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 Tired of true crime that centers the killer and skips the woman? She Goes By Jane is a podcast that does things differently. We tell the stories of missing and unidentified women—real women, real lives—with deep research, original poetry, and guest readings by actors and advocates. No gore. No gimmicks. Just the truth, told with care.Evergreen Podcasts 2023 Art Entertainment & Performing Arts True Crime
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  • Episode 94: Ruth Loader

    Episode 94: Ruth Loader
    Jun 24 2025
    In August 1994, 79-year-old Ruth Loader was recovering from her cancer treatments at her rural Ohio farmhouse, ready for a quiet evening with her book. She never made it to the breakfast she had planned with her sister the next morning. When her daughter arrived at Ruth’s home, the back door was splintered, her glasses were left on the pillow, and Ruth was gone. In this episode, we trace the disturbing series of events that followed: a red Buick seen across state lines, a pair of fugitives on a multi-state killing spree, and a confession that came too late. Ruth’s body has never been found, but who were the men responsible, and why did they target Ruth? What can this case tell us about how vulnerable women are treated in the criminal justice system and in public memory? 🎙️ If you have any information about the location of Ruth Loader, please contact the Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office at (330) 339-2000. ➡️ Help bring attention to missing and unidentified women—subscribe and share this episode. 📍 Find us on Instagram & Facebook. 📚 Get Aimee’s book, Doe, now available via University of Akron Press, Bookshop.org, and Amazon. 📰 For more women-centered true crime content, subscribe to Aimee’s newsletter, GIRLHUNT.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 93: Amelia Zelko, Part 2 with guest reader Taylor Meskimen

    Episode 93: Amelia Zelko, Part 2 with guest reader Taylor Meskimen
    Jun 17 2025
    After newspaper owner and journalist Amelia Zelko vanished in 1957, the search for answers stretched from the streets of Joliet, Illinois, all the way to Washington, D.C. In this second part of our series, we uncover how Robert F. Kennedy and J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI secretly joined the investigation, chasing leads that pointed to organized crime. We also revisit a chilling claim: a woman who believed she saw Amelia’s body being buried at a construction site on the night she disappeared. While Amelia Zelko’s disappearance remains one of Illinois’ most haunting unsolved mysteries, her story endures as a powerful reminder of the risks journalists take in pursuit of the truth. 📖 Featuring an original poem written in her honor, read by Taylor Meskimen. Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, Taylor is a multifaceted actress and artist, well-versed across a variety of creative fields with professional accomplishments in Theater, Film, Music and Television. Taylor has been performing live for over a decade at venues throughout Los Angeles when she hasn't been in recording studios voicing characters for animation and commercials. She has also won awards for her Audiobook Narrations and has over 130 audiobooks available on Audible. No stranger to artistry and hard work, talent and success run Taylor's blood. She is the granddaughter of television star Marion Ross, best known for her role alongside Ron Howard in the hit TV series Happy Days. Taylor's parents are also both professional actors and her mother runs one of the top acting schools in Los Angeles, The Acting Center. 🎙️ If you have any information about the location of Amelia Zelko, contact the Illinois State Police - District 5 at (815) 726-6377. ➡️ Help bring attention to missing and unidentified women—subscribe and share this episode. 📍 Find us on Instagram & Facebook. 📚 Get Aimee’s book, Doe, now available via University of Akron Press, Bookshop.org, and Amazon. 📰 For more women-centered true crime content, subscribe to Aimee’s newsletter, GIRLHUNT.
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    30 mins
  • Episode 92: Amelia Zelko, Part 1 with guest reader Taylor Meskimen

    Episode 92: Amelia Zelko, Part 1 with guest reader Taylor Meskimen
    Jun 10 2025
    Just before midnight on September 27, 1957, a quiet neighborhood in Joliet, Illinois, was jolted awake by the sound of a woman’s scream, a car door slamming, and tires screeching into the night. By morning, 47-year-old journalist and co-owner of The Joliet Spectator, Amelia Zelko, was gone. Known for her fearless reporting on organized crime and political corruption, Amelia had powerful enemies and a long list of people who might’ve wanted to silence her. In this first episode of a two-part series, we trace Amelia’s path from her role as a pioneering woman in media to the final night she was seen alive. 📖 Featuring an original poem written in her honor, read by Taylor Meskimen. Born in New York and raised in Los Angeles, Taylor is a multifaceted actress and artist, well-versed across a variety of creative fields with professional accomplishments in Theater, Film, Music and Television. Taylor has been performing live for over a decade at venues throughout Los Angeles when she hasn't been in recording studios voicing characters for animation and commercials. She has also won awards for her Audiobook Narrations and has over 130 audiobooks available on Audible. No stranger to artistry and hard work, talent and success run Taylor's blood. She is the granddaughter of television star Marion Ross, best known for her role alongside Ron Howard in the hit TV series Happy Days. Taylor's parents are also both professional actors and her mother runs one of the top acting schools in Los Angeles, The Acting Center. 🎙️ If you have any information about the location of Amelia Zelko, contact the Illinois State Police - District 5 at (815) 726-6377. ➡️ Help bring attention to missing and unidentified women—subscribe and share this episode. 📍 Find us on Instagram & Facebook. 📚 Get Aimee’s book, Doe, now available via University of Akron Press, Bookshop.org, and Amazon. 📰 For more women-centered true crime content, subscribe to Aimee’s newsletter, GIRLHUNT.
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    39 mins
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