227: Insurance Fraud!

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09/14/22 • 137 min

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Linda Leedom and Lula Young had been best friends for years. They were like sisters. So when Lula developed cancer, and later died in a fire, Linda was overwhelmed with grief. Then she read Lula’s obituary. She was appalled! The obituary hadn’t referred to Linda as Lula’s sister!! Naturally, Linda confronted Lula’s mother at the funeral. Things got weirder from there. A few days later, someone spotted Lula shopping at the local Wal-Mart.
Then Kristin tells us about Steven Ver Woert, whose murder shocked his family and friends. People weren’t sure who would want the fun-loving, generous man dead. But after a while, Steven’s brother spoke up. Could Steven’s ex-wife, Marty Malone be responsible for his death? Steven’s family had never liked Marty, but they were hesitant to think she was capable of murder. But when detectives knocked on Marty’s door, she acted like a total sketchball.
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:
“Too Many Hit Men,” by Gary Boynton for Crime Magazine
I Went Undercover episode, “Flirting with Murder”
Jeff Zeleny’s seven-part investigative series, which ran in 1998 in The Des Moines Register
In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“Dead Woman Walking” episode Mastermind of Murder
“Woman Manipulated Arsonist Into Killing Her ‘Best Friend’ For Life Insurance Payout” by Joe Dziemianowicz, Oxygen
“From the Ashes of a Friendship, Charges of Fraud and Murder” by Donald P. Baker, Washington Post
“Jury chosen for murder trial” by William C. Bayne, The Commercial Appeal
“State rests in Leedom case; Dunn credibility questioned” by William C. Bayne, The Commercial Appeal
“Linda Leedom v. State of Mississippi” findlaw.com
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226: CoolSculpting & the Disappearance of Michele Harris

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Supermodel Linda Evangelista was feeling insecure about her body. Her thighs weren’t quite as slim as they used to be. Her jawline wasn’t quite as hard. A new cosmetic procedure called CoolSculpting seemed like the answer to her problems. The procedure was marketed as a non-invasive method for shrinking areas of stubborn fat. So imagine Linda’s surprise when the areas where she received CoolSculpting began to grow.
Then Brandi tells us about Michele Harris, a mother of four who went missing on September 11, 2001. In the months leading up to her disappearance, Michele and her husband Cal were in the middle of a contentious divorce. She’d begun dating other men. She got a part-time job. When she went missing, people suspected that Cal was to blame.
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:
“Linda Evangelista is the latest to go to war against this fat-freezing company,” by Andrea Marks for Rolling Stone
“Back in bloom: The rebirth of the indomitable Linda Evangelista,” by Sarah Harris for British Vogue
“Linda Evangelista shares first photos of her body since fat-freezing nightmare: I’m done hiding,” by Jason Sheeler for People.com
“Linda Evangelista says she ‘looks forward to the next chapter’ after CoolSculpting lawsuit settles,” by Arielle Weg for Prevention
“What to know about CoolSculpting,” by Rachel Ann Tee-Melegrito for Medical News Today
“Linda Evangelista covers British Vogue after CoolSculpting procedure: ‘Miss my work so much,” by Edward Segarra for USA Today
In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“A Time To Kill” episode 48 Hours
“Disappearance of Michele Anne Harris” wikipedia.org
“9/11 horror limited investigation into upstate N.Y. mom’s disappearance”by David Krajicek, New York Daily News
“Michele Anne Harris” charleyproject.org
“Cal Harris Says Acquittal After 4th Murder Trial Was 'Total Relief,' How He and Kids Are Moving Forward” by Matt Gutman, Marc Dorian, Mike Repplier, and Lauren Effron, ABC News
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228: The San Antonio Four & Michele Neurauter

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When Liz Ramirez’ nieces came to visit her for a week in 1994, they had a nice time. They went to the pool. They played basketball. They ate hot dogs. Liz’s roommate, Kristie Mayhugh met the girls. So did Liz and Kristie’s friends, Cassandra Rivera and Anna Vasquez. At the end of the week, the girls hugged their aunt goodbye and went back to their dad’s house. Later, the girls came forward with a shocking allegation. They said that their aunt and her three friends had gang raped them. There’d been drugs. Weapons. Satanic overtones. The most disturbing part? It was all made up.
Then Brandi tells us about Michele Neurauter, whose death inside her upstate New York home was designed to look like a suicide. But something about it seemed off. Michele had an odd rope mark on her chin. Then there was the timing. Michele had recently won a long-fought, bitter custody battle for her youngest daughter. Why would she do this now?
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 Mystery of the San Antonio four,” by Maurice Chammah for the Texas Observer
The documentary, “Southwest of Salem”
“San Antonio Four to host fundraiser for Innocence Project of Texas,” for Henry Ramos for KENS5
“What it’s like to be falsely branded a satanic child molester,” by Chase Madar for Vice
“How junk science and anti-lesbian prejudice got four women sent to prison for more than a decade,” by Linda Rodriguez Mcrobbie for Slate
“Inside case behind wrongful conviction doc ‘Southwest of Salem’” by Bridgette Dunlap for Rolling Stone
“Sex assault case,” Associated Press
“Remaining women in abuse case freed,” by Will Weissert for the Associated Press
“San Antonio Four exonerated in child rape case,” by Emanuella Grinberg for CNN
“Judge clears records of wrongfully convicted San Antonio 4,” by Tim Fitzsimons for NBC News
In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
“Karrie’s Choice” episode 48 Hours
“Family Values” episode Mastermind of Murder
“Man Coerces Daughter To Help Him Kill His Ex-Wife And Stage Crime As A Suicide” by Joe Dziemianowicz
“Man pleads guilty to killing ex-wife, conspiring with daughter in Corning murder” by Jeff Murray, Star Gazette
“Life without parole: Lloyd Neurauter killed ex-wife with help from their daughter” by Jeff Murray, Star Gazette
“Karrie Neurauter, manipulated into helping kill mother, released from prison” by Jeff Smith, Star Gazette
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