About
Hi, I'm Tess and welcome to Blind Crime.
I grew up with my mom watching the true crime shows like "Forensic Files," and "Unsolved Mysteries." I never liked them. They freaked me out. As I got older, I found that I liked the stories of true crime, but the music an the dramatizations still made me uncomfortable and aided in my already sky-high anxiety. It wasn't until I watched a TikTok video about a missing girl that had gone viral did I discover the world of true crime podcasts. I starte off with one, then quickly added another, then another, then next thing you know, my Spotify library was full of true crime podcasts. I fell in love, and I found that in podcast form, without the creepy music, I could listen to the story and pay full attention to it, not having to turn if off or leave the room 10 minutes in.
So, how did Blind Crime come to be? That's a bit of a longer story, but I'll leep it simple. Sometimes I'm blind due to Diabetic eye disease. When I'm unable to see, I feel much more vulnerable and scared of what I can't see. I realized that what's even scarier is when the danger is when the danger is right in front of you... but you can't always see it. They say, "love is blind," but what about crime? Join me bi-weekly for new episodes, and in the meantime, keep your eyes open.
Tess is a Type 1 Diabetic vetran - diagnosed in 1992. She is a proud Omnipod 5 and Dexcom G6 user and is always showing off her "robot parts" as she likes to call them. Tess is happily married to her husband and togehter they have 3 fur-babies - Milo, a senior Yorkie-Pom, Merlin, the fattest and scardest of cats, and Maverick, which Tess describes as 100% pure love and chaos. Tess comes from a Christian background and talks very openly about her beliefs and her faith. Her goal is to break the stigma that all Christians are judgmental and hate those who are not like them. She wants Blind Crime to be a safe place, where everyone can enjoy her show without feeling judged or unwanted. Her biggest message, she says, is to make sure everyone knows they aren't alone and that they are loved. Tess struggles with anxiety and depression, OCD, a panic disorder, and ADHD. Being open with her struggles with mental health is also a big thing for her. If she's open and honest with her mental health, she hopes that others who are also struggling will feel less alone.