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There is not just one thing about Mary Cosby, there’s many things. Alleged cult leader, wife and step-granddaughter, and total enigma. From her iconic burn: “You smell like hospital,” to the demeaning way she treated her castmates: “little GIRL,” Mary consistently had us scratching our heads. 

But in today’s episode Rebekah will attempt to provide some much needed context as to how she ended up accused of running a cult and the answers, including an alleged suspicious death, might surprise you.

Melissa gave the following clues for next episode:
INDIANA
HATCHET
SHIRLEY

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Episode Sources:
BRAVO TV
https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city/season-2/episode-9/videos/mary-cosby-dismisses-whitney-rose

https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city/season-1/episode-3/videos/this-is-the-first-time-in-5-years

https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city/season-1/episode-3/videos/mary-cosby-reveals-the-truth-about

OPRAH DAILY
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a34930757/real-housewives-salt-lake-city-mary-cosby-grandfather-marriage/

YAHOO
https://sports.yahoo.com/turns-mary-cosby-one-richest-202800270.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMZYaxoJzeO2k9OEtmCcGIiOksyJLYwz05AwRDHvrHGNxiEE08QKfkTcbNzwtmXeDusPulbe7a1zxBSy8WmkodtvEfJzqEaf87rAiMsrbBO8K_tpsdoL5wD4pzvn9Py2ihB51k953xzU1-l8RRon8wQKo2hRY_by2XX7UN-pclPf

SCMP.COM
https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3163394/inside-bizarre-world-mary-m-cosby-real-housewives-salt

DESERET.COM
https://www.deseret.com/2000/1/27/19553698/natural-causes-claimed-church-founder#:~:text=Cosby%20says%20he%20knew%20all,her%20vacation%20home%20in%20St.

https://www.deseret.com/1998/8/4/19394703/faith-temple-rift-spills-into-court

WOMEN’S HEALTH MAGAZINE
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a38320133/mary-cosby-church-rhoslc-cult-leader-cameron/

VULTURE
https://www.vulture.com/2022/01/mary-cosby-broke-her-silence-on-skipping-rhoslc-reunion.html


SLC TRIBUNE
https://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/news/ci_5392179

https://therevealer.org/pastor-mary-cosby-arranged-pentecostal-marriages-and-the-real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city/

BRAVO DOCKET PODCAST
https://www.thebravodocket.com/

REFINERY 29
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/11/10148315/who-is-mary-cosby-husband-real-housewives-salt-lake-city

DISTRACTIFY
https://www.distractify.com/p/mary-cosby-church

BRIGHAM YOUNG LAW https://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4074&context=byu_sc2

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Who’s feelin’ Jovani? Throw on your favorite statement necklace and brace yourself for the rise, fall, and winding recovery of your favorite Countess and mine, Luann de Lesseps. Melissa recounts her relatively normal start to life, and shares how Luann’s taste for both terrible men and the finer things in life led to police altercation in the Sunshine state. 

Rebekah gave the following clues for next episode:
BRAVO
HOSPITAL
CHURCH

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Episode Sources:
 
WOMANS DAY
http://www.womansday.com/life/entertainment/a58877/real-housewives-new-york-luann-de-lesseps/

BRAVO TV
https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/luann-dagostino-worked-as-a-nurse-before-the-real-housewives-details

US MAGAZINE
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/luann-de-lesseps-sued-by-ex-husband-count-alexandre-de-lesseps-children/

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/luann-de-lesseps-a-timeline-of-the-rhony-stars-struggles/

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/luann-de-lesseps-trespassed-in-hotel-room-before-arrest/

PEOPLE
https://people.com/tv/countess-luann-de-lesseps-opens-up-about-her-split/

EONLINE

https://www.eonline.com/news/871295/luann-de-lesseps-and-tom-d-agostino-to-divorce-a-timeline-of-their-7-month-marriage

https://www.eonline.com/news/963928/luann-de-lesseps-gets-probation-in-drunken-battery-case-after-plea-deal
https://www.eonline.com/news/1043895/real-housewives-luann-de-lesseps-taken-into-custody-for-probation-violation
NICKISWIFT

https://www.nickiswift.com/412396/the-transformation-of-luann-de-lesseps-from-23-to-56-years-old/

VULTURE

https://www.vulture.com/2016/06/countess-luann-real-housewives-bethenny-berlusconi.html

REFINERY 29

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/06/202512/luann-de-lesseps-arrest-jail-real-housewives-new-york-recap

PAGE SIX

https://pagesix.com/2022/03/17/drunk-luann-de-lesseps-kicked-out-of-gay-piano-bar/
 
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REPLAY AND A REHASH:
Rebekah started Sister Wives and this deserved a break in the regular schedule! Melissa and Rebekah hop on the mic to discuss the current state of the Sister Wives as well as Rebekah’s reaction to the kids, the homes, the wives, the LAYERS. Let us know if you are also on the journey as a Sister Wife virgin! The intro leads right into episode 5: BiGAMY LOVE which makes a whole lot more sense to Rebekah now, and is hopefully a welcome refresher for you all as well!
We are back next week with a NEW episode; Melissa’s clues below as well as the original show notes the episode when it previously aired in 2021.

TOM
YACHT
CONNECTICUT

Original Episode Show Notes:
Melissa takes us through the complicated and surprising facts around the Brown Family tree, and we soon discover there are more familial connections than just the four wives. From escaping state Bigamy laws, to coming clean about catfishing, Melissa leads us on a journey with twists, turns and too many meet cutes that were anything but cute. See our instagram for visual aids, trust us, they help.

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Episode Sources:
Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage by Kody, Robyn, Janelle, Meri, and Christine Brown
 
https://www.theashleysrealityroundup.com/2015/03/13/more-details-about-david-preston-jessop-ex-husband-of-sister-wives-star-robyn-brown/
CHEATSHEET https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/sister-wives-did-all-of-the-wives-grow-up-in-polygamist-families.html/
NY TIMES https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/us/utah-bigamy-law.html#:~:text=Under%20Senate%20Bill%20102%2C%20which,entered%20into%20the%20union%20voluntarily.
NEWSROOM https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/polygamy-latter-day-saints-and-the-practice-of-plural-marriage
FOX 13 https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/polygamy-is-essentially-decriminalized-in-utah-under-a-bill-signed-into-law
THE LIST https://www.thelist.com/200700/the-truth-about-sister-wives-star-meri-browns-catfish-scandal/
THE CONVERSATION https://theconversation.com/explaining-polygamy-and-its-history-in-the-mormon-church-81384#:~:text=After%20the%20murder%20of%20Joseph,Mormon%20Church%20practice%20in%201852.
IN TOUCH WEEKLY
https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/sister-wives-family-tree-156611/
CATFISH AUDIO
 https://youtu.be/4fqL-2eK_Tg
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Happy Holidays from CRIMINALITY! We didn’t mean to, but I guess we are giving you a very CHRISLEY CHRISTMAS. Rebekah and Melissa reveal just how little she knew about the very boisterous, very blonde family that America got to know on the USA show, Chrisley Knows Best. We learn Todd is a fraud in every sense of the word and Julie is CRAFTY in more ways than one. Come for Todd’s decade long Ponzi scheme, and stay for his utterly petty and disgusting parenting style!

Melissa shared three clues for next episode’s story:
TOM,YACHT, CONNECTICUT (Rebekah is over the moon!)

Follow Rebekah on Instagram at hi_itsrebekah or on her website at rebekahsebastian.com!

ANNOUNCEMENT!
We have a website — and merch! Thank you to Rachel Bennet and Jasmine Root for their help.Check it out here:
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LA TIMES
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-11-23/chrisleys-attorney-plans-to-appeal-sentencing-says-government-lied-during-trial

NPR
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/22/1138555045/reality-tvs-chrisleys-get-hefty-sentences-in-fraud-case

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/reality-star-todd-chrisley-sued-for-libel-by-former-georgia-tax-department-employee/PYEPO4SWCJEIBAQG2JPEWRSQ2U/


US MAGAZINE
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/chrisley-family-drama-through-the-years-todd-lindsie-more/

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/todd-julie-chrisleys-30-million-fraud-trial-everything-to-know/

NY POST
https://pagesix.com/2022/05/27/todd-chrisleys-ex-business-partner-alleges-they-had-gay-affair/

LIFE AND STYLE
https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/chrisley-knows-best-kids-141645/

INSIDER
https://www.insider.com/todd-julie-chrisley-trial-recap-what-we-learned-2022-5

https://www.insider.com/todd-julie-chrisleys-federal-trial-on-bank-tax-fraud-begins-2022-5

https://www.insider.com/todd-julie-chrisley-trial-recap-what-we-learned-2022-5#another-ex-employee-said-she-ruined-chrisleys-life-at-the-direction-of-braddock-9

TMZ
https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/23/todd-chrisley-sued-podcast-tax-investigator/


https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/reality-tv-stars-convicted-fraud-and-tax-evasion

VULTURE
https://www.vulture.com/2022/11/todd-chrisley-fraud-charges-reality-tv-show.html


PEOPLE
https://people.com/tv/savannah-chrisley-says-heart-sank-seeing-brother-grayson-after-car-crash

https://people.com/tv/todd-chrisley-estranged-daughter-lindsie-accuses-brother-father-extortion-sex-tape/
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Welcome to our second update episode! Melissa and Rebekah take turns sharing news, gossip, and hot takes from episodes 31- 47. Some are legit newsworthy while others are firmly in the “no news is good news” camp. And despite none of the episodes being about a Kardashian, Kim manages to show up in many of the updates - we are considering a new tagline for the podcast: Six Degrees of Kim Kardashian.

So if you’ve been wondering what teen mom Kail is up to (maybe another pregnancy), or what Lisa Rinna’s biggest regret is (Yolanda), then don’t miss today’s episode. 

Rebekah shared three clues for next episode’s story:
ATLANTA, NASHVILLE, SAVANNAH

ANNOUNCEMENT!
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Happy Thanksgiving week (or canned cranberry sauce to those who celebrate)! This week we are re-playing a Criminality favorite. It's part Macy's Day Parade, part #Balloonboytruther. The truth is out there.

Welcome to our 21st Episode - yay! Today we will set sail to Colorado where Melissa will share the incredible story of the Heene Family. Perhaps you remember them from Wife Swap? Me either. Perhaps BALLOON BOY jogs your memory? Yep. That’s right. Melissa makes a compelling case and comes down DEFINITIVELY on whether or not this was a publicity hoax. You have to listen and make up your own mind - Rebekah was on the edge of her seat complete with gasps along the ride. This episode also has super fun clips that are even more fun when you WATCH on YouTube!

For next episode, Rebekah shared 3 clues: 
ROBBERY, DELI MEAT, FAMILY!
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Sources:

WIFE SWAP:
Season 5, Episode 1: Heene/Martel 

CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/10/15/heene.wife.swap/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon.family/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/04/21/balloon.hoax.fine/index.html?hpt=Sbin

https://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/colorado.balloon.vessel/

https://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/23/colorado.balloon.investigation/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/12/balloon.boy.charges/index.html


WEB ARCHIVE:
https://web.archive.org/web/20091019151745/

https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ie0x4tv2tFVwxzfVpFiJG47OvbgwD9BBQM3O3

https://web.archive.org/web/20091027223435/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iC6jwbmzuVUF4YLJVJo5CPNtOLxQD9BDV3FO0

https://web.archive.org/web/20091027071129/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ibLL-Qm2uk35zwcHcTlr11c1VaFwD9BG611G0

https://web.archive.org/web/20091027070906/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jtDn4Wq2stcxmBOzbwM1UJcCv-QwD9BDQ9B81

https://web.archive.org/web/20091024115915/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ie0x4tv2tFVwxzfVpFiJG47OvbgwD9BCVKFG0

https://web.archive.org/web/20091020125405/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C567720%2C00.html


https://web.archive.org/web/20120306045141/http://www.radaronline.com/sites/default/files/heene2009affidavit.pdf

 DENVER POST:
https://www.denverpost.com/2009/10/18/balloon-boy-saga-absolutely-a-hoax-larimer-sheriff-says/


 NBC:
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/33330516#.Xy270pNKhQI


 ABC NEWS:
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/balloon-boy-mom-mayumi-heene-conspirator-abused-wife/story?id=8865824

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/10-years-balloon-boy-family-denounce-idea-saucer/story?id=66604256

NPR:
https://www.npr.org/2020/12/24/950074173/balloon-boy-parents-pardoned-by-colorado-governor-for-2009-hoax


YOUTUBE:
https://youtu.be/QWhUvm8SunY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axgyj7g5XZY



 
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