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Sisters Take a Side

Welcome to Sisters Take a Side! Join us each week to hear two sisters, with too many opinions, talk all things true crime and pop culture. Each week, one of us will take on a case, criminal, court hearing, or whatever else catches our eye and tell the other one all about it. We can"t promise you that we"re experts, but we sure do know how to Google stuff that would probably make us look guilty as hell if we were ever accused of a crime. For links and information about the real experts and all the

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032: Tania Head, the Woman Who Wasn't There

Sisters Take a Side ·

2023/09/14

On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, Tania Head was on the 78th floor of the South Tower in NYC when United Airlines Flight 175 crashed in to the tower. Or was she? On today's episode, Emily takes us through this crazy case with a VERY special guest: the one and only Mike (our dad!), filling in for Sarah while she is on leave. But don't worry, Mike is well-versed on STAS as our #1 fan, so he is ready to take a side on Tania and her tall tales. Sources + shoutouts for today's episode:

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032: Michelle Carter's Precedent-Setting Case

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2023/09/07

We are on vacation this week, so enjoy the re-release of our MOST DOWNLOADED episode to date! We'll catch you next week with a brand new case. Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if your teenage text messages were broken down and analyzed by a bunch of adult lawyers? We just cringed too. On today’s ep, Sarah does a deep dive on the heartbreaking, precedent-setting case of Michelle Carter, and Emily relives her best (and worst) high school moments. We think you’ll be surprised about

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031: Amanda Riley

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2023/08/31

Amanda seemingly had everything she wanted: the “perfect” family she and her husband, Cory fought extensively for in court, the love and support of friends, family, internet strangers, cancer foundations, and even celebrities as she battled years of aggressive cancer. But in 2015, an anonymous tip submitted to investigative journalist Nancy Moscatiello was about to expose the one thing Amanda didn’t have: Cancer. Join us this week as Sarah takes us through the case behind Scamanda, and the crazy

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00:56:58

030: Michael Oher and the Tuohy Family

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2023/08/24

This week, we are doing something that has been requested by a number of you! We invited our other sibling to come take a side. Meet John- our younger, less attractive, brother (Just kidding. All of our friends wanted to date him in college). He's here to tell us about Michael Oher, the man behind the blockbuster hit The Blind Side who has been making news lately for feuding with his "adoptive" family. John takes us through the timeline of their legal battle and takes a side on

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00:55:01

029: The Poisoning of Peggy Carr

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2023/08/17

When Peggy Carr was hospitalized for extreme pain and nausea, the doctors told her she was crazy and sent her home after three days. Four days later, she fell in to a coma that she'd never wake up from . Was she faking it? Or was someone trying to kill her? Join us this week as Emily takes us through the mysterious death of Peggy Carr and the most INCREDIBLE detective work we have ever covered on this show. Sarah also serves us up some hot takes on MENSA, murder mystery parties, and most

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01:03:35

028: Casey Anthony

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2023/08/10

“Responses to grief are as varied as the day is long, but responses to guilt are oh, so predictable. What do guilty people do? They lie, they avoid, they run, they mislead"- Linda Burdick, prosecutor for the State of Florida v. Casey Anthony You all know about this case. And we KNOW you have taken a side. Join us this week as Sarah takes us through the evidence- the good, the bad, and the so-obviously-guilty. Was the evidence enough to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt? We think you'll

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00:45:59

027: DC Mansion Murders, Part II

Sisters Take a Side ·

2023/08/03

This one is a bummer guys! (Our marketing for this podcast is excellent, clearly). Emily takes us through the backstory and whereabouts of Daron Wint, the man who will later be convicted in the horrendous deaths of Savvas, Amy, Phillip, and Vera. We also get his side of the story, which even Sarah doesn't buy. If you haven't listened to Part I of this story, do that first! Sources + shoutouts for this week's

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026: D.C. Mansion Murders, Pt. I

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2023/07/27

May 14, 2015 at 1:30 PM, a man walking through the ritzy Woodley Park neighborhood of Washington DC noticed something unsettling. Thick, black smoke was pouring out of an upstairs window of a $4.5M home. The man called 911, and firefighters arrived on scene almost immediately. By that evening four people had been declared dead at the scene of this fire- a fire that had clearly been intentionally set. All four people suffered traumatic injuries. They had been stabbed, strangled, and tortured for over

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01:10:17

025: REMIX: The Disappearance of Sneha Phillips

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2023/07/20

It’s our quarter-life crisis, ya’ll! Our pod baby turns 25 today (25 episodes, that is) so we’re taking it back and re-releasing our most popular episode to date: the disappearance of Sneha Phillips. _________________________ More than 9,000 people were reported missing on Tuesday, September 11 2001 in New York City. This is the story about the mystery surrounding one of those people- Sneha Phillip. Sarah tells us why buying lingerie and bed linens would just be a normal Monday afternoon for her,

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00:48:06

025: The Disappearance of Asha Degree

Sisters Take a Side ·

2023/07/13

Asha Degree was a normal 9-year-old girl. She’s described by friends and family as “sensible, quiet, and good at math”-- which is how exactly ZERO people would describe Sarah & Emily. Like many children, Asha was afraid of dogs, darkness, and thunderstorms. Nothing in Asha’s life seemed unusual- which is what makes what happens to her so chilling. This week, Emily takes us through this disturbing disappearance and the sisters take a side on what might have happened to Asha. Emily hits her mic

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024: Pamela Smart

Sisters Take a Side ·

2023/07/06

On May 1, 1990, 16-year-old Billy Flynn and 17-year-old Patrick Randall broke in to Gregg Smart's condo. As Randall held a knife to the man's throat, Flynn fired a hollow-point bullet into his head, killing him. But there's only one person serving a life sentence for this murder-- Pam Smart. This week, Sarah takes us through this crazy story (our girl Pam is giving off some major middle-child energy, ya'll) and we take a side on the ethics of parole. Emily reminds us all that she is

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023: Princess Diana and the British Media

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2023/06/29

At 20 years old, she became the most photographed woman in the world. At 30, a photo of her would sell for upwards of $1,000,000. By 36, she was dead. This week, Emily takes us through the tragic death of the People's Princess, Diana Frances Spencer and her relationship with the British media. This isn't a deep dive episode in to Diana's life (but call Emily if you want to chat about that, because she loves this stuff), but instead, a look at the 24 hours surrounding her death and the

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022: Gabby Petito

Sisters Take a Side ·

2023/06/22

In the summer of 2021, Gabby Petito set out on a cross-country roadtrip with her fiancé, Brian. But when Brian returned to their Florida home in September without her, the story of Gabby gained international media attention and changed the way social media is used in the true crime community. This week, Sarah takes us through the timeline of the case, and you KNOW we take a side on the infamous body-cam footage. Emily reminds us that she didn't really pay attention in criminology class, and

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021: Anni Dewani

Sisters Take a Side ·

2023/06/15

Anni Dewani and her new husband, Shrien were on their honeymoon in beautiful Cape Town, South Africa when the unthinkable happened. But is the evidence surrounding the case enough to bring charges? This week, Emily picked a case that has Sarah's favorite: circumstantial evidence, while catering to her own personal favorite true crime trope too: dirtbag men! Digressions include birds, babies, and being distracted by our own video recordings. Sources and shout-outs for today's

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020: Lorena and John Bobbitt

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2023/05/18

In June 1993, Lorena and John Bobbitt made international news when Lorena severed her husband’s penis with a kitchen knife while he was asleep in bed. This case gained notoriety for being one of the “most disturbing domestic dispute stories” to ever hit the news, but like usual, that wasn't the whole story. This week, Sarah takes us through this case, including our very own connections to the people involved in the story and asks Emily to take a side on the insanity defense. Emily is very

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019: Kyron Horman

Sisters Take a Side ·

2023/05/04

This week, Emily takes on a case that will surprise you! On June 4, 2010 seven year old Kyron Horman arrived at Skyline Elementary School with his stepmother Terri. They are there for the annual science fair, and multiple witnesses spot Terri and Kyron together, setting up his project on tree frogs. An hour later, Terri waves goodbye to Kyron and leaves the school. This is the last known sighting of the little boy and Emily is NOT OKAY YOU GUYS! Digressions include the world's deadliest animals

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018: Waco & David Koresh

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2023/04/27

This week, Sarah walks us through the 51-day siege at Waco, TX that Emily clearly never learned about in AP History class. The standoff between US federal agents and the Branch Davidian religious group (cult?) resulted in the deaths of four federal agents and 82 Branch Davidians, 28 of whom were children. Sarah loves a good cult, so she's really in her element this week, while Emily takes off her headphones during the kid stuff. Believe it or not, we might actually take the same side on this

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017: Natalee Holloway

Sisters Take a Side ·

2023/04/20

This week, Emily takes us through the timeline of the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, an 18 year old American who vanished while visiting Aruba for a school trip. Like usual, Emily mispronounces literally everyone's name and Sarah takes a controversial side. Digressions include our brother's Beach Week experience, burritos, and whether or not we'd marry a guy named Van Der Sloot. Sources + shout outs for today's episode-

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016: Tonya Harding

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2023/04/13

Put on your flare jeans, grab your Savage Garden CD, and break out your cassette player-- Sarah is taking us back to peak 90s with today's case. Everyone loves to hate Tonya Harding, but was she unfairly maligned? This week, we're talking all things figuring skating, stupid ex-husbands, and the knee bash heard around the world. Digressions include triple axels and big hairdos. Sources + shout outs for today's

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015: Nicholas Barclay & Frédéric Bourdin

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2023/04/06

“A good liar uses the truth”-Frédéric Bourdin Would you recognize your own brother three years after he disappeared? Your own son? Would you know, without a shadow of a doubt, that the teenager standing before you with a different accent, different colored eyes, was the same boy that never came home from a neighborhood basketball game? This week, Emily tells us all about the disappearance of Nicholas Barclay and the infamous imposter who pulled off a crazy scheme. Sources + shoutouts for

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