Residue: A True Crime Podcast

In 2009, Jasmine Fiore was a model whose life became tragically intertwined with reality TV. Her husband, Ryan Jenkins, had recently appeared on VH-1's show Megan Wants A Millionaire, a show built on around wealthy bachelors competing for love. But, when Jasmine was murdered, Ryan became the prime suspect, setting off a chain of events that would bring the entire production crashing down.

Sources:

See No Evil: Season 7, Episode 8

https://www.vice.com/en/article/vh1-had-to-cancel-this-reality-show-after-a-contestant-was-charged-with-murder/

https://abc7news.com/archive/6981491/

Wiki

https://abcnews.com/Entertainment/story?id=8380205

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The Ryan White Story a 1989 Made-For-TV movie that tells the true story of Ryan White, an Indiana teenager who was diagnosed with AIDS in the 80s after contracting HIV through a contaminated blood treatment. At a time when little was understood about HIV/AIDS and fear and misinformation were widespread, Ryan faced discrimination and was prevented from attending school because of his diagnosis. Despite these challenges, Ryan and his family fought for his right to an education and worked to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. His courage and determination helped change public attitudes toward people living with HIV and made him an important figure in the history of the AIDS epidemic.

Sources:

https://www.pbs.org/video/retro-report-on-pbs-season-1-episode-8-forgotten-history-aids/

https://ryanwhite.hrsa.gov/about/ryan-white

https://www.wrtv.com/lifestyle/history/throwback-in-1989-abc-airs-the-ryan-white-story

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-01-16-ca-299-story.html

https://www.childrensmuseum.org/stories/just-a-normal-kid-10-facts-about-ryan-white

https://www.afmc.org/blog/ryan-white

This Week in Queer History

https://web.archive.org/web/20071012032359/http://www.ryanwhite.com/pages/timeline.html

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/one-teenager-s-battle-attend-school-and-tells-us-framing-disease

https://time.com/6340507/ryan-white-world-aids-day/

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16HV4n5nBHvPqnmvK1jYvg-RDY6BL2sBZKR1dhL7ZkJQ/edit?tab=t.0

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This new weekly segment "Off Script" will explore beyond the silver screen. Every Friday, we will dive into true crime in the TV and Music industry.

This week we will discuss Rebecca Schaeffer.

Rebecca Schaeffer was a rising television star best known for her role as Patti Russell on the sitcom My Sister Sam. In 1989, at just 21 years old, her life was tragically cut short when she was murdered at her home in Los Angeles by an obsessed fan who had obtained her home address through a private investigator.

Rebecca’s murder shocked Hollywood and sparked national conversations about celebrity privacy and stalking. Her case helped inspire stronger anti-stalking laws and changes to how personal information could be accessed through public records.

Behind the bright lights of television was a terrifying story about obsession, privacy, and the vulnerability that can come with fame. Rebecca’s death remains one of the most heartbreaking true-crime cases connected to the television industry.

Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIqMOMy6vr4

https://www.aetv.com/articles/rebecca-schaeffer-murder-robert-john-bardo

https://people.com/rebecca-schaeffer-death-everything-to-know-11766223

https://abcnews.com/video/62368687/

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In this episode, we explore the true story behind the Lifetime movie The Girl in the Bunker and the 2006 abduction of 14-year-old Elizabeth Shoaf in Lugoff, South Carolina. Elizabeth was taken while walking home from her school bus and held captive underground for 10 terrifying days.

We’ll look at who Elizabeth how she survived and the remarkable way she helped lead authorities to her location, and what happened to her captor. This is a story of unimaginable circumstances and extraordinary courage.

Sources:

#textmewhenyougethome Season1, Episode 7

https://www.cnn.com/videos/bestoftv/2013/05/08/ac-elizabeth-shoaf-interview.cnn

https://allthatsinteresting.com/elizabeth-shoaf

https://www.wistv.com/story/5393737/accused-kershaw-co-kidnappers-mother-posts-bond/

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In this episode, we take a closer look at the real story behind the #1 movie on Netflix this week The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story and the disturbing case of Anthony Robinson, known as the “Shopping Cart Killer.”

We discuss Monica White’s experience meeting Robinson through a dating app, the warning signs she encountered, and the investigation that eventually connected Robinson to multiple women.

We will look beyond the movie to separate the dramatized story from what actually happened, and we remember the women at the center of this case.

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Sources:

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/the-dating-app-killer-the-monica-white-story-release-date-news

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t1TapTinZ4

https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/regional-news/virginia-news/daughter-of-alleged-serial-killers-victim-describes-the-most-hurtful-thing/

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/unsettling-true-story-dating-app-090200653.html

https://www.dnronline.com/news/public_safety/trial-for-alleged-shopping-cart-killer-moved-to-jan-27/article_67a936d5-77cf-526a-904e-163148ddef35.html

https://1061thecorner.com/news/064460-tonita-nita-smith-charlottesville-woman-found-dead-in-harrisonburg-aunt-of-sage-smith/

https://abcnews.com/US/5th-victim-possibly-linked-shopping-cart-killer-police/story?id=82152736

https://wset.com/news/local/alleged-shopping-cart-serial-killer-dc-anthony-robinson-fairfax-police-virginia-victims-family-speaks-out

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