“The Worst Case” | S2 E5
01/12/23 • 43 min
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Tara Lee’s sentence hearing was attended by dozens of her victims, many of whom traveled great distances to see her be punished. They sobbed while giving statements to the court about how Tara hurt them. Some people even addressed Tara directly.
It wasn’t only adoptive families speaking, birth mothers and fathers, people who had their children taken from them without their consent all made their voices heard. Victim statements were given for over six hours, each person demanding justice for their broken families. Tara even spoke to the court, but would the judge be swayed by Tara’s emotional apology?
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Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.
Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.
Research and writing by Gina Mazzolini.
Emily Crain does the audio mixing and editing.
Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.
If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s other podcast MURDERISH.
Visit murderish.com for a list of sources used for this episode.
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Tara Lee’s sentence hearing was attended by dozens of her victims, many of whom traveled great distances to see her be punished. They sobbed while giving statements to the court about how Tara hurt them. Some people even addressed Tara directly.
It wasn’t only adoptive families speaking, birth mothers and fathers, people who had their children taken from them without their consent all made their voices heard. Victim statements were given for over six hours, each person demanding justice for their broken families. Tara even spoke to the court, but would the judge be swayed by Tara’s emotional apology?
Follow us @DirtyMoneyMoves on Instagram and TikTok.
If you enjoy Dirty Money Moves, please leave us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts.
Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.
Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.
Research and writing by Gina Mazzolini.
Emily Crain does the audio mixing and editing.
Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.
If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s other podcast MURDERISH.
Visit murderish.com for a list of sources used for this episode.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Previous Episode
“To Bond or Not to Bond” | S2 E4
Tara Lee told horrible lies about birth mothers being murdered, babies dying during childbirth, or mothers deciding to keep their babies when, in reality ..there wasn’t a mother or baby at all. Thanks to the efforts of several adoptive parents and the lawyers who worked with Tara, the FBI was notified and given a ton of information to go on as they began investigating her. The FBI also identified a woman who helped Tara pull off some of her schemes and as it turned out, this wasn’t her first rodeo either.
Follow us @DirtyMoneyMoves on Instagram and TikTok.
If you enjoy Dirty Money Moves, please leave us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts.
Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.
Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.
Research and writing by Gina Mazzolini.
Emily Crain does the audio mixing and editing.
Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.
If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s other podcast MURDERISH.
Visit murderish.com for a list of sources used for this episode.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Next Episode
“Time For Change” | S2 E6
Tara Lee had the opportunity to quietly do her prison time and follow through on the court’s orders, but she just couldn’t do it. Tara began making statements that she was innocent; she didn’t complete the victim impact statement recordings as ordered by the court; and she began filing appeals to have her conviction vacated, all of which kept her firmly in the Detroit headlines.
So, where does Tara’s case stand now? Have Tara’s victims been able to move on since her incarceration? Is there anything people who are looking to adopt can do to protect themselves from falling victim to predators like Tara? What even drives someone to behave the way Tara did?
Follow us @DirtyMoneyMoves on Instagram and TikTok.
If you enjoy Dirty Money Moves, please leave us a positive rating and review wherever you listen to podcasts.
Dirty Money Moves is a collaboration between MURDERISH and Cloud10 Media.
Executive producers are Jami Rice and Sim Sarna.
Research and writing by Gina Mazzolini.
Emily Crain does the audio mixing and editing.
Josh Cooke composed the music and Brian Stefanik created the podcast cover art.
If you’re into true crime podcasts, check out Jami’s other podcast MURDERISH.
Visit murderish.com for a list of sources used for this episode.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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