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Who Killed...?

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

Who Killed...?

Bill Huffman

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

3.8595 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 51 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,

0:08.2

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

0:12.8

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

0:15.5

I'm your host, Bill Huffman, and this is a Slow Burn Media, Evergreen podcast and Killer

0:20.7

Podcast production.

0:22.2

It's been a minute since we've had author Jesse Pollock on the show.

0:27.0

And with the release of his new book, I thought it would be a great opportunity to have him come on to discuss this book,

0:34.6

as well as the Lost Girls documentary on Netflix. So welcome back to the show,

0:42.4

Jesse. Thank you, Bill. Always happy to come on here. They would love picking your brain about this kind of

0:47.6

stuff. And, you know, I shot you a message the other day and I didn't expect you to want to come on and talk, but, uh, no, it's, it's funny. We were shooting each other messages at essentially the same time. Like, I went over to blue sky first because I figured, you know, like, well, everybody's dumped Twitter. And, um, I was just like, oh, I got to see what Bill's thoughts are on this LISC documentary. And I saw you at him bit on Blue Sky in a while.

1:13.1

So I was like, oh, let me go check Twitter. And like, there's a message waiting for you in my inbox. And I'm like, fuck, yeah, there's Bill. You know, so it all worked out. Yeah, I did. I really did. I'm glad. But yeah, you know, I like to keep my finger in kind of both places just to see where things go. And yeah, it is doom and gloom. And I've never understood the word doom scrolling more than I do now. And I mean, you know, it is what it is. But, but yeah, man. It's falling apart. Like, we got to do something. Yeah, yeah. I mean, you know, it is what it is. But, but, yeah, man.

1:44.7

The world's falling apart.

1:46.1

Like, we got to do something.

1:47.8

Yeah, so let's talk about something that has nothing to do with the world falling apart.

1:53.0

But a lot of lives that did fall apart.

1:56.0

And that would be the Gilgo Four that are featured in the Liz Garbus documentary on Netflix.

2:06.2

And Jesse and I, we have some opinions on the show, but we also-

2:11.0

It's a strap in, everybody.

2:13.4

Jesse more so because Jesse has a deeper involvement with this case.

2:17.2

And if you guys

2:18.1

recalled, Jesse was the person. Not as deep as Rex Hewerman's. We need to put that out there right

2:23.2

now. Like deep involvement, you know, could mean many things. This is very true. And I

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