This week Amanda and Lauren discuss Ruby Ridge. The 11 day siege between Randy Weaver, his family, and federal agents in the Idaho mountains.

Sources:

• Ruby Ridge: The Truth and Tragedy of the Randy Weaver Family by Jess Walter
• American Experience on PBS: “Ruby Ridge”
• Standoff: What Happened at Ruby Ridge? By Slate Podcasts
• Wikipedia

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss the horrible crimes commited by the Monster of the Andes.

Sources:

• Crime Library: Pedro Lopez: The Monster of the Andes by David Lohr
• Biography.com: Pedro Alonso Lopez
• Medium: “The Monster of the Andes”: Pedro Alonso López Murdered Hundreds of Children in South America and Then Disappeared by Tim Reynolds
• Wikipedia

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This week Amanda and Lauren discuss the murder of David Blakely at the hands of Ruth Ellis.

Sources:

• The Standard: Ruth Ellis: the tragic story of the last woman to be hanged for murder in the UK by Vicky Jessop
• Penn Church: David Blakely 1929-1955 [Obituary]
• 100 Most Infamous Criminals by Jo Durden Smith
• Wikipedia

This week, Lauren and Amanda discuss an infamous - and officially unsolved - murder case. They’re talking about Michael Skakel and the murder of Martha Moxley.

Sources:

• CBS News: “Michael Skakel, Kennedy cousin whose conviction in killing of Martha Moxley was overturned, sues investigator and town” by AP News
• CBS News: “Martha Moxley murder: Case timeline” by Morgan Canty
• CNN: “Moxley Case: Who is Michael Skakel?” by Court TV
• CNN: “Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel sues lead investigator and Connecticut town years after his murder conviction was overturned” by Zenebou Sylla and Sabrina Souza
• AP News: “Mother who fought for justice in daughter’s murder case involving Kennedy cousin has died” by Susan Haigh
• Politico: “Kennedy cousin whose murder conviction was overturned sues former cop, town” by Associated Press
• NBC News: “Dorthy Moxley, whose daughter Martha Moxley was killed in 1975 murder case, dies at 92” by Erik Ortiz
• The Independent: “A teenager was bludgeoned to death the night before Halloween in 1975. A Kennedy cousin was arrested - and then exonerated” by Andrea Cavallier

This week Amanda and Lauren discuss the disappearance of a whole family.

Sources:

• People: Inside the Terrifying Case of an Ivy League Grad Who Had It All, But Killed His Family and Became Fugitive by Christine Pelisek
• People: Her Father Murdered Family and Has Been a Fugitive for Decades: Here's What She'd Say If They Came Face to Face by Christine Pelisek
• People Magazine Investigates: My Father Was a Mass Murderer
• Wikipedia

This week Lauren and Amanda discuss an infamous heist planned out by masterminds.

Sources:

• Super Heists Season 1 Episode 3: A Van Full of Dollars
• Blog Prep Scholar: The True Story of David Ghannt and the Loomis Fargo Heist posted by Hayley Milliman
• All That’s Interesting: Inside David Ghantt’s Infamous Loomis Fargo Heist In October 1997 by Wyatt Redd
• The Washington Post: Wild Spree Was Big Tip-Off -- Big-Spending Bank Robbers Buy Ticket To Prison by Sue Anne Pressley
• The Telegraph: Loomis Fargo defendants owe as much as they stole in 1997
• Wikipedia
• Let’s Go To Court: A Stalker & a Deeply Stupid Heist

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This week, Amanda and Lauren take you on the wild ride of the infamous incident between Lorena Gallo (formerly Bobbitt) and John Wayne Bobbitt.

Sources:

• Refinery 29: “This Timeline Shows How Lorena Bobbitt Became a National Obsession” by Rachel Paige
• The Independent: “Lorena Bobbitt, who cut off her husband’s penis, shares new revelations in documentary” by Meredith Clark
• The Guardian: “‘I call us the Sisterhood of Ill Repute’: Amanda Knox on bonding with Monica Lewinsky and Lorena Bobbitt” by Amanda Knox (excerpt from her memoir)
• ABC News: “John Bobbitt speaks out 25 years after wife infamously cut off his penis: ‘I want people to understand… the whole story’” by Lauren Effron and Sean Dooley
• History.com: “This Day in History: Lorena Bobbitt maims her husband with a kitchen knife”
• The New Yorker: “The Lorena Bobbitt Story Offers New Lessons on Male Vulnerability” by Rebecca Mead
• Fox9: “John Wayne Bobbitt, whose wife sliced off his manhood, loses toes due to toxic water at Camp Lejeune” by Michael Ruiz
• National Domestic Violence Hotline blog: “What Most People Missed When They Watched ‘Lorena’” by Leigh Goodmark
• Wikipedia

Welcome back Hannah & Sarah! This week Lauren tells them about Brenda Spencer who is often regarded as the first modern school shooter in the United States. Most people know her as the girl who didn’t like Monday’s.

Update: As of February 2025 Brenda Ann Spencer was denied parole for the sixth time.

Sources:

• All That’s Interesting: Brenda Ann Spencer, The Disturbed Perpetrator Behind The 1979 Cleveland Elementary School Shooting by Katie Serena
• This Day In History: School Shooting in San Diego
• Wikipedia