60. The Murder of Dru Sjodin

This year for Women's History Month, Amanda and Lauren are going to go on a journey through some tragic deaths of young women, and their lives that were cut too short. Because they were wanted too.In the second episode of their Women's History Month series, Amanda and Lauren discuss the murder of Dru Sjodin, a case that was local to them when they were young, and the effect the outcome of the case had on the nation.Sources:Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteABC News: “Missing from the mall: How investigators nabbed a serial rapist in the death of a college student” by Ivan PereiraBismark Tribune: “Two decades later, Dru Sjodin case still resonates in Grand Forks and across the nation” by Sav KellyCBS News: “Alfonso Rodriguez, convicted of killing Dru Sjodin, moved from death row to Florida prison” by the Associated PressCBS News: “Suspect Charged in Sjodin Murder” by the Associated PressTwin Cities Pioneer Press: “Two years after Dru Sjodin killer’s sentence overturned, review of medical examiner’s work continues” by Mara H. GottfriedDuluth News Tribune: “Tonight: 20/20 taking a close look at timeline of Dru Sjodin’s case in ‘Missing from the Mall’” by Trisha TaurinskasKIRO7 (Seattle): “Death penalty tossed in 2003 abduction, murder of North Dakota college student Dru Sjodin” by Crystal BonvillianValley News Life (Fargo area): “Community remembers Dru Sjodin on 20-year anniversary of her disappearance” by Zoe JonesFox9 News (Minneapolis/St. Paul): “Dru Sjodin: Death sentence reduced to life in prison for Minnesotan who killed North Dakota student” by the Associated Press20/20, Season 46, Episode 12: “Missing from the Mall”True Crime All the Time podcast: “The Murder of Dru Sjodin”No is a Sentence podcast: “Episode 51: Dru Sjodin”Wikipedia