Sandy Melgar

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Ep 44: A few days before Christmas in 2012, Jim & Sandy Melgar were celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary. However, by the end of the night, tragedy would strike and the next day family members would find Jim dead, brutally stabbed and beaten, while Sandy was found alive locked in a closet tied to a chair. Controversy would soon arise as investigators would question whether this tragedy was indeed a home invasion, or if there was a more sinister plot behind these events? Sources Cited for this episode: Dateline ABC News KHOU 11 ABCnews FreeSandyMelgar.com Sponsors: Acorn TV - Try Acorn TV free for 30 days, by going to Acorn.TV and use my promo code "women". Green Chef - Go to GreenChef.com/90women and use code 90women to get $90 off including free shipping! 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: Patron - If you're enjoying the podcast and would like to hear ad-free shows, have access to exclusive AMAs with the hosts, or just want support what we are doing in general, please checkout our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/womenandcrime Merchandise - For T-shirts, Hoodies, notebooks, stickers and mugs check out https://www.womenandcrimepodcast.com/merch Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced and Edited by James Varga Music by Dessert Media Special Thanks: Beverly Mora Luna Get Social: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | Twitter 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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0:33.7	Listen or discretion is advised. A few days before Christmas in 2012, Jim and Sandy Melgar
0:39.4	were celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary. However, by the end of the night, tragedy
0:44.2	would strike, and the next day family members would find Jim dead, brutally stabbed and
0:49.0	beaten, while Sandy was found alive locked in a closet tied to a chair. Controversy would
0:54.4	soonerize as investigators would question whether this tragedy was indeed a home invasion,
0:59.5	or if there was a more sinister plot behind these events.
1:10.0	This is episode 40 more, The Sandy Melgar Story.
1:36.9	Hi, Megan.
1:37.9	Hi, Amy. How are you? I'm good. What's happening?
1:40.3	You know, I've been waiting to cover this case, I think, since we started the podcast.
1:43.7	I believe your excitement has been a long term.
1:47.2	It really has. You know, I have a big interest in cases of wrongful conviction, but I heard
1:51.1	about this case at the Innocence Network Conference a couple years ago. Then I found
1:54.8	truth and justice with Bob Ruff, and he does a deep dive into this case. I've been
1:59.0	wanting to cover this case for a while. I knew about the case, but I didn't know it
2:02.9	very well. And then I heard Bob Ruff cover it on truth and justice. Right. Right. I knew
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