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Murder: True Crime Stories

BEST OF CRIME HOUSE 2024: The Internet Black Widow

Murder: True Crime Stories

Crime House

True Crime

4.6772 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

As the end of the year approaches, we're revisiting the best episodes of 2024 from Crime House. On Money Crimes, Nicole Lapin broke down the story of Melissa Ann Shepard, aka the Internet Black Widow. This deadly senior citizen lured in rich retirees, drained their bank accounts... and left a trail of bodies in her wake. Money Crimes is a Crime House Original. For more, follow us on Tikok and Instagram @crimehouse, and listen to Money Crimes with Nicole Lapin on Apple or Spotify.

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, Carter Roy here.

0:04.4

If you're loving murder, true crime stories, you need to check out Crimes of, the newest show from Crime House.

0:11.7

Crimes of is a weekly series that explores a new theme each season, from crimes of the paranormal, unsolved murders, mysterious disappearances, and more. Their first season is

0:23.3

Crimes of Infamy, the true stories behind Hollywood's most iconic horror villains. Crimes of is a

0:32.2

crimehouse original powered by Pave Studios. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or find them on YouTube at Crimehouse Studios.

0:41.0

New episodes out every Tuesday. This is Crime House.

0:57.0

Hey everyone, it's Carter. As the year comes to a close, we at Crime House are incredibly grateful for an amazing first six months.

1:13.0

It's been an honor building this amazing community with you. To celebrate this holiday season,

1:18.6

the Crime House team behind the scenes picked the most impactful episodes from all our shows this

1:24.3

year. And today, we're spotlighting a story from Money Crimes with Nicole

1:29.2

Lappin about Melissa Ann Shepard, aka the internet black widow. Money Crimes is all about the

1:37.5

dark side of finance, and it doesn't get much darker than this. On the surface, Melissa and

1:43.7

Sheppard seemed like a harmless old lady,

1:46.9

but deep down, she was a ruthless predator. Because Melissa's victims didn't just lose their money,

1:54.1

some of them lost their lives. At Crime House, we want to express our gratitude to you,

2:00.5

our community, for making this possible.

2:03.4

To enhance your listening experience, subscribe to Crime House Plus on Apple Podcasts.

2:09.7

You'll get every episode ad-free, and instead of having to wait for each episode of a two-part series,

2:15.9

you'll get access to both at once, plus exciting

2:19.7

bonus content. After this, join Nicole Lapin for the unforgettable story of the internet

2:25.8

Black Widow and learn how to avoid getting caught in the web of someone like Melissa and Shepard.

2:46.6

On the east coast of Canada, tucked away off the shores of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, is a small province called Prince Edward Island.

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