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Women and Crime

Rachel Morningstar Hoffman

Women and Crime

Cloud10

Society & Culture, Social Sciences, True Crime, Science

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Ep 312: A young woman takes a deal to downgrade a drug sentence, but instead of freeing her, it cost her everything This is the Rachel Morningstar Hoffman story. Sources for Today's Episode: ABC News Medium.com Naples Daily News The New Yorker The Tampa Tribune Tallahassee Democrat Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Chewy - Chewy has everything you need to keep your pet happy and healthy. And right now you can save $20 on your first order and get free shipping by going to Chewpanions.chewy.com/womenandcrimepodcast Minimum purchase required. New customers only. Terms and conditions apply. See site for complete details. OneSkin - Born from over 10 years of longevity research, OneSkin’s OS-01 Peptide™ is proven to target the cells that cause the visible signs of aging, helping you unlock your healthiest skin now and as you age. And for a limited time, OneSkin is making it even easier to stay consistent with 15% off when you use code WAC at oneskin.co/WAC. After you purchase, they’ll ask where you heard about them. PLEASE support our show and tell them we sent you. Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo Script Editor, Abagail Belcastro 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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Visit petjavity.com.uk for full details. A young woman took a deal to downgrade a drug sentence,

1:07.8

but instead of freeing her, it cost her everything.

1:13.3

This is the Rachel Morningstar Hoffman's story.

1:33.5

Wow, this is quite a lead-up. All right. How are you?

1:42.2

Good. I have to tell you, we have what, definitely over 300 episodes at this point, but I finally found something we have yet to talk about.

1:47.3

Ooh. Yeah. I don't know what that's going to make a deal to free her.

1:47.9

I don't know.

1:49.6

I'm not going to guess, so.

1:50.0

Yeah.

1:53.7

Well, I'm going to tell you that this case is unlike anything we've ever covered.

1:57.4

I think you'll correct me if I'm wrong and I know our listeners will as well.

2:02.4

But I found this case because I wanted to talk about a particular aspect of the crime world that I didn't think we really focused on a lot. So I was going down different rabbit

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