The Girlfriends S3/Bonus Ep 2: Tina’s story

The Girlfriends: Untouchable - Season 4

iHeartPodcasts and Novel

True Crime, Relationships, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.2 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Anna deep dives into the story of Tina, who you first met back in Episode 7. Unlike Kelly, Tina fully admits that she committed a terrible crime. But is prison the right place for her? And does she deserve to be forgiven? If you’re affected by any of the themes in this show please reach out to NO MORE at https://www.nomore.org a domestic violence charity we’ve partnered with. The Girlfriends: Jailhouse Lawyer is produced by Novel for iHeart Podcasts. For more from Novel, visit https://novel.audio/. You can listen to new episodes of The Girlfriends: Jailhouse Lawyer completely ad-free and 1 week early with an iHeart True Crime+ subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:04.0	Hey, girlfriends, it's Anna here.
0:06.6	Just wanted to let you know that this bonus episode is going to include some pretty difficult
0:11.3	stuff, mentions of child abuse, sexual assault, and an instance of very graphic violence.
0:18.6	There'll be some swearing too.
0:20.3	But you'll also get to hear the full story
0:22.7	of a woman you first met back in episode seven, Tina. She introduced Kelly Arnett to her lawyer,
0:29.9	Kate Mogalescu. From the time I woke up in Rikers and looked at my environment, I was saying to myself,
0:42.6	how did I get here?
0:44.8	Tina, which is not her real name, has just woken up in Rikers Island jail.
0:52.6	A few nights earlier, on January 30th, 2016, she violently attacked her boyfriend.
1:00.6	How did I allow myself to get to this point in my life?
1:05.4	How did I get to that point that I caused that much damage to another human being.
1:12.9	And from that thought, I went throughout my whole incarceration wanting to know,
1:19.1	wanting to understand how did this happen.
1:24.8	You see, Tina isn't like Kelly, who has always maintained her innocence.
1:31.2	Tina fully accepts that she committed a crime.
1:34.7	She puts her hands up to it.
1:36.8	She did something awful.
1:40.5	But what kind of punishment fits a crime like hers?
1:51.5	I'm Anna Sinfield, and from the teams at Novel and IHeart podcast.
1:56.9	This is The Girlfriends, Jail House lawyer.
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