Ep 71: Profiling ‘Bad Vegan: Fame, Fraud and Fugitives’ Part 2

Crime Analyst

Laura Richards

True Crime

4.9 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Media headlines screamed ‘Vegan Vixen’ ‘Vegan Bernie Madoff’ simplifying Sarma’s Melngailis motivation for stealing $2 million from her own restaurant was to make her dog, Leon, immortal. Others call what happened to Sarma ‘perplexing’ and ‘inconceivable.’ There are many polarized views about Sarma. Some call Sarma a perpetrator; others a victim. Following Laura’s interview with Joey Repice, Laura makes contact with Sarma. In this episode, Laura shares what she discovered. You won’t want to miss this. #TrueCrime #Podcast #CrimeAnalyst #BadVegan #SarmaMelngailis #AnthonyStrangis #ShaneFox #CoerciveControl Clipshttps://shows.acast.com/a-little-bit-culty/episodes/sarma-speaks-a-bad-vegan-exclusive Clip 2 provided by Sarma Sourceshttps://www.indiewire.com/2022/03/bad-vegan-netflix-sarma-melngailis-will-richards-1234708588/https://nypost.com/2016/05/22/the-crazy-crash-of-nycs-hottest-vegan/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/11/how-sarma-melngailis-became-a-runaway-fugitivehttps://www.eonline.com/news/1323233/bad-vegan-director-knows-sarma-melngailis-will-be-your-next-true-crime-obsession Follow Me: TikTok @crimeanalystpod Twitter @thecrimeanalyst IG @crimeanalyst Thank you to my sponsor Magic Spoon: For my listener offer go to magicspoon.com/CRIMEANALYST to grab a custom bundle of cereal! And be sure to use our promo code CRIMEANALYST at checkout to save five dollars off your order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	because I do remember screaming in the car,
0:04.1	like screaming and crying in the car.
0:06.7	I was hardly on the run, but yes, he took me away
0:09.8	and it was about nine months.
0:11.2	And I didn't have the wake up that most people do.
0:14.0	It was more like I was forced to wake by getting arrested,
0:18.7	which it's a very strange situation
0:22.5	to feel like this affection and gratitude
0:25.6	to the detective and officers who arrested me.
0:29.9	Because they pulled me out of a bad situation,
0:32.3	even though I was getting it.
0:33.6	You know, and it wasn't so much in that moment,
0:35.9	even though I was appreciative that in the moment
0:39.0	they were very kind to me because I had Leon with me.
0:41.8	And so I was freaking out that Leon was gonna go to a pound
0:44.8	and I was really worried about Leon
0:46.5	and they were very kind in the situation in the moment.
0:50.2	But you know, that's what pulled me out of it.
0:52.7	And when I think about what if that hadn't happened,
0:56.2	what if they hadn't gotten to me?
0:58.2	How long would this have dragged on?
1:00.2	Like, how long, what would have happened otherwise?
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