# The Toll The Toll focuses on the effects a violent crime or traumatic event has on a family and community. Season 1 focuses on a cold case from Springfield, Missouri; the 1975 murder of 9-year-old Shirley Jane Rose. Our host, award winning journalist Nancy Simpson, interviews investigators and family members, taking the listener on a journey of what ends up being not just one, but many tragedies intertwined. Page: Feed: --- ## [Gypsy Rose Continued](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-toll76/episodes/Gypsy-Rose-Continued-e3ks9qo) _2026-06-16 · Nancy Simpson_ Investigator and host Nancy Simpson sits down for an exclusive with Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott before he takes his role as a US Marshall to discuss his current perspective on Gypsy Rose Blanchard and the 2015 murder of her mother, Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/101a3d494/podcast/play/121562392/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-16%2F61f6faaf-0e36-75ca-49bc-e08f14e361ee.mp3) ## [BONUS TEASER: Gypsy Rose Continued](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-toll76/episodes/BONUS-TEASER-Gypsy-Rose-Continued-e3ks978) _2026-06-16 · Nancy Simpson_ Investigator and host Nancy Simpson and Producer Pamela Shelby discuss launch of The Toll Podcast's latest episode in the Gypsy Rose saga, Gypsy Rose Continued, along with the reactions and build-up. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/101a3d494/podcast/play/121561768/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-16%2F0e972792-4ef3-3561-dbce-7b10dd65fd79.mp3) ## [Main Character: A Gypsy Rose Blanchard Story](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-toll76/episodes/Main-Character-A-Gypsy-Rose-Blanchard-Story-e3ee619) _2026-01-31 · Nancy Simpson_ Host Nancy Simpson, a trusted journalist in Springfield, sits down with a neighbor of the Blanchard family who shares her experience of the mother/daughter duo years, months and days leading up to the murder. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/101a3d494/podcast/play/114808297/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-31%2Fc1f9a3da-417e-99ce-2a10-9b0f2f788da8.mp3) ## [Bonus Episode, Play the Part: Season 2, Poison Control](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-toll76/episodes/Bonus-Episode--Play-the-Part-Season-2--Poison-Control-e37c7o0) _2025-08-27 · Nancy Simpson_ Jeanette shares, in her own voice, the mental anguish and bouts with self doubt she had leading up to and after the discovery that maybe her mom, Jeanne, was hurting family members. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/101a3d494/podcast/play/107404480/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-2%2F908fcd86-6bed-8773-4a5d-429eb9d1428e.mp3) ## [Bonus Episode, Trust Issues: Season 2, Poison Control](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-toll76/episodes/Bonus-Episode--Trust-Issues-Season-2--Poison-Control-e35ro4g) _2025-07-22 · Nancy Simpson_ Nancy Simpson, with special guest Emily Wilson, dives into poison cases that ring a little too familiar. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/101a3d494/podcast/play/105815632/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-22%2F3c72646f-19af-163c-7156-abf651b9c727.mp3) ## [Bonus Ep 4, Thought Trees: Season 2, Poison Control](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-toll76/episodes/Bonus-Ep-4--Thought-Trees-Season-2--Poison-Control-e33bi9v) _2025-05-25 · Nancy Simpson_ Jeanette was well known for her "thought trees" in college. Later though, she'll use this same tool of reasoning in the fight for her life. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/101a3d494/podcast/play/103188223/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-25%2Fb44c806a-6a57-a41f-0b4c-478e216a8e85.mp3) ## [Bonus Ep 3, Thanksgiving: Season 2, Poison Control](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-toll76/episodes/Bonus-Ep-3--Thanksgiving-Season-2--Poison-Control-e33bi85) _2025-05-25 · Nancy Simpson_ Nancy goes through every detail with Jeanette about what she saw in the salt shaker at Thanksgiving. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/101a3d494/podcast/play/103188165/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-25%2Fd5e5aaea-14ec-7d1e-5561-e15be4be10d5.mp3) ## [Bonus Ep 2, Extended Family: Season 2, Poison Control](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-toll76/episodes/Bonus-Ep-2--Extended-Family-Season-2--Poison-Control-e33bi38) _2025-05-25 · Nancy Simpson_ More stories from our shocking second season. This bonus content highlights the accounts of two additional family members who were suspiciously ill in Jeanne's circle. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/101a3d494/podcast/play/103188008/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-25%2Fd90c23e8-7b5e-89bc-38a4-32ca42710efd.mp3) ## [Bonus Ep 1, Chess: Season 2, Poison Control](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-toll76/episodes/Bonus-Ep-1--Chess-Season-2--Poison-Control-e33bhv3) _2025-05-25 · Nancy Simpson_ Jeanette uses chess in the game of her life. But she says make no mistake, her mom is the queen. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/101a3d494/podcast/play/103187875/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-25%2Faabdb1ec-4f20-0255-9e5c-e04f4adaabd2.mp3) ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Y8oqRYTNpxu0) _2025-05-25 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Poison • Control | Monsters | 12](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-toll76/episodes/Poison--Control--Monsters--12-e2vjrpc) _2025-03-07 · Nancy Simpson_ Jeanette searches for answers to a traumatic, childhood event that continues to haunt her. The FBI investigation ends. Jeanette hires another private investigator, yearning for the truth. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/101a3d494/podcast/play/99265772/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-25%2F3b8d2701-6f97-439f-de3d-ef76db0b67cd.mp3)