Melinda Elkins Dawson

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Ep 78: A brutal attack of a young child and her grandmother resulted in the conviction of the child’s uncle of murder. But his wife was adamant her husband did not commit this crime and she set out to prove to everyone that the true perpetrator had escaped justice and an innocent man was in prison This is the Melinda Dawson story Sources for Today's Episode: Dayton Daily News NBC News Dateline Interview Cleveland.com News.com.au www.wykc.com The Claims Journal Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Edited by Jose Alfonzo Music by Dessert Media 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: Follow Us: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | Twitter Patron - ad-free shows starting at $2 a month, or upgrade for $5 to also get an extra episode every month, have access to exclusive AMAs with the hosts, and more! Check out our Patreon page for more info: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Apple Subscriptions - Ad-free shows are now available through Apple’s podcast app for only $1.99 a month. Merchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out: https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merch 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 one of the websites below. National Domestic Violence Hotline https://www.thehotline.org/help/ RAINN https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline Women’s Law https://hotline.womenslaw.org/ Victim Connect List of resources https://victimconnect.org/resources/national-hotlines/ 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.
0:04.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:06.1	A brutal attack on a young child and her grandmother would result in the conviction
0:10.3	of the child's uncle from murder.
0:12.6	But his wife was adamant that her husband did not come at this crime,
0:16.0	and she set out to prove to everyone that the real perpetrator had escaped justice
0:20.3	and an innocent man was in prison.
0:31.6	This is the Melinda Dawson story.
0:55.0	Hey Amy.
0:56.0	Hello Megan.
0:57.0	Great to see you and I'm thrilled to kick off summer vacation from school.
1:00.9	You're teaching two classes though right?
1:02.9	Yeah but you know it's online where we've got to make our summer camping plans,
1:06.7	gotta go down in the book right away.
1:08.2	Congrats on the new house.
1:09.6	Thank you.
1:10.6	So we'll do the camping, usual fun stuff and just enjoy the summer and our new houses.
1:16.3	Alright, and for today's episode I also want to thank my very good friend Michelle Bedore
1:21.3	for bringing us this great case which I had never heard of before, but she suggested it
1:26.1	and now I'm thrilled to cover it.
1:27.7	And I think you're gonna see, I would dare say that Melinda is one of our female trailblazers
1:32.7	and perhaps you're gonna see when I explain the episode.
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