Bad Acts: A True Crime Podcast

• Ep. 228 — Carol Jenkins, The Girl in the Yellow Scarf

  Send us a textIn September 1968, 21-year-old Carol Jenkins was walking door to door in Martinsville, Indiana, selling encyclopedias. On one of her last stops, Carol told the woman who answered the door that two white men had been following and harassing her. As a Black woman, Carol was frightened. Thirty minutes later, Carol was found murdered. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Rowan & Pine – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-feminist-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774 Episode Source List:https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interactive/unresolved/cases/carol-jenkinshttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/01/07/who-killed-carol-jenkinshttps://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/the-girl-in-the-yellow-scarf-focuses-on-the-1968-murder-of-carol-jenkins https://www.indystar.com/story/life/2017/11/03/martinsville-remakes-racist-image/775258001/ https://www.in.gov/library/files/CarolJenkinsUpdated.pdf https://mediaschool.indiana.edu/news-events/news/item.html?n=investigative-journalist-chapman-tells-story-of-carol-jenkins-murder-in-documentaryhttps://www.wthr.com/article/news/investigations/carol-jenkins-davis-memorial-park/531-a5714f08-97a3-4a5f-81f6-53d0f2628b4a https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/2002/05/08/suspect-charged-in-jenkins-murder/48695727/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpsV9vcRqTI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bes4ewOtlqs https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125584151/carol-marie-jenkins_-_davis 

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• Ep. 227 — I Turned into the Devil: The Murder of Rachelle Tolleson

  Send us a text20-year-old Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson disappeared from her home in the wee morning hours of March 18, 2004, leaving behind her 5-month old baby Avery. Right away, the community rallied to try to find her, but it was too late to save Rachelle. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086 Episode Source List:https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-5th-circuit/114994996.htmlhttps://law.justia.com/cases/texas/court-of-criminal-appeals/2009/18476.htmlhttps://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1004.htmlhttps://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1004/315839/20240626155457136_Mendoza%20Reply%20Brief.pdf https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1004/314801/20240612110711579_23-1004%20Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdfhttps://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/mendozamoises.html https://apnews.com/article/texas-execution-moises-mendoza-161074039a8d047786715dd02088a399https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/north-texas-father-awaits-wednesdays-execution-im-ready-for-him-to-get-what-he-has-coming-to-him/ https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2025/04/24/moises-mendoza-executed-execution-texas-death-row-inmate-last-words-rachelle-tolleson/83245953007/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/04/21/moises-mendoza-murder-rachelle-tolleson-texas-execution/83010887007/ “Wood-be Killer.” Forensic Files. Season 10, Episode 19. March 2006.“Burden of Proof.” Solved. Season 1, Episode 12. December 2008.

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• Ep. 226 — The Tuberculosis Episode

  Send us a textIt’s super interesting, I promise. Did y’all know that Tuberculosis, aka TB, Consumption, King’s Evil, The White Plague (because of the pale skin), etc is still a major health risk world wide? Every year, about 1.25 million people die from TB, and it’s considered the world’s most infectious disease. We can cure TB, so why is it still such a threat? Thanks to author John Green, we are going to be talking about the moral crime of TB today.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Crime and Spirits Podcast - https://linktr.ee/crimeandspiritspodcastEpisode Source List:Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection. John Green. Crash Course Books, 2025.https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tuberculosishttps://www.who.int/health-topics/tuberculosis#tab=tab_1https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441916/ https://www.cdc.gov/tb/about/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/tb/about/inactive-tuberculosis.html https://www.cdc.gov/world-tb-day/history/index.html https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/11301-tuberculosis https://www.paho.org/en/topics/tuberculosis https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tuberculosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351250 https://ourworldindata.org/tuberculosis https://www.pih.org/article/what-is-tuberculosis https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1160826 https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/tuberculosis/who-report-shows-global-tuberculosis-cases-are-risinghttps://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/tuberculosis-surge-possible-usaid-cuts-trump-who-rcna195190 https://www.statnews.com/2019/03/24/india-should-heed-a-teenagers-historic-fight-for-lifesaving-tuberculosis-treatment/https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/01/19/510433479/a-teens-family-fought-to-get-her-a-restricted-tb-drug-and-wonhttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/aug/11/patients-are-falling-through-the-cracks-drug-costs-hinder-indias-response-to-tbhttps://harvardpublichealth.org/global-health/india-tb-efforts-are-floundering-thats-bad-news-for-the-world/ https://newengland.com/yankee/history/vampire-mercy-brown-rhode-island/ https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/15/harvard-tb-study-halted-sarah-fortune-trump-administration/ https://hsph.harvard.edu/research/fortune-lab/ 

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• Ep. 225 — The Frat Boy Cannibal: The Murders of Michelle Mishcon and John Stevens III

  Send us a textIn August 2016, Michelle Mishcon Stevens and John Stevens III were enjoying the evening in their garage when 19-year-old Austin Harrouff walked inside and attacked them and their neighbor. It took multiple police officers to pull Harrouff off John’s body, as he ate John’s face.What happened?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: Getting Down and Wordy Podcast — https://linktr.ee/gettingdownandwordy Episode Source List:https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/harrouff-arrest.pdf Court TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVRjkuCm1tI Court TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8otQQAk_Jc Court TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0a1GI8PIoM Court TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DpOpiUhgf0 Court TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSaLWgua8zM https://apnews.com/article/austin-harrouff-murder-trial-florida-face-biting-075d9beafe659274e0214c20be368890 https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/martin-county/2022/11/28/austin-harrouff-insane-when-he-killed-couple-judge-rules/10757444002/ https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/austin-harrouff-trial-man-who-randomly-killed-couple-chewed-victims-face-found-not-guilty-by-reason-of-insasnity/ https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/29/us/florida-killings-face-biting/index.html https://cbs4local.com/news/nation-world/face-biting-killer-austin-harrouff-told-deputies-he-ate-humans-in-gruesome-new-report https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-martin-county/prosecutor-seeks-to-change-laws-after-austin-harrouff-found-not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/11/27/trial-set-to-begin-for-former-fsu-student-accused-of-killing-florida-couple/ https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/austin-harrouff-forensic-psychological-evaluation-report/ https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/martin-county/austin-harrouff-new-mental-health-report-shows-harrouff-thought-he-was-half-dog-in-the-days-before-deadly-attacks https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article97334827.html https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/courts/2019/08/15/three-years-later-austin-harrouff-case-still-puzzles-many/984663007/ 

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• Ep. 224 – The Murder of AnnaRose Shove

  Send us a textIn August 2014, 17-year-old AnnaRose Shove went on vacation with her family to her favorite place, Brennan Beach. But after a solo visit to the shore, a kayaker found her floating face down in the water. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspodPodMoth: https://podmoth.network/Ad: The ODDentity Podcast – https://linktr.ee/oddentitypod Episode Source List:https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ny-supreme-court-appellate-division/1979532.htmlhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-nynd-9_20-cv-01306/pdf/USCOURTS-nynd-9_20-cv-01306-0.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82L3_184zSs https://dockets.justia.com/docket/new-york/nyndce/9:2024cv00779/144042 https://www.murphyfuneralservices.com/obituary/AnnaRose-Shove https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/habeas_corpushttps://www.usmarshals.gov/what-we-do/service-of-process/criminal-process/writ-of-habeas-corpus https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2015/11/teen_murdered_at_brennan_beach_what_happened_to_anna_rose-shove.html https://spectrumlocalnews.com/news/2015/12/4/steven-szatanek-jury-deliberations-day-1https://oswegocountytoday.com/news/oswego/jury-szatanek-guilty-of-second-degree-murder/ https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2015/11/25/szatanek-trial-day-5 https://www.oswegocountynewsnow.com/archives/oswego-county-prosecutor-szatanek-an-uncaring-predator/article_fff2059b-bb1b-5d1e-9df7-811da6338ae4.html https://www.oswegocountynewsnow.com/archives/defendant-testifies-in-richland-murder-case/article_acc3fb53-2ce4-531f-a8fc-aa11dc675736.html https://cnycentral.com/news/local/trial-recap-steve-szatanek-murder-trail 

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