(From top left) Dawn Mendes, Rochelle Dopierala, Robbin Rhodes, Christina Monteiro, Marilyn Cardoza Roberts, Mary Rose Santos, Debroh McConnell, Debra Medeiros, Sandra Botelho, Nancy Paiva, Debra DeMello

Georgia:

The New Bedford Highway Killer

Episode sources:

1. Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Killer, by Maureen Boyle

2. “Ken Ponte, former suspect in highway killings case, found dead in New Bedford home” by Brian Fraga (The Standard-Times, January 27, 2010)

3. “30 years later, the search for the New Bedford highway killer continues“ by Curt Brown (The Standard-Times, July 2, 2018)

4. “Chilling unsolved murder mystery remains cold 35 years after 11 women went missing” by Fiona Leishman (The Mirror, November 4, 2023)

5. “‘Everyone has a theory’: The terrifying serial killer who killed at least nine women - and got away with it” by Sheila Flynn (The Independent, February 10, 2022)

6. “Nine women found dead, two still missing: Nearly 30 years later, the mystery of the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer who terrorized Massachusetts remains unsolved” by Sheila Flynn (The Daily Mail, September 13, 2017)

7. “Prosecutor: Daniel Tavares killed Gayle Botelho over cocaine debt” by Kevin P. O’Connor (The Herald News, November 15, 2015)

8. “New Bedford Highway Killer” (Wikipedia)

9. “Daniel Tavares” (Wikipedia)

Karen:

The McDonald’s Monopoly scam

Episode sources:

1. “McMillion$” documentary (HBO Max)

2. “Everything to Know About McMillions and the McDonald’s Monopoly Game Scam” by Dan Reilly (Vulture)

3. “The ‘McMillions’ Monopoly Scheme, Explained” by Nancy Coleman (NYT)

4. “'McMillion$' finale: How McDonald's Monopoly game pieces were stolen; who was the snitch?” by Erin Jensen (USA Today)

5. “McDonald’s Monopoly” (Wikipedia)

6. “McMillions” (Wikipedia)

McDonald’s Monopoly board

Jerome "Jerry" Jacobson

(AP)

Recommendation Corner

Books

Alligator Candy: A Memoir by David Kushne