About this episode
The episode discusses the tragic story of author Nancy Richards-Akers, whose success led to fatal jealousy and violence.
In 1999, a young author was realeased yet another novel after starting her writing career in the 1980s, after switching from a political career. However, not everyone was happy and supporting of her success... and their jealousy would prove fatal. WARNING: Today's case talks about domestic violence and suicide. Check out the website! - 90scrimetime.com News Sources Palm Beach Post - https://www.newspapers.com/image/133805480/?match=11&terms=Nancy%20Richards-Akers Globe and Mail - https://www.newspapers.com/image/1214610247/?terms=Nancy%20Richards-Akers St. Louis Post Dispatch - https://www.newspapers.com/image/142582397/?match=1&terms=Nancy%20Richards-Akers The Huntsville Times - https://www.newspapers.com/image/1185946960/?match=1&terms=Nancy%20Richards-Akers The Atlanta Journal - https://www.newspapers.com/image/981029276/ Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-27-mn-50617-story.html?utm_ Find A Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173679709/nancy_akers The Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/june99/couple7.htm The Ottawa Citizen…
People in this episode
Host: Simone Taylor
Topics covered
- domestic violence
- suicide
- jealousy
- writing career
- 1990s
- true crime
Keywords
- Nancy Richards-Akers
- domestic violence
- suicide
- 1990s crime
- true crime
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Palm Beach Post, Globe and Mail, St. Louis Post Dispatch, The Huntsville Times, The Atlanta Journal, Los Angeles Times, Find A Grave, The Washington Post, The Ottawa Citizen, Fiction DB
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