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It's my 20th newsletter! That is some sort of milestone, congratulations me.
This week I had a lot of new stuff going on. My podcast now has a new intro and outro, and it's looking dope as hell if you ask me. The animation was done by August Digital, which is the agency that my husband runs. And the actual designer is a guy named Bjoern Arthurs and he KILLED it.
Also, I've expanded grimweekly.com! I've added an archive section where you can see all my past newsletters. So if you wanted to look back at old issues, or if you know someone who is interested, that is where you can find them.
So my plans to run the biggest true crime empire the world has ever know is well underway! Stay tuned...
Madison
My Pod
This week's episode was a lot. And even after I've recorded it and posted it, I feel like there is so much more to say. But, I dunno, I also don't think it needs to be over done. I think what gets me about this case, and a lot of people I'm sure, is that much like what we saw with OJ, it looks like this person got away with murder. And here she is out and about, living her life and still trying to convince everyone that she is actually the victim in the situation. I just hope that people can see through it. If you did like this episode and you wanted to hear more on the case, I suppose I could do an episode going into detail about the timeline and evidence. I didn't get to all of it in this episode. But like I said, it's been done to death by others. Here is a list of some of the many resources available if you're interested in falling down this very dark rabbit hole. Pretty much the whole trial is on youtubeCasey Universal Studios interviewCasey prison interviewCindy Anthony interviewGeorge Anthony interviewCasey Anthony jail tapes playlistCrime weekly seriesThe prosecutors podcast seriesRecent Megan Kelly Interview with Jose BaezThere are so many more, please also feel free to hit me up with anything you think I got wrong, or something you think I missed, or if you're looking for any more information on this case.Check out Who's Knocking on Youtube, Apple or Spotify.And maybe subscribe to us on youtube, if you want :)
Recos
This week I watched Netflix's Killer Sally, and I thought it was quite good. It's a pretty straight forward true crime mini series, done very well. The subject here is the 1995 death of Ray McNeil at the hands of his wife, Sally McNeil. Both Sally and Ray were giant body builders, and as you can see, they were huge. The fascinating aspect of this story is that it comes down to he said, she said. Or rather, she says, and he's dead so he can't speak for himself. But the question is, was this self defence from the victim of domestic violence? Or was this pre meditated murder? If anyone else has watched it, I am super curious to see which you think it was...Also the body building thing is so crazy, what an interesting subculture.
Oh Alec
Last week we touched on the recent charges laid against Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the set armorer for the movie Rust. There has been a lot of back and forth online, mostly around Alec's culpability. It's obvious that the armorer, the person on set responsible for the guns and the gun safety, and the first assistant director, Dave Halls, who handed the gun to Alec and told him it was not loaded, were absolutely at fault. Dave Halls has already pled guilty to lesser charges and plans to testify against Alec and Hannah. Regardless of what side you fall on, the question of weather or not Alec bears any responsibility seems to fall into a weird grey area. And of course there is the moral vs. legal responsibility. I've mentioned Dr.Grande before. He is a popular YouTuber who makes content on true crime and mental health, among other topics. He is straight forward and monotoned in his presentation, but for some reason, I love it.He put out a video where he goes through the whole case in detail and lays out what he thinks will happen with Alec and why. I'm not 1000% sure I agree with his conclusion or not, but it was very well reasoned. Watch his video here, and let me know if you agree with his conclusion.An afterthought: I do get the sense that a lot of people want Alec to be responsible. I feel like over the last few years, he's become less likeable in the public eye, especially after everyone found out that his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, had been pretending to be Spanish for years. I think it's important that when thinking about this case, we try our best to keep our personal opinions of Alec out of it. Even if he does seem kind of shitty. Am I wrong?🤷🏻♀️
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