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Who Killed...?

The Gilgo Four: A Deep Dive into Shannan Gilbert's Case Pt 2

Who Killed...?

Bill Huffman

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

3.8595 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Author Jesse Pollack joins me to discuss his new book Room 100: Sid, Nancy, and the Night Punk Rock Died and the latest documentary about the Gilgo Four, Gone Girls. One of the primary criticisms is that while "Lost Girls" and "Gone Girls" aim to highlight the stories of the victims, they do not delve deeply enough into their lives. For instance, Shannan Gilbert, who is presented as a central figure, is not explored in a way that reveals her complexities as a person. The documentaries gloss over significant aspects of her life, such as her aspirations to be an actress and singer, her financial struggles, and her experiences with domestic abuse. This lack of detail diminishes the audience's ability to empathize with her and understand the circumstances that led her to sex work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Slow Burn Media, Evergreen Podcasts, and Killer Podcasts,

0:08.7

presents Who Killed, a podcast that provides a voice for the voiceless.

0:14.9

Hello and welcome to this week's episode of Who Killed.

0:18.4

I'm your host, Bill Huffman, and this is a slow burn media, Evergreen

0:22.5

podcast and killer podcast production. Last week we ended on a rant from one Jesse Pollock,

0:30.1

the author of the new book, Room 100, the story about Sid and Nancy, and a murder at the Chelsea Hotel.

0:41.7

So that book just released on Tuesday of this week, and I recommend you check it out.

0:47.8

But Jesse and I, we got sidetracked and we talked a lot about the Gilgo 4, and I had to end

0:53.4

last week's episode after about 50 minutes because I realized we had

0:57.2

about an hour and 40 minute conversation about this case.

1:01.5

And Jesse is one to be very honest about how he feels where the case stands.

1:07.8

And if he thinks it's getting the proper attention, you know,

1:13.2

to Shannon Gilbert's family, obviously there's a connection there. So listen to part two. And

1:19.9

again, thanks to Jesse for making time out of his busy schedule to join me to discuss this

1:25.8

very important case and shine a light

1:28.6

on some of the inefficiencies in the world of true crime and how Shannon's family

1:36.1

should be compensated for some of these movies and tales of whoa. So check out part two, and I will see you next week for a brand new episode of Who Killed?

1:50.2

So it's just like another strange, like this is something that should have been touched upon.

1:55.0

Like it could all be a big nothing burger in the fog of time and, you know, people naturally

2:00.1

exaggerate sometimes when they're

2:01.7

thrown into a national story or when they're in kind of a scary traumatic moment memory can be

2:07.0

kind of weird. But I do think it's very interesting that just about every single person involved

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