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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....
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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.
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1 JUL 2025 · 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. • Follow https://www.instagram.com/diversionpods • Explore more: http://diversionaudio.com/
This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at http://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:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250121974/invisible Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' https://www.harpercollins.com/products/madame-queen-mary-kay-mcbrayer?variant=43118704984098 SOURCES https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/colorado-springs-family-christine-rebecca-vance-off-the-grid.html, Elizabeth Weil https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/colorado-off-grid-deaths/?scope=anon Ted ConoverSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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24 JUN 2025 · 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? • Follow https://www.instagram.com/diversionpods • Explore more: http://diversionaudio.com/
This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at http://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:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250121974/invisible Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' https://www.harpercollins.com/products/madame-queen-mary-kay-mcbrayer?variant=43118704984098 Check out Jackie Hance's book on Diane Schuler: 'I'll See You Again' at https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ill-See-You-Again/Jackie-Hance/9781476758008 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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17 JUN 2025 · 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. • Follow https://www.instagram.com/diversionpods • Explore more: http://diversionaudio.com/
This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at http://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:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250121974/invisible Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' https://www.harpercollins.com/products/madame-queen-mary-kay-mcbrayer?variant=43118704984098 SOURCES
- https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/06/03/diary-of-a-murder?gclid=Cj0KCQiAyoeCBhCTARIsAOfpKxjomh7qsRaWVXitAhgEEiFElxVYNEmPHz-Sq1R7HtXwqm9ly4UMLf8aAog_EALw_wcB, Melanie Thernstrom
- https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/05/us/harvard-deaths-leave-a-puzzle-whose-central-piece-may-never-be-found.html, Fox Butterfield
- https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/3/23/hostage-to-the-past/, Hillary A. McLauchlin
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/27828906?seq=1&saml_data=eyJzYW1sVG9rZW4iOiIyZjc5MzA1OS0yZjc2LTQxYTktYmNlZC05N2NkMDk3NTliMjgiLCJlbWFpbCI6ImduaDM3NDhAbnl1LmVkdSIsImluc3RpdHV0aW9uSWRzIjpbImFmYmFjOTE2LTJhMTEtNDlmMC05ODc3LTMzYjM1MmJhOTk1MiJdfQ, Menna Demessie
- Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder, Melanie Thernstrom
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11 JUN 2025 · 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. • Follow https://www.instagram.com/diversionpods • Explore more: http://diversionaudio.com/
This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at http://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:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250121974/invisible Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' https://www.harpercollins.com/products/madame-queen-mary-kay-mcbrayer?variant=43118704984098 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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3 JUN 2025 · 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. • Follow https://www.instagram.com/diversionpods • Explore more: http://diversionaudio.com/
This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at http://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:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250121974/invisible Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' https://www.harpercollins.com/products/madame-queen-mary-kay-mcbrayer?variant=43118704984098 Check out "Bitter Blood" by Jerry Bledsoe https://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/326077/See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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27 MAY 2025 · 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. • Follow https://www.instagram.com/diversionpods • Explore more: http://diversionaudio.com/
This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at http://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:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250121974/invisible Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' https://www.harpercollins.com/products/madame-queen-mary-kay-mcbrayer?variant=43118704984098 Check out "Bitter Blood" by Jerry Bledsoe https://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/326077/See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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20 MAY 2025 · In this first 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. • Follow https://www.instagram.com/diversionpods • Explore more: http://diversionaudio.com/
This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at http://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:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250121974/invisible Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' https://www.harpercollins.com/products/madame-queen-mary-kay-mcbrayer?variant=43118704984098 Check out "Bitter Blood" by Jerry Bledsoe https://www.randomhousebooks.com/books/326077/See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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13 MAY 2025 · In the second of two parts, we look at the fallout of Coco Chanel's relations with Nazis during their rule over Paris in WW2. • Follow https://www.instagram.com/diversionpods • Explore more: http://diversionaudio.com/
This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at http://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:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250121974/invisible Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' https://www.harpercollins.com/products/madame-queen-mary-kay-mcbrayer?variant=43118704984098 Check out more on 'Devil's Rooming House' by Hal Vaughn at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/199577/sleeping-with-the-enemy-by-hal-vaughan/ SOURCES
- Albanesi, Melanie. “Coco Chanel: Fashion Designer, Nazi Informant.” PBS. January 3, 2022.
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliviapinnock/2020/10/01/coco-chanel-nazi-connection-matter-for-fashion-today/?sh=acecad454a5f
- https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240220-the-truth-about-coco-chanel-and-the-nazis
- https://time.com/5303229/women-after-d-day/
- https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Chanel-No-Intimate-History/dp/0061791032/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=.
- https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-exchange-coco-chanel-and-the-nazi-party
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/21/business/chanel-earnings-luxury-annual-report.html
- Vaughan, Hal. Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel's Secret War. Vintage. 2011.
- Wars of Coco Chanel documentary.
- Becoming Chanel documentary.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/24/magazine/the-power-behind-the-cologne.html
- https://thevintagebar.com/the-archive/who-owns-chanel
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6 MAY 2025 · In this first of two parts, we examine the lives, public and private, of Coco Chanel in the wake of the France's fall in WW2. Though all had to make due with the new conditions, Coco fared better than others in this new life. • Follow https://www.instagram.com/diversionpods
• Explore more: http://diversionaudio.com/
This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at http://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:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250121974/invisible Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' https://www.harpercollins.com/products/madame-queen-mary-kay-mcbrayer?variant=43118704984098 Check out more on 'Devil's Rooming House' by Hal Vaughn at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/199577/sleeping-with-the-enemy-by-hal-vaughan/ SOURCES
- Albanesi, Melanie. “Coco Chanel: Fashion Designer, Nazi Informant.” PBS. January 3, 2022.
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliviapinnock/2020/10/01/coco-chanel-nazi-connection-matter-for-fashion-today/?sh=acecad454a5f
- https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240220-the-truth-about-coco-chanel-and-the-nazis
- https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Chanel-No-Intimate-History/dp/0061791032/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=.
- https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-exchange-coco-chanel-and-the-nazi-party
- Vaughan, Hal. Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel's Secret War. Vintage. 2011.
- Wars of Coco Chanel documentary.
- Becoming Chanel documentary.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/24/magazine/the-power-behind-the-cologne.html
- https://thevintagebar.com/the-archive/who-owns-chanel
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6 MAY 2025 · In this bonus episode, we look into the mysterious lore behind Shakespeare's 'Weyward Sisters" from Macbeth. Did you know those three women, the weird sisters, the three witches who prophesied Macbeth’s ascendance… did you know those women really existed? • Follow https://www.instagram.com/diversionpods
• Explore more: http://diversionaudio.com/
This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at http://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:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250121974/invisible Pre-order Mary Kay's forthcoming true crime book 'Madame Queen: The The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair' https://www.harpercollins.com/products/madame-queen-mary-kay-mcbrayer?variant=43118704984098 Check out 'Sleeping With the Enemy' by William Phillips https://mwilliamphelps.com/the-devils-rooming-house/See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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....
show more
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.
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