Renay Lynch

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Ep 214: Desperate to escape her fate as a thief, this woman found herself entangled with murder. But 30 years later, would justice prevail? This is the Renee Lynch story. Sources for Today's Episode: The Innocence Project The Exonerations WGRZ Buffalo News Women Behind Bars. Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Rosetta Stone - Start the New Year off with a resolution you CAN reach! Today Women&Crime listeners can take advantage of this, Rosetta Stone’s LIFETIME Membership for 50% off! Visit https://www.rosettastone.com/crimewomen That’s 50% off unlimited access to 25 language courses for the rest of your life. Shopify - The best time to start your new business is right now! Shopify makes it simple to create your brand, open for business, and get your first sale. Get your store up and running easily with thousands of customizable templates— no coding or design skills required—all you need to do is drag and drop Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/crimewomen Credits: • Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks • Produced by James Varga • Audio Editor, Jose Alfonzo • Music by Dessert Media Get Even More Women&Crime Episodes: • Patron - 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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0:00.0	This podcast features criminologists discussing sensitive themes and topics.
0:05.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:08.4	Desper to escape her fate as a thief, this woman found herself entangled with murder.
0:14.1	But 30 years later, would justice prevail?
0:17.3	This is the Renee Lynch story.
0:23.6	Music This is the Renee Lynch story. Hi, Megan. It's great to see you in this new year.
0:43.6	Is it already another year? Another year down.
0:47.4	And might I add, it's the start of my sabbatical and the end of your sabbatical. So, ha-ha.
0:53.1	I know. Bo, boo, boo, boo, too bad we weren't on
0:56.4	sabbatical together. Think of all the fun we could have had. The department would have fallen apart.
1:02.1	But we are working on a really fun project together that I think our listeners will love.
1:07.0	Yes, we are working on a fun project. We're always working on fun projects, though. We're pretty
1:10.8	lucky we get to collab so much. That's true. So I hope you have fun going back to campus this week,
1:16.6	and I'll have fun staying home, Friday. Time for some, what is it, Nutella and pretzels and a little
1:24.0	bad TV? No, I'm kidding. I know you'll be. Yes, that's what it was, what, six years ago,
1:28.3	my last sabbatical. I remember very clearly, and then COVID happened. Yep, and then you didn't have a
1:33.3	sabbatical. Nope, I did not. Enjoy this one a little bit more. Thank you very much. All right. Well,
1:40.5	today's case has not been covered in the mainstream media, and it took a little bit of digging, but today we're sharing a story that is not very well known. In fact, the only reason why I heard about it is because I subscribe to a newsletter of a particular organization that was involved in this case.
1:58.4	Oh, I bet I know which newsletter it is, but okay, go ahead.
2:00.9	You probably do. Okay. So let's talk a little bit about Renee. Now, what we know about Renee publicly
2:06.9	is that in 1995, she was living with her two children in Egertsville neighborhood of Amherst, New York.
2:13.7	At 39 years old, Renee was struggling with substance abuse and had trouble finding legal gainful employment.
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