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W&C Reconsidered: Virginia McMartin
Season 6 · Episode 285

W&C Reconsidered: Virginia McMartin

Women and Crime

October 17, 202546m 55s

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Show Notes

Ep 285: Reconsidered: 34 - Virginia McMartin Original Airdate: 12/01/20 In the 1980s a prominent 76-year-old owner of a family-run preschool was named as the head of a child molestation ring. The accusations eventually extending to her children and even her grandchildren. But was this preschool a front covering the most egregious child abuse scandal in American history or was this woman and her family members the victim of a modern day witch hunt? Women & Crime: Reconsidered is where we revisit our episode catalog and bring new insights, behind the scenes or updates.

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Sources for Today's Episode:

  • The Daily Best
  • The NY Times
  • The McMartin Family Trials on Oxygen

Credits:

  • Written and Hosted by Amy Shlosberg and Meghan Sacks
  • Produced by James Varga
  • Music by Dessert Media

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