Welcome to our first episode of Women in Crime Reconsidered, where we're going back to our

catalog and revisiting cases that we've covered. For new listeners, we hope to introduce you to

cases that are buried far back, that you may not have gotten around to listen to, and for our

die-hard listeners, we hope to bring you case updates, new insights, or sometimes some behind

the scenes. We're starting at the beginning, episode number one, Betty Broderick, which aired back

in November 2019. Megan, we were like little babies. That was so long ago. Being that this was our first episode,

I was bracing myself for the cringe when re-listening. Oh, how bad was it?

Well, I mean, I'd like to point out we've been recording for over five years now and have a pretty good flow,

so I wasn't sure what I'd feel, but let's save our thoughts for after the episode.

Okay.

I also have some more insights for you, and I definitely want to discuss some of the dramatizations

that have been released since we originally aired this episode.

We don't want to spoil anything for first-time listeners, though.

So join us at the end for all the updates.

Hi, everyone, and welcome to women in crime. We are really excited to bring you this new podcast about

all things related to women in the criminal justice system.

Our voices might sound familiar to those of you who listen to Direct Appeal, story about

famous suitcase murderer Melanie McGuire, who was convicted for the murder and dismemberment

of her husband and who is currently serving a life sentence. For those of you who don't know us, my name is

Megan Sacks, and I am a criminologist, and I have been for the last 10 years. I write in research on

topics including bail reform, sex offender policies, and women in crime. And this is my co-host,

Amy Schlossberg. Hello, I am Amy Slashberg, and I am also a criminologist.

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