W&C Reconsidered: Virginia McMartin

Women and Crime

Cloud10

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Ep 285: Reconsidered: 34 - Virginia McMartin Original Airdate: 12/01/20 In the 1980s a prominent 76-year-old owner of a family-run preschool was named as the head of a child molestation ring. The accusations eventually extending to her children and even her grandchildren. But was this preschool a front covering the most egregious child abuse scandal in American history or was this woman and her family members the victim of a modern day witch hunt? Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates. Checkout our Live podcast event Nov 5th in Madison, NJ - Women in Prison: The Women of Edna Mahan. Tickets are Free! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1815658135359?aff=oddtdtcreator Sources for Today's Episode: The Daily Best The NY Times The McMartin Family Trials on Oxygen Credits: Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks Produced by James Varga Music by Dessert Media Help is Available: If you or someone you know is in a crisis situation, or a victim of domestic, or other violence, there are many organizations that can offer support or help you in your specific situation. For direct links to these organizations please visit https://womenandcrimepodcast.com/resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.0	Welcome to Women in Crime Reconsidered, where we're revisiting our catalog and bringing new insights or updates.
1:16.1	Today's episode is number 34, Virginia McMartin.
1:19.9	I'm not sure if I discussed it when we first recorded this episode, but I had seen an HBO movie, The Indictment, in 1995, and that film had such a huge impact on me.
1:32.2	The acting was incredible.
1:35.0	Who was in it?
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