Episode 65: 2019 Anniversary Special

It's the end of 2019 and it's time for our 2nd podcast anniversary special! We begin with a few of the dumbest crimes of 2019 including people breaking out of prison for snacks and the Blue Bell ice cream lickers. Next up we have a Q & A with listener questions. Finally, we present the long-awaited 2019 blooper reel! Thanks to everyone for another great year and we will see you all at the end of January 2020!
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Sources: 

Shea's Cases:

1. Clarridge, E. (2019, December 20). Man was driving in Denton, TX, with liquid meth, police say. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved from https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article238610618.html

2. Gearty, R. (2019, October 14). Texas inmates nabbed after escaping from federal lockup to go on booze run: police. Retrieved from https://www.foxnews.com/us/inmates-nabbed-escaping-from-texas-federal-lockup-booze-run2. 

3. Howland, J. (2019, December 23). Off-duty Dallas officer critically injured in crash while street racing, police say. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved from https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/dallas/article238667808.html

4. Inmate carves way out of jail and is on the run, Texas police say. (2019, December 27). Retrieved December 29, 2019, from https://www.fox4news.com/news/inmate-carves-way-out-of-jail-and-is-on-the-run-texas-police-say

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Erin's Cases- The Blue Bell Ice Cream Lickers and Listeria Outbreak:

1. CDC. (2018, March 1). Frequently Asked Questions about Listeria. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/faq.html

2. CDC. (2018, December 3). Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Blue Bell Creameries Products. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/ice-cream-03-15/index.html

3.  Culver, J. (2019, July 1). Blue Bell “monitoring” viral video of woman licking tub of ice cream. Retrieved from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/01/blue-bell-viral-video-woman-licking-ice-cream/1624579001/

4. Ellis, R., & Yan, H. (2015, April 1). CDC: Blue Bell listeria outbreak dates back to 2010. Retrieved from https://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/20/health/blue-bell-ice-cream-recall/

5. LaMotte, S., & Perez, E. (2016, January 2). Justice Department investigating Blue Bell Creameries over listeria response. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/01/health/blue-bell-listeria-criminal-investigation/index.html

6. Lewis, S. (2019, July 6). Blue Bell licker: Lufkin, Texas, police identify juvenile who licked ice cream tub in viral video. Retrieved from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-bell-licker-lufkin-texas-police-identify-juvenile-who-licked-ice-cream-tub-in-viral-video-2019-07-06/

7. Madan, Rajni. 2010. “BLUE BELL CREAMERIES.” Handbook of  Texas Online. Retrieved from 
https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/dibgj.

8. Newman, J. (2015, December 31). DOJ Investigating Blue Bell Creameries Response to Listeria Contamination. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from https://www.wsj.com/articles/doj-investigating-blue-bell-creameries-response-to-listeria-contamination-1451522328

9. Ramzy, A. (2015, April 15). Blue Bell Recalls All Products After Listeria Outbreak. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/business/blue-bell-recalls-all-products-after-listeria-outbreak.html?_r=0

10. Solomon, D. (2019, July 8). Worse Things Have Happened to Blue Bell Ice Cream Than a Gross Prank at Walmart. Texas Monthly. Retrieved from https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/worse-things-have-happened-to-blue-bell-ice-cream-than-a-gross-prank-at-walmart/

11 Wray, D. (2015, December 30). Department of Justice Investigating Blue Bell’s Listeria Outbreak. Retrieved from https://www.houstonpress.com/news/why-would-the-justice-department-be-investigating-blue-bell-now-8034748

12. Yancey-Bragg, N. (219AD, July 9). “Copycat” faces charges for licking ice cream at Louisiana store. Retrieved from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/09/copycat-faces-charges-licking-ice-cream-louisiana-store/1680661001/

13. Zhang, J. G. (2019, July 12). Why There’s More Outrage Over the Ice Cream Licker Than a Listeria Outbreak. Retrieved from https://www.eater.com/2019/7/12/20691669/blue-bell-ice-cream-licker-corporation-listeria-accountability