221: We're Terribly Sorry for this Terrible Episode

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08/03/22 • 141 min

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If you’re looking for a light-hearted episode that’ll leave you feeling warm and tingly, this ain’t it.
Brandi starts us off with the story of a toddler whose body was discovered in the woods of Kansas City. For years, the unidentified girl was known as “Precious Doe.” Police said they were dedicated to the case, but it took outside intervention and relentless advocacy by the girl’s great grandfather for her to be identified.
Then Kristin tells us about the infuriating fight for justice following the murder of Jennifer Laude. Jennifer was a trans Filipina woman who was killed by an American Marine named Joseph Scott Pemberton. Jennifer’s murder didn’t just outrage LGBT+ advocates – it outraged anyone who was sick of American servicepeople getting special treatment in the Philippines.
Kristin (the tattooed one who is engaged to David) ends this episode with a bang.
And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
The documentary “Call Her Ganda”
“How the Killing of a Trans Filipina Woman Ignited an International Incident” by Meredith Talusan for Vice
“Philippines Events of 2018,” Human Rights Watch
“9 of Rodrigo Duterte’s Most Controversial Quotes,” by Megan Trimble for US News and World Report
“Revisiting the Jennifer Laude murder case,” by CNN Philippines Staff for CNN
In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“‘Precious Doe’ — Toddler Erica Green Was Killed By Her Parents In 2001” by Erika Marie, ourblackgirls.com
“Solved: The brutal murder of Erica Green” by Mary Hallberg, maryhallberg.com
“Mystery child’s slaying still haunts, stirs resolve” by Christine Vendel, The Kansas City Star
“Precious Doe Case: Lessons learned” by Christin Vendel, The Kansas City Star
“Mother, stepfather charges in ‘Precious Doe’ killing” CNN
“Precious Doe Born In Prison” CBS News
“Missouri: Letters were sent by ‘Precious Doe’ killer to wife” The Joplin Globe
“Mom at ‘Precious Doe’ trial says she waited for girl to die’ The Associated Press
“Activist Continues Work for ‘Forgotten’ Missing Persons” by Bryan Robinson, ABC News
“State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Harrell L. Johnson” findlaw.com
“Murder of Erica Green” wikipedia.org

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220: Dippin' Dots & the Disappearance of Jennifer Rothwell

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In the year of our Lord 1987, a microbiologist named Curt Jones blessed us with the invention of Dippin’ Dots. The nation’s theme parks were never the same. But with success comes thievin’ bitches. (Or just... regular competition, depending on how you look at it.) Curt decided to protect his patent. In doing so, he found himself in a lengthy and costly legal battle. T’was a rocky road.
Then Brandi tells us about Beau Rothwell, who is somehow even douchier than his name suggests. Beau was unhappy in his marriage, but didn’t bother communicating that to his wife, Jennifer. Instead, he had an affair while simultaneously trying to get Jennifer pregnant. When Jennifer became pregnant, Beau was stunned. What was a douche to do?
And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
An episode of the podcast How I Built This, titled, Dippin’ Dots: Curt Jones
“Is Dippin’ Dots still the ice cream of the future?” by K. Annabelle Smith for Smithsonian Magazine
“How Dippin’ Dots went from bankruptcy to $330M in annual revenue,” by Dave Schools for Entrepreneurs Handbook
Mini Melts, inc v. Dippin’ Dots, inc
“Things you didn’t know about Dippin’ Dots,” by Becki Ledford for Mashed.com
“What are Dippin’ Dots, really? The history of cryogenic ice cream,” by Juliet Izon for Serious Eats
“In the lab with the ice cream makers,” by Jennifer A. Kingson for the New York Times
“Jury says Dippin’ Dots erred on patent request,” Associated Press
“Ice cream maker hot on issue,” Associated Press
In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“Husband faces charges in woman’s disappearance” by Kim Bell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Husband now charged with killing his wife” by Christine Byers and Kim Bell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Warrants shed light on woman’s death” by Christine Byers, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Jury to decide if woman’s death was premeditated” by Joel Currier, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Murder suspect Beau Rothwell brings unexpected defense at trial” by Chris Hayes, Fox2 Now
“Rothwell’s list of ‘pros and cons’ shared during murder trial” by Joe Millitzer and Chris Hayes, Fox2 Now
“Beau Rothwell found guilty of first-degree murder after explaining how he killed his wife” by Elizabeth Barmeier, Spectrum News
“Beau Rothwell found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife” by Joel Currier, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Beau Rothwell sentenced to life in the killing of his pregnant wife” by Sara Bannoura, KMOV4 News
“Beau Rothwell sentenced to life in prison for killing wife who had searched online "what to do if your husband is upset you are pregnant”” CBS News
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222: The Hell House & a Normal Death

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Kristin really did the Lord’s work this week by bravely sitting through an entire episode of Obsession: Dark Desires. (Please clap.) Between the terrible reenactments and over-the-top Southern accents, the Grace Kelly of podcasting nearly lost her will to live. But she couldn’t stop watching the story of a new homeowner named Kisha Kelly, who was harassed for years by her home’s former owner.
Then Brandi tells us about a... totally normal death. When Randy Baker was discovered dead in his home, it looked like perhaps he’d died from a heart attack. But this is a Brandi case, so we all know that can’t possibly have been true.
And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.
In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
“Home Sweet Hell” episode of Obsession: Dark Desires
“Obsession with house he lost was death of Dallas man,” by Selwyn Crawford and Tanya Eiserer for The Dallas Morning News
In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“The Secret Keepers” episode Dateline
“Follow That Car” episode On the Case with Paula Zahn
“Did A Substance Abuse Counselor's Troubled Past Lead To His Murder?” By Jill Sederstrom, Oxygen
“Police: Greeley man's family conspired to kill him” by Cassa Niedringhaus, The Coloradoan
“All in the family: Greeley man’s murder featured on Dateline” by Janet Oravetz, NBC 9 News
“Greeley Woman Gets 30 Years in Prison for Plotting Brother's Murder” Weld County DA
“Woman Sentenced to Life in Prison for Plotting Husband's Murder” Weld County DA
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