Colleen Wood

Women and Crime

Cloud10

Society & Culture, Social Sciences, True Crime, Science

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Ep 25: Colleen Wood was planning to embark on her dream trip, sailing around the world with her newfound love, John Paul. But after a while, John Paul resurfaced without Colleen, and her family is shocked when they discover that the 52-year-old ’s traveling companion was hiding some very big secrets... Episode Transcript Sources Cited for this episode: Disappeared; www.chalicepaul.com; The LA Times; www.aetv.com; The New York Times; And of course, Colleen Wood’s family Sponsors: Talkspace - Get $100 off your first month at http://www.talkspace.com when you use promo code: WOMENANDCRIME Daily Harvest - Get $25 off your first order at http://www.daily-harvest.com when you use the promo code: WOMEN Support Our Work: The easiest way you can support us is by leaving a review, telling your friends, sharing on social media or by sending us a note. We love to hear from our audience! You can also support the show through the following ways: Patron - If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to hear ad-free shows, have access to exclusive AMAs with the hosts, or just want support what we are doing in general, please checkout our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Merchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merch Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced and Edited by James Varga Music by Dessert Media Special Thanks: Mandy, Colleen Wood's Granddaughter Social Links: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | Twitter Help is Available: If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For details please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Keywords: John Paul, Michael Tandarich, Unsolved Mysteries, Florida, Island Girl, Sailing Trip Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast may contain content that is graphic and disturbing in nature.
0:03.9	Listener discretion is advised.
0:06.0	In mid-December of 2000, 52-year-old Colleen Wood was planning to embark on her dream trip,
0:11.6	sailing around the world with her partner and newfound love, John Paul Sr.
0:15.6	When John Paul resurfaced without Colleen,
0:18.0	her family was shocked to discover that Colleen's traveling companion was hiding some very big secrets.
0:30.9	This is episode 25, The Colleen Wood Story.
0:36.0	Hi, Amy. Hey, Megan. Want to let you know that today's episode came from a listener of hours
1:05.2	who wrote in with this case suggestion because Colleen Wood was her grandmother.
1:09.7	That's so interesting. I know. And so I'd like to say thank you, first of all, for being willing to
1:15.1	share this story with us and for your willingness to also talk through the details.
1:21.2	Had you heard of this case before? I had not heard of this case, so I did a deep dive on it.
1:26.0	And so I'd like to dedicate this episode to Mandy and to Colleen Wood's family.
1:31.4	I hope that we do with the justice it deserves and I hope that maybe it helps.
1:35.1	Thank you, Mandy. Thank you so much. Colleen lived in Akron, Ohio for most of her adult life.
1:41.2	She had been married and divorced and had raised two sons, mostly as a single mother.
1:45.9	She worked in a hospital. She had a good long-term job. And in the mid-90s to late-90s,
1:51.2	she was also involved in a long-term relationship. However, in 1998, Colleen's long-term relationship
1:58.5	ended. And unfortunately, the hospital where she had worked for so many years laid off a number of
2:02.6	workers, including Colleen. At that point, Colleen's children were grown and she really didn't feel
2:07.8	the same ties to Ohio as once before. So she decided to follow her dreams and her heart and she
2:14.4	moved to Florida. She worked as an office manager in a Fort Lauderdale Marina. And this was
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