Snapped

About this episode

The episode discusses the tragic case of Rashod Newton, who shot and killed his girlfriend Alessia Mesquita in front of their daughter.

Rashod Newton had committed violent crimes before. He had even been violent with his girlfriend Alessia before. So when Rashod shot and killed Alessia Mesquita just feet from their year-old daughter, it took friends and family little time to piece together the tragedy… Written by Samantha Grove, Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/listen/snapped Support Our Sponsors: Quince: Get your wardrobe sorted and your gift list handled with Quince. Go to quince.com/choir for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Bilt: Start paying rent through Bilt and take advantage of your Neighborhood BenefitsTM by going to joinbilt.com/choir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• violent crime
• domestic violence
• tragedy
• family impact
• true crime

Keywords

• Rashod Newton
• Alessia Mesquita
• violent crime
• domestic violence
• true crime

Sponsors

Quince, Bilt

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Michael Ojibway

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