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February 5, 2025 50 mins

When paramedics entered a garage in Studio City, CA, they discovered the body of a woman lying on a pile of blankets. A lit charcoal grill had been knocked to the ground.  What police initially believed to be a tragic accident would unravel a murder mystery so bizarre that it could have been written in Hollywood, and it may have been.

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Research for Episode 44:

Did TV Producer Jill Blackstone Kill Sister Wendy? | Crime News

‘Disability is Everywhere’ — Yet Anti-Disability Hate Crimes Rising | EMS

Homicides of people with developmental disabilities: An analysis of news stories

Media Coverage of the Murder of People with Disabilities by their Caregivers – Ruderman Family Foundation

Onetime ‘Jerry Springer’ Producer Sentenced To Prison After Death Of Sister In Burning Garage

Producer Jill Blackstone arrives in a wheel chair for her Los Angeles court appearance | Daily Mail Online

Representations of Violence, Representations as Violence: When the News Reports on Homicides of Disabled People | International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy

The Psychology of Sibling Homicide 1 Siblicide

TV producer sentenced for manslaughter in sister's death | AP News

TV Producer Jill Blackstone Sentenced To 8 Years For Death Of Her Sister - CBS Los Angeles

Watch Snapped Season 34, Episode 21: Jill Blackstone | Peacock

Working with Victims of Crime with Disabilities.








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