Good UAB Nurses Bad Nurse Rhonda Orr

09/25/21 • 65 min

This week, Tina is joined by the always funny and entertaining Nurse Jessica Sites. Together they bring you the story of nurse, Rhonda Orr. Rhonda Orr met her husband Jimmy online in 1998. Jimmy’s parents paid for Rhonda to go to nursing school. By 2003, their marriage was falling apart, but they continued to live in the same house while Rhonda was finished school. One morning, Rhonda awoke and ran to the neighbor’s house screaming for help, saying her house was on fire and her husband was trapped inside. Jimmy used a wheelchair to get around due to a childhood illness that caused his legs to be extremely weak. What really happened that night?

For the good nurse, story they discuss the nurses at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital protesting for safe staffing and fair wages. You will definitely want to stick around for this heated conversation this week!

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Sources:

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Fame & Infamy. (2019). [ Deadly Firestarter ] Rhonda Orr | True Crime Murder Documentaries Full Episodes 2019 [YouTube Video]. On YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVIFOJev7wY

Juan Ignacio Blanco. (2021). Rhonda Orr | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Murderpedia.org. https://murderpedia.org/female.O/o/orr-rhonda.htm

ORR v. The State of Texas FindLaw’s Court of Appeals of Texas case and opinions. (2010, February 18). Findlaw. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1508764.html

Vanapalli, V. (2021, July 1). Rhonda Orr Now: Where is James Orr’s Ex-Wife Today? Update. The Cinemaholic. https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-rhonda-orr-now/

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Sources:

Episode 13: Rhonda Orr. (2009, September 25). Oxygen Official Site; Oxygen. https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/photos/episode-13-rhonda-orr#53696

Fame & Infamy. (2019). [ Deadly Firestarter ] Rhonda Orr | True Crime Murder Documentaries Full Episodes 2019 [YouTube Video]. On YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVIFOJev7wY

Juan Ignacio Blanco. (2021). Rhonda Orr | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Murderpedia.org. https://murderpedia.org/female.O/o/orr-rhonda.htm

ORR v. The State of Texas FindLaw’s Court of Appeals of Texas case and opinions. (2010, February 18). Findlaw. https://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1508764.html

Vanapalli, V. (2021, July 1). Rhonda Orr Now: Where is James Orr’s Ex-Wife Today? Update. The Cinemaholic. https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-rhonda-orr-now/

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Good Nurse Papa Bad Nurse Stephanie Stephens

This week Tina is joined by David Metzger of the Nurse Papa podcast. Together, they tell the disturbing story of a nurse determined to marry a doctor... even if he was already married to someone else. Dr. David Stephens brought cardiothoracic surgery to the state of Mississippi. He was well respected and revered until the decision to get involved with the nurse who worked for him would change his life forever.

They close the show with a spotlight on David to celebrate the release of the Nurse Papa book. You will definitely want to stick around to the end if you want to hear Tina blubbering like a baby when they get to talking about the patients David has cared for. You will also want to make sure to listen to the very end to hear the first chapter of the book.

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Credits

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Juan Ignacio Blanco. (2021). Stephanie Stephens | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Murderpedia.org. https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/stephens-stephanie.htm

Ruinsburg, R. (2017, June 15). Stephanie Stephens - His Estate Was Worth 3 Mil. - It Was Worth A Shot. Wickedwe; Wickedwe. https://wickedwe.com/stephanie-stephens/

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Good Jazz Nurse Bad Twin Nurse

This week Tina is joined by new grad Nurse Jehr! Tina and Jehr tell you the story of Betty Wilson. Betty and Peggy were fraternal twins born in a small town in Alabama in 1945. Although the twin sisters were very close, they were also very different. Peggy was the beautiful, popular, homecoming queen type, and Betty opted for a wilder group of friends. Both married shortly after finishing high school, Peggy to a Baptist Choirmaster and Betty to a doctor she met in her nursing program. When Betty found her husband dead after a day of self-pampering, Betty and Peggy would find themselves accused of planning the murder. They close the show with a fascinating story of a famous jazz singer who left behind a very successful career singing and entertaining to go to nursing school.

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Credits

Betty Wilson and Peggy Lowe: Twin Tales. (2019, June 28). Forensic Files Now. https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/2019/06/28/betty-wilson-and-peggy-lowe-twin-tales/comment-page-1/

Betty Woods Wilson - Alabama Dept of Corrections. (2019). State.al.us. http://www.doc.state.al.us/InmateHistory

Free Betty Wilson Project. (2021). Facebook.com. https://www.facebook.com/releasebetty/

Grogan, D. (1992, September 21). Widow’s Work? PEOPLE.com; PEOPLE.com. https://people.com/archive/widows-work-vol-38-no-12/

Marshall, M. (2016). Betty Wilson marries in prison. Gadsden Times; Gadsden Times. https://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/DA/20060503/NEWS/603214025/GT

Medical Detectives - Full Episodes. (2014). Medical Detectives (Forensic Files) - Season 1, Episode 8 - The Wilson Murder [YouTube Video]. On YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-9epEVuspM

Snapped: The Episode You Never Saw. (2018). Facebook.com. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=371641807257995

Tron, G. (2020, November 22). Twins, A Doctor’s Murder, And Conspiracy — What Exactly Is The “Lost Episode” Of “Snapped”? Oxygen Official Site; Oxygen. https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/true-crime-buzz/snapped-special-lost-episode-what-is-it-about

WAFF. (2006, November 7). Part 2: Peggy Lowe breaks her silence. Https://Www.waff.com; WAFF. https://www.waff.com/story/5642763/part-2-peggy-lowe-breaks-her-silence/