{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcrime-salad.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-murder-of-colleen-ritzer-deBvmD6Y","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Murder of Colleen Ritzer","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2a5b2793-8836-4839-a6db-63f4ba9ac5e7/3376ee0b-819f-4b7c-ad4b-b805baf98a8b/d9a7418ffd4bb174eb54e6fba5fdc3a0.png","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/6aa77520-a225-4e37-82bd-4e4e65f9a45e\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Murder of Colleen Ritzer\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"The gruesome murder of Colleen Ritzer in 2013 shocked everyone. Colleen was a young, well-loved math teacher in a small Massachusetts town, and her killer was a quiet, but seemingly kind, freshman soccer player. With no record, no prior offences, what made this young boy suddenly snap? The death of any person at the hands of a killer is always terrifying, but today's case, which grapples with understanding how a 14 year old could suddenly murder his math teacher, is truly frightening. Sponsors: Talkspace Match with a licensed therapist when you go to talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with the promo code CRIMESALAD. Dame Go to dameproducts.com/CRIMESALAD today for 15% off sitewide. Support us! Want ad free listening? Patreon - https://patreon.com/crimesaladpodcast Follow us! Merch - http://www.crimesaladpodcast.com/shop Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/crimesaladpodcast Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/crimesalad Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/crimesaladpodcast RATE US - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crime-salad-podcast/id1457141569 Researched and Written by: Allison Hauser and Crime Salad"}