Caylee Anthony was just 2.5 years old when her and her mother, Casey Anthony left the home for 31 days. Casey talked to her mom each day making an excuse as to why Caylee Anthony couldn't come to the phone. It wasn't until July 15th, 2008, 31 days after her grandmother had last seen her, that she realizes 2.5 year old Caylee Anthony is missing, shocking everyone it took 31 days to be reported. Follow the twists and turns that Casey Anthony will take police and the trial will take as well. Listen as the baddies try and unpack this difficult case.

Resources:

Hulu: Casey Anthony An American Murder Mystery

https://www.hulu.com/series/casey-anthony-an-american-murder-mystery-806c83d2-b8d8-4313-a443-0f6689049273

https://people.com/casey-anthony-case-complete-timeline-8422805

https://www.biography.com/crime/casey-anthony

https://www.hulu.com/series/casey-anthonys-parents-the-lie-detector-test-b02e99c1-8c67-4f0d-9885-f7e7e245e8ab

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/casey-anthony-trial-paternity_n_878730

Hulu: Casey Anthony’s Parents: https://www.hulu.com/series/casey-anthonys-parents-the-lie-detector-test-b02e99c1-8c67-4f0d-9885-f7e7e245e8ab

After John Gotti moved into boss of the Gambino crime family, every organization out there was trying to take him down. Yet trial after trial he kept getting off scot-free. He was the Teflon Don- nothing could stick to him. When the FBI and the OCTF finally start to work together, the pieces start to fall into place. After years of placing bugs, listening to tapes, and surveilling, could this be the downfall of Gotti?

Resources:

Get Gotti- 2023 Netflix https://historica.fandom.com/wiki/James_McBratney https://theirishmob.com/the-james-mcbratney-murder/ https://www.biography.com/crime/john-gotti-ae-documentary-gotti-godfather-son https://www.legendsofamerica.com/john-gotti/ https://www.biography.com/crime/john-gotti https://allthatsinteresting.com/victoria-digiorgio-gotti https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-109-rico-charges

We dive into the wild story of John Gotti’s rise from a tough childhood in the South Bronx to becoming the boss of the Gambino crime family. Gotti climbed the ranks fast, thanks to his street smarts and connections. But the real turning point came in 1985, when Gotti had his boss, Paul Castellano, gunned down in the street. After that, Gotti took over the family and became a media sensation. In the end, it was all about survival—kill or be killed—and Gotti made his move first.

Resources:

Get Gotti- 2023 Netflix https://historica.fandom.com/wiki/James_McBratney https://theirishmob.com/the-james-mcbratney-murder/ https://www.biography.com/crime/john-gotti-ae-documentary-gotti-godfather-son https://www.legendsofamerica.com/john-gotti/ https://www.biography.com/crime/john-gotti https://allthatsinteresting.com/victoria-digiorgio-gotti

Gracie was a young woman in her twenties when she got a temporary job at Xbite. This is how she met her 35 year old supervisor Michael Sellers. Michael and her talk through messenger and meet up a few times as friends. Gracie becomes uncomfortable with him and tells him politely that she wants to end the friendship. Michael then begins to engage in stalking behaviors which causes Gracie to not only report him at work but also to the police. What does their work uncover during the investigation? What steps could the police have done to avoid this murder?

Resources:

https://www.graciespinks.com/gracies-story

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2021-10-20/candlelit-vigil-takes-place-to-remember-gracie-spinks-who-died-near-chesterfield

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/08/gracie-spinks-derbyshire-police-officers-face-misconduct-action-after-womans-death

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/gracie-spinks-reported-pest-colleague-michael-sellars-to-police-before-she-was-killed-0scs9c8hg?region=global

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gracie-spinks-murder-police-misconduct-b2096490.html

https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/she-was-let-down-family-of-chesterfields-gracie-spinks-hold-vigil-3425570

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/16/gracie-spinks-unlawfully-killed-man-michael-sellers-she-reported-for-stalking-inquest

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-67474818

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=182840308238894

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12757507/gracie-spinks-model-stabbed-neck-ex-colleague-murder-suicide-stalking.html

https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2023-11-20/killer-stalkers-father-tells-inquest-he-went-downhill-after-sacking

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gracie-spinks-derbyshire-derbyshire-constabulary-sheffield-cctv-b2450427.html

Real Episode 48: Deadly Obsession- The Case of Gracie Spinks: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-48-deadly-obsession-the-case-of-gracie-spinks/id1616514570?i=1000654109416

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-derbyshire-67304330

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-57652742

https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2023-11-02/hes-a-weirdo-hear-the-call-woman-made-to-police-before-being-killed

The baddies sit down with another amazing gues Pagan Kennedy! Pagan is the author of eleven books! She has also worked as a columnist for The New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, and The Village Voice. She has co-produced and authored a serial podcast for Radiotopia network that won a Webby Award. She has also been awarded a Knight Science Journalism Fellowship at MIT, an NEA Fellowship, a Smithsonian Fellowship, and two Massachusetts Cultural Council fellowships. Pagan tells us her inspiration for the book and then talks about the amazing Marty Goddard and how she pioneered the sexual assault examination kit. You'll want to grab this book and you won't want to miss this episode!

Resources:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677425/the-secret-history-of-the-rape-kit-by-pagan-kennedy/ https://www.pagankennedy.space/ https://radiotopiapresents.fm/the-great-god-of-depression

Andrea loved working with kids. She was so excited when she got a job at a children's museum at a mall. She also meets a cute security guard there, Alex Kozak. The two became flirtatious, until Andrea learned he had a wife. When she cut it off, Alex couldn't take no for an answer. And he wouldn't until things took a deadly turn.

Resources:

The Killer Beside Me Season 1 Episode 5 Never predicted

https://www.hollandcoblefuneralhomes.com/obituary/3192178https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iowa-mall-guard-accused-of-killing-kiosk-employee/

https://www.thegazette.com/news/alexander-kozak-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-coral-ridge-mall-shooting/

https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2016/04/20/alexander-kozak-andrea-farrington-coral-ridge-mall-shooting-trial-day-five-coverage/83281124/

https://www.thegazette.com/news/kozak-texted-woman-saying-he-was-going-to-kill-andrea-farrington-hours-before-shooting/

https://who13.com/news/mother-of-accused-mall-shooter-continues-testimony/

https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/drone/8-in-the-air/memorial-held-to-honor-victim-of-coralville-mall-shooting/526-0a8c6e80-54f6-4090-b5ff-8a1800ef23e8

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iowa-mall-guard-accused-of-killing-kiosk-employee/

On May 1st 1990, a week before their very first wedding anniversary, Pamela Smart comes home to find her husband, Gregg, unresponsive on the floor of their condo. She immediately runs for help. With the house completely ransacked, it looks like a burglary gone wrong. However, in the investigation that follows, we will find out that is the farthest thing from the truth. What really happened to Gregg Smart that night? Why are three boys from the high school that Pam works at arrested? Listen to hear all the details about America’s first broadcast murder trial.

Resources:

Hulu: An American Murder Mystery Pamela Smart https://www.hulu.com/series/pamela-smart-an-american-murder-mystery-0e5663c3-70ed-4436-a239-ec8fc2a2d22f?&cmp=7958&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=BM+Search+TV+Shows&utm_term=&ds_rl=1263136&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=925387395&gbraid=0AAAAADoVW83305i48GNyJ7Sh7DH4QEVSF&gclid=CjwKCAjwl_XBBhAUEiwAWK2hzitUlF-V9qq2BT_Be8Qda-AZer4eeTILuYZRO0xfeGRCbpDfcHWByxoCrxsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Smart https://allthatsinteresting.com/greggory-smart https://history.lanememoriallibrary.org/hampton/biog/pamsmart/greggsobit.htm https://people.com/where-is-pamela-smart-now-8760663 Morbid: Pamela Smart https://podcasts.apple.com/kh/podcast/the-pamela-smart-case-part-1/id1379959217?i=1000613281845 https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/the-pamela-smart-case-part2/id1379959217?i=1000614025765

The Baddies sit down with the incredible Katherine Schweit. Katherine is a Michigan native like we are! She is a former FBI Agent Executive, a prosecutor and a journalist! She is now a writer, professor, security consultant and podcaster. She's also is all about women supporting women! Her latest published book: Women Who Talk to the Dead: The True Story of 200 Forgotten Murder Victims and the Relentless Pursuit of Justice by an FBI Agent and a Detroit Police Detective is a must read about two wonderful women: Detective Shannon Jones and FBI Special Agent Leslie Larsen. After listening you will be running to your local bookstore and grabbing a copy and we bet you'll also want to be best friends with Katherine like we do! You won't want to miss this episode.

Resources:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/women-who-talk-to-the-dead-katherine-schweit/1147256014?ean=9781947635791

https://www.katherineschweit.com/

https://open.spotify.com/show/3x94RF1am68PSKCw8h37xj?si=f3e97599ac9a4253&nd=1&dlsi=21aa05cb99c84d4b