E140: Priscilla Joyce Ford

(note: time stamps are without ads & may be off a little) This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Priscilla Joyce Ford, a black American woman who injured twenty three people and killed six by driving her car down a sidewalk in downtown Reno, Nevada on Thanksgiving Day in 1980. This story was researched and written by Minnie Williams. We dive into the setting (13:35), the killers early life (23:07) and the timeline (26:20). Then, we get into the arrest & trial (37:48), "Where are they now?" (52:16) followed by our takeaways and what we think made the perp snap (53:28). Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Sponsors Better Help https://www.betterhelp.com/Fruit Nutrafol https://nutrafol.com/ Use code FRUIT Upstart https://www.upstart.com/fruit StoryWorth https://storyworth.com/fruit EveryPlate https://www.everyplate.com/ Use code Fruit179 Shout Outs Gather https://www.netflix.com/title/81152263 Rumble https://www.amazon.com/Rumble-Indians-Who-Rocked-World/dp/B075F9QBW1 Wheel of Time https://www.amazon.com/Wheel-Time-Season-Teaser-Trailer/dp/B09F5KBXB6/ Where to find us: Our Facebook page is Fruitloopspod and our discussion group is Fruitloopspod Discussion on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod/ We are also on Twitter and Instagram @fruitloopspod Please send any questions or comments to fruitloopspod@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 602-935-6294. We just might read your email or play your voicemail on the show! Want to Support the show? You can support the show by rating and reviewing Fruitloops on iTunes, or anywhere else that you get your podcasts from. We would love it if you gave us 5 stars! You can make a donation on the Cash App https://cash.me/$fruitloopspod Or become a monthly Patron through our Podbean Patron page https://patron.podbean.com/fruitloopspod Footnotes Articles/Websites Wikipedia contributors. (08/22/2021). Priscilla Ford. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11/08/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla_Ford Burghart, D. (07/17/2003). The day terror came downtown. Reno News &Review. Retrieved 11/08/2021 from https://www.newsreview.com/reno/content/the-day-terror-came-downtown/20584/ Wikipedia contributors. (10/06/2021). Lincoln Continental Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11/08/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Continental#1970%E2%80%931974 Penrose, K. (07/13/2019). Nevada Lore Series: the murderous Thanksgiving Reno... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices