Crime and Roses

This month, Megan covers a story that she mentioned in passing a few months ago, and Danielle demanded to know more about. This one's for you, babe! Megan talks about the assassinations of Harvey Milk and George Moscone, and the resulting “White Night” Riots. Harvey Milk was the first non-incumbent, openly gay elected official in the United States, and was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Mayor, George Moscone, was his political ally. However, on November 27, 1978, they were gunned down by a coworker, fellow Supervisor, Dan White. The jury’s verdict left not only Danielle absolutely shocked, but also shocked the entire city of San Francisco. CONTENT WARNING: police brutality, brief mention of suicide --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimeandroses/support

We made it through this season of the Bachelorette! In the actual finale, we see Rachel and Tino get engaged and break up, we see Gabby and Erich get engaged. We see cheating scandals, but what we don’t see is a discussion regarding Erich’s high school yearbook photos in Blackface. This refusal to discuss Blackface and racism was incredibly upsetting for both of us, so Megan used it as inspiration for this week’s story. Megan also used this opportunity to discuss some of the history of Blackface, so that people can hopefully better understand why it’s racist. Alyssa was a beautiful young mother who was headed to work one day in Carrollton, Texas, when she was shot behind the wheel of her car and then was stabbed. Witnesses tell the police that the perpetrator was a 6ft tall Black man, wearing all black and some sort of face covering. However, Alyssa’s family knew exactly who they believed to be responsible… (Story Starts at: 16:08) CONTENT WARNING: Domestic Violence Homicide, Discussion of Blackface, and Racism **This case is ongoing, all accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty.** Also, in case you have not yet seen, we are taking a break from the pod. We have been podcasting nonstop for two and a half years and need to step away for a moment. We will not be recapping or posting during the Bachelor in Paradise season and we would encourage you to check out our back catalog of episodes for all your Bachelor Franchise and true crime needs. We will be recording a true crime story for Patreon, and then all Patreon memberships will be paused during our break. While we’re gone, always remember that we love you, mean it. Talk to you soon. You can always connect with us at: linktr.ee/CrimeandRoses. There you can see links to our podcast and social media platforms. You can support the podcast by becoming a Patreon Member at: www.patreon.com/CrimeAndRoses. We have several levels of membership, and we truly love you, mean it. Always feel free to email us at: [email protected]. Send us true crime story suggestions and any questions or comments you may have. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimeandroses/support

Last week Rachel decided to break up with Aven because she really wanted Tino all along. With Aven’s departure, that marked the last contestant of color for this season. Danielle picked Aven as the connection this week. Aven’s cast bios on ABC said QUOTE: “Aven is a Yahtzee champ and describes his game play as intense.” Tamara was a mother of three living in the great state of Minnesota. Tamara was unfortunately murdered on December 27, 2010. Details of her disappearance didn’t add up until there was a shocking confession… which included an argument over Yahtzee (Story Starts at: 6:47) You can always connect with us at: linktr.ee/CrimeandRoses. There you can see links to our podcast and social media platforms. You can support the podcast by becoming a Patreon Member at: www.patreon.com/CrimeAndRoses. We have several levels of membership, and we truly love you, mean it. Always feel free to email us at: [email protected]. Send us true crime story suggestions and any questions or comments you may have. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimeandroses/support

We are bringing back the tarot readings for every episode of Gabby and Rachel’s season of The Bachelorette. Megan asked the Final Rose Tarot cards what we can expect from this season. Megan pulled the 9 of Mirrors aka Blindsided. The name truly says it all, and y’all, one of our Bachelorettes was certainly blindsided. This episode was truly dramatic. We see two engagements, one break-up, one happy couple, one newly single Bachelorette, yet zero conversations about Blackface. Honestly, hearing and seeing Tino speak to Rachel this way was pretty triggering, we’ve both certainly been there. Jesse announces the next Bachelor, and surprise, it’s Zach Shallcross who gives out his first impression rose. All of this, and yet, we don’t get any time to discuss why Blackface is blatantly racist…? We finally can have a BIPOC highlight in this episode, after weeks of just seeing white men (plus Aven). In this episode we saw Aven make a surprise appearance and we had Bachelorette royalty with Michelle in the building. Also, Zach met 5 women from his upcoming season, including the gorgeous Brianna! We are absolutely disgusted that there was no mention of Erich’s recent controversy: wearing Blackface. This franchise has not lived up to its promise of diversity and inclusion by refusing to discuss this important topic. Lest we forget, Erich is engaged to a woman of color. You can always connect with us at: linktr.ee/CrimeandRoses. There you can see links to our podcast and social media platforms. You can support the podcast by becoming a Patreon Member at: www.patreon.com/CrimeAndRoses. We have several levels of membership, and we truly love you, mean it. Always feel free to email us at: [email protected]. Send us true crime story suggestions and any questions or comments you may have. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimeandroses/support

Last week during Fantasy Suite dates, we saw Jason and Gabby get to play some tennis, in what felt like a very normal type of date for them. Also, it’s very important to note that Jason was a pretty bad ass tennis player in his own right, and was a NCAA All American in college! Danielle again came in clutch for Megan and found a tennis related story on TikTok, thanks girl! Monica Seles was also a badass on the tennis courts. She starts training at 5 years old, and plays in her first pro tournament at 14. Her first year on the professional women’s tour she ends up ranked six IN THE WORLD. Her career is on the rise! She and Steffi Graff are back and forth with titles and wins, that is, until the Citizen Cup of 1993, where things would take a drastic turn for Monica. (Story Starts at: 14:04) CONTENT WARNING: Binge Eating and Suicide Links Discussed in the Episode: Brahms' Lullaby You can always connect with us at: linktr.ee/CrimeandRoses. There you can see links to our podcast and social media platforms. You can support the podcast by becoming a Patreon Member at: www.patreon.com/CrimeAndRoses. We have several levels of membership, and we truly love you, mean it. Always feel free to email us at: [email protected]. Send us true crime story suggestions and any questions or comments you may have. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crimeandroses/support