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Terrifyingly Typical True Crime

Terrifyingly Typical True Crime

By: Calista and Theresa Whitney
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Curious about true crime and want to understand the patterns that often pop up? Join antisocial and outspoken mother and daughter Theresa and Calista as they connect cases to explore a specific type of crime or criminal. Dive into a new case every week that explores common crimes and typical themes in true crime!Calista and Theresa Whitney True Crime
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  • Episode 15 - Genene Jones: Killing Instead of Caring
    Jun 8 2025

    Working at Bexar County Medical Hospital in the pediatric ICU with the sickest children was where LVN Genene Jones wanted to be. She found the life-and-death emergencies exciting and wanted to be by the bedside of the sickest children. Colleagues who first viewed her as wanting to do a job that not every nurse was comfortable with soon started asking questions: Why were so many children dying during Genene’s shift? Whispers and rumors had begun gaining steam. Was Genene killing children during her “death shift”?

    Sources:

    https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-death-shift-2/

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/17/us/texas-nurse-sentenced-trnd

    https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/21/us/texas-killer-nurse/index.html

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/genene-jones

    https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/angels/genene_jones/1.html

    https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-death-shift-2/

    https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-baby-killer-pleads-guilty-to-a-new-murder

    https://www.tpr.org/texas/2020-01-16/genene-jones-texas-nurse-accused-of-killing-children-agrees-to-life-sentence

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/17/texas-killer-nurse-genene-jones-guilty-infant-death/4499258002/

    https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/genene-jones-angel-death-picu-nurse-gets-life-1981-murder-11-month-old-boy/ERHKXIP4WVHFFEOUNX6VWZ6AXM/

    https://haas.berkeley.edu/ibsi/research/mortality-from-nestles-marketing-of-infant-formula-in-low-and-middle-income-countries/#:~:text=This%20rate%20is%20equivalent%20to,the%20Nestl%C3%A9%20controversy%20in%201981

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    47 mins
  • Episode 14 - Elizabeth Wettlaufer: Dialing-Up for Dastardly Deeds
    Jun 1 2025

    We’re starting our next true crime theme: female killer nurses. Between 2007 and 2016, Ontario nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer killed eight elderly patients and tried to kill or harm six more, administering insulin overdoses to those with dementia to relieve the “red surge” of pressure she felt in her chest. Elizabeth had a habit of stealing and using medication on the job and had been fired twice before. So, when her crimes came out, lawsuits were filed and an inquiry was launched as the public grappled with how this abuse of power was allowed to go on for almost a decade.

    Sources:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-48600478

    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/elizabeth-wettlaufer-case

    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7571648/

    https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/07/the-killer-nurse.html

    https://www.healthline.com/health/stress/amygdala-hijack

    https://globalnews.ca/news/5707936/elizabeth-wettlaufer-inquiry-confession/

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44377735

    https://meridian.allenpress.com/jmr/article/107/3/19/473928/Exploring-Health-Professional-Criminality-and

    https://www.dea.gov/factsheets/benzodiazepines#:~:text=Benzodiazepines%20are%20depressants%20that%20produce,Ativan%C2%AE%2C%20and%20Klonopin%C2%AE.

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/killer-nurse-wettlaufer-sentencing-1.4175164

    https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/sh/TBk79oWhpi/elizabeth-wettlaufer-nurse-senior-deaths/

    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/borderline-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20370237

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/woodstock-ontario-elizabeth-wettlaufer-public-inquiry-report-1.5230181

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/elizabeth-wettlaufer-family-friends-inquiry-report-1.5232442

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/long-term-care-inquiry-elizabeth-wettlaufer-what-could-have-stopped-you-1.4776403

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/22/study-identified-key-traits-serial-killer-nurses

    https://www.upgrad.com/study-abroad/knowledge-base/faqs/study-in-canada/what-is-grade-13-in-canada/

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 13 - Selena Quintanilla: For the Record, It Was Murder
    May 25 2025
    On March 31, 1995, Grammy-award winning Selena Quintanilla was about to finally get her hands on the remaining financial records in the possession of her former employee who had been recently fired for embezzling. But that employee, the founder of Selena’s fan club, was not about to let the object of her obsession cut her out of her life. At the Days Inn in Corpus Christi, Texas, 34-year-old Yolanda Saldívar pulled out a .38-caliber revolver and shot the singer. While falling to the floor of the lobby, 23-year-old Selena used her final words to ensure that no one was in doubt about who the shooter had been.Sources: https://www.anb.org/display/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-16500https://www.biography.com/musicians/selena https://www.biography.com/crime/selena-final-days-murder https://www.biography.com/crime/yolanda-saldivar-selena-quintanilla-death https://www.biography.com/musicians/selena-quintanilla-husband-chris-perez https://www.oxygen.com/selena-and-yolanda-the-secrets-between-them/crime-news/where-is-selena-quintanillas-killer-yolanda-saldivar https://cbs4local.com/news/nation-world/selenas-murderer-seeks-parole-while-inmates-claim-theres-a-bounty-on-her-head https://csusmchronicle.com/23452/a-e/should-you-skip-or-stream-selena-yolanda-the-secrets-between-them/ https://www.krqe.com/news/national/viewers-have-mixed-reactions-to-selena-yolanda-docu-series/ https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/pop-culture/2025/01/03/509647/selenas-killer-yolanda-saldivar-up-for-parole-30-years-after-tejano-stars-shooting-death/#:~:text=The%20Texas%20Board%20of%20Pardons,life%20in%20prison%20on%20Oct. https://twu.edu/twhf/honorees/selena-quintanilla/#:~:text=Selena%20first%20won%20Tejano%20Music,she%20 won%20 almost%20 all%20 categories. https://womenshistory.si.edu/spotlight/latin-music-legends-stamps/selena https://people.com/music/all-about-selena-quintanilla-death/ https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/introduction-dare-drug-abuse-resistance-education-program-program https://gov.texas.gov/apps/music/directory/results/archives/region/corpus/p1#:~:text=The%20Selena%20Foundation%20Mission%20Statement,they%20were%20born%20to%20sing. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/quintanilla-perez-selena-selena https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/selena-father-abraham-quintanilla-memoir/ https://people.com/all-about-selena-quintanilla-family-7971668 https://people.com/music/selena-quintanilla-husband-chris-perez-her-murder-hardest-thing-he-ever-dealt-with/ https://apnews.com/article/afc5ce6533829c1321d3bfe7a83f6aad https://people.com/music/selena-quintanilla-25-year-death-anniversary-family-keeping-memory-alive/https://people.com/chica/selena-quintanilla-hollywood-star-without-married-name/ https://www.today.com/news/yolanda-saldivar-now-rcna137866 https://www.today.com/popculture/music/selena-quintanilla-single-como-te-quiero-yo-ti-listen-rcna39959 https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tx-court-of-appeals/1130222.html https://archive.caller.com/entertainment/selena/selena-gun-is-cut-up-and-dumped-into-bay-366067521-310745411.html/ https://people.com/music/selena-quintanilla-perez-husband-and-family-honor-her-on-26th-anniversary-of-death/#:~:text=In%20the%20repeated%20dream%20https://people.com/who-is-chris-perez-selena-quintanilla-husband-8575925 https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/29/us/selena-quintanilla-yolanda-saldivar-parole/index.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CToday%2C%20we%20are%20grateful%20that,on%20their%20social%20media%20platforms. https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/g-s1-56776/yolanda-saldivar-parole-selena-quintanilla-tejano-queen#:~:text=Yolanda%20Sald%C3%ADvar%20will%20continue%20serving,voted%20to%20not%20release%20her. https://www.caller.com/story/entertainment/people/selena/2015/04/15/saying-goodbye-thousands-bid-selena-farewell/91947264/
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    1 hr and 1 min
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