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They Walk Among America - US True Crime

Home Invasion

They Walk Among America - US True Crime

Fitton Benjamin

True Crime

4.1792 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of They Walk Among America… Mary Lyons was beginning her shift at the Bank of America branch office in Maple Croft Plaza, in Cheshire, Connecticut. It was the 23rd of July, 2007, a Monday, so Mary knew that it was going to be a busy day. By 9:30AM, there was already a line of customers, ready to go about their financial transactions after the weekend. A middle-aged woman approached the counter. Mary noticed immediately that she had a terrified look in her eyes. Her face was ashen. The woman quietly told Mary that her name was Jennifer Petit, and that she and her family were being held hostage at their home by two men. She needed to withdraw $15,000 to bring to the men, one of whom was in her car in the parking lot waiting for her to return. Jennifer told Mary that if police were contacted, her children and husband would be killed... 


*** LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED *** 


‘They Walk Among America’ is a Law & Crime podcast network production.


This episode was hosted by Nina Innsted.


Researched and written by Emily G. Thompson.


Editing and scoring by Kory Hilpmann


Script editing, additional writing and production direction by Rosanna and Benjamin Fitton.


MUSIC: 


Shadow Passage by Cody Martin

I Can See by Moments

Bloodline by Stephen Keech

Right Behind You by Wicked Cinema

Insurgent by Wicked Cinema

Vanished by Wicked Cinema

As Fate Would Have It by Wicked Cinema

Across The Desert by Acreage


Additional musical compositions by Kory Hilpmann.


For more information, visit https://lawandcrime.com/podcasts/ or https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/ 



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0:00.0

Is this finally the year for the kitchen renovation?

0:03.0

Well, Chase is the digital bank that gives you the tools to help you spend, save and invest all in one place.

0:09.0

So you can progress towards your goals, big or small, like the goal of first drinks in your new kitchen.

0:15.0

Cheers!

0:16.0

Join millions of customers in the UK when you spend, save and invest through the Chase app.

0:21.8

Chase, see what your money can do.

0:23.7

18 plus UK residents Chase's current account required capital at risk.

0:27.2

Investments are provided by Nutmeg and not guaranteed by Chase. This episode contains distressing themes and is intended for mature audiences only. Listener discretion is advised.

0:53.2

On this episode of They Walk Among America, Mary Lyons was beginning her shift at the Bank of America branch office in Maplecroft Plaza in Cheshire, Connecticut.

1:04.3

It was the 23rd of July, 2007, a Monday, so Mary knew that it was going to be a busy day.

1:14.2

By 9.30 a.m., there was already a line of customers ready to go about their financial transactions after the weekend. A middle-aged woman

1:20.4

approached the counter. Mary noticed immediately that she had a terrified look in her eyes. Her face

1:26.9

was ashen. The woman quietly told Mary that her name

1:30.7

was Jennifer Pettit and that she and her family were being held hostage at their home by two men.

1:37.3

She needed to withdraw $15,000 to bring to the men, one of whom was in her car in the parking lot, waiting for her to return.

1:46.8

Jennifer told Mary that if police were contacted, her children and husband would be killed.

1:57.0

Hello, listeners. I'm your host, Nina Instead, and welcome to episode 35 of They Walk Among

2:03.4

America, a joint production between the Law and Crime Podcast Network, and They Walk

2:08.3

Among us, the award-winning True Crime podcast. The Petit family were the quintessential

2:17.4

all-American family.

2:19.5

Dr. William Pettett was a prominent endocrinologist and medical director at the Jocelyn Diabetes

2:25.2

Center affiliate at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain.

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