Sandra Bland

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Ep 246: A minor traffic stop led to a tragic death and national outrage, but would anyone be held accountable? This is the Sandra Bland story. Sources for Today's Episode: Chicago Tribune ABC news Wall Street Journal Abc13.com BBC Huffington Post Los Angeles Times Initial autopsy report (July 14, 2015) Waller County Sheriff's Office Committee Recommended Police & Jail Practices Sponsors: (thanks for using our promo codes, it really does help the show!) Flamingo - Keep smooth and refreshed with Flamingo: hair removal products made with your body in mind. Get started with an exclusive offer for our listeners. 25% OFF your first order at shopflamingo.com/WAC Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga 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/ Keywords: say her name Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dirty Money Move Season 3 looks into Tracy Hudsona, a self-described winner with businesses,
0:06.1	mansions, luxury cars, a lengthy acting and modeling career, and an alleged romance with
0:12.1	Keanu Reeves. But we're fact-checking these details, and the math ain't mathen. You see,
0:18.0	not much about Tracy Hudsona seems to be real,
0:21.4	except maybe her abilities as a con artist.
0:24.5	Listen to Dirty Money Moves
0:25.9	Women in White Collar Crime in any podcast player.
0:32.5	A minor traffic stop led to a tragic death
0:35.5	and national outrage.
0:36.8	But would anyone be held accountable?
0:41.4	This is the Sandra Bland story. Hey Megan. Hi. Hello. Hello. How are you? Good. We look a little different today.
1:03.3	I'm so tired. I'm not going to lie. This is like the worst morning. I feel like I just need a nap, but you look great.
1:11.0	I have a good case for you.
1:12.3	I remember when years ago it was you that was always tired when your kids were young.
1:18.1	You were always tired now I'm so awake.
1:20.7	Well, maybe not, but you were like, I was like living my best sleep life and, you know, whatever.
1:26.3	And now I'm just, I'm tired.
1:29.4	But it's better, it's better that we weren't doing it at the same time because we would have
1:32.8	never been able to get anything done. Never. No, it's good. And, you know, it's all good.
1:39.2	It's all good. Good morning. Good morning. All right. So Sandra Bland, you obviously know this name. Everyone I think listening knows this name. And this case has been on my list for years. But I moved it to the top after we recorded our recent reconsidered episode on race and crime in America. Yep. Actually, just based on our recording schedule, that episode doesn't actually come out until next month.
2:02.2	So I'll be talking about that episode a little bit, but you'll all have to just wait a few more weeks to hear our reconsidered on that.
2:10.9	So we've not yet told Sandra's full story, but she is one of the cases that we discussed on that episode.
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