The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister

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In Season 1, The Girlfriends told the story of how a group of incredible women came together to bring down one bad ex-boyfriend and seek justice for the murder of Gail Katz.

But there’s one part of that story that’s still a mystery.

During the investigation into Gail’s case, a torso washed up on Staten Island and was misidentified as Gail. Nobody knows her name or what happened to her after she was ruled out from the case.

In Season 2, the amateur ladies detective club are back with a new mission: to uncover the identity of this woman and finally find Our Lost Sister.

The Girlfriends: Our Lost Sister is produced by Novel for iHeartPodcasts. For more from Novel visit Novel.Audio

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nickz'smom

Beautiful Tribute

This podcast is a tribute and a testament to love among sisters and the friends who feel like sisters.
Eileen 🐝

Girlfriends

Both season one and season two had me totally entranced. These women are courageous, tenacious and brave. You really inspired me to go volunteer at some type of agency who helps women. Great job ladies… All of you… Every single one of you
Mamacita Flaca

Love the podcast/Dislike the transitional music

Excellent storytelling. I fastwarded the music. It was too creepy.
Radmom0914

Excellent storytelling. Bittersweet.

I fell in love with this podcast very quickly. The thought of girlfriends getting together to help people that they don’t even know gives me such hope! The love and respect given to those who have passed on, and also to those who are grieving loss is palpable. And I don’t care what anybody says, I absolutely love the music! It is beautiful and haunting at the same time. Thank you so much for sharing these stories! It was such a pleasure to listen.
Syd-ney T

Incredible storytelling!

Loved Season 1 of this podcast! The storytelling is very well done and not “strung out” to fill/add extra episodes. I liked the theme music too, it adds to the overall listening experience. Looking forward to hearing season 2.
auty home

GREAT PODCAST GREAT NARRATION

LOVE HOW THE WOMEN HAVE COME TOGETHER TO HELP AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ONE ANOTHER! LOVE THE CAMARADERIE !
Iamnotarobot0101001

Ad campaign is awful

Sorry but the ads are so bad it guarantees i will never listen to it
RA1280

Beautiful

What an incredible, beautiful, moving story of sisterhood. In a landscape of voyeuristic crime stories, this podcast’s poignance stands out. May both Heidi and Gail’s memories be a blessing.
fufhgvfydjfzkg

The girlfriends

I like how they can help each other and help people. Ok I love them, and I love how you guys can explain, how they work together I can’t get the words, out and I just love them.
Camobalamo

Very creative storytelling

I loved the music! I think it is probably one of the better uses of transitional and background music I’ve heard in a podcast. I am only on episode 4 of season 1, but I have enjoyed the storytelling and hearing the different voices/perspectives of the women. Oh, I also cuss like a sailor, and appreciate the realism of the delivery.
skskekwosn

So. Many. Ads.

Good podcast but SO many ads & music breaks.
Emilygatx

So touching

Touching and balanced podcast - love the breaks of humor & swearing. Thank you bringing these women’s stories to light.
YellowDistrict

Distracting Music

Engaging storyline but the music is extremely distracting and just doesn’t match the tone of the podcast. It’s jarring and used in very long clips not in brief transitions like other podcasts. I was literally jumping to press fast forward when it played. I understand it’s original to the podcast but, unfortunately, it took away from the listening experience.
Kellib2206

Thank you

Thank you for giving the lost a voice.
bricks711

Wow

I don't know how I could ever feel closer to any of you 🩷🩷🩷
sinicalgrl

Second season as compelling as the first

While heartbreaking, I am contented to know that Heidi was ultimately identified and laid to rest. May she have peace and find joy in whatever comes next. I was also happy to hear that the podcast will be back for another season but “with a new host” ??? …nooooooooo!!! Say it ain’t so! Just won’t be the f’ing same 😉
Connieanddennis

A great podcast!

Love, love these ladies and what they do! Keep it up! Hoping for season 3!
Ocean1185

I love this podcast

For having no podcasting experience, Carole does a great job! Compelling storytelling. It’s Dirty John meets Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Right up my ally. I also like the music so I am not sure what people are complaining about. Peace and love to Gail’s family. May her story be a cautionary tale to women everywhere. Domestic violence needs to be taken more seriously. Looking forward to season 2! So glad you are humanizing this missing woman who was once thought to be Gail. Update: knocked it outta the park with season 2! Rest in peace, Heidi.
Stella_lunaa

Wow

Such a tragic and beautiful and triumphant story. The ending gave me the chills and put a lump in my throat.
Riss Saki

Such Sweet Care

There is something so beautiful about a community of women. Doing what so many others have failed to do. Female friendships are always the answer.
MN0724

Another great season

Such an interesting topic and the host is great!! Looking forward to a new season but will miss this host (sounds like a new host will takeover)! Thanks for the interesting story!!
Gv1120001

Our Sister! (Or is it our girlfriend?)

A muddled self-congratulatory slog made all the more unbearable by an endless “gals drinking Chardonnay and gabbing!” undercurrent. But it was the shockingly vulgar music cues that drove me to write a review - specifically the moment in S2 E4 when they id their “sister” as Heidi and some angelic chorus drops in chanting “Heidi” in a persevere attempt to … god knows what. Narcissistic and insufferable. Shocked I made it four episodes in but this is where I stop.
Jennysem

Half of the show is advertising.

It was hard to get into the podcast with all the advertising. I wouldn't be surprised if there were more ads than content. Could have been good… but i was just annoyed.
lunibelle

Crime Solving with Heart

I absolutely love this podcast. The soundtrack adds so much to it - the prayer with the added female voices brought me to tears. Carole and company keep it real. They emanate warmth and compassion. Can’t wait for season 3.
Mayflower2021

Amazing

This is the first time I’ve ever reviewed a podcast, but I HAD to review this one. The sisterhood, the engaging editing, the camaraderie that exists between these women (giving the overall tone a very Ya-Ya Sisterhoods vibe), I love everything about it.
Foodie365

Important subject matter, some irritations

First, I’m grateful this group has decided to pursue an unidentified human remains case. It’s a field I care about deeply. But there’s an amateurishness in the pursuit and the telling that is a bit grating. Using cliches like wine consumption and playing “detective” comes off as self-conscious, not self-aware. I love a good sense of humor, and I’m a woman too…but some of this girl-bonding stuff feels a bit thin when telling such grave stories of tough lives and horrific deaths.
janrather

victim blaming & self satisfied

i think it’s an editorial choice to frame the story this way but the narrator doesn’t in fact reel me in when she centers herself in this story , i found it increasingly repellent, and pretty far in there’s an episode that gets explicitly victim blamey and smug, i was disgusted
ludg2

Love

I love both seasons! What a sweet way to show love for your sisters and putting a light hearted spin on a heavy topic. Highly recommend
animeartE

Highly Recommend

We need more of THIS—women recovering the bodies and stories of our fallen sisters. I loved all these beautiful women on both sides of the veil. I want Season 3!
Sean Woodsmaker

The Story May Be Ok…

… but it’s impossible to know with the amount of ads. I had to unsubscribe—even though I enjoyed season 1. With the ads the podcast is unlistenable.
wildrage2019

Change Music

Interesting content- but please change the music. I can’t listen with the strange music.
Glynasty

I WANNA BE A GIRLFRIEND!

I loved both seasons. I am excfoe a third-season but will be sad for Carole not to be the host.
JRLucky4me!

Real Raw Emotional Loving Scared Sacred

I felt all these things. Thank you!
fghhjgfddd

Boring!

This podcast didn’t grab me! It’s been a while since the last one and would be nice if they recapped!
SierraBAH

Eye opening

As others have said, this story was tough to listen to at times but ultimately incredibly eye opening as well. I had never heard of Tarasoff law, I’d never heard a story of true crime from so many people who dated the killer, I’d never heard a podcast quite like this one before. Thank you for your hard work, girlfriends. We are with you.
vgjgjkk hj

The girlfriends seasons 1 & 2

Love the mysterious music (I got you) Narration is wonderful, easy to follow and enjoy!
Schhhiejsn

Such a……

…… great podcast, and yet such terrible music. The dat scat ooo ahh just becomes so unnerving, I almost didn’t make it till the end. Really though I wonderful show.
CaityNaNa

Too many adds

It’s actually ridiculous and I am on episode 3 because I like the podcast but the adds. It’s crazy how many adds are in each episode. Not sure I can hang.
jennyhcox

Good first season

The first season was fantastic but I had to stop on the second episode of second season. The narrator refers to the deceased woman as our forgotten sister. Which I appreciate it, but it's said so many times it just distracted me so from the story.
Soloyo2023

Mini series??

I loved the first season! I have not even finished this episode. As soon as you all got to the place where the body was found, and the poem was read... the images of the girlfriends, and the wine, and the pain, and the laughters... all the images. This could be a great miniseries!!!!
MSW615

Excellent Story

The story is told by the girlfriends and sister of the victim.
MeryleNH

Too many adds

I’ve never heard so many adds jammed into a 30 min podcast episode, there’s an insane amount of adds, actually it’s really the same couple adds played an insane amount of times. It feels like theres more add time than actual podcast time and it really takes away from the story.
clairefive

Problems with the host

This was a very interesting podcast. My heart is broken for Gail and her family. I have a difficult time with the thought that the host, Carole, refused to testify to the grand jury. She only testified at trial because she was forced. Later, she said, “We got him!” Who is “we”? Now, she is making money on a podcast when she was unwilling to help convict him. So bizarre. Also, there are a ridiculous amount of ads.
Wripple07

Well done

I really appreciate that the victims were a huge part of this podcast. So often it’s the killer that gets all the attention and the victims really do deserve so much more.
Regmeyet

Well Done!

A great podcast about a group of women who encounter the same abusive man. Also revealing the sad truth that women will push their sense of good judgement aside for security. But friendship, love and persistence gets results in the end. It was thoughtful and informative. Binge worthy.
Caitmaureen

Loved

Great story involving domestic violence, and sisterhood- loved the ladies. Music wasn’t bad at all I don’t know why so many hated it. Also, people curse, it wasn’t excessive. Bobs a douche!
yendnskaiheb

Too many ads

I enjoy the story and like the host. There are an insane amount of ads packed into the 30 minute episodes and the intro music is god awful. RIP Gail.
DulceJ2

Impactful

It was a well produced podcast, it discussed how prevalent femecide is, it honored Gail and many more women. The last 11 minutes of the podcast had me crying!! Very powerful.
Cassleav

You’ll feel like a member of the girlfriends!

I’ve listened to alllll the true crime podcasts, this is the best. Such a well-told, well edited story. The language wasn’t bad at all. You will feel like you’re a member of the girlfriends!
jenniferwbpar

Great story, important message, great narration, and music

Highly recommend! Kept my attention the whole time.

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