You're listening to a recording of a conversation between a prisoner, Joe Blackstone, and one of

our friends. Until she ended up buying bars, Joe Blackstone had a great reputation. She

was a talented TV producer for shows like Dr. Drew, divorce court, and Jerry Springer.

Jill was also respected and admired for what she did when she wasn't working. In fact,

somebody once called her a saint because not only had she started her own animal rescue,

where she found new homes for dozens of abandoned dogs, but she also took care of her disabled

sister, Wendy Blackstone, who had serious vision and hearing problems. The sisters had been

roommates for almost two decades. Until one Saturday morning, in March of 2015, when an ambulance

was dispatched to Jill's house in Studio City, California. Paramedics find Jill in her bedroom.

They find Wendy and the sister's three rescue dogs, Izzy, Bruce and Bentley, out in the garage,

all four are laying motionless on the ground. Nearby is a toppled over portable barbecue grill.

Ashes are spilling out across the floor. First responders check Wendy for a pulse. Nothing.

They check the dogs. Izzy curled up right next to Wendy's body. He's dead too. The other dogs are

alive, but barely breathing. At first glance, it appears everyone might have fallen victim to

carbon monoxide poisoning. One of the paramedics opens the main garage door to let fresh air in.

And as the light pours over the scene, he spots a letter close to Wendy. He reads it and immediately

calls for police. When detectives arrive, they begin an investigation that will lead to the arrest

of the big sister Wendy Blackstone loved and trusted more than anyone in the world.

Just to be careful, this is a recorded line. Yeah, I got it.

This is season two of Bad Bad Thing, the Blackstone Sisters, and I'm Barbara Schroeder.

Police arrested veteran television producer and animal rescue activist Jill Blackstone.

It was two days after police found Wendy and the dogs in the garage that they arrested Jill Blackstone.

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