133: She Made Them Do It: Sarah Jo Pender

Was Sarah Jo Pender a master manipulator who orchestrated a brutal double murder, or was she a young woman caught in a flawed investigation and wrongfully convicted?

One of the most controversial true-crime cases of the 2000s. Sarah Jo Pender was convicted in 2002 for the murders of Andrew Cataldi and Tricia Nordman, a crime prosecutors argued she planned and directed. Dubbed the "female Charles Manson", Pender maintained her innocence throughout her trial and imprisonment. The Lifetime movie She Made Them Do It, starring Jenna Dewan depicted Sarah's story. 

Sources:
https://www.hulu.com/series/5eb21b90-555a-4dc3-9b6c-60c8f7087bd4
She Made Them Do It 
https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/court-of-appeals/2003/12090302-smb.html
https://www.aetv.com/articles/sarah-pender-escaped-prison-many-call-wrongful-conviction