Episode 4 - The Third Time’s the Charm
 

Description

In 1990, a 57 year old preacher’s wife and grandmother, went on trial for murdering her first husband. She was caught while trying to poison her current husband. An investigation into deaths in Blanche’s life would reveal a sinister woman. A good christian grandmother with a penchant for poisoning people who annoyed her. 

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Show Notes

Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley

Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner

Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio

Researched by Erica Kelley

Edited by Chaes Gray of Gray Multimedia

Suggested by Listeners: Greg Husketh and Candice Elliott

Resources

How you can help be part of the solution to our national problem of systemic racism:

Minnesota Freedom Fund

George Floyd Memorial Fund

I Run With Maud

Black Visions Collective

Reclaim the Block

Campaign Zero

Communities United Against Police Brutality

Black Lives Matter

NAACP Legal Defense Fund

American Civil Liberties Union

National Bail Fund Network

If you are suffering with abuse in quarantine, here are resources for different countries. Please ask for help: 

US Crisis Text Line: 741741

US National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233

UK Domestic Abuse Hotline: 0808 2000 247

Australia Rape & Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-737-732

Canada: http://thelifelinecanada.ca./help/call/

If you are having suicidal thoughts during this unprecedented time, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Please call the US National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

For resources in other countries: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html

A great source to find a LGBTQ non-profit to support: https://greatnonprofits.org/categories/view/lgbtq

https://www.shondaland.com/act/a27789423/24-lgbtq-organizations-support-right-now/

https://pflag.org/hotlines

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

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