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Former Why Don’t We singer Jack Avery testified last week for the first time since his ex, TikTok influencer Gabbie Gonzalez, was charged with her father and Kai Cordrey in an alleged plot to kill him. A Los Angeles judge then ruled on custody of their 7-year-old daughter, Lavender.Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.Sources:https://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/trio-charged-conspiring-murder-child-s-father-bitter-custody-disputehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/infleuncer-gabriela-gonzalez-plot-to-kill-daughters-father/https://www.courttv.com/news/influencer-joins-father-ex-boyfriend-in-pleading-not-guilty-to-alleged-murder-for-hire-plot/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jack-avery-gabbie-gonzalez-murder-plot-custody-daughter-1235646294/https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/29/influencer-gabbie-gonzalez-request-for-parenting-time-denied-after-restraining-order-obtained-by-ex/Find LOVE MURDER online:Website:…

On a crisp October night in the wealthy enclave of Greenwich, Connecticut, a teenage girl stepped outside for a little Halloween mischief and never came home. What began as a night of innocent fun would become one of the most notorious murder mysteries in American history, exposing the dark secrets lurking behind the manicured hedges of high society.Sources:1. Fuhrman, Mark. Murder in Greenwich. Harper Collins, 1999.2. Cosgrove, John, and Terry Dunn Meurer. Unsolved Mysteries. 1987.3. Murder and Justice: The Case of Martha Moxley. 2019.4. Tygard, Judy. 48 Hours. 1988.5. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10016/martha-moxley. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.6. The Atlantic, 2003.This Week’s Episode Brought To You By:Progressive Insurance - Discover better rates at https://www.progressive.com/ Ka’Chava - Go to https://kachava.com and use code LOVEMURDER for 15% off your first order.Quince - Elevated essentials that feel effortless. Free shipping and 365-day returns at http://quince.com/lovemurderOats…

Charles and Florence Bravo had all the makings of a respectable Victorian marriage: money, status, and a stately home. But beneath the polished veneer was jealousy, control, infidelity, and resentment. When Charles died from poison just four months after the wedding, the suspect list included his new bride, her loyal ladies’ maid, and her much older ex-lover.Sources:1. Ruddick, James. Death at the Priory. Grove Press, 2002.2. Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder. 2004.3. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34518301/charles_delauney_turner-bravo. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.This Week’s Episode Brought To You By:Progressive Insurance - Discover better rates at https://www.progressive.com/ ****EarnIn - Make any day payday. Use code LOVEMURDER when you sign up. https://app.earnin.com/HomeServe – Home repair protection plans starting at $4.99/month. Learn more at homeserve.comZazzle - Save 25% on your first order at Zazzle.comHers - Personalized, affordable plans for weight loss, hair,…

This week, two cases. In Pinellas County, Florida, police say Christopher Dodge Smith shot his girlfriend, Jessica Antolini, in a bar parking lot while his 5-year-old daughter was in the car. In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pediatrician Dr. Julia Pederson was found dead after a fire in her home, and investigators say she was strangled before it was set. Her husband, Jonathan Gatto, is charged with first-degree murder.Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right…

At the end of a long, dirt road in the wilds of Georgia, two men created a world entirely their own—part sanctuary, part gothic fantasy. There were rumors of devil worship and sinful orgies—but when evil came to Corpsewood in the winter of 1982—it came from the outside world.Sources:1. Petulla, Amy. The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia. Arcadia Publishing, 2016.2. “A Castle in the Country – Mother Earth News.” Mother Earth News – The Original Guide To Living Wisely, https://www.facebook.com/motherearthnewsmag/, https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/castle-in-the-country-zmaz81mazraw/. Accessed 22 Sept. 2026.3. “Corpsewood 1982.” WGGSTV, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdK9YWObZS8. Accessed 22 Sept. 2026.4. Dead Silent. 2016.5. Scudder, Charles. “A Castle in the Country – Mother Earth News.” Mother Earth News – The Original Guide To Living Wisely, https://www.facebook.com/motherearthnewsmag/,…

In 1995, 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer was murdered in Knoxville, Tennessee, by a classmate who believed she was after her boyfriend. Christa Pike spent the next three decades as the only woman on Tennessee’s death row. On September 30th, the state gave her two doses of pentobarbital, and she did not die. This week she woke up in a hospital bed, still under a death sentence, as her lawyers fight to keep Tennessee from trying again.Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right…

When accomplished executive and former beauty queen Allison Baden-Clay disappeared from her Brisbane home, suspicion quickly turned toward her husband Gerard. Scratches on his face, a secret affair, financial trouble, and a trail of lies would make the case one of Australia’s most notorious murders.Sources:https://www.hcourt.gov.au/cases-and-judgments/cases/decided/case-b332016https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-15/baden-clay-murder-trial-timeline/5585176https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-20/baden-clay-why-circumstantial-case-proved-powerful/5604348https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-25/baden-clay-murder-trial-day-10/5548318https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/15/gerard-baden-clay-guilty-of-murdering-wife-allisonhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-27/allison-baden-clay-insurance-to-go-to-trust/6269646https://www.allisonbadenclayfoundation.org.au/This Week’s Episode Brought To You By:BetterHelp - Convenient and affordable online therapy and counseling - https://betterhelp.com/lovemurder for 10% off…

Kelley Clayton seemed to have built the perfect life: a beautiful home, two beloved young children, and a marriage to a handsome former professional athlete — but when that picture-perfect life is shattered by a brutal murder, the police dig through the wreckage to discover dark lies and hidden truths.Sources:1. Arledge, Roone. 20/20. 1978.2. Dateline NBC. 1992.3. Meet Marry Murder. 2022.4. PD True. 2024.5. Stiehl, Renata. “Thomas Clayton Files Appeal in Conviction of the Murder of His Wife, Kelley Clayton | | Weny.Com.” WENY News, https://www.facebook.com/wenytv, 24 Oct. 2018, https://www.weny.com/thomas-clayton-files-appeal-in-conviction-of-the-murder-of-his-wife-kelley-clayton/article_1a85838e-6b94-5128-859c-63014f688ec3.html.6. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153420033/kelley_elizabeth-clayton. Accessed 5 Sept. 2026.7. Legacy, https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/star-gazette/name/kelley-clayton-obituary?id=21677715. Accessed 8 Sept. 2026.8. My Twin Tiers,…

Human remains found in the crawlspace of a Big Bear Lake home in 2020 are identified as Jill Maiorca, who went missing in 2007, and her former husband is charged with first-degree murder. In Pennsylvania, a grand jury hears from previously reluctant witnesses, and the man accused of raping and murdering 20-year-old Sabrina Kahler in 2002 is taken into custody. Both arrests came on the same day.Current Affairs is Love Murder's shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right…

When investigators link two very different sets of multiple murders, they uncover one disturbing connection. This connection reveals a bitter family feud, a vicious custody battle, and a relationship that may have pushed everyone involved past the point of no return. These are the Bitter Blood Murders.Sources:1. Bledsoe, Jerry. Bitter Blood. 1988.2. Snapped: Killer Couples. 2013.3. Find A Grave, Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.4. The Oldham Era, 2 Aug. 1984.5. The Oldham Era, 10 Nov. 1983.6. News and Record, 31 July 1985.This Week’s Episode Brought To You By:Collective - Get compounded GLP-1s for $59 a month. http://collective.org/lovemurderProgressive Insurance - Discover better rates at https://www.progressive.com/ EarnIn - Make any day payday. Use code LOVEMURDER when you sign up. https://app.earnin.com/Honeylove - Treat yourself to the best shapewear on the market and save 20% off at honeylove.com/lovemurderHomeServe – Home repair protection plans starting at $4.99/month. Learn more at homeserve.comZazzle - Save…

In 2006, mother of three Doris Worrell was shot and killed at the Georgia amusement park owned by her husband, Jon Worrell. Nearly two decades later, after years abroad and a new interview with the family’s former nanny, Jon was arrested and accused of arranging his wife’s murder.Current Affairs is Love Murder's shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.Sources:https://people.com/husband-accused-of-killing-wife-at-amusement-park-and-moving-in-with-their-nanny-12123405https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2025-05-23/gbi-makes-arrest-19-year-old-cold-case-death-doris-worrell-coffee-countyhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/doris-worrell-cold-case-murder-georgia-husband-arrested-fled-nanny/https://douglasnow.com/cold-case-cracked-a-timeline-of-the-investigation-into-the-2006-death-of-doris-worrell/https://www.walb.com/2026/01/13/jon-worrell-enters-not-guilty-plea-third-time-doris-worrell-murder-for-hire-case/Find LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram:…

They were young, beautiful, famous and raising a child together — a boy band heartthrob and influencer whose relationship played out in front of millions of fans. But after their romance fell apart, one member of the couple decided a breakup wasn’t enough.Sources:1. “Gabbie Gonzalez Case, Who Are Cody Clayburn And McKenzie Ferry? Husband And Ex-Nanny Key Witnesses.” BollywoodShaadis, https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com, 20 May 2026, https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/gabbie-gonzalez-ex-husband-and-ex-nanny-key-witnesses-79387.2. “Influencer Gabbie Gonzalez’s Nanny Told Cops of Baby Daddy Murder Plot | Back Page | Unionleader.Com.” UnionLeader.Com, https://facebook.com/UnionLeader, 20 May 2026, https://www.unionleader.com/news/back_page/influencer-gabbie-gonzalez-s-nanny-told-cops-of-baby-daddy-murder-plot/article_375b7b9c-e406-4ebb-8448-2b764d363a37.html.3. UnionLeader.Com, https://facebook.com/UnionLeader, 20 May 2026,…

Brandi Hornsby was 24 and six weeks into being a mother when she was killed in her Stockton, California home in the fall of 2021. When her mother came looking for her three days later, Brandi's boyfriend attacked her too, then fled with the baby. This week, after a five-day manhunt, a SWAT standoff, and a three-year wait for trial, D'Angelo Webb was sentenced to 74 years to life.Current Affairs is Love Murder's shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right…

In July of 1906, two young lovers checked into an Adirondack hotel before setting out alone on Big Moose Lake in a rented rowboat. Only one of them would return, and the subsequent trial would become a media sensation; inspire famous novels, movies, and more than one ghost story.Sources:Murder in the Adirondacks: An American Tragedy Revisited by Craig BrandonUnsolved Mysteries, season 8, episode 7 (OG Robert Stack)Podcast episode: Adirondack True Crime: The Murder at Big Moose LakeThis Week’s Episode Brought To You By:Hers - Personalized, affordable plans for weight loss, hair, and anxiety - forhers.com/LOVEMURDERProgressive Insurance - Discover better rates at https://www.progressive.com/ ****Quince - Elevated essentials that feel effortless. Free shipping and 365-day returns at http://quince.com/lovemurderIndaCloud - If you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + free shipping with code lovemurder at https://inda.shop/lovemurderMint Mobile – Unlimited premium wireless for $15/month. Switch today at…

A 10th wedding anniversary hike ends in tragedy when one member of the couple falls 1,200 feet to their death. It’s quickly ruled an accident, but nearly 20 years later, a tip from a surprising source blows the whole case wide open, revealing dark secrets and treacherous betrayals.Sources:1. Family Speaks out after Husband’s Arrest in 2006 Zion Park Death. YouTube, 25 June 2026, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFD_EmrvEAw.2. “Former Youth Pastor David Vander Meer Dies Day He Was Set to Appear in Court for the Death of His Wife Bernadette Vander Meer - ABC7 Chicago.” ABC7 Chicago, 28 June 2026, https://abc7chicago.com/post/former-youth-pastor-david-vander-meer-dies-day-he-was-set-appear-court-death-wife-bernadette/19403372/.3. Parents of Bernadette Vander Meer Speak out after Police Announce Murder Charges and Suspect Dies. YouTube, 26 June 2026, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAbN0oJ1_h0.4. Legacy, https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lvrj/name/bernadette-vander-meer-obituary?id=48857389. Accessed 19 Aug.…

When 37-year-old mother Destiny Dunn was found dead in a Missouri motel room, her partner Nicholas Ayres was charged with her murder. Investigators say his own videos and a series of disturbing 911 calls reveal what happened in the hours before her death.Find LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram: @lovemurderpodTwitter: @lovemurderpodFacebook: LoveMrdrPodTikTok: @LoveMurderPodPatreon: /LoveMurderPodCredits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched by Sarah Lynn Robinson and researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Grunds of Peru, Indiana were a couple people just couldn’t help but notice. Susan was a glamorous younger wife, Jim a high-powered atty. Together they made a dashing couple and had all the trappings of wealth: a beautiful home, fancy trips, a Cessna airplane, designer duds and the best that money could buy. But behind closed doors the marriage was threatened by infidelity, financial arguments and one member of the couple’s dark secrets.Sources:1. Clarkson, Wensley. Deadly Seduction. Macmillan + ORM, 2014.2. Deadly Women. 2008.3. “PRISON REFORM FOR INMATES – THE STREETS DON’T LOVE YOU BACK.” THE STREETS DON’T LOVE YOU BACK - Welcome... Click on All the Headings/Subheadings below for More Information, https://thestreetsdontloveyouback.ning.com/m/group?id=3378072%3AGroup%3A97751&maxDate=2017-10-12T18%3A00%3A01.691Z. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.4. Snapped. 2004.5. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25201576/james_hurst-grund. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.6. Reddit,…

Today, we are sharing part one of a two-part series from the award-winning true crime podcast RedHanded, hosted by Suruthi Bala and Hannah Maguire. RedHanded is the UK's #1 True Crime podcast, covering everything from high-profile murders and cults to con artists and cultural catastrophes, always asking not just what happened, but why.In part one, Suruthi and Hannah dive into the case of Kouri Richins, a Utah mother who published a children's book about grief after her husband Eric died in what was ruled an accidental overdose. Just a month after appearing on local TV to promote it, Kouri was arrested and charged with murdering Eric herself. Was she a grieving wife trying to rebuild her family's life, or a Black Widow who plotted to poison her husband for his money? Head over to RedHanded to catch part two, where Hannah and Suruthi pull apart the trial and discuss how Kouri unwittingly destroyed her own defence while trying to outwit the prosecution.Follow and listen to more episodes of RedHanded here:…

When a 27-year-old beauty queen and Houston-area nurse is shot multiple times in a donut shop parking lot, the authorities have to follow a twisted path to finally catch the mastermind of the attack.Sources:1. Finstad, Suzanne. Sleeping with the Devil. 1992.2. Cosgrove, John, and Terry Dunn Meurer. Unsolved Mysteries. 1987.3. “Former Health Spa Founder Arraigned - UPI Archives.” UPI, UPI, 5 Aug. 1994, https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/08/05/Former-health-spa-founder-arraigned/8142776059200/.4. “Near-Fatal Attraction : Athlete Still a Victim of Lover’s Obsession That Led to Her Paralysis - Los Angeles Times.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 1991, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-07-26-vw-364-story.html.5. Minns Sculpture, https://minnssculpture.com/. Accessed 20 July 2026.6. Abilene Reporter-News, 5 May 1986.7. San Antonio Express-News, 5 May 1986.This Week’s Episode Brought To You By:Hers - Personalized, affordable plans for weight loss, hair, and anxiety -…

Jessie and Andie bring major updates in two cases previously covered by Love Murder: Courtney Clenney accepts a plea deal in the fatal stabbing of Christian Obumseli, while disturbing new evidence is revealed as singer D4vd is ordered to stand trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right…

In the summer of 2006, a young mother in Limerick, Ireland suffered an asthma attack at home. She didn't survive. Her husband was left alone with two babies, a dog, and a house full of grief. So he did what any desperate parent would do. He asked for help. He just had no idea what was coming.Sources:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jason-corbett-death-woman-fights-for-her-brothers-honor-after-brutal-n-c-murder-killers-say-it-was-self-defense/https://apnews.com/article/46cff4e5069d5ff63366c7e9cd6634ffhttps://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025/05/19/molly-martens-jason-corbett-netflix/https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2023/1108/1415481-martens-corbett-timeline/https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/1030/1413704-corbett-retrial/https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/supreme-court/2021/73a20.htmlhttps://time.com/7284114/a-deadly-american-marriage-netflix-true-story/This Week’s Episode Brought To You By:Oak Essentials - Moisture-rich balm. Use code lovemurder at oakessentials.com to get 15% off your first purchase!…

When a devoted mother & wife vanishes on the ten-minute drive between her work at a discount clothing store and home, police look at the most likely suspects—but after some acting on the kidnapped woman’s “behalf,” they catch on to a shocking plot & terribly senseless act committed in the name of love—whether that love was real or imagined.Sources:1. “Accused Ringleader Convicted in Osceola Murder-for-Hire Plot.” Yahoo News, Yahoo News, 16 May 2023, https://www.yahoo.com/news/accused-ringleader-convicted-osceola-murder-193600874.html.2. Argueta, Brenda. “Osceola County Woman Who Arranged Botched 2018 Murder-for-Hire Plot Gets Life in Prison.” WKMG, WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando, 16 May 2023, https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/05/16/osceola-county-woman-who-arranged-botched-2018-murder-for-hire-plot-gets-life-in-prison/.3. ClickOrlando, News 6. Botched Muder for Hire Plot. YouTube, 16 Jan. 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDT6UP0WjVw.4. Dunne, Samantha. “Man Found Guilty of Killing Woman in 2018…

Oklahoma influencer and mother of two Sara Gilson was trying to escape an allegedly abusive marriage when she learned her estranged husband, youth basketball coach Jeremiah Duffey, was accused of sexually abusing a teenage player. Less than two weeks after Sara posted a viral TikTok about the allegations, police say Duffey shot and killed her before taking his own life.Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right…

A loving mother with a tragic past disappears during Hurricane Harvey, leading investigators to suspect the three men closest to her.Sources:1. 48 Hours. 1988.2. Dateline NBC. 1992.3. Maines, Don. “Baytown Woman’s Murder Case Is Solved – OutSmart Magazine.” OutSmart Magazine, OutSmart Magazine, 22 Aug. 2019, https://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2019/08/baytown-womans-murder-case-is-solved/.4. “Missing Texas Real Estate Agent’s Body Found, Ex-Husband Charged with Murder - ABC News.” ABC News, https://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-texas-real-estate-agents-body-found-husband/story?id=49740114. Accessed 5 July 2026.5. Sex and Murder. 2020.6. “Texas Man Arrested in Ex-Wife’s Disappearance before Harvey.” The Florida Times-Union, Florida Times-Union, 10 Sept. 2017, https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2017/09/10/texas-man-arrested-ex-wife-s-disappearance-harvey/15772387007/.7. Trost, Rachael. “Body of Missing Texas Realtor Crystal Seratte McDowell Found, Ex-Husband Charged With Murder.” NBC News, NBC News, 10 Sept.…

Lee Gilley was awaiting trial for the capital murder of his pregnant wife, Christa Bauer Gilley, when prosecutors say he cut off his ankle monitor, fled the country using forged documents, and sought asylum in Italy. Now, an Italian appeals court has temporarily blocked his extradition over concerns that he could face the death penalty or life without parole in Texas.Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right…

A stagnant long-term marriage comes to a shocking end when one member of the couple is murdered in their own home. But was the killer the spouse, the wife’s lover, or any of the husband’s mistresses? Phone records eventually put a private eye of murky ethics on the investigator’s radar and revealed a villain so unhinged that they draw comparisons to the movie Fatal Attraction.Sources:1. Gallagher, Mike. Lovers of Deceit. Doubleday Books, 1993.2. Prison Interview: Carolyn Warmus Discusses Betty Jeanne Solomon Case. YouTube, 1 May 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t65WeLW0hBI.3. Snapped. 2004.4. The Fatal Attraction Murder. 2022.5. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202231618/betty_jeanne-solomon/photo. Accessed 21 June 2026.6. Love and Death by Eric Pooley for New York MagazineThis Week’s Episode Brought To You By:HomeServe – Home repair protection plans starting at $4.99/month. Learn more at homeserve.comEarnIn - Make any day payday. Use code LOVEMURDER when you sign up.…

To friends and neighbors, Bob and Sherry Durall looked like a busy, happily married couple raising three children in the suburbs of Seattle. Behind the image of family, faith and stability, however, was a darker story - one that would lead detectives into the strange new world of internet dating and digital breadcrumbs that would lead to an arrest.Sources:Worth More Dead: And Other True Cases Vol. 10 by Ann RuleForensic Files S11E17This Week’s Episode Brought To You By:Warby Parker - Our listeners can buy one prescription pair and get 20% off additional pairs at WarbyParker.com/lovemurderIndaCloud - If you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + free shipping with code lovemurder at https://inda.shop/lovemurderZazzle - Save 25% on your first order at Zazzle.comFind LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram: @lovemurderpodTwitter: @lovemurderpodFacebook: LoveMrdrPodTikTok: @LoveMurderPodPatreon: /LoveMurderPodCredits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched by…

In this episode of Love Murder Current Affairs, in Bellevue, Washington, software engineer Avinash Narne has been charged with murdering his wife, Raajitha Sabbineni, eight months after he reported finding her unresponsive behind a locked bathroom door — an arranged marriage that lasted four months, and phone records that revealed another woman. In Las Vegas, grand jury testimony has laid out new details in the killing of Amanda Frias Rosas and her husband Victor, shot by Amanda's ex-husband at the grocery store where they worked — on their son's twelfth birthday, with custody papers left tucked in her arm. Jessie and Andie trace both cases as they unfolded in the news this week.Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right…

On July 15, 1992, 23-year-old Rachel Nickell was murdered on Wimbledon Common in broad daylight, with her two-year-old son as the only witness. With no DNA at the scene, police fixated on the wrong man, building an infamous honey trap operation around a profiler's hunch while the real killer stayed free. It took sixteen years and a DNA breakthrough to finally get justice. This week, Andie covers one of the most notorious investigations in British…

In August 2006, Bernadette Vander Meer fell 1,200 feet from the summit of Angels Landing in Zion National Park on what was supposed to be her tenth anniversary trip. Authorities called it an accident and closed the case. Twenty years later — after a tip from a former youth group member, a phone call from a pastor who never believed it, and an affidavit laying out an affair, a breakup two days before the trip, and a half-million-dollar insurance payout — her husband was arrested for her murder. Three days later, he was dead. Jessie traces how the case broke open in the news this…

A former football superstar Steve McNair seemed to have it all: fame, fortune, family and a lasting legacy. But a secret affair was quietly unraveling, and before the 4th of July holiday weekend was over, two people would be left dead.Sources:1. Hill, Vincent. Incomplete Pass. 2026.2. “Kazemi Requested Money from McNair - ESPN.” ESPN.Com, ESPN, 20 Oct. 2009, https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4578675.3. “McNair’s Other Lover: Leah Ignagni.” CBS News | Breaking News, Top Stories & Today’s Latest Headlines, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2009, https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/mcnairs-other-lover-leah-ignagni/2/.4. “The Strange Story of the Gun That Murdered McNair - CBS News.” CBS News | Breaking News, Top Stories & Today’s Latest Headlines, https://www.facebook.com/CBSNews/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-strange-story-of-the-gun-that-murdered-mcnair/. Accessed 13 June 2026.5. Untold: The Murder of Air McNair. 2024.6. “Widow of Murdered NFL Player Gets $2.5 Million – The Mississippi Link.” The Mississippi Link –…

When a popular, openly gay University of Missouri student is murdered on campus, police interview his friends and lovers as well as looking at the murder as a possible hate crime. The entire time the detectives are digging into Jesse’s personal life, the actual killer is hiding in plain sight, much closer to the investigation than anyone expected.Sources:Davidson, Linda. The Cop With A Secret. 2026.Arnold, Chelsea. “Steven Rios Seeks New Trial for 2004 Murder of MU Student | Local | Columbiamissourian.Com.” Columbia Missourian, https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaMissourian/, 9 Apr. 2011, https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/steven-rios-seeks-new-trial-for-2004-murder-of-mu-student/article_1cea6d2d-1eec-5f83-9883-ab198ab52d81.html.Dateline NBC. 1992.Dowling, Paul. Forensic Files. 1996.“22-MO v. Rios: Leah Wooden & Zev Feintuch | Court TV Video.” Court TV, https://www.facebook.com/courttv, https://www.courttv.com/title/22-mo-v-rios-leah-wooden-zev-feintuch/. Accessed 1 June 2026.“DNA Evidence | Local |…

Rex Heuermann, the Gilgo Beach serial killer, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murders of seven women, after admitting to killing eight over a 17-year span. This week, Jessie and Andie discuss the sentencing hearing, the families’ devastating victim impact statements, and the long-delayed reckoning for the women Heuermann murdered.Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right…

When a young woman falls in love with a wealthy heir, she thinks she is marrying into a life of privilege and adventure. Instead, she finds herself trapped in a relationship filled with infidelity, abuse, fear, a crap ton of weaponry, and so many mysterious murders that there is a possible link to the Zodiac Killer.Sources:1. Thoresen, Louise, and E. M. Nathanson. It Gave Everybody Something to Do. M Evans & Company, 1974.2. “Chicago Tonight | The Murder of Valerie Percy: ‘Cloud Over Kenilworth’ Remains | Season 2016 | PBS.” PBS: Public Broadcasting Service, 15 Sept. 2016, https://www.pbs.org/video/chicago-tonight-murder-valerie-percy-cloud-over-kenilworth-remains/.3. “Valerie Percy Murder: Suspect William Thoresen Revealed in 1966 Kenilworth Mystery | ABC7 Chicago | Abc7chicago.Com - ABC7 Chicago.” ABC7 Chicago, https://abc7chicago.com/archive/9405395/. Accessed 22 May 2026.4. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193178696/william_erness-thoresen. Accessed 22 May 2026.5. Find A Grave,…

Two women, decades apart in age, whose relationships turned deadly within days of each other. In Berkeley, thirty-seven-year-old Vanessa Sanchez was fighting Stage 4 breast cancer when the man police called her boyfriend walked into her apartment — and days later walked out with a roller suitcase. In southeastern Kentucky, eighteen-year-old Jadeance Hale spent her final hours trying to leave her boyfriend, with her best friend Lila Asher beside her, when a 911 call and a high-speed pursuit ended in tragedy. Jessie and Andie trace both cases as they unfolded in the news this week.Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.Sources:…

When a loving young mother is shot in cold blood, her nine-month-old daughter is left crying at the scene. Police interview several suspects, including her ex—the baby’s father—his current girlfriend, a man she had been dating, and another who wished he could.Sources:1. “Danielle Marshall Murder Back in Spotlight | 11alive.Com.” 11Alive.Com, 10 AD, https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/mynews/east-cobb/danielle-marshall-murder/85-a3855b99-f54c-4a35-957f-cf3ba07bc356.2. Hawkins, Erik. “Danielle Marshall Murder: Josh Gibson Guilty In Cold Case.” Oxygen, Oxygen, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.oxygen.com/in-ice-cold-blood/crime-news/josh-gibson-danielle-marshall-murder-cold-case.3. In Ice Cold Blood. 2018.4. “LIFE IN PRISON: ‘This Gruesome Murder Involved a Level of Premeditation That I’ve Rarely Seen’ | 11alive.Com.” 11Alive.Com, WXIA, 7 AD, https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/cold-cases/life-in-prison-this-gruesome-murder-involved-a-level-of-premeditation-that-ive-rarely-seen/85-517965561.5. The Real…

This week on Love Murder Current Affairs, Jessie covers the devastating case out of Muscatine, Iowa, where police say a domestic dispute ended with Ryan McFarland killing his ex-wife Lisa and five of her children across three locations before taking his own life. Family GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/johnathan-mcfarlandSources: https://apnews.com/article/03c85292f6bda89b524e7280052f03e1https://abcnews.com/US/6-killed-iowa-shooting-spree-domestic-dispute-police/story?id=133498664https://www.kcci.com/article/muscatine-iowa-shooting-spree-seven-dead/71464714https://www.kwqc.com/2026/06/02/police-6-family-members-killed-muscatine-before-suspected-gunman-shot-himself/https://people.com/iowa-father-who-shot-six-relatives-criminal-past-11990204Find LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram: @lovemurderpodTwitter: @lovemurderpodFacebook: LoveMrdrPodTikTok: @LoveMurderPodPatreon: /LoveMurderPodCredits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched by Sarah Lynn Robinson and…

A forbidden love affair turns deadly when one teenage girl brutally murders the object of her obsession in 1892 Memphis, Tennessee.Sources:1. Coe, Alexis. Alice + Freda Forever. Millbrook Press, 2019.2. News 3 Channel, https://wreg.com/news/1892-memphis-teen-female-love-affair-turned-murder-is-new-opera/. Accessed 3 May 2026.3. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15638529/frederica-ward. Accessed 3 May 2026.4. Public Ledger, 26 Jan. 1892.5. The Commercial Appeal, 29 May 1898.6. Bolivar Bulletin, 8 Apr. 1898.This Week’s Episode Brought To You By:Shopify - $1 per month trial - http://shopify.com/lovemurderIndaCloud - If you’re 21 or older, get 25% OFF your first order + free shipping with code lovemurder at https://inda.shop/lovemurderProgressive Insurance - Discover better rates at https://www.progressive.com/ ****Mint Mobile – Unlimited premium wireless for $15/month. Switch today at mintmoble.com/lovemurderBetterHelp - Convenient and affordable online therapy and counseling -…

Sophie Toscan du Plantier was a 39-year-old French producer, wife, and mother who traveled alone to her remote cottage in West Cork just before Christmas 1996. Two days later, she was found dead outside her gate, beaten beyond recognition, in a case that drew in Irish folklore, French cinema, a troubled local journalist, years of failed prosecutions, and a family’s long fight for justice across two…

Three of our past subjects died this spring. Betty Broderick, who served 35 years for the 1989 La Jolla murders of her ex-husband Dan and his new wife Linda. Raynella Dossett Leath, the Tennessee nurse twice tried in the deaths of her district attorney husband and her second husband, and ultimately cleared. And Claudine Longet, the French-born singer whose 1976 shooting of Olympic skier Spider Sabich in Aspen ended in a thirty-day sentence served largely on weekends. We revisit how each relationship…

A tumultuous marriage between an Egyptian “prince” and a French courtesan with ties to the British Royal Family ends in murder at The Savoy in 1920’s London.Sources:1. Rose, Andrew. The Woman Before Wallis. Picador, 2013.2. Lady Killers. 1980.3. Leake, Natasha. “How a Beguiling French Courtesan Captured the Heart of a Young British Prince, in a Love Affair That Scandalised the Royal Family | Tatler.” Tatler, Tatler, 4 Jan. 2023, https://www.tatler.com/article/prince-harrys-memoir-love-affair-edward-viii-and-french-courtesan.4. A History of Royal Scandals. 2023.5. “King Edward VIII - Historic UK.” Historic UK, https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/King-Edward-VIII/. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.6. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107069659/marie_marguerite-fahmy. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.7. Irish Weekly Independent, 15 Sept. 1923.8. Evening Standard, 28 Mar. 1958.This Week’s Episode Brought To You By:Progressive Insurance - Discover better rates at https://www.progressive.com/…

This week on Love Murder Current Affairs, Jessie and Andie cover two major updates in cases of love gone fatally wrong: Kouri Richins is sentenced to life without parole for the fentanyl poisoning murder of her husband Eric, and the South Carolina Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions after finding his trial was tainted by the court clerk’s improper comments to jurors.Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right…

When a beloved Arizona teacher, therapist, and artist is bludgeoned to death in her own home, suspicion falls on the two men who loved her — an ex-husband who couldn't accept the divorce, and the best friend living in her guest house. A phone call cut short, mysterious DNA under her fingernails, and a marriage that wouldn't die collide in a case that twists through an anonymous email, a contaminated autopsy table, and two trials.Sources:Then No One Can Have Her by Caitlin Rother (Kensington/Pinnacle,…

This week on Current Affairs, two cases of love gone fatally wrong. In Houston, restaurateur Matthew Mitchell shot and killed his wife Thy and their two young children before turning the gun on himself, leaving the city's food scene and a tight-knit family in shock. In Miami, 18-year-old Jahara Malik was sentenced to 17 years for fatally stabbing her boyfriend Yahkeim "Keimo" Lollar in an apartment garage — a killing she claimed was an accident, and a sentence his family says still isn't enough.Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right…

When a hardworking Hollywood cameraman is found shot dead in his Los Angeles home, police initially assume it’s a burglary gone wrong. With no forced entry and no stolen items, however, the investigation turns to personal vendettas, ultimately leading to the discovery of an additional linked murder and landing one of the perpetrators on death row.Sources:1. Dziemianowicz, Joe. “‘Green Widow’ Mary Ellen Samuels Masterminded Two Hired Hits.” Oxygen, Oxygen, 11 Nov. 2023, https://www.oxygen.com/the-real-murders-of-los-angeles/crime-news/green-widow-mary-ellen-samuels-masterminded-two-hired.2. “James Victor Bernstein (1963-1989) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/269919210/james-victor-bernstein. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.3. “People v. Samuels - S042278 - Mon, 06/27/2005 | California Supreme Court Resources.” California Supreme Court Resources | Stanford Law School Robert Crown Law Library,…

New court filings lay out prosecutors’ most detailed theory yet in the case against singer d4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. This episode breaks down the latest developments, including the prosecution’s new evidence brief, the judge’s decision not to seal it, the delayed preliminary hearing, the family’s response, and what remains unverified as the case moves toward its next court date.Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right…

When a devoted wife and mother is handcuffed in a Target parking lot in broad daylight by an official-looking woman wearing a badge, witnesses assume they are watching a real arrest. When the woman doesn’t return home and no police department can find any record of the detention, suspicion falls on those closest to her.Sources1. Dateline NBC. 1992.2. Deadly Women. 2008.3. Diskin, Megan.“Ventura Man Seeks Clemency in Wife’s 1996 Killing.” Ventura County Star, Ventura, 31 Aug. 2018, https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/ventura/2018/08/31/ventura-man-1996-killing-seeks-clemency/1115644002/.4. Forensic Files. 1996.5. “Jury Finds Haun Guilty of Dally’s Kidnap-Murder - Los Angeles Times.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sept. 1997, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-27-mn-36594-story.html.6. Sederstrom, Jill. “Mike Dally and Mistress Diana Haun Kill His Wife Sherri Dally.” Oxygen, Oxygen, 21 Feb. 2025,…

In this Current Affairs episode, Jessie and Andie cover the resolution of the decades-old disappearance of Teresa Peroni, who vanished after a Fourth of July party in Oregon in 1983. More than forty years later, modern DNA testing identified her remains, renewed witness interviews helped revive the case, and Marcus Sanfratello pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter.Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.Sources:https://apnews.com/article/f68cc4ecf5eb81584f682a624877cac9https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/odoj-secures-20-year-sentence-in-1983-cold-case-homicide/https://people.com/man-20-years-prison-murder-girlfriend-40-years-11955560Find LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram: @lovemurderpodTwitter: @lovemurderpodFacebook: LoveMrdrPodTikTok: @LoveMurderPodPatreon: /LoveMurderPodCredits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched by Sarah Lynn Robinson and…

A bright young woman from Texas falls in love with a self-proclaimed counterculture guru in Philadelphia in the 1970s. The relationship that ensues is incredibly toxic and results in a missing person's case. When the truth comes out, the suspect goes on a flight from justice that lasts for years and spans countries.SourcesLevy, Steven. The Unicorn’s Secret. Open Road Media, 2016.“Einhorn Flying Solo In Court This Week - CBS News.” CBS News | Breaking News, Top Stories & Today’s Latest Headlines, https://www.facebook.com/CBSNews/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/einhorn-flying-solo-in-court-this-week/. Accessed 4 April 2026.“Holly Maddux (1947-1977) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6816551/holly-maddux. Accessed 4 April 2026.Interview with Wife of Convicted Ira Einhorn. YouTube, 21 July 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkHD0ytsaE8.“Long-Ago Memories of a Just-Deceased Mt. Airy Killer | The Chestnut Hill Local.” The Chestnut Hill…

Three developing cases: the arrest of singer David Burke, known as d4vd, in connection with the killing of 13-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez; the murder-suicide involving former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax and his wife Cerina Fairfax; and the death of influencer Ashly Robinson, known as Ashlee Jenae, under disputed circumstances at a resort in…