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Why do women commit crimes? While crime isn't biased to gender, the reasons behind the crimes can be. GBRLIFE of Crimes dives into women's crimes and the Psychology behind them. Support this podcast:
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Shanna Gardner: Innocent or the Mastermind Behind a Murder Plot?
2d ago00:33:26Tap to summarizeA tire was deliberately placed in the middle of a dark road. When Jared Bridegan stopped to move it, he was shot while his two-year-old daughter waited inside his vehicle.Four years later, his ex-wife, Shanna Gardner, is preparing to stand trial for allegedly conspiring with her second husband, Mario Fernandez Saldana, to have him killed. But the man prosecutors identified as the gunman has withdrawn his guilty plea and taken back his agreement to testify.In this episode of GBRLIFE of Crimes, we examine the bitter custody battle, Shanna’s disturbing messages about her ex-husband, the “funeral potatoes” defense, the payments from her trust and the psychology behind both possible versions of this case.Can prosecutors connect Shanna’s words to the money, and the money to the tire waiting on Sanctuary Boulevard?Shanna Gardner has pleaded not guilty and has not been convicted of the charges against her.Read the companion blog post, “The Only Thing Nobody Argues About”:https://www.gbrlife.com/blog/shanna-gardner-is-she-innocentExplore more episodes, reviews, blogs, and stories at GBRLIFE.com.Send us Fan MailMomma Koala – Cozy Family ClothingFun, comfy styles for the whole family.GBRLIFE – Blog • Vlog • PodcastUnfiltered reviews, true crime, and real-life stories you’ll loveDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showVisit for more: GBRLIFE -> https://www.gbrlife.com/ Support GBRLIFE on Patreon: Become a Patron-> https://www.patreon.com/GBRLIFE SUBSCRIBE to GBRLIFE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUkTLZ3Db39XdqlFDYcnVw Watch/Read/Enjoy more: https://beacons.ai/gbrlife
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Lindsay Clancy: Postpartum Psychosis, Premeditation, or Medical Failure?
1w ago00:42:44Tap to summarizeOn the evening of January 24, 2023, Patrick Clancy left his Duxbury, Massachusetts, home to pick up medicine and dinner. He was gone for less than 30 minutes.When he returned, he found his wife, Lindsay, catastrophically injured outside their home. Inside the basement, he found their three young children.There is no mystery about who caused their deaths. The question now before a Plymouth County jury is whether Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible when it happened.In this episode of GBRLIFE Transmissions: Of Crimes, Kaitlyn examines Lindsay’s documented psychiatric decline, the 13 medications she was prescribed, her voluntary hospitalization, the warning signs of postpartum psychosis, and the anxiety diagnosis that remained in her chart as her condition worsened.The episode also explores the prosecution’s evidence of planning, the defense’s psychosis argument, Massachusetts’s insanity standard, the lucidity trap, and the medical and familial failures that preceded the tragedy.Can a woman appear completely lucid while moving in and out of psychosis? Can psychosis distort an intensely protective attachment until a mother genuinely believes that harm will save her children? Does planning automatically prove that she understood reality and could control her actions?This episode asks where psychological explanation ends, where legal responsibility begins, and who should answer for the warnings that were documented but never acted upon.Content notice: This episode discusses the deaths of young children, suicide, postpartum psychosis, psychiatric hospitalization, and failures within mental-health care.Do you believe Lindsay Clancy was experiencing psychosis that evening?Read the companion blog post, “The Illness With No Page Number”: https://www.gbrlife.com/blog/the-illness-with-no-page-number-lindsay-clancyExplore more episodes, reviews, blogs, and stories at GBRLIFE.com.Send us Fan MailMomma Koala – Cozy Family ClothingFun, comfy styles for the whole family.GBRLIFE – Blog • Vlog • PodcastUnfiltered reviews, true crime, and real-life stories you’ll loveDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showVisit for more: GBRLIFE -> https://www.gbrlife.com/ Support GBRLIFE on Patreon: Become a Patron-> https://www.patreon.com/GBRLIFE SUBSCRIBE to GBRLIFE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUkTLZ3Db39XdqlFDYcnVw Watch/Read/Enjoy more: https://beacons.ai/gbrlife
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Taylor Schabusiness: Insanity, Substance Psychosis, or Something Darker?
3w ago00:29:30Tap to summarizeIn the early morning hours of February 22, 2022, a mother in Green Bay, Wisconsin, walked into her basement looking for her son. What she found would become the center of one of the most disturbing criminal cases in the state’s history.Twenty-four-year-old Taylor Schabusiness was arrested within hours and confessed to killing 25-year-old Shad Thyrion, someone she had known since high school. The facts of the crime were never seriously disputed. The real question became whether Taylor was legally responsible for what she had done.In this episode of GBRLIFE Transmissions: Of Crimes, Kaitlyn examines Taylor’s childhood trauma, early psychiatric treatment, decision to stop taking medication, methamphetamine use, courtroom attack, insanity defense, and the psychological questions that continue to surround the case.Was Taylor experiencing substance-induced psychosis? Did she have an underlying mental illness that existed before the drugs? Did her disturbing behavior point toward psychopathic traits? Or can all of those explanations exist at the same time?This episode explores the difficult line between understanding how someone’s mind deteriorated and holding them accountable for the harm they caused.Content notice: This episode discusses homicide, dismemberment, substance abuse, childhood trauma, psychiatric illness, sexual violence, and disturbing crime-scene details.Where do you land on the insanity verdict?Explore more episodes, reviews, blogs, and stories at GBRLIFE.com.Send us Fan MailMomma Koala – Cozy Family ClothingFun, comfy styles for the whole family.GBRLIFE – Blog • Vlog • PodcastUnfiltered reviews, true crime, and real-life stories you’ll loveDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showVisit for more: GBRLIFE -> https://www.gbrlife.com/ Support GBRLIFE on Patreon: Become a Patron-> https://www.patreon.com/GBRLIFE SUBSCRIBE to GBRLIFE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUkTLZ3Db39XdqlFDYcnVw Watch/Read/Enjoy more: https://beacons.ai/gbrlife
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Ruby Franke’s Journal: The Momfluencer Who Called Abuse Righteous
Jul 800:31:45Tap to summarizeIn this episode of GBRLIFE Transmissions: Of Crimes, we examine the case of Ruby Franke, the former momfluencer behind 8 Passengers, and the journal that revealed how she justified abusing her own children.After her 12-year-old son escaped from Jodi Hildebrandt’s home asking for water and help, investigators uncovered starvation, isolation, forced labor, and a belief system that framed cruelty as righteousness.This episode looks at Ruby’s rise, her connection to Jodi Hildebrandt, family vlogging, coercive control, moral disengagement, and what happens when the image of the perfect family matters more than the children inside it.This is the story of how motherhood became a brand, and how the script kept running after the cameras stopped.Send us Fan MailMomma Koala – Cozy Family ClothingFun, comfy styles for the whole family.GBRLIFE – Blog • Vlog • PodcastUnfiltered reviews, true crime, and real-life stories you’ll loveDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showVisit for more: GBRLIFE -> https://www.gbrlife.com/ Support GBRLIFE on Patreon: Become a Patron-> https://www.patreon.com/GBRLIFE SUBSCRIBE to GBRLIFE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUkTLZ3Db39XdqlFDYcnVw Watch/Read/Enjoy more: https://beacons.ai/gbrlife
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When Truth Became Torture: The Jodi Hildebrandt Case
Jul 100:34:45Tap to summarizeIn this episode of GBRLIFE Transmissions: Of Crimes, we examine the case of Jodi Hildebrandt, the licensed counselor behind Connexions whose “truth versus distortion” framework became a tool of control.After a 12-year-old boy escaped from a home in Ivins, Utah, asking for water and help, investigators uncovered the abuse of two children and the disturbing belief system used to justify it. This episode looks beyond the headlines to explore Jodi’s background, her influence over Ruby Franke, the psychology of thought reform, religious trauma, moral absolutism, and what happens when obedience is treated as more important than conscience.This is the story of how “truth” became torture.Companion Blog Post: https://www.gbrlife.com/blog//humanity-is-the-point-religion-certainty-conscienceSend us Fan MailMomma Koala – Cozy Family ClothingFun, comfy styles for the whole family.GBRLIFE – Blog • Vlog • PodcastUnfiltered reviews, true crime, and real-life stories you’ll loveDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showVisit for more: GBRLIFE -> https://www.gbrlife.com/ Support GBRLIFE on Patreon: Become a Patron-> https://www.patreon.com/GBRLIFE SUBSCRIBE to GBRLIFE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUkTLZ3Db39XdqlFDYcnVw Watch/Read/Enjoy more: https://beacons.ai/gbrlife
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The Susan Lorincz Case: Fear, Bias, and the Door That Changed Everything
Jun 2400:32:50Tap to summarizeOn June 2, 2023, in Ocala, Florida, a long-running neighborhood dispute ended in tragedy when Susan Lorincz fired a single shot through her locked front door, killing her neighbor, Ajike “AJ” Owens, while AJ’s young son stood beside her. In this episode of GBRLIFE of Crimes, we examine the Susan Lorincz case beyond the headline. This is not just a story about one fatal shot. It is a case about fear, racial bias, trauma, Florida’s Stand Your Ground debate, and what happens when the legal system has to decide whose fear is considered “reasonable.” Susan Lorincz claimed self-defense. Prosecutors argued that the 150 seconds between her 911 call and the shooting were not instinct — they were choices. She walked away, retrieved a firearm, returned, and fired through a closed, locked, windowless door. A jury later found her guilty of manslaughter with a firearm. We also talk about Ajike “AJ” Owens — a mother of four, a beloved member of her community, and a woman whose life cannot be reduced to the moment she was killed. Her family described her as a devoted mother whose life centered around her children, their safety, and their future. This case raises difficult questions: Was this self-defense? How does racial bias shape perceived threat? Can trauma explain fear without excusing violence? And what happens when gun laws, untreated trauma, and prejudice collide?Send us Fan MailMomma Koala – Cozy Family ClothingFun, comfy styles for the whole family.GBRLIFE – Blog • Vlog • PodcastUnfiltered reviews, true crime, and real-life stories you’ll loveDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showVisit for more: GBRLIFE -> https://www.gbrlife.com/ Support GBRLIFE on Patreon: Become a Patron-> https://www.patreon.com/GBRLIFE SUBSCRIBE to GBRLIFE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUkTLZ3Db39XdqlFDYcnVw Watch/Read/Enjoy more: https://beacons.ai/gbrlife
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Taylor Parker: The Fake Pregnancy, the Stolen Baby, and the Lie That Turned Deadly
Jun 1700:27:34Tap to summarizeIn this episode of GBRLIFE Transmissions: Of Crimes, we cover the disturbing case of Taylor Parker, a Texas woman who spent months pretending to be pregnant while building an elaborate web of lies around the people closest to her.Taylor told her boyfriend the baby was coming. But there was no baby. There was no pregnancy. And when the truth was close to coming out, her deception turned into one of the most horrifying crimes in modern Texas history.This episode looks at what happened to Reagan Hancock and her baby, Braxton Sage, but it also goes deeper into the psychology behind Taylor Parker’s actions: the fear of abandonment, the need to be chosen, the pattern of manipulation, the fake illnesses, the identity collapse, and the dangerous belief that a baby could keep a man from leaving.This is not a story about love. It is a story about control, obsession, performance, and the devastating cost of a lie that was never going to survive.Topics Covered: Taylor Parker Reagan Hancock Braxton Sage Hancock Fake pregnancy Pregnancy deception Fear of abandonment Cluster B personality traits Manipulation and control Premeditation Texas true crime Capital murder Women who kill The psychology behind the crimeWant more stories including the companion blog for this episode? https://www.gbrlife.com/blog/they-were-just-kids-what-happens-when-parents-weaponize-their-childrenSend us Fan MailMomma Koala – Cozy Family ClothingFun, comfy styles for the whole family.GBRLIFE – Blog • Vlog • PodcastUnfiltered reviews, true crime, and real-life stories you’ll loveDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showVisit for more: GBRLIFE -> https://www.gbrlife.com/ Support GBRLIFE on Patreon: Become a Patron-> https://www.patreon.com/GBRLIFE SUBSCRIBE to GBRLIFE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUkTLZ3Db39XdqlFDYcnVw Watch/Read/Enjoy more: https://beacons.ai/gbrlife
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The Grief Book Murder | The Kouri Richins Case
Jun 300:23:01Tap to summarizeKouri Richins presented herself as a grieving widow after her husband, Eric Richins, died from fentanyl poisoning. But behind the public image was a case involving debt, life insurance, alleged prior poisoning attempts, and a children’s book about grief that shocked everyone watching.In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we break down the Kouri Richins case and the psychology behind one of the coldest performances of grief in recent true crime.Resources & Links:Explore more episodes of GBRLIFE Of Crimes: • https://gbrlifetransmissions.buzzsprout.com • GBRLIFE TransmissionsWant more stories including the companion blog for this episode? https://www.gbrlife.com/blog/he-stayed-for-the-kids-it-killed-him📰 Join the newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/gbrlife/gbrlife-chronicles 👕 Support the show: https://momma-koala.comSend us Fan MailMomma Koala – Cozy Family ClothingFun, comfy styles for the whole family.GBRLIFE – Blog • Vlog • PodcastUnfiltered reviews, true crime, and real-life stories you’ll loveDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showVisit for more: GBRLIFE -> https://www.gbrlife.com/ Support GBRLIFE on Patreon: Become a Patron-> https://www.patreon.com/GBRLIFE SUBSCRIBE to GBRLIFE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUkTLZ3Db39XdqlFDYcnVw Watch/Read/Enjoy more: https://beacons.ai/gbrlife
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Mackenzie Shirilla: Hell on Wheels | The 100 MPH Crash That Killed Two
May 2700:23:53Tap to summarizeOn July 31, 2022, 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla drove a Toyota Camry into a brick wall in Strongsville, Ohio at 100 miles per hour.Inside the car were her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanagan. Both were killed. Mackenzie survived.At first, it looked like a tragic accident. But the car’s event data told a different story: full acceleration, no brakes, and a deliberate steering movement toward the wall. Investigators would later uncover a disturbing pattern behind the crash, including a prior threat to wreck the car with Dominic inside, a volatile relationship, and 93,000 text messages.In this episode of GBRLIFE of Crimes, we look at the Mackenzie Shirilla case, not just what happened, but why it happened. We talk about the psychology behind narcissistic injury, coercive control, obsession, control, teenage relationships, and what happens when someone cannot tolerate being left.We also discuss the victims, Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan, whose lives should never be reduced to the person who took them.Dominic Russo was 20 years old. Davion Flanagan was 19 years old. Never forget to say their names.In this episode, we break down the case, the evidence, the trial, the Netflix documentary debate, and the chilling words Judge Nancy Margaret Russo used when she called Mackenzie Shirilla “literal hell on wheelsListen to more episodes of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, part of GBRLIFE Transmissions, where we explore not just what happened in crimes committed by women, but why they happened and the psychology behind them.Resources & Links:Explore more episodes of GBRLIFE Of Crimes: • https://gbrlifetransmissions.buzzsprout.com • GBRLIFE TransmissionsWant more stories including the companion blog for this episode? https://www.gbrlife.com/blog/when-needing-to-be-the-center-becomes-something-darkerSend us Fan MailMomma Koala – Cozy Family ClothingFun, comfy styles for the whole family.GBRLIFE – Blog • Vlog • PodcastUnfiltered reviews, true crime, and real-life stories you’ll loveDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showVisit for more: GBRLIFE -> https://www.gbrlife.com/ Support GBRLIFE on Patreon: Become a Patron-> https://www.patreon.com/GBRLIFE SUBSCRIBE to GBRLIFE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUkTLZ3Db39XdqlFDYcnVw Watch/Read/Enjoy more: https://beacons.ai/gbrlife
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She Called Her Son Possessed… Then His Body Was Found | Cindy Rodriguez-Singh Case
May 2000:23:27Tap to summarizeNoel Rodriguez-Alvarez was only six years old when he disappeared from Everman, Texas. For more than three years, his case remained a heartbreaking missing child investigation. Then, in May 2026, investigators confirmed that Noel’s remains had been found.His mother, Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, is accused of calling him “possessed,” mistreating him, lying about where he was, and fleeing the country with her other children. She was later arrested, extradited back to Texas, and charged with capital murder.In this episode of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, we look at the disturbing case of Cindy Rodriguez-Singh and Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez. We walk through Noel’s life, the warning signs, the CPS history, the stories Cindy allegedly told after he vanished, the flight to India, her arrest, the discovery of Noel’s remains, and the psychology behind how a child can become the scapegoat in his own home.This is not just a story about what happened to Noel. It is also a story about how systems fail, how abuse hides in plain sight, and how one child can slowly disappear while everyone assumes someone else is watching.In this episode: Cindy Rodriguez-Singh Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez Everman, Texas The “possessed” claim The backyard search Noel’s remains being found CPS involvement The flight to India The FBI Most Wanted list The psychology of scapegoating The capital murder caseIf you follow true crime stories that focus on the psychology behind the crime, cases involving mothers, family violence, child abuse, and the warning signs people miss, this episode is for you.Listen to more episodes of GBRLIFE Of Crimes, part of GBRLIFE Transmissions, where we explore not just what happened in crimes committed by women, but why they happened and the psychology behind them.Resources & Links:Explore more episodes of GBRLIFE Of Crimes: • https://gbrlifetransmissions.buzzsprout.com • GBRLIFE TransmissionsWant more stories including the companion blog for this episode? https://www.gbrlife.com/blog/we-are-the-problem📰 Join the newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/gbrlife/gbrlife-chronicles 👕 Support the show: https://momma-koala.comSend us Fan MailMomma Koala – Cozy Family ClothingFun, comfy styles for the whole family.GBRLIFE – Blog • Vlog • PodcastUnfiltered reviews, true crime, and real-life stories you’ll loveDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showVisit for more: GBRLIFE -> https://www.gbrlife.com/ Support GBRLIFE on Patreon: Become a Patron-> https://www.patreon.com/GBRLIFE SUBSCRIBE to GBRLIFE Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUkTLZ3Db39XdqlFDYcnVw Watch/Read/Enjoy more: https://beacons.ai/gbrlife
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