Tracey Thurman

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Ep 41: On June 10, 1983, in Torrington Connecticut, a young mother was violently attacked by her ex-husband. The vicious attack would spill over into the streets of Torrington around horrified spectators and a police officer who seemed unable to stop this brutal crime Could this act have been prevented in the first place if the police had just listened to the young woman’s cries for help? And who would find the bravery to champion new laws protecting women in future? 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/ Sources Cited for this episode: The Hartford Courant The Register Citizen The Republican American Archives Sponsors: Daily Harvest - Get $25 off your first order at http://www.daily-harvest.com when you use the promo code: WOMEN Pretty Litter - Get the world’s smartest litter without leaving home by visiting PrettyLitter.com and use promo code WOMEN for 20% off your first order. 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 Social Links: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Reddit | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	A family is frustrated with the outcome of a law enforcement investigation into their loved one's death.
0:06.0	A man who was wrongfully and publicly accused of a heinous crime he didn't commit once compensation for his traumatic months of being locked up.
0:14.0	These are just some of the stories covered on court junkies' new podcast, Civil.
0:19.0	When justice can't be acquired through the criminal court system, many people in the US go through the Civil Courts.
0:25.0	Research by Nicole Guzmerotti, written by Matt Stroud, and edited and narrated by Jillian Jolali,
0:32.0	Civil explores some of the most fascinating civil trials.
0:36.0	Each episode covers a single case from Alex Jones to O.J. Simpson to cases that listeners have likely never even heard before.
0:44.0	For example, like a principal who hypnotized his students and then three of those students died tragic deaths in a three-month period,
0:51.0	or a teenager who is suspended all because of a post on Snapchat.
0:55.0	New episodes are released bi-weekly.
0:58.0	Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you listen to your podcasts.
1:27.0	Could this act have been prevented in the first place if the police had just listened to the young woman's cries for help,
1:33.0	and who would find the bravery to champion new laws protecting women in the future?
1:44.0	This is episode 41, The Tracy Thurmond Story.
2:12.0	Hi Amy, I'm Megan, great to see you and great to be back recording this episode today.
2:19.0	I specifically chose this case for a women's history month because it's about a woman whose courage changed the course for women in the criminal justice system in terms of domestic violence.
2:28.0	All right Megan, before we get started today, let's thank some of our supporters.
2:32.0	All right, let's do it.
2:33.0	All right, a big thank you to Ashley C. She didn't say where she just said she wanted to be Ashley C.
2:37.0	Thank you so much Ashley. Megan, who else do we have today?
2:40.0	I also want to say a big thank you to Nicole from San Diego.
2:43.0	Thanks Nicole, look you up next time we're out there visiting James Family.
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