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The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told S2 is an anthology of the most layered and engrossing true crime stories of female killers, cops, scientists, lawyers, scammers, activists, and more. Hosted by true crime writer, Mary Kay McBrayer, this podcast series tells stories at the intersection of society, justice, and the human psyche, siphoning wisdom and understanding from these truly great stories.

The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told

In this episode, we look all the way back to seventeenth century Scotland, to Jenny Geddes and her revolutionary acts. It's the story of the butterfly effect, the impact one voice can have on a nation, and empires' intent on controlling us. 
 
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This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.

This episode was written by Mary Kay McBrayer

Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein
 
Associate Producer is Leo Culp
Produced by Antonio Enriquez
Theme Music by Tyler Cash
Executive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth
 

Special thanks to:
Carter, Stephen L.. Invisible. Henry Holt and Co.. Kindle Edition. 
 
Order Mary Kay's true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' here
 
 

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Jenny Geddes and Her Revolutionary Stool

In this episode, we examine the story of Sarah Cornell, a young Methodist textile worker who was the inspiration for Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. The difference, of course, is that Hester Prynne wasn’t murdered. And she certainly didn’t kill herself.
 
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This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.

This episode was written by Mary Kay McBrayer

Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein
 
Associate Producer is Leo Culp
Produced by Antonio Enriquez
Theme Music by Tyler Cash
Executive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth
 

Special thanks to:
Carter, Stephen L.. Invisible. Henry Holt and Co.. Kindle Edition. 
 
Order Mary Kay's true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' here
 
Check out Kate Winkler Dawson's book The Sinners All Bow at Penguin Random House

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The Real Scarlet Letter

In this episode, we look at the underground world of Sister Ping. It's a story about desperation, ambition, and the shadowy world of human smuggling. It’s about the lengths people will go in search of a better life—and those who build their empires by making that journey possible.
 
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This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.

This episode was written by Grace Heerman

Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein
 
Associate Producer is Leo Culp
Produced by Antonio Enriquez
Theme Music by Tyler Cash
Executive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth
 

Special thanks to:
Carter, Stephen L.. Invisible. Henry Holt and Co.. Kindle Edition. 
 
Order Mary Kay's true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' here
 
Sources
 
Check out Patrick Radden Keefe's book 'The Snakehead' at Pan Macmillan
 
Read 'A Path out of Purgatory' by Patrick Radden Keefe

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The Snakehead of Chinatown

In this episode, a woman comes back from the dead to solve her own murder, something beyond the realm of what most people consider possible. And yet, the story of Teresita Basa was credible enough to appear in a U.S. court of law, come before a judge and jury, and send a man to jail for murder. 
 
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This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.

This episode was written by Zoe Louisa Lewis

Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein
 
Associate Producer is Leo Culp
Produced by Antonio Enriquez
Theme Music by Tyler Cash
Executive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth
 

Special thanks to:
Carter, Stephen L.. Invisible. Henry Holt and Co.. Kindle Edition. 
 
Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' here
 
SOURCES 
 
General
 
https://books.google.ca/books?id=CM4DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=allan%2Bshowery%2Bjob%2Bedgewater&source=bl&ots=dS98q23rpz&sig=ACfU3U3EjQ7VZNBaUSThOMZEh_O0gVvLGQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwisuLnG-b72AhUGa80KHd84DwYQ6AF6BAg0EAM#v=onepage&q=allan%20showery%20job%20edgewater&f=false
 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/09/17/voice-from-the-grave-evokes-a-murder-trial/13b6d805-2413-4015-b70a-b9b28ab5d40d/
 
https://jimharold.com/the-strange-and-sad-case-of-teresita-basa-by-em-hilker/
 
Chuas Obituary
 
 https://legacy.suntimes.com/us/obituaries/chicagosuntimes/name/jose-chua-obituary?id=30203
 
Possession in the Philippines
 
https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/central-luzon-state-university/psychological-assessment/understanding-spirit-possession-in-the-philippines/67778613
 
https://www.aswangproject.com/spirit-possession-sapi-in-the-philippines/#google_vignette
 
https://pssc.org.ph/wp-content/pssc-archives/Philippine%20Journal%20of%20Psychology/2004/Num%202/05_Dissociative%20Symptoms%20in%20Filipino%20College%20Students.pdf
 
https://www.iheart.com/content/2023-10-17-classes-cancelled-at-high-school-in-philippines-following-mass-possession/
 
https://www.newsflare.com/video/520014/seven-students-exorcised-after-being-possessed-by-evil-spirits-in-the-philippines
 
Edgewater Hospital
 
https://www.edgewaterhistory.org/ehs/local/rise-and-fall-of-edgewater-hospital

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Teresita Basa: Stretching the Boundaries of Belief

In this episode, we examine the story of Rebecca Vance: one of a mother’s misdirected love, the line between self-determination and mental illness, and the way conspiracy theories can compel us to make very dangerous decisions, even in the name of safety. 
 
 
 
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This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.

This episode was written by Grace Heerman

Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein
 
Associate Producer is Leo Culp
Produced by Antonio Enriquez
Theme Music by Tyler Cash
Executive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth
 

Special thanks to:
Carter, Stephen L.. Invisible. Henry Holt and Co.. Kindle Edition. 
 
Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' here
 
SOURCES 
 
The Women Who Walked Away, Elizabeth Weil
 
“Please I Will Give Anything for You to Come Back,” Ted Conover

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The Woman Who Went Off the Grid

In this episode, we look at the story of an ordinary suburban mom, Diane Schuler, who did something extraordinarily terrible. And how the people who were left to pick up the pieces found themselves asking the same question over and over again, why?
 
 
 
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This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.

This episode was written by Mary Kay McBrayer

Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein
 
Associate Producer is Leo Culp
Produced by Antonio Enriquez
Theme Music by Tyler Cash
Executive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth
 

Special thanks to:
Carter, Stephen L.. Invisible. Henry Holt and Co.. Kindle Edition. 
 
Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' here
 
Check out Jackie Hance's book on Diane Schuler: 'I'll See You Again' at Simon and Schuster
 
SOURCES 
 
Transcript for the HBO Doc
 
 • https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/se/date/2013-05-25/segment/03
 
 
 
Taconic State Parkway
 
 https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-york/deadliest-road-ny/ • https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/nyregion/18taconic.html
 
Police Report
 
 https://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/policereport/schuler,%20diane_police_report.pdf 
Pre Autopsy News Stories
 
 https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/31/nyregion/31funeral.html 
Post Autopsy Stories
 
 https://nymag.com/news/features/62043/ https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/nyregion/07taconic.html https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/08/nyregion/08bigcity.html https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/nyregion/06crash.html https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/nyregion/07crash.html https://www.comingsoon.net/documentaries/news/1721259-theres-something-wrong-with-aunt-diane-did-anyone-survive-taconic-parkway-crash • https://nypost.com/2009/08/06/wed-woes-drove-crash-ma-to-drink/
 
Lawsuits
 
 https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/nyregion/11taconic.html?searchResultPosition=5 https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/settlements-reached-in-4-taconic-parkway-wrong-way-crash-lawsuits/ https://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/jackie-hance-lost-daughters-taconic-crash-sues-daniel-schuler/story?id=14169392 https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/report-widower-sues-state-after-tragic-wrong-way-crash-on-taconic-parkway/ • https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/husband-of-taconic-driver-sues-state-in-law/1924357/
 
TIA
 
 • https://www.stroke.org/en/about-stroke/types-of-stroke/tia-transient-ischemic-attack
 
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Diane Schuler: The Wrong Way Home

In this episode, we look at the collegiate tragedy of Sinedu Tedesse: friendship gone wrong, the limits of human ambition, and the dark underbelly of the American dream. Because the thing they don’t tell you about having your greatest dream come true, is what to do with yourself afterwards. 
 
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This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.

This episode was written by Mary Kay McBrayer

Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein
 
Associate Producer is Leo Culp
Produced by Antonio Enriquez
Theme Music by Tyler Cash
Executive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth
 

Special thanks to:
Carter, Stephen L.. Invisible. Henry Holt and Co.. Kindle Edition. 
 
Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' here
 
SOURCES
 
 
 
 The Harvard Student Who Killed Her Roommate 1. , Melanie Thernstrom 
 Harvard Deaths Leave a Puzzle Whose Central Piece May Never Be Found 2. , Fox Butterfield
 Hostage to The Past: The 1995 Murder Suicide in Dunster 3. , Hillary A. McLauchlin 
 Rethinking the American Dream: The Cost of Coming to America: Immigration and Depression in the Case of Sinedu Tadesse 4. , Menna Demessie
 Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder 5. , Melanie Thernstrom
 
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Harvard's Forgotten Murder/Suicide

In this episode, we look at the sprawling career and casework of Gloria Allred. She’s an icon who’s been involved in so many major legal cases, OJ, Bill Cosby, the fight for gay marriage, priest abuse cases and AIDS discrimination. She’s seen it all. She’s been practicing law for nearly fifty years, and in that time she’s been a hero, a villain, and everything in between. 
 
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This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.

This episode was written by Mary Kay McBrayer

Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein
 
Associate Producer is Leo Culp
Produced by Antonio Enriquez
Theme Music by Tyler Cash
Executive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth
 

Special thanks to:
Carter, Stephen L.. Invisible. Henry Holt and Co.. Kindle Edition. 
 
Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' here
 
 
 
SOURCES 
 
 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-24-me-1698-story.html • https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-05-me-463-story.html
 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12970625/Distraught-sister-latest-Rex-Heuermann-victim-weeps-outside-court-says-losing-Maureen-wound-never-truly-heals-Long-Island-serial-killer-pleads-not-guilty.html 
East LA Walkouts
 
 • https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/east-la-walkouts
 
Girls Schools
 
 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1020228613796 https://www.heri.ucla.edu/PDFs/pubs/briefs/SAX_031909_brief.pdf 
William Allred
 
 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/8905092/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-10-20-mn-14752-story.html https://www.gloriaallred.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1200518/2021/01/Gloria-Allred-Article-Los-Angeles-Magazine.pdf https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-26-me-2875-story.html 
Rape
 
 https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.4679070 
Rita Milla
 
 • https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2007/11_12/2007_12_05_Green_ShatteredFaith.htm
 https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/04/03/forgotten-in-the-flock/ https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-gloria-allred-20151113-story.html • https://archive.org/details/goodcatholicgirl00bona/page/60/mode/1up?q=%22rita+milla%22
 
General
 
 https://www.gloriaallred.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1200518/2021/01/Gloria-Allred-Article-Los-Angeles-Magazine.pdf https://www.kveller.com/16-things-you-need-to-know-about-badass-jewish-lawyer-gloria-allred/ https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a539/gloria-allred-0610/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/02/gloria-allreds-crusade https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/almID/1202473867559/ 
Harvey Wienstein
 
 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/books/harvey-weinstein-book-kantor-twohey.html?smid=pc-thedaily https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/18/podcasts/the-daily/harvey-weinstein-lisa-bloom.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/podcasts/the-daily/harvey-weinstein-gloria-allred.html 
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Gloria Allred: The Most Famous Female Lawyer in the World

In this third of three parts, we look the troubled life of Susie Newsom Lynch. A story steeped in paranoia and deceit, it has everything you need from a southern gothic tale.
 
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This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.

This episode was written by Mary Kay McBrayer

Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein
 
Associate Producer is Leo Culp
Produced by Antonio Enriquez
Theme Music by Tyler Cash
Executive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth
 

Special thanks to:
Carter, Stephen L.. Invisible. Henry Holt and Co.. Kindle Edition. 
 
Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' here
 
Check out "Bitter Blood" by Jerry Bledsoe here

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Family Betrayal: The Susie Newsom Lynch Story (Pt 3)

In this second of three parts, we look the troubled life of Susie Newsom Lynch. A story steeped in paranoia and deceit, it has everything you need from a southern gothic tale.
 
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• Explore more: diversionaudio.com 

This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.

This episode was written by Mary Kay McBrayer

Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth, and Jacob Bronstein
 
Associate Producer is Leo Culp
Produced by Antonio Enriquez
Theme Music by Tyler Cash
Executive Produced by Scott Waxman and Emma DeMuth
 

Special thanks to:
Carter, Stephen L.. Invisible. Henry Holt and Co.. Kindle Edition. 
 
Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' here
 
Check out "Bitter Blood" by Jerry Bledsoe here

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Family Betrayal: The Susie Newsom Lynch Story (Pt 2)

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