Two Criminologists cover a new female-focused story each episode and examine how women fare in the criminal justice system. We’ll explore the causes of female crime, victimology, as well as celebrate heroines who have left their mark on the criminal justice system.Dr Meghan Sacks and Dr Amy Shlosberg are both Associate Professors of Criminology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Both have years of first-hand experience working with offenders and professionals in the criminal justice system. They teach classes such as: Women & Crime, Race & Crime, Criminology, and Serial Killers.
Serial Killers: Giulia Tofana (with Women & Crime)
Giulia Tofana is rumored to be one of the most prolific killers of all time. A woman born in 17th-century Italy, and if the legends are true, she killed around 600 men.
This episode of Serial Killers, a Spotify Podcast features guests Meghan Sacks & Amy Shlosberg, criminologists and hosts of the Women & Crime Podcast.
You can find Serial Killers on Spotify or wherever you listen to Podcasts, with new episodes every Monday.
Be sure to check them out on Instagram, @serialkillerspodcast. And if you’re listening on the Spotify app, swipe up and give us your thoughts.
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6/3/2024 • 40 minutes, 45 seconds
Introducing: Moms and Mysteries
When a member of the prominent Coors family goes missing, it’s a race against the clock to find the person who abducted him before it’s too late.
Listen now to the story of Adolph Coors III, on the Moms and Mysteries Podcast.
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5/3/2024 • 7 minutes, 25 seconds
Presenting: Direct Appeal Season 2: Ryan Widmer
In August 2008, Sarah Widmer, a healthy 24 year-old is found dead in her bathtub, just four months after marrying her husband Ryan… the only person at home with Sarah that night.
Suspicion quickly fell on Ryan, leading to his arrest and conviction for Sarah’s murder. But could this have been a tragic accident?
Ryan has adamantly maintained his innocence for the last 15 years, but now, two seasoned criminologists examine the very controversial conviction of Ryan Widmer, for the murder of his wife Sarah.
Is Ryan a murder or did something else happen in that bathroom? Join us for the season 2 premiere, May 1st, to find out.
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4/27/2023 • 1 minute
Women and Crime Trailer
In this podcast we tell a new story each episode, and we use a criminologist’s lens to look at how women are treated in the criminal justice system, the causes of female crime and victimization, as well as cover cases in which women have been wrongfully convicted and exonerated.
Dr Meghan Sacks and Dr Amy Shlosberg are both Associate Professors of Criminology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. They teach classes such as: Women & Crime, Race & Crime, Criminology, and Serial Killers.
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