Food For A Monster

About this episode

Jessica examines the historical and recent case studies of violence against women in Connecticut, questioning the effectiveness of law enforcement's response to such cases.

On July 11, 1989, Rozanne Pelloni called the Wallingford Police Department to report that she’d been told Mark Vincent had “offed” his daughter Doreen. In a conversation lasting more than two hours, Rozanne struggled to get through to Sergeant Steve Davis. Despite her disturbing allegations about Mark and her obvious fear for her own safety, Sergeant Davis responded like a product of his time – a stereotypical 80s cop who placed little stock in anything she had to say. Providing historic and recent case studies of violence against women Tracey Thurman, Jennifer Magnano, Jennifer Dulos, and Karizmah Johnson, Jessica examines the struggles and lessons learned when it comes to Connecticut’s role in combating violence against women. And she wonders: if law enforcement had cared more about what the many women in Doreen’s story had to say, would we be any closer to finding her?

Topics covered

• violence against women
• law enforcement
• true crime
• Connecticut

Keywords

• Rozanne Pelloni
• Mark Vincent
• Doreen
• Tracey Thurman
• Jennifer Magnano
• Jennifer Dulos
• Karizmah Johnson

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Connecticut

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