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Episode 21: The Port Arthur Massacre

MMOTW Episode #21 Port Arthur Massacre
 
We are headed way down under to Australia today. Tasmania, to be exact. According to all my Google images, this island off the southern end of Australia is stunning, with beaches, bays, and quorkas. We are not a travel podcast, so we are not covering all of Tasmania’s tourist destinations, but we will talk about a horrific day at one of them. Port Arthur, where on April 28th, 1996, a man committed the worst mass murder in Australian history. We will also tell you why that doesn’t happen anymore. Hint: It’s gun laws. We don’t have those in America. 
 
It is not all dark and dreary on MMOTW. We get into some real blah reviews of some Oscar Glam. YAWN and awful. Don’t worry, we were in our sweats while judging. 
Stacey will explain what mummification means, and then we have some banging beauty tips. All by women-owned beauty brands for Women’s History Month! Don’t forget to keep making history! Now, more than ever.
 
Sources:
Stanford study
Casefile Podcast 
Wikipedia Port Arthur Massacre
Britannica
Wikipedia NFA
Sydney Morning Herald
Criminal Minds
Wikipedia Martin Bryant
 
News and Beauty
1:07
Gene Hackman Betsy Arakawa
Katie Jane Hughes KJH Make-up
Spectrum Brushes
Pat McGrath Red Lip
SuperGoop
MMOTW Episode #21 Port Arthur Massacre
 
We are headed way down under to Australia today. Tasmania, to be exact. According to all my Google images, this island off the southern end of Australia is stunning, with beaches, bays, and quokkas. We are not a travel podcast, so we are not covering all of Tasmania’s tourist destinations, but we will talk about a horrific day at one of them. Port Arthur, where on April 28th, 1996, a man committed the worst mass murder in Australian history. We will also tell you why those don’t happen there anymore. Hint: It’s gun laws. We don’t have those in America. 
It is not all dark and dreary on MMOTW. We get into some real blah reviews of some Oscar Glam. YAWN and awful. Don’t worry, we were in our sweats while judging. 
Stacey will explain what mummification means, and then we have some banging beauty tips. All by women-owned beauty brands for Women’s History Month! Don’t forget to keep making history! Now, more than ever.
 
Sources:
Stanford study
Casefile Podcast 
Wikipedia Port Arthur Massacre
Britannica
Wikipedia NFA
Sydney Morning Herald
Criminal Minds
Wikipedia Martin Bryant
 
News and Beauty
1:07
Gene Hackman Betsy Arakawa
Katie Jane Hughes KJH Make-up
Spectrum Brushes
Pat McGrath Red Lip
SuperGoop
Anastasia
Vitner's Daughter
Wonder Valley
Joanna Czech
Saint Jane
 
 
 

MMOTW Trial Sized #3: Sabina Rosas - Murder at Shou Sugi Ban House

Welcome to our third trial-sized episode, which is not that much shorter than normal. Kelly and Stacey are back in the Hamptons for a shocking, gruesome murder that shook an ultra-elite resort and spa in the uber-wealthy community of Watermill this past fall. Sabina Rosas was an artist who championed women artists from Central Asia - and developed platforms to showcase their work (and hers). She also loved to travel the world for inspiration and stay in very trendy, chic hotels. This all sounds very expensive, right? Well someone’s got to pay the tab - but it’s Sabina who ends up paying the ultimate price. 
 
We’re also chock full of news this week, covering everything from Kanye to Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, to red carpet season and Meghan Markle’s latest foray into lifestyle branding. Plus - which eyelash serum wins the Oscar? And what White Lotus collab should be on your radar? Don’t worry because we will tell you everything. 
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News:
Muse Vintage Palm Springs
The Hollywood Reporter/Blake Lively
Nicky C Bell
 
Beauty: 38:21
AsEver NYC
Meghan Markle IG
Page Six As Ever
As Ever Wiki
Flamingo Estate 
Violette FR @ Sephora
Grande Lash Serum
Shiseido Full Lash & Eyebrow Serum
Revitalash
The White Lotus x AWAY 
The White Lotus @ HM
The White Lotus x CB2
 
Sources:
Shou Sugi Ban House
Goop Shou Sugi Ban House
NY Times
Hyperallergic
The American/Joika
Fox News interview with Liz Phillips
History.com article on 19th C Paris Opera House
Pauline Oliveros Deep Listening
Sabina Khorramdel
Reddit Sugar Lifestyle Forum
Daily Mail/Ryder Itawa interview

Episode 10: Kouri Richins - Mom, Author, Killer?

This week, we are sending out to you an encore performance of one of our fav episodes. The one where Kelly and Stacey head to Utah! Where we may have found one of the craziest “secret lives of Mormon wives” in all the land: Kouri Richins, who maybe killed her husband with a Fentanyl-filled Moscow Mule - and then wrote a book about grieving. We think Kouri may have killed her husband for the plot. And some money. This story has it all. Money, Insurance, flippin, flipping houses, poisoned sandwiches, and a crappy cocktail the Moscow mule. Secrets and lies, hidden money, financial infidelity, regular infidelity, you name it! The cherry on top is the book about grief that was written for children, Titled: Are You Still With Me? Whooo boy. 
Then we switch gears and talk about Beauty and Fashion, for funerals. Stay with us! Stacey has a tie-in with The Met Gala and the Costume Institute. Some funerals are very public - and we wanted to showcase two very different beauties.
 
Daily Mail UK Laura Collins
The Salt Lake City Tribune by Kolbie Peterson
NYTimes Kouri Richins to Stand Trial by Remy Tunin
CBS News by Betsy Shuler
Dateline: Page Turner by Andrea Canning
Daily Mail UK Shocking new details by Laura Collins and Ben Ashford
People Magazine Sisters of Eric Richins Pushed The Investigation Forward by Emily Palmer
Vogue Jackie O's Beauty
 
ABC4 Affliate by Elena Castro and Aubrey B. Jennings
CBS 48 Hours by Emma Steele
KCPW/NPR by Connor Thomas
DailyMail UK. Kouri tried Drilling into Family Safe by Laura Collins
 Are you with Me? Goodreads
 
Beauty 40:15
Elizabeth Arden’s Flawless Finish Foundation
Erno Laszlo’s Phelityl Oil
Erno Laszlo Light Controlling Lotion
Dior Icon Lipstick
Guerlain Lipstick
Elaine Offers Instagram with Merit Products
 
Fashion
Givenchy Suit Source and Sketch 
Popsugar Carrie Bradshaw’s Funeral Dress
Marie Claire Death Becomes Her Interview

Episode 20: Suzanne Morphew

Happy Lunar New Year, Valentines! Today, Stacey and Kelly are doing a deep dive on the undoing of a picture-perfect marriage. There’s no such thing you say? Well we couldn’t believe it either but as it turns out, Suzanne and Barry Morphew’s marriage was anything but perfect. On Mothers Day 2020, Suzane went out for a bike ride and never came home. That is until 2023 when her remains were found in a remote area far away - and her death was deemed a homicide. Join us as we take a look under the hood of this very sad marriage, and wonder where things went wrong. We’re not wondering who murdered Suzanne, though.
 
Then - in honor of our two most recent holidays - we’re sharing our most favorite shades of pink and red in lipstick and gloss form. It’s really too bad that no one ever covers these colors otherwise. That’s why you have us, beauties. 
Also - Support SIA Projects! 
 
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Beauty: 1:15:10
Augustinus Bader the Tinted Balm Shade 2
Augustinus Bader Cleansing Balm
Chanel Rouge Coco Gloss in Tendresse
Dior Addict Maximizer Plumping Gloss in Holographic Pink
MAC Lady Danger Lipstick
NARS Jungle Red
Glossier G Suit Soft Touch Lip Creme in Jet 
Reddit Beauty Predictions 2025
MAC Lip Pencil Chili Rimmed
NARS Mini Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Duo
ELF O Face Satin Lipstick in Dusty Mauve
ELF O Face Satin Lipstick in Own It
Sources:
Reddit/Unsolved Mysteries
CBS News: Homicide Autopsy Report
Fox News Statement from Barry and Daughters
The Mountain Mail/Suzanne Morphew’s Sister Shares Her Story 
Reddit/Suzanne Morphew
Denver Gazette Investigation Timeline
The Mountain Mail/Morphew House Sells
CNN/Morphew had tranquilizers in her system
Denver ABC Affiliate/Morphew Released on Bond
48 Hours: Nothing Is As It Seems 
Wet Mountain Tribune
Colorado Cold Cases

Episode 19: James Arthur Ray and the Spiritual Warrior Retreat Deaths

Hey Beauties! We hope this podcast finds you well. This week, Kelly and Stacey bring you a cautionary tale about seeking enlightenment. Turns out not all self-help helpers are the same. James Arthur Ray was a self-help guru who thought very highly of his abilities to ‘help’ people. But in October of 2009, a Spiritual Warrior retreat went way off the hot rails - and three people lost their lives. So never let anyone intimidate you if you are too hot and need some air! That goes for menopause and non-sanctioned sweat lodges.
 
On a much better path to spiritual enlightenment, Stacey and Kelly went to Korea Town in midtown Manhattan for some self-care with a surprise couples massage,  and a not-hot steam room because it was broken. We did, however, enjoy a nice dry sauna, and went shopping at not one but two K beauty stores. 
 
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Beauty: 1:13
Kosette Beauty
The Face Shop
Lemon Sparkling Peeling Gel
Biodance Collagen Real Deep Mask
Mediheal Watermide Mask
 
Sources:
Wikipedia James Earl Ray
Wikipedia: Sweat Lodge
The Guardian
NYTimes
ABC News
CNN
MPR News
Seek Safely
Guru The Dark Side of Enlightenment
Enlighten Us
Dare I Say It Naomi Watts

Episode 18: Gisèle Pelicot, Shame Must Change Sides

Trigger Warning: *This episode covers sexual assault*
Welcome to MMOTW 2025! It’s a new year, but it’s a tale as old as time of horrible people doing horrible things. Stacey and Kelly are kicking off the year covering an unimaginable crime from the South of France - one that has been reported on far and wide. Picture-perfect Provence is home to boulangeries, boutiques, cheese, lavender and more cheese - and a very strong woman whose life was shattered in 2020 at the age of 70 by her husband of 50 years. Madame Pelicot lived through a decade of the most gruesome, unimaginable crimes at the hands of her husband, and over 80 strangers. Somehow, she and her adult children have found the strength to turn their personal tragedy into a beacon for change. 
 
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HOW TO PURGE WHERE TO PURGE WHAT TO PURGE 
Trashie Take Back Bag currently, 20% of profits go to LA Fire Relief
Donate NYC
Pickle
The Real Real
Tiny Buddha: How to release emotions stuck in your body
Calm: How to Actually Feel Your Feelings 
Psychology Today: The Key Skill We Never Learn - How to Feel Your Feelings 
 
Sources
Time Person Of the Year
NYTimes The Dark Side of France
BBC Gisele Pelicot
The Guardian: A Rapist Can Live in the Family
NYTimes A Timeline of Dominique Pelicot's Rape Trial
CNN How Dominque Pelicot Organized France's Worst Sex Crime Ring
France Info: At the Mazan rape trial, the investigating judge details the "colossal" investigative work carried out in the Pelicot case
CBS News: Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband, dozens of others found guilty in rape and drugging trial in FranceStrasbourg Observer: French Privacy LawsEl Pais: Beatrice ZavarroThe Guardian: French Woman’s Life Falls ApartLe Monde: Who are the 51 Men Convicted in the Historic Pelicot Trial?Caroline Darian: I’ll Never Call Him Dad AgainNY Times: A Devastated Family

Episode 17: Bruce McArthur, A Very Bad Santa

Happy holidays, beauties. Hopefully Santa has come and gone wherever you are, and that he brought you everything you dreamed of - because Kelly and Stacey have decided to close out the year with an absolute nightmare. Meet Bruce McArthur: Santa for hire, landscaper - and serial killer who terrorized the gay community in Toronto, Canada for at least a decade, probably more. Why don’t we know for sure? Well, the detectives on this case had a very sloppy list that most definitely was not checked twice. We also know you are probably done shopping for everyone else, so how about some gifts for YOU? Those are the best kind. You deserve it, beauties. See you in 2025. 
 
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Things we love right now (and also probably in January) at 53:44
Caroline Manzo Food & Other Things I Love
Leset Pointelle T-shirts and more 
Comme Si Socks
Sea NY Kiera Coat
Alaia Le Teckel
Nuuli Clothing Rental
Mare Mare Faux Fur Coat
 
Dry January Resources: 
Newsweek
NPR
Today
 
No Shopping Resources: 
A Year Without Shopping
No Buy Year
Immy Lucas YouTube
 
Sources
Wikipedia/Turkey
CBC.CA - Selim Essen Remembered
CBC.CA - Selim Essen Family Statement 
BBC: Serial Killer Destroyed Safe Space
Daily Mail - Mark Henderson Profile
Wikipedia/Bruce McArthur
The Guardian - How a Serial Killer Went Unnoticed
The Canadian Encyclopedia: The Bruce McArthur Case
Wikipedia Gay Village and Alexander Wood
BBC Victims Of McArthur
CBC.CA Timeline of investigation

Episode 16: The Genesee River Killer: Arthur Shawcross, and a WICKED surprise!

Well we’re back, beauties, and boy do we have an episode for you. First, Kelly and Stacey head home (well to Stacey’s home) for the holidays to cover Rochester, New York’s infamous, horrible serial killer, Arthur Shawcross. Two fun facts! First, this was supposed to be our very first episode, but we put it on ice - and made some much-needed edits - and voila. It’s a holiday miracle. Fun fact two: This is the first time we have covered a serial killer. But don’t worry, it won’t be the last. 
 
But what’s really special, and we promise worth the wait, is something more WICKED than Arthur Shawcross ever could be. Yes, it's an exclusive interview with original WICKED cast member and dance captain, Kristen Gorski! Kristen tells us EVERYTHING about what it was like to be part of the original Broadway production with Kristen Chenoweth and Adina Menzel. And the best part? She gives us allllll of the Broadway beauty secrets - along with her own beauty tips. We took all the notes, so you don’t have to. 
 
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WICKED Interview with Kristen Gorski at 53:07
Kristen Gorski
Kristen on IG
NUVO Dance Convention
 
Elphaba “How To” Video with original WICKED MUA Joe Dulude II
 
SHIZ University Student & Emerald City Make-Up
MAC Sushi Flower Pink Eye Shadow (DISCONTINUED)
MAC Vanilla Eyeshadow ALTERNATE 
MAC Intense Violet Plum Eyeshadow
MAC Prrr Lip Glass
MAC Spice Lip Liner
MAC Fleur Powder Blush
Mac Fix+ Setting Spray
MAC Blot Powder
 
Kristen’s Skin Routine (Broadway days)
Dermalogica
Kiehls Make-up Remover
Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel
Microfoliant
Dermalogica Moisturizer
Bliss Oxygen Facial
Arthur Shawcross Sources
Wikipedia
Biography.com
Arthur Shawcross the Genesee River Killer by J. Norris
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle Shawcross Archives
The Macdonald Triad
New York Times Death Notice
Newspapers.com
NY Times: A Serial Killer Gets 250 Years
Oxford Academic: Murder, Madness and the Law
MurderMileTours.com: Serial Killers and Head Injuries
Disorder in the Court George Washington University 
Biography Arthur Shawcross

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Episode #15 Murder at the Met: Helen Mintiks

It’s Self-Care Week at MMOTW, and Kelly and Stacey are here to help you self-care your way through whatever it is you need to work out. But first, we deliver your weekly dose of True Crime - and the very sad, very true story of Helen Mintiks - a talented, young violinist who was murdered at the Metropolitan Opera House. If you’ve never heard of this case, well, you’ve unfortunately heard many just like it: a toxic male who can’t handle rejection retaliates by doing something ghastly. We are SO into our time machine lately, and this week we’re taking you back to the hot summer of 1980 in NYC, where the crime rate was through the roof - and on top of the roof. Fortunately, there were some keen-eyed detectives on the case. Also, whoops. Kelly says Libby was a NYTimes app - but it’s a public library app. Complete with a Teen Banned Book Club!
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Beauty, Fashion, and a little Gratitude. 48:00
ADHD Playlist
Agnes B Cardigan
The Cut The Cardigan
Hair Care Spoke and Weal
Sarah Creal Concealer
Westman Atelier Concealer
Rose INC. Concealer
Charlotte Tilbury Concealer
YSL Touche Eclat Concealer
Gua Sha Rose Quartz
Everand Audiobooks
Libby Public Library Audio and ebooks
Peloton for Yoga
 
Sources
NYTimes
Violinist.com
Classic FM
Washington Post
New York Homicide
Sportskeeda