This week I was interviewed on the Touchy Subjects podcast about what draws women to true crime and how true crime content creators can be more ethical in their content creation.

Reasa Selph brought her son to the ER with the flu. They gave him fluids and sent him home. Two weeks later, his skin turned yellow, his body was failing, and the infection traced straight back to the IV they placed that day. The same hospital dismissed him... twice. By Christmas morning, he was being rushed to another facility, fighting for his life with sepsis. What came next wasn’t just a medical crisis - it was a cover-up, a lawsuit, and a mother’s refusal to stay quiet about the system that almost killed her child.

Reasa's story covers failures in patient safety and the lack of accountability in modern healthcare.

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In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy drove off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, leaving 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne trapped in a submerged car. He passed several houses, swam across the channel, and waited ten hours before telling anyone. By the time help showed up, she was gone, and the spin was already in motion. What followed wasn’t justice. It was damage control.

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Thank you to this week's sources:

Chancellor, J. (1969, July 26). NBC news broadcast. NBC News.

Commonwealth v. Edward M. Kennedy, No. 2342 (Edgartown Dist. Ct. 1969). Inquest testimony transcript.

Damore, L. (1988). Senatorial privilege: The Chappaquiddick cover-up. Regnery Gateway.

Encyclopaedia Britannica. (n.d.). Chappaquiddick incident. In Encyclopaedia Britannica online. https://www.britannica.com/event/Chappaquiddick-incident

Halberstam, D. (1969, July 27). The Senator’s speech. Harper's Magazine.

History.com Editors. (2019, July 18). Chappaquiddick incident. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/1960s/chappaquiddick-incident

Kennedy, E. M. (2009). True compass: A memoir. Twelve.

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. (1970). Hearing on the suspension of the driver’s license of Edward Kennedy.

Nelson, D. R. (2016). Chappaquiddick tragedy: Kennedy’s second passenger revealed. CreateSpace Independent Publishing.

People Magazine. (2021, July 14). Mary Jo Kopechne’s family still wants answers about Chappaquiddick. https://people.com/politics/chappaquiddick-family-still-seeking-answers/

Putzel, Michael; Pyle, Richard (February 22, 1976). "Chappaquiddick (part 1)". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 1B.

Putzel, Michael; Pyle, Richard (February 29, 1976). "Chappaquiddick (part 2)". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 1B.

Reston, J. (1969, July 28). The measure of the man. The New York Times, p. A1.

The Martha’s Vineyard Times. (2019, July 17). 50 years later, Chappaquiddick still haunts. https://www.mvtimes.com/2019/07/17/chappaquiddick-50-years-later/

Time Magazine. (1969, August 1). A senator’s tragedy. Time.

In 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was murdered in Belle Haven, Connecticut - a case later linked to the Kennedy family.

Martha was beaten to death with a golf club in her own backyard. The last person seen with her? The teenage son of one of the wealthiest families in Belle Haven—rich, connected, and untouchable. This should have been an easy case to solve, but from the moment Martha’s body was found, it was clear that only money and power would dictate what happened next.

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Thank you to this week's sources:

Murder in Greenwich: Who Killed Martha Moxley?

By: Mark Fuhrman

Framed: Why Michael Skakel spent over a decade in prison for a murder he didn’t commit

By: RFK Jr.

Murder of Martha Moxley

Wikipedia

Timeline: Key dates in the Martha Moxley murder mystery

Robert Marchant, CT Insider

CT Superior Court

State of Connecticut vs. Michael Skakel

Probable Cause Hearing Transcript

June 20th, 2000

Kennedy Family Tree

By: Useful Charts

The day a Kennedy was accused of rape at the family’s Palm Beach mansion

Miami Herald Archives

The Palm Beach rape case: what the police affidavit says

Tampa Bay Times Archives

3 women in affidavits accuse Smith of sex attacks

Mary Jordan, Washington Post

RFK Jr.’s distorted account of evidence he provided in cousin’s case

Glenn Kessler, Washington Post

A Crime in the Clan

David van Biema, TIME

Trial of Guilt

Dominick Dunne, Vanity Fair

In 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was murdered in Belle Haven, Connecticut - a case later linked to the Kennedy family.

Martha was beaten to death with a golf club in her own backyard. The last person seen with her? The teenage son of one of the wealthiest families in Belle Haven—rich, connected, and untouchable. This should have been an easy case to solve, but from the moment Martha’s body was found, it was clear that only money and power would dictate what happened next.

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Thank you to this week's sources:

Murder in Greenwich: Who Killed Martha Moxley?

By: Mark Fuhrman

Framed: Why Michael Skakel spent over a decade in prison for a murder he didn’t commit

By: RFK Jr.

Murder of Martha Moxley

Wikipedia

Timeline: Key dates in the Martha Moxley murder mystery

Robert Marchant, CT Insider

CT Superior Court

State of Connecticut vs. Michael Skakel

Probable Cause Hearing Transcript

June 20th, 2000

Kennedy Family Tree

By: Useful Charts

The day a Kennedy was accused of rape at the family’s Palm Beach mansion

Miami Herald Archives

The Palm Beach rape case: what the police affidavit says

Tampa Bay Times Archives

3 women in affidavits accuse Smith of sex attacks

Mary Jordan, Washington Post

RFK Jr.’s distorted account of evidence he provided in cousin’s case

Glenn Kessler, Washington Post

A Crime in the Clan

David van Biema, TIME

Trial of Guilt

Dominick Dunne, Vanity Fair

F**k That and First Gen Gamers crossover!

I co-host a gaming podcast and wanted to share an episode while I finish the Martha Moxley series.

Enjoy!

I am now streaming weekly on TikTok @fthatpod

In 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was murdered in Belle Haven, Connecticut - a case later linked to the Kennedy family.

Martha was beaten to death with a golf club in her own backyard. The last person seen with her? The teenage son of one of the wealthiest families in Belle Haven—rich, connected, and untouchable. This should have been an easy case to solve, but from the moment Martha’s body was found, it was clear that only money and power would dictate what happened next.

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Thank you to this week's sources:

Murder in Greenwich: Who Killed Martha Moxley?

By: Mark Fuhrman

Framed: Why Michael Skakel spent over a decade in prison for a murder he didn’t commit

By: RFK Jr.

Murder of Martha Moxley

Wikipedia

Timeline: Key dates in the Martha Moxley murder mystery

Robert Marchant, CT Insider

CT Superior Court

State of Connecticut vs. Michael Skakel

Probable Cause Hearing Transcript

June 20th, 2000

Kennedy Family Tree

By: Useful Charts

The day a Kennedy was accused of rape at the family’s Palm Beach mansion

Miami Herald Archives

The Palm Beach rape case: what the police affidavit says

Tampa Bay Times Archives

3 women in affidavits accuse Smith of sex attacks

Mary Jordan, Washington Post

RFK Jr.’s distorted account of evidence he provided in cousin’s case

Glenn Kessler, Washington Post

A Crime in the Clan

David van Biema, TIME

Trial of Guilt

Dominick Dunne, Vanity Fair

On October 15, 2021, Emily and Joseph Ferlazzo drove to Bolton, Vermont to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. Three days later, Joseph came back to New Hampshire alone. Emily never made it home.

Police later learned what happened in that camper - and how long it had been coming.

If you or someone you know is struggling with domestic violence, resources are available.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-7233

Ways to support others

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Ferlazzo case prompts questions about Pennsylvania cold case

Liz Stzrepa, NBC 5

Ferlazzo Ordered To Pay $1.5M for Wife’s Murder

Damien Fisher, In Depth NH

Domestic Violence Statistics

National Domestic Violence Hotline

www.thehotline.org/stakeholders/domestic-violence-statistics/

VT. v. Joseph Ferlazzo

Trial recordings