Danishka Melina Sibaja Mejia

Women and Crime

Cloud10

Science, Society & Culture, True Crime, Social Sciences

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Ep 264: This woman’s courage to speak out became the spark in a chain of events that ended in an unthinkable tragedy. This is the Danishka Melina Sibaja Mejia story. Sources for Today's Episode: The Charlotte Observer People.com WBIR.com Law and Crime News Wate 6 News Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Tushbaby - Visit Tushbaby.com and start customizing your own carrier. Make sure to use code [CRIMEWOMEN] for 20% your first order. Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo Music by Dessert Media Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes: Patreon - Ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 a month to get a new extra episode every month, as well as exclusive virtual HappyHours with Meg & Amy. Check-out other tiers for perks such as lectures, true crime book club, and more! Visit our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Apple Subscriptions - Exclusive episodes and ad-free regular stories are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $4.99 a month, or save with an annual membership. YouTube Memberships - Exclusive episode available on YouTube for only $4.99 a month. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenandCrime/membership Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This woman's courage to speak out became the spark in a chain of events that ended in an unthinkable tragedy.
0:09.0	This is the Daneshika Malina Sabaha Mejia story. Hi Amy and hello listeners.
0:27.2	Hey, Megan. How are you?
0:29.1	Good. It's been a bit since we've recorded.
0:31.6	So I hope I'm not like rusty, though I kind of feel rusty a little bit.
0:37.1	I'm sure you're fine I don't know we'll
0:39.3	see I miss recording with you I mean I miss recording with you but not as much as I missed our daily
0:43.8	conversations when you were gone out of the country it was really hard not to like when you we're
0:48.2	gone in a way and can't talk my days are like well you were also away also so both our schedules
0:53.6	were just crazy.
0:54.8	I know, but I felt like we didn't talk for a couple of weeks every day.
0:58.6	And I mean, it was like, I was like, I need my check-ins.
1:02.1	Somehow we survived, though.
1:03.8	So maybe we don't need each other.
1:05.3	Turns out.
1:08.0	All right.
1:08.6	Well, I'm just going to say that I am very glad that we are back recording.
1:12.9	Today's case is a heavy one, and it's one that my mother alerted me to, which is interesting
1:20.4	because, as you probably know, I just recorded an episode with my mother. Yes. Which was a much
1:25.8	lighter case, I like to think. I mean, not that it didn't
1:28.2	involve crimes, but not as heavy as today's. But I will say this. She sent me a news article
1:33.1	with a warning that today's was a tough one, and I think she was right. But I read the article,
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