a 30% nationwide murder spike, felt in rural communities as well as cities. Sometimes things really are complicated, and that’s ok.Scott followed up his post by replying to the best dissents from his readers, including Matt Yglesias, who began his reply, “I agree with almost everything in this post except for the media criticism parts.” You rarely see this kind of debate in the MSM. Check it out.Next up, abortion. First, a dissent from the right:Your wrong characterization of the rejection of Roe v. Wade is another example of your conversion to the Left. No mention of the 63 million babies who were murdered in the last 49 years, but oh how well you stand up for women and their right to have as many one-night stands as they want without consequences, guilt, or their morality even being questioned. Instead you should be praising the Supreme Court for finally beginning to bring our democracy back to the original standard — that only the legislature makes laws — not the president and not the courts. You should be rejoicing over the fact that abortion rights are forced back into the hands of the state legislatures, and ultimately (to some extent) into the hands of the voters. It should have been this way for the last 50 years, but a radical leftist cabal took over our Supreme Court and made decisions with very little legal support or logic. If it really is a fundamental right of women to control their bodies and ignore the consequences of killing the babies they produce, 50 years of debate and voting would have proved it to be so, and abortion would be largely legal throughout the US today. But instead, the Supreme Court dictated the law from out of nowhere, dictatorially legislated the law of the land, and the cost has been the unjust murder of some portion of 63 million babies. You should be sickened by it.So today I leave your blog. You’ve transformed from my favorite writer, defender of liberty and “explainer” of the evils of CRT and the transgender movement, to just another gay leftist parroting the lies of immoral people who have no concept of what makes our country different from all the rest. Your conversion is sad and twisted because you have the ability to reach out to the citizens who have no idea how important liberty is or what is required to safeguard it.I honestly don’t know what you’re talking about. The entire piece was a defense of abortion as a subject for democratic deliberation and not judicial fiat. That’s been my view for years. In this fraught and complex topic, I think a compromise on the European lines is the least worst option. I also believe — and have said so on multiple times — that I share your view that abortion is a moral evil, and the taking of human life. I could never be a party to one. But many disagree with me and you. And we live in a pluralistic society. And the question of when human life becomes a human person is a highly debatable one. Banning all abortion would be a disaster. Limiting and regulating it is a far better option. As for sexual freedom, you’ve got me there. As long as it’s between adults, and consensual, I have no problem with it, and lots of experience with it. I truly don’t think it is intrinsically wrong. Human beings’ sexuality is far more expansive and diverse than most other species’, and if children and marriage are not involved, I see no reason to curtail it, and many reasons to celebrate it.Next, a dissent from the left:You seem to argue from the perspective that Roe was not a compromise. It was. It was a politically failed attempt to pick a middle ground. Culturally, Roe succeeded. If you check Pew Research Center, the majority of Americans favor unrestricted abortion early in pregnancy, allowing a woman to terminate a pregnancy for any reason. Americans favor restrictions later, allowing for life of the mother and viability of the fetus concerns. This is the compromise between no abortions even for pregnancies of non-consensual sex and abortion on demand for any reason.In vitro fertilization remains a corner case. Generally, fertility clinics have legally binding contracts saying what should be done with unused embryos if a couple separates. However, if state laws regard all embryos as human beings, this raises important questions. Can a couple discard viable embryos when their family has reached the size they desire? If there is a dispute, does the party who wishes to bring an embryo to term have a right to do that over the objection of the party who does not? If a couple is conceiving through IVF to avoid a serious genetic anomaly, will it be legal to discard a viable but non-normal embryo, such as one with trisomy 21?What to do about pregnancies conceived through non-consensual sex continues to be the biggest challenge for the right-to-life movement. If the State can compel a woman to carry a pregnancy to term, even if the sex act was non-consensual, what other things can the State compel regarding our bodies? Surely states could compel mandatory vaccination, which is much less invasive and less likely to result in negative outcomes.Following that, what about states that forbid abortion but do not engage in good-faith efforts to catch and convict rapists? The map at End The Backlog does not correlate well with states based on their abortion laws. The map shows Alabama as “unknown.” A quick Internet search of “rape kit backlog Alabama” pulls up articles about backlogs of over 1,000 kits. One article talks about a community that can’t gather evidence anymore because they don’t have any specially-trained nurses. Texas is listed as having over 6,000 backlogged kits. Oklahoma has 4,600. (To be fair, California’s backlog is almost 14,000 and New York’s is unknown.) Ancestry DNA websites have made even very cold cases possible to solve. Yet, our society continues to let rapists repeat.You wrote: “I also believe that the Court could approximate your vision, in defending minority rights. But women are hardly a minority, and many women — at about the same rate as men — want abortion to be illegal.” You also wrote: “Those rights are related to minorities who cannot prevail democratically — not half the human population.”Rights are defensible when they belong to the minority — but if the right belongs to the majority, it doesn’t need to be defended? I know you are a fan of George Orwell, but this is sounding a lot like, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” I thought rights were rights regardless of how many or which people have them. Isn’t that the point?I'd love to see you engage with what should be the conservative argument for widespread access to contraception and abortion in the first trimester. If the conservative goal is a society where everyone contributes and rises or falls on merit, then access to reproductive health care should be a conservative priority. We know from developing nations one of the best ways to improve standards of living is to improve family planning. Most women will size their families to match the resources at hand. If conservatives want to reduce the welfare state, affordable and accessible family planning would go a long way toward doing that. Instead, the poorest states and most conservative states in our country are the ones who make it difficult.Conservatives are the ones arguing for limited government. Getting in the middle of one of the most difficult decisions anyone will ever make does not look like limited government.As always, thank you for an engaging read, even when I disagree.I truly don’t think Roe is in line with public opinion, or a compromise. Here’s where Americans stand on the question from a recent Marist/PBS poll:Nearly seven in ten (68%) support some type of restrictions on abortion. This includes 13% who think abortion should be allowed within the first six months of pregnancy, 22% who believe abortion should be allowed during the first three months of pregnancy, 23% who say abortion should be allowed in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the pregnant person, and 10% who say abortion should be allowed only to save the life of the pregnant person.Even 52% of Democrats think limits should be put on abortion.Roe mandated the most expansive abortion regime in the West. A democratic adjustment to the Western norm does not seem to me to be an outrage — as the polls suggest. Yes, I do think that rapists should be brought to justice; that a complement to abortion restrictions should be much more accessible healthcare for pregnant mothers before and after birth; more distribution of contraception; greater availability of adoption options; and medical exceptions for late-term abortions where the mother desperately wants the child but deformity or genetic disease makes delivery traumatizing, and the child’s life almost certainly short. Which is to say: in that situation, it should be up to mothers and doctors. Get full access to The Weekly Dish at andrewsullivan.substack.com/subscribe

Part 3 of 3. The initial investigation into the slayings of 22-year-old Cheryl Henry and 21-year-old Andy Atkinson was meticulous, with no stones left unturned, but it resulted in virtually no breaks. Though DNA obtained as the result of the attacker raping Cheryl produced a strong profile, no one Detective Billy Belk and company could find was a match. Then, almost 20 years later, the biggest break in the case occurred when the DNA got a hit in CODIS. But there was a problem – the matched DNA also belonged to an unknown assailant. Underlying this story is another one: the story of advancements in DNA technology. Will new technology, i.e. forensic genealogy, finally give this story an ending? If you have any information about the Lover's Lane murders of Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson, please contact Houston area crime stoppers at 713-222-8477.Please visit EndTheBackLog.org and consider helping in their mission to hold accountable the perpetrators of sexual violence. Check out Southern Fried True Crime wherever you listen to podcasts or at southernfriedtruecrime.comYou can donate to law enforcement investigations that need funding or upload your DNA into a database used only for law enforcement investigations at DNAsolves.comIf you don't have DNA data from a consumer testing site, you can get a kit at connect.DNAsolves.comPlease consider donating to the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group, a non-profit set up in hopes to fund the testing needed to give the families of Fort Worth murder victims justice. You can make an incredible impact on these folks' lives by donating. Please go to: https://haynow.appcapable.com/customerForm?paymentFormId=6169c6306671d56b5e215507&fbclid=IwAR2pnENlLwT7msIXDCF3Bot6fu0T4dLthEoMZOe4QFhDb8JClEv9KORAkv0You can support gone cold and listen ad-free at patreon.com/gonecoldpodcastFind us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by using @gonecoldpodcast......and on YouTube at: youtube.com/c/gonecoldpodcastThe Wilmington Morning Star, The Fayetteville Observer, The Houston Chronicle, KHOU 11, The Insight Network, The Transparency Project, The New York Times, The Charlotte News, EndTheBackLog.org, The October 2010 Citizens Against Homicide newsletter, and the book Survivors: The Forgotten Victims of Murder and Suspicious Deaths by Dennis Griffin were used as sources for this series. #JusticeForCherylandAndy #LoversLane #LoversLaneMurders #Houston #HoustonTX #Texas #TX #TexasTrueCrime #GoneCold #GoneColdPodcast #ColdCase #Unsolved #Murder #UnsolvedMurder #Homicide #UnsolvedMysteries #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast

After the bodies of 22-year-old Cheryl Henry and 21-year-old Andy Atkinson were found, on August 23rd and 24th 1990 respectively, Houston Homicide Detective Billy Belk was called to the scene to begin the investigation into their murders. Alongside other homicide detectives, Belk scoured the city for leads – first questioning and taking blood samples from all Andy and Cheryl's known friends and patrons of the bars they frequented. Nothing turned up, even after examining robberies and sexual assaults that, like these Lover's Lane Murders, took place in West Houston. Though the initial investigation was painstaking and thorough, it brought with it nothing but dead ends. If you have any information about the Lover's Lane murders of Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson, please contact Houston area crime stoppers at 713-222-8477.Be sure to look for the podcast Mind Over Murder from Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas, which you can also find on your preferred podcatcher or at mindovermurderpodcast.comYou can donate to law enforcement investigations that need funding or upload your DNA into a database used only for law enforcement investigations at DNAsolves.comIf you don't have DNA data from a consumer testing site, you can get a kit at connect.DNAsolves.comPlease consider donating to the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group, a non-profit set up in hopes to fund the testing needed to give the families of Fort Worth murder victims justice. You can make an incredible impact on these folks' lives by donating. Please go to: https://haynow.appcapable.com/customerForm?paymentFormId=6169c6306671d56b5e215507&fbclid=IwAR2pnENlLwT7msIXDCF3Bot6fu0T4dLthEoMZOe4QFhDb8JClEv9KORAkv0You can support gone cold and listen ad-free at patreon.com/gonecoldpodcastFind us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by using @gonecoldpodcast......and on YouTube at: youtube.com/c/gonecoldpodcastThe Wilmington Morning Star, The Fayetteville Observer, The Houston Chronicle, KHOU 11, The Insight Network, The Transparency Project, The New York Times, The Charlotte News, EndTheBackLog.org, The October 2010 Citizens Against Homicide newsletter, and the book Survivors: The Forgotten Victims of Murder and Suspicious Deaths by Dennis Griffin were used as sources for this series. #JusticeForCherylandAndy #LoversLane #LoversLaneMurders #Houston #HoustonTX #Texas #TX #TexasTrueCrime #GoneCold #GoneColdPodcast #ColdCase #Unsolved #Murder #UnsolvedMurder #Homicide #UnsolvedMysteries #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast

When 22-year-old Cheryl Henry and 21-year-old Andy Atkinson met in August of 1990, it was almost as if fate made it so. Both of them had just moved back to Houston, Texas earlier that summer. And both seemingly fell hard for the other the moment they were introduced. But fate turned cruel when only weeks later something terrible, something beyond reason and comprehension happened to the couple cutting not only their romance short, but also their lives. The senseless and brutal act against Cheryl and Andy remains one of Texas's most infamous and mysterious murder cases and is among many other unsolved Lover's Lane slayings.If you have any information about the Lover's Lane murders of Cheryl Henry and Andy Atkinson, please contact Houston area crime stoppers at 713-222-8477.Special thanks to Erica from Southern Fried True Crime for lending us her inimitable voice this episode. Check out Southern Fried True Crime wherever you listen to podcasts or at southernfriedtruecrime.comAlso be sure to look for the podcast Mind Over Murder from Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas, which you can also find on your preferred podcatcher or at mindovermurderpodcast.comYou can donate to law enforcement investigations that need funding or upload your DNA into a database used only for law enforcement investigations at DNAsolves.comIf you don't have DNA data from a consumer testing site, you can get a kit at connect.DNAsolves.comPlease consider donating to the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group, a non-profit set up in hopes to fund the testing needed to give the families of Fort Worth murder victims justice. You can make an incredible impact on these folks' lives by donating. Please go to: https://haynow.appcapable.com/customerForm?paymentFormId=6169c6306671d56b5e215507&fbclid=IwAR2pnENlLwT7msIXDCF3Bot6fu0T4dLthEoMZOe4QFhDb8JClEv9KORAkv0You can support gone cold and listen ad-free at patreon.com/gonecoldpodcastFind us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by using @gonecoldpodcast......and on YouTube at: youtube.com/c/gonecoldpodcastThe Wilmington Morning Star, The Fayetteville Observer, The Houston Chronicle, KHOU 11, The Insight Network, The Transparency Project, The New York Times, The Charlotte News, EndTheBackLog.org, The October 2010 Citizens Against Homicide newsletter, and the book Survivors: The Forgotten Victims of Murder and Suspicious Deaths by Dennis Griffin were used as sources for this series. #JusticeForCherylandAndy #LoversLane #LoversLaneMurders #Houston #HoustonTX #Texas #TX #TexasTrueCrime #GoneCold #GoneColdPodcast #ColdCase #Unsolved #Murder #UnsolvedMurder #Homicide #UnsolvedMysteries #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast

The processing of a rape kit seems like it has always been a problem in Chicago and Illinois. For as far back as we can remember the Illinois State Police Crime Lab has had some sort of backlog in processing rape kits to determine if there is biological evidence that could be used to match to profiles in the DNA database. There has also been, and may still exist, a problem with local police departments submitting kits for testing. Read CJP's Data Brief titled "Rape Kit Backlog - What We Do and Don't Know" here. These problems exacerbate an already humongous problem of just getting responding officers and detectives to believe the survivor is telling the truth. Then there is further obstacles to prosecuting offenders within the system when prosecutors refuse to press charges based on non-legal factors like how the survivor was dressed, whether the survivor consumed drugs or alcohol prior to the assault, and whether the assault was committed by someone known to the survivor. For all of these reasons and more we decided to feature this topic in our first town hall we titled "Re-imagining a New Paradigm of Rape Kit Transparency". Tonight our panelists are: Maria Balata Mariá Balata is Director of Advocacy Services. Since joining the team in 2012, Mariá has directly worked with and supervised the provision of services for nearly 3000 survivors and their loved ones. Today Mariá oversees the largest team at Resilience who walk with survivors navigating legal and medical options in the aftermath of sexual violence. Mariá also works closely with institutions to promote the implementation of survivor-centered practices throughout the Chicago area. Ilse Knecht Ilse is the director of policy and advocacy. Ilse has 20 years invested in victim advocacy and is a nationally recognized expert on the rape kit backlog. She leads Joyful Heart's End The Backlog campaign, which is at the forefront of identifying untested rape kits across the country, appealing for laws and policies to improve criminal justice responses to sexual violence; and working with jurisdictions to assist them to develop and implement survivor-centered reforms. Donna Plier Donna Plier, is program manager, has been with GACS since 1998 years and currently serves as the Program Manger for Sexual Assault Service Center and the Partner Abuse Intervention Program. Donna earned her Bachelor of Arts degree as well as her Master's degree in Criminal/Social Justice from Lewis University. Donna serves on the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA) Executive and Program Committee and Chairs the ICASA Personnel Committee.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Let's talk about it.This week, Jess and I  dive into the stats behind sexual assault, experience with sexual violence, consent, untested rape kits,  sexual discrimination in the workplace, and so much more.Everyone is affected by sexual violence and it's important to stay informed. If you're looking to further your own personal research, please see discussed resources below:-End the Backlog-Antonin Scalia & the ERA (photo)-Legally Speaking: Antonin Scalia-Equal Means Equal: Resources on Women's RightsGet weird with me at @ToDateOrNotPodcast, @Mariyeah, and #ToDateOrNotPodcast on Instagram! 

Welcome back to the nonsense that is our silly little podcast, Smoke Til It’s Gone Or Die! Patty tells a tale straight out of a sleep away camp horror movie, the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders. This still unsolved case from the 70s will leave you reeling over the details and a little bit more afraid of the dark than before. Rylee dives into Raëlism, a UFO-based religious cult formed in the 70s in France. Founder Claude Vorilhon who is known to dabble in plagiarism, cloning, and child brides. Rylee dares you to not feel slightly indoctrinated by the end. In reference to Patty’s case and to piggyback off last week, For Patty’s Probable Cause, please visit and donate to End the Backlog at http://www.endthebacklog.org/ END THE BACKLOG is a program of the Joyful Heart Foundation, a national non-profit organization founded by producer, director, actress, and advocate Mariska Hargitay with the mission to transform society’s response to sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse, support survivors’ healing, and end the violence forever. They focus on shining a light on the rape kit backlog in the United States. Their goal is to end this injustice by identifying the extent of the nation’s backlog and best practices for eliminating it; expanding the national dialogue on rape kit testing through increased public awareness; sharing groundbreaking research; engaging communities and government agencies and officials; and advocating for comprehensive rape kit reform legislation and policies. Ultimately, they seek to change attitudes about sexual violence and abuse, educate the public, improve systems to lessen the trauma survivors experience, and ensure greater access to justice for survivors. For Rylee’s case please visit The International Cultic Studies Association at https://www.icsahome.com/. The ICSA, founded in 1979, provides information, education, and help to those adversely affected by or interested in cultic and other high-control groups and Thanks for listening! If you have any interest in UFO-based cults, please take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe to our little podcast on your favorite streaming platform. You can find us on Instagram @stgdpocast, our email is stgdpodcast@gmail.com, and you can become a patron at patreon.com/stgdpodcast. Tell your friends about us! Under Massachusetts’ Chapter 94G and California’s Proposition 64 Bills it is legal for us two assholes to possess and consume MaryJane, medically known as cannabis, in our respective states. We do NOT condone the illegal consumption, possession, or sale of cannabis in places it’s not supposed to be smoked, man handled, or acquired from a legal dispensary. But we DO condone what the awesome humans at Marijuana Policy Project are doing to support legislation at the state and federal level to decriminalize cannabis across the country, and advocate for those who have been incarcerated for cannabis possession. Visit mpp.org for more details. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stgdpodcast/support

Hello theydies and gentlethems! Welcome back to Episode 11 of Smoke Til It’s Gone Or DIe. This week we head...Up. And by that we mean North. Rylee covers the accidental murder of Bennie Lightsey on the Arctic Ice Island T-3. This isolated incident proved difficult to prosecute or defend in a court of law, seeing as it took place on a floating ice mass with no witnesses. Patty covers the mysterious death of Bonnie Craig, a college student from Anchorage, Alaska who went missing after leaving home in the early morning darkness on her commute to school. Thanks to an uncooperative police force, Bonnie’s mother takes the investigation into her own hands. It takes over a decade to find out the truth, thanks to DNA. In reference to Rylee’s case, please visit and donate to The National Resource Defense Counsel at https://www.nrdc.org/. NRDC’s goal is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends. They work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life - air, land, and water - and to defend endangered natural places. For Patty’s Probable Cause, please visit and donate to End the Backlog at http://www.endthebacklog.org/ END THE BACKLOG is a program of the Joyful Heart Foundation, a national non-profit organization founded by producer, director, actress, and advocate Mariska Hargitay with the mission to transform society’s response to sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse, support survivors’ healing, and end the violence forever. They focus on shining a light on the rape kit backlog in the United States. Their goal is to end this injustice by identifying the extent of the nation’s backlog and best practices for eliminating it; expanding the national dialogue on rape kit testing through increased public awareness; sharing groundbreaking research; engaging communities and government agencies and officials; and advocating for comprehensive rape kit reform legislation and policies. Ultimately, they seek to change attitudes about sexual violence and abuse, educate the public, improve systems to lessen the trauma survivors experience, and ensure greater access to justice for survivors. Thanks for listening! If you also don’t know where penguins live, please take a moment to rate, review, and subscribe to our little podcast on your favorite streaming platform. You can find us on Instagram @stgdpocast, our email is stgdpodcast@gmail.com, and you can become a patron at patreon.com/stgdpodcast. Tell your friends about us! Under Massachusetts’ Chapter 94G and California’s Proposition 64 Bills it is legal for us two assholes to possess and consume MaryJane, medically known as cannabis, in our respective states. We do NOT condone the illegal consumption, possession, or sale of cannabis in places it’s not supposed to be smoked, man handled, or acquired from a legal dispensary. But we DO condone what the awesome humans at Marijuana Policy Project are doing to support legislation at the state and federal level to decriminalize cannabis across the country, and advocate for those who have been incarcerated for cannabis possession. Visit mpp.org for more details. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stgdpodcast/support

This week Sami Jo has her first guest on , Kitty! They talk about End The Backlog and the documentary " I am Evidence" . Links and stuff: Find Therapists, Doctors, all that stuff all filtered by your insurance: www.Zocdoc.com End the back log http://www.endthebacklog.org/backlog/why-backlog-exists got info mostly here: https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2019/11/sexual-assault-rape-investigation-justice/ https://www.rainn.org/sites/default/files/SelfCareOnePageRAINN.pdf https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/27/metro/new-app-takes-aim-backlog-untested-rape-kits/ “I am Evidence” hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/i-am-evidence-2ad3fd2a-51ce-4e79-8005-6881a634a4ac amazon prime: https://www.hulu.com/movie/i-am-evidence-2ad3fd2a-51ce-4e79-8005-6881a634a4ac youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mJ6QNz-7XI National Sexual Assault Hotline: (800)656-4673 Write to Congress and State Government here: http://www.endthebacklog.org/take-action/advocate/congress Michelles Survivors Story http://www.endthebacklog.org/first-person/survivors-story-michelle Reddit mentioned https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/27axwi/serious_men_who_have_been_raped_by_women_what/ www.instagram.com/WhatsSheGonnaSayPod How To Get In Touch With Us: www.instagram.com/WhatsSheGonnaSayPod email us stories or what you thought of the episode here: Whatsshegonnasaypod@gmail.com leave us voice messages on here to have to chance to be featured on our next episode here: https://anchor.fm/samsal/episodes/Whats-She-Gonna-Say-Podcast--Half-Truths-With-Confidence-eik9jj

Moose asks Kat "If you taught a Master Class, what would you teach?"Kat loves Lisa Spencer from WSMV in Nashville and Moose wants to learn from Mariska Hargitay! Here is a video of Lisa Spencer educating us on lightning.We love The Joyful Heart Foundation and support their End the Backlog initiative. Learn more here: http://www.endthebacklog.orgGo to patreon.com/katandmoose to become a new patron! We will be giving Patreon proceeds to End the Backlog.Or leave us a message on our new phone number! 1-866-KAT-MOO5 (866-528-6665). Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/katandmoose)

Keegan and Madigan talk about the history of rape kits and the effort to end the backlog of untested kits in the U.S. Don't forget to REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Have a #SisterSolidarity Story you'd like to share? Email us at neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.com Find us on social media: Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeminist Twitter: @YANFPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist Music: Lee Rosevere

The backlog is a decades-long police failure that they are now unjustly taking credit for fixing. DNA only counts when it is tied to other DNA found in CODIS after years of not arresting rapists, apparently. Victims voices are never enough unless its a 12:1 victim to rapist ratio. Learn about how the backlog harms cases, victims, and keeps communities vulnerable and unsafe. You can learn more at Endthebacklog.org and the documentary "I Am Evidence", from where some of the facts and examples used throughout can be found. The Joyful Heart Foundation is also mentioned throughout, an excellent non-profit that leads the End The Backlog program.

"Addiction doesn't have to be a bummer!," quoth addictionologist Erin Parisi, who has some uplifting and hopeful tales from her professional life. But content warning: it's definitely not a day in the park. Tune in for some info on alcohol dependence, smoking, opiates, behavioral addictions, how addiction can futz with your reward systems, some sobering statistics, what we can learn from rat parties, how childhood experiences can set the stage for substance dependence later, how many people are in recovery, what to do if a friend or loved one seems to have a problem, how to tell if you might have a problem, enjoying your grandpa's casserole, cuddling babies and more. Erin Parisi's website: www.erincanhelp.com To find publicly-funded treatment centers in your state, call 1-800-622-HELP or go to www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov For sliding scale therapy, look into openpathcollective.org Donations were made to: DrugAbuse.gov and EndtheBacklog.org Sponsor links: KiwiCo.com/ologies, StitchFix.com/ologies, Zola.com/ologies More links at alieward.com/ologies/addictionology Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes! Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies Follow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWard Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris Theme song by Nick Thorburn Support the show.

Rhonda Spaziani joined Kate Bowers Wallinga on her podcast Ignorance Was Bliss for this episode of Schrodinger's Rapist. The show talks of rape, and rapists, and safety, and the horrific, unknown backlog of rape kits yet to be processed... it's not funny or light, but it's really important and so please listen.

Rhonda Spaziani joined Kate Bowers Wallinga on her podcast Ignorance Was Bliss for this episode of Schrodinger's Rapist. The show talks of rape, and rapists, and safety, and the horrific, unknown backlog of rape kits yet to be processed... it's not funny or light, but it's really important and so please listen.

Grab some chocolate and join Liz and Beatrice for a discussion about true crime podcasts and television shows, the feminist community that has sprung up around it, and how we can all do better to be intersectional in our love of true crime.Check out http://endthebacklog.com for more information about how you can help end the backlog of rape kits in the US.Sources can be found on our Web site: http://shewhopersisted.com

We're finally going there! It's Season 4's premiere two-parter - "Ghost In the Machine" We are wrapping up the on-going thread of Paige's rape with the very frustrating and raw trial of Dean. Also...Craig and Ashley are the worst again.National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800.656.HOPE (4673)End The Backlog: http://www.endthebacklog.org/Merch Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/degrassi-voyagerEpisodes:Ghost In The Machine, Pt 1 - https://youtu.be/AB4vX5kEtcIGhost In The Machine, Pt 2 - https://youtu.be/EpcBTwmKTukSocial Media:Twitter - @degrassivoyagerInstagram - @degrassivoyagerFacebook - /degrassivoyager --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/degrassi-voyager/support

This week we are discussing the abduction and murder of a beautiful young woman in Reno, Nevada. We talk about the clues and amazing witnesses that ultimately cracked this case. Special thanks to our dear friend, Ferrin N. who helped research this case! In today’s episode we also mentioned what our lovely friends Georgie and Kate from Nothing Rhymes with Murder are doing with EndTheBacklog.org. Check out  https://www.gofundme.com/endthebacklog for more information! If you’d like to support The Mom’s and get some fun perks, you can check out our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/momsandmurderpodcast. We have some bonus episodes as well as stickers, mugs, and more! As always, you can find us on Twitter, Instagram, and on our website at http://momsandmurder.com. Make sure you subscribe and rate our show to help others find us! We updated our merch store, you can find that at momsandmurder.threadless.com! Connect with us on social media at:  Facebook.com/MomsAndRedRum Instagram: @MomsAndMurder  Twitter.com/MomsAndMurder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen in to the Trysting Oak murder of Opal Sturgell and the creepy case of Rodney Alcala AKA The Dating Game Killer.    SUPPORT the End The Backlog campaign and enter the true crime podcast merch raffle: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIw1cPuOautwajY3giSykpViRPHweXxC1DN8pRoy55RHyoPw/viewform   Follow us on instagram @killinitcrimecast and on twitter @killinitcrime   Shop merch here   Artwork by: seanyboydraws   Mentions:  - Alice's Restaurant (song)  - The Dating Game (video)    SUPPORT US:    Patreon   PayPal     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're inching closer to the end of season 2. In these episodes, we ponder why Ashley is so insufferable, debate GMOs with Emma and play sports with Liberty. We also revisit a very serious topic with Paige's storyline. National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 End The Backlog: http://www.endthebacklog.org/Merch Shop: https://teespring.com/stores/degrassi-voyagerEpisodes: Relax - https://youtu.be/uhenW1INaW4Dressed In Black - https://youtu.be/8G4aELIgP5YFight For Your Right - https://youtu.be/bLtjOd_zcIYHow Soon Is Now? - https://youtu.be/q7sDId7zOncSocial Media: Twitter - @degrassivoyagerInstagram - @degrassivoyagerFacebook - /degrassivoyager --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/degrassi-voyager/support

Your hosts Meghann and Kelsey get serious about the crème de la crème of police procedurals--Law and Order:SVU--ahead of its season 19 premiere. What makes this formulaic, lurid, "ripped from the headlines" TV show so compulsively watchable? Whether you're a SVU superfan like us or have ever half-watched an episode while folding laundry, you'll enjoy this overview of the themes, key players, and distinctive pleasures of the SVU-verse. Our first and surely not last episode on this beautiful, insane show. Topics include: what kinds of real life crimes make the best fictionalized adaptations,  Benson and Stabler's good-cop-bad-cop chemistry, Ice Tea's oddly appropriate casting as Fin Tutuola, why Detective Munch is definitely a My Good Bad Taste subscriber, Rafael Barba's exquisite suits, Alex Cabot's offscreen fate, what guest role John Mulaney could play, our hosts put their theatre degrees to use walking us through the twists and turns of their favorite crazy/classic episodes, when it's time to call the cops, why Olivia Benson can never catch a break even when she has tickets to see the original cast of Spamalot on Broadway, Munch's prank call techniques, cyberbullying via text, and why SVU fandom is a great basis for a friendship. Check out some of the books, movies, and shows Meghann and Kelsey mentioned this episode: Criminal Minds - CBS The Confession Tapes - Netflix Matthew Gray Gubler's face Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders - NBC John Mulaney "He Handles New York's Most Sensitive Cases" bit Danny Pino's face Jawbreaker (film) Captain Cragen hugging a monkey Hope for Justice is a non-profit that aims to end human trafficking around the world. You can donate here: http://hopeforjustice.org Mariska Hargitay (Det. Olivia Benson) started the Joyful Heart Foundation: http://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org which spearheaded the END THE BACKLOG initiative to shine a light on the backlog of untested rape kits throughout the United States. Intro: “The Four Seasons” – Vivaldi “Crown On The Ground” – Sleigh Bells Outro: Machine by Mercury and the Architects licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

A powerful and empowering episode about survival & activism. We will be discussing Rape Culture in America, Rape Crisis, Human Trafficking, sex crimes, and the work ahead of us to stop these either deadly or entirely life-altering epidemics. Natasha and Rajiv will both provide us with information and some instruction on how to advocate and support others, and Natasha & I will tell our own personal stories of survival as well and guide others in coping with the surreal trauma response that is the aftermath of surviving rape.

RAPE KITS BACKLOGGED ON SHELVES, RAPISTS FREE AS BIRDS. WHO’S DOING SOMETHING?   We've all heard about the backlog of rape kits at crime facilities and police labs all across the country, and all the information locked in those kits that could be used to prosecute rapists and prevent them from raping again. The good news is that some states are actually tackling that backlog and making headway in those DNA tests - AND finding a lot of criminals. The bad news – huge backlogs still exist; it takes money to process this evidence; and some states are actually charging victims for processing and investigating via rape kits.   Erika Teschke, Founder of RapeKitWA.org, started out as your everyday citizen until she read about the nationwide issue with untested rape kits. Since then she has talked with leaders at all levels of the rape kit chain of custody in Wa State and with national organizations such as the Joyful Heart Foundation’s End The Backlog in order to help bring victim centered rape kit reform to her home state. RapeKitWA. org began as an educational tool and has morphed into a community based grassroots lobbying effort that helped to both educate the public about rape kits and steer legislation through the WA State Legislature.

RAPE KITS BACKLOGGED ON SHELVES, RAPISTS FREE AS BIRDS. WHO’S DOING SOMETHING? We've all heard about the backlog of rape kits at crime facilities and police labs all across the country, and all the information locked in those kits that could be used to prosecute rapists and prevent them from raping again. The good news is that some states are actually tackling that backlog and making headway in those DNA tests - AND finding a lot of criminals. The bad news – huge backlogs still exist; it takes money to process this evidence; and some states are actually charging victims for processing and investigating via rape kits. Erika Teschke, Founder of RapeKitWA.org, started out as your everyday citizen until she read about the nationwide issue with untested rape kits.  Since then she has talked with leaders at all levels of the rape kit chain of custody in Wa State and with national organizations such as the Joyful Heart’s End The Backlog in order to help bring victim centered rape kit reform to her home state.  RapeKitWA. org began as an educational tool and has morphed into a community based grassroots lobbying effort that helped to both educate the public about rape kits and steer legislation through the WA State Legislature. Join us as we talk with Erika to find out what's going on with rape kits around the country with rape kits and the victims they represent. Call-in with your comments to (646) 378-0430. And if you miss the live program, you can go to the website and listen to all our archived programs whenever you like at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/3women3ways