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A sisterhood is shattered, when Wendy Blackstone – who was nearly blind and deaf, is found dead in a garage next to a tipped over barbecue grill. Also in the garage? Three rescue dogs. Police do not believe Wendy’s sister Jill Blackstone, a respected TV producer, who claims Wendy and some of the dogs died by accident. Sponsored By:  Hello Fresh - Go to HelloFresh.com/50badbadthing and use code 50badbadthing for 50% 0ff plus FREE shipping! 

Suspicious evidence leads to Jill Blackstone’s arrests, and an upcoming trial. Friends of both sisters share stories of Wendy’s disabilities, and their special bond. First responders reveal the contents of notes found in the sister’s house, and a letter found by Wendy’s body.  This podcast is sponsored by Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/Blackstone today to get 10% off your first month! 

A stunning three-and-a-half-hour interview police conducted with Jill Blackstone, released here publicly for the first time, exposes new details about the decades long Blackstone sisterhood and how Wendy and the dogs might have died.   

Jill Blackstone finally explains why she wasn’t in the garage with Wendy and the dogs. The Blackstone trial is resolved, yet doubt remains. But an anonymous source comes foreword with new information to make sure Wendy Blackstone’s story is never forgotten. This podcast is sponsored by Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/Blackstone today to get 10% off your first month! 

Evidence kept under wraps until now sheds new light on secrets Jill Blackstone had been keeping. And two people closest to the case break their years long silence to help set the record straight, about what really happened to Wendy Blackstone.  Sponsored By: Better Help - This podcast is sponsored by Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/Blackstone today to get 10% off your first month! Hello Fresh - Go to HelloFresh.com/50badbadthing and use code 50badbadthing for 50% 0ff plus FREE shipping! 

Family secrets are exposed by an FBI forensics search of the sister’s computers, and a third, elusive Blackstone sister makes an appearance. Then, one of Wendy Blackstone’s secrets are revealed – information that friends believe could have kept her alive, if only Jill had known. And finally, we hear Wendy’s own words, from the weeks, days, and moments before she died. Sponsored By: Better Help - This podcast is sponsored by Better Help - Visit BetterHelp.com/Blackstone today to get 10% off your first month! Hello Fresh - Go to HelloFresh.com/50badbadthing and use code 50badbadthing for 50% 0ff plus FREE shipping! 

Barbara sits down with the lead detective on the case Johneen Jones and her partner Steve Castro to answer some listener questions. Later, speaking for the first time publicly on the case, the prosecutor Gretchen Ford joins the crew.

TV show producer Jill Blackstone is accused of killing her disabled sister Wendy, and some of their rescue dogs, by leaving them in a garage with a barbecue grill. Jill blames the deaths on accidental monoxide poisoning  But police believe she staged the scene. Who will you believe? Coming October 4.

Jennair’s acts of violence shock the world, but when her husband tells his side of the story- on national TV and in a book - backlash ensues, creating a whole new drama and great curiosity about the undisclosed confessional materials Jennair left behind.

The Gerardot’s love story began with the “Three Things” everyone needs in order to be happy in life. But not everybody is convinced this union is a love match. And decades later, this “perfect” marriage will crumble as temptation sets in.

Who is Meredith Sullivan Chapman? Mark Gerardo is enchanted by his new boss, but doesn’t want to lose his wife. Jennair enlists an unlikely co-conspirator to catch Mark and Meredith in the act, and unveils her secret recordings.

Jennair is now also recording her own conversations with Mark, capturing an almost unbelievable soundtrack of a marriage falling apart. When Mark still won’t confess all to Jennair, she ends up on top of a building, camera in hand, as she records a suicide attempt.