Across the globe, levels of child marriage are highest in West and Central Africa, where 1 in 3 young women were married before age 18. But what if I told you this issue is also lurking in our own back yard.... Nearly 300,000 minors, under age 18, were legally married in the U.S. between 2000 and 2018, this study found. A few were as young as 10, though nearly all were age 16 or 17. Most were girls wed to adult men an average of four years older. Today we are going down the rabbit hole of the complex issue of child marriages in the United States.
Sources:
https://www.newsweek.com/jerry-lee-lewis-married-13-year-old-cousin-had-honors-awards-1755500
https://variety.com/2023/music/news/r-kelly-aaliyah-nda-marriage-annulment-1235478393/
https://www.savedinamerica.org/stats
https://www.equalitynow.org/learn_more_child_marriage_us/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States
https://www.cfr.org/blog/its-time-end-child-marriage-united-states
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/09/cassie-levesque-new-hampshire-child-marriage-524159
https://genderlawjustice.org/under-deconstruction/the-harsh-truth-of-child-marriage-in-the-us
We've been talking about MLM Villian Jessie Lee Ward and her medical misinformation recently and I can't help by be reminded of Dr. Linda Hazzard who scammed, beat, starved and even killed many of her patients and get this... wasn't even a real doctor. Medical misinformation is not only obnoxious and dangerous, but it's all around us today thanks to social media and the interwebs. Follow on IG Instagram.com/downarabbitholepodcast Email: downarabbitholepodcast@gmail.com Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Hazzard
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/colon-rectal-cancer.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google+Grants+-+Cancer+Type+-+BMM&utm_term=colon%20cancer&utm_id=go_cmp-10026020570_adg-102746112924_ad-434766943430_kwd-10006146_dev-c_ext-_prd-_mca-_sig-Cj0KCQjwmN2iBhCrARIsAG_G2i77cBoHuzIuzNkP8vE2X0bO9ZlmfrHfeQMUs6lutmvXfZ_CYCj_1PAaAhk0EALw_wcB&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmN2iBhCrARIsAG_G2i77cBoHuzIuzNkP8vE2X0bO9ZlmfrHfeQMUs6lutmvXfZ_CYCj_1PAaAhk0EALw_wcB&nclid=fExiEy3JIghfvL3-B58OlwgO0DNlNAySSWifXM72Mcrs7c18Gl5oeBkMeKmnBdL7 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/doctor-who-starved-her-patients-death-180953158/ https://www.historylink.org/File/7955 https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/natural-medicine-starvation-and-murder-the-story-of-linda-hazzard/ https://www.historicmysteries.com/linda-hazzard/ https://www.olallabaymarket.com/starvationheights
Serial killer Bobby Joe Long truly 'picked the wrong one' when he kidnapped Lisa McVey. Today we are discussing an incredible survivor story that I know you'll enjoy.
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Sources:
Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office
https://allthatsinteresting.com/lisa-mcvey
https://the-line-up.com/lisa-mcvey
https://www.grunge.com/432377/what-serial-killer-bobby-joe-longs-childhood-was-really-like/
https://listverse.com/2019/05/23/10-petrifying-facts-about-the-classified-ad-rapist/
https://blurredbylines.com/articles/lisa-mcvey-abduction-story-bobby-joe-long/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/bobby-joe-long
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/bobby-joe-long
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klinefelter_syndrome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Joe_Long
https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-link-between-serial-killers-and-head-trauma
In September 1978 , 15 year old Mary Vincent was hitchhiking in Modesto, California. A man driving a blue van pulled up offering her a ride. She thought he was old feeble and harmless, he looked like he could be someones grandpa. But this man was not harmless, this man was Lawrence Singleton, and he was a monster.
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Sources:
https://www.ranker.com/list/mary-vincent-lawrence-singleton-case/laura-allan
A&E I Survived Episode 1 Season 3
https://www.scarymommy.com/incredible-fortitude-mary-vincent
https://www.criminallyintrigued.com/blog/2019/5/25/4saplz025u1n01gduvyyll0zhf2svx
By looking at Jennifer Harts facebook posts all about free hugs and how much she loved her 6 adopted children, you'd think their family life was filled with kindness and affection. The rest of the world certainly thought so, that is until March of 2018 when she drove her wife and children off of a 100 foot cliff, bringing their lives to an end.
SOURCES:
https://listverse.com/2019/08/20/10-women-who-killed-their-families/
https://people.com/crime/hart-family-murders-anniversary/
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/06/us/hart-family-crash-inquest-searches/index.html
https://nypost.com/2021/05/17/the-evil-manipulative-mom-behind-the-devonte-hart-tragedy/
https://apnews.com/article/d043472852f34ad3b909e7e334539ddd
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/erry-2018/09/457f99a9ef7947/inside-the-hart-family-home-po.html
https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/adoption/adopt-assistance/
https://www.koin.com/news/emails-from-hart-family-computer-indicate-marital-issues/
https://datacenter.kidscount.org/updates/show/264-us-foster-care-population-by-race-and-ethnicity
https://www.childrensrights.org/racism-in-child-welfare-and-juvenile-justice-systems/
https://www.glamour.com/story/hart-family-tragedy-jen-and-sarah-hart-case
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/erry-2018/09/457f99a9ef7947/inside-the-hart-family-home-po.html
In April 2011, police dug up the back garden of the Dupont de Ligonnès family and made a shocking discovery. Agnès Dupont de Ligonnès and her four children had been shot and their bodies buried under the back patio of their own home, and their father, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, had disappeared.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupont_de_Ligonn%C3%A8s_murders_and_disappearance
https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/true-crime/xavier-dupont-de-ligonnes-unsolved-mysteries/
https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Xavier_Dupont_de_Ligonn%C3%A8s
https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/strange-indoors/xavier-dupont-de-ligonnes
https://www.grunge.com/224521/the-untold-truth-of-the-dupont-de-ligonnes-murders/
This week we are discussing the case of Robert William Fisher, who allegedly murdered his wife and two children then blew up their home. Robert is still missing 21 years later. Let's go over what we know happened and the many theories regarding this case.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_William_Fisher
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/robert-william-fisher
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3255163-Robert-Fisher-police-report.html
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/fbi-removes-robert-fisher-from-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list
Join Chelsea in todays episode as we go over a timeline of the Watts family murders and if the 'boss babe' facade played a role in these tragic events.
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sources:
https://www.yahoo.com/now/former-prison-psychologist-defends-intimate-122700424.html
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/chris-watts-family-murder-colorado-why-803957/
The best catcher in the game of baseball loses his battle with mental health and takes his family with him.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Bergen_(baseball)
https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/the-marty-bergen-tragedy-f2908f6bec1c
https://sabr.org/journal/article/boston-baseball-tragedy-the-sad-tale-of-marty-bergen/
https://www.nytimes.com/1900/01/20/archives/kills-his-entire-family-martin-bergen-bostons-catcher-a-murderer.html
https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/remembering-martin-bergen-beaneaters-star-murder-suicide/
You're eating dinner with your wife in front of the TV watching America's Most Wanted and you see your own face looking back at you. Today we are going to discuss John List, a family annihilator who evaded the law for over 18 years.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_List
https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-list
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/nyregion/25list1.html
https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/list-john-emil.htm
https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/helen-list/
https://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/Health-Topics/syphilis/syphilis-stages-and-symptoms/
Last episode we discussed Jehovah's Witnesses, where it started, what they believe and the rules of the 'religion'. For todays I had the pleasure of interviewing an ex-Jehovahs Witness who spent more than half of her life in the cult.
Jehovah's Witnesses have most likely knocked at you door. Are they just 'sharing the good news' or are they recruiting you into their doomsday cult? Todays episode is an overview of Jehovah's Witness, where it started, what they believe and their strange rules. Stay tuned for Part Two!