LOVE MURDER

A peaceful Halloween night in Napa Valley turns into a real-life slasher flick when a murderer breaks into a home and stabs 2 out of 3 of the promising young women inside. Authorities rush to determine if the killer is someone from the women's past, or if there is a serial killer on the loose in Wine Country. Sources: Nightmare in Napa by Paul LaRosa Forensic Files S12E15 "Good as Gold" Snapped S2...

On May 30, 2005, then 18-year old Natalee Holloway disappeared while on a class graduation trip in Aruba. The subsequent two decades have been a never-ending journey of arrests, confessions, retractions, and even another murder. This week, however, long-suspected Joran van der Sloot finally gave a full confession as part of a plea deal around extortion and wirefraud charges. Sources: https://peopl...

The marriage between an artistic attorney and a popular professor eventually erodes into adultery, financial secrets, horrible accusations, and a bitter divorce and custody battle. The fight comes to an end the day before Halloween 2004, when one member of the marriage is killed in cold blood. Sources: Die, My Love by Kathryn Casey This Week's Episode Brought To You By: Lume - Control Body Odor AN...

On this week's Current Affairs, Jessie and Andie cover: An update on the Crystal Rogers case The latest on Maleesa Mooney, the murdered LA model and real estate agent and second model to recently be found dead in a luxury LA apartment An arrest in the brutal murder of Alyssa Salazar Man sentenced for running over wife while sons were in the car Sources: https://people.com/man-sentenced-25-years-ru...

A man's shocking deceitful double life results in the death of someone he vows to love. It's red flag central on today's guaranteed-to-make-your-blood-boil episode! Sources: Deadly Pretender by Karen Kingsbury A Lie to Die For - S1E8 Deadly Sins - S2E7 This Week's Episode Brought To You By: Honeylove - Treat yourself to the best shapewear on the market and save 20% Off at honeylove.com/lovemurder...

For this week's Current Affairs, Jessie and Andie move off murder slightly to discuss the just-begun trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, who is accused of perpetrating one of the biggest financial frauds in American history. They're joined by Jessie's husband Nathaniel, who in addition to hosting crypto's biggest daily podcast, was the head of marketing at SBF's collapsed exchange FTX, and was responsible...

When a divorced Southern Belle sets her sights on a strapping younger man, she lets nothing get in her way - not his wife, nor his disappointed parents. Within only months, the relationship explodes into deadly violence, manipulations and poisonings. Sources: Everything She Ever Wanted by Ann Rule Evil-in-Law: Love, Greed and Murder Bonnie's Blog of Crime - Deadly Women: Patricia Allanson  This We...

This week on Current Affairs, Andie and Jessie bring you updates in the stories of Crystal Rogers (Brooks Houck has been arrested) and Taylor Schabusiness. New stories include the decapitation of Johnathan Willette for which Devyn Michaels has been arrested, and the horrifying story of John Wonder and Ashli Ehrhardt. Sources: https://people.com/crystal-rogers-missing-8-years-ago-boyfriend-charged-...

When a 68-year old socialite is murdered in her home after a night of bridge, suspicion falls on her doctor husband with the less than squeaky-clean past. Sources: A Murder in Searcy by Deana Nall and Mike Allen This Week's Episode Brought To You By: Get 20% off Cognitive Switch by Juvenescence at juvlabs.com/LOVEMURDER EarnIn - Download EarnIn today in the Google play or Apple app store! When you...

On this week's Current Affairs, Jessie does a solo catchup on three cases back in the news this week. They include ex-Youtuber Ruby Franke who is accused of child abuse; ex-children's book author Kouri Richins who is accused of murdering the husband she wrote her book about; and Adnan Syed who came forward with what he says is new evidence in the murder of Hae Min Lee that landed him in jail (and...

A love affair between a Casino owner and a much younger woman he met at a strip club ends in mysterious death, infidelity, rampant drug use, betrayal, theft, millions in buried treasure, and maybe even mafia ties? It's a wild one this week on Love Murder. Sources: Death in the Desert - The Ted Binion Homicide Case by Cathy Scott Dateline: What Happened In Vegas S30E13 Blood & Money S1E2 This W...

This week, we're thrilled to share an excerpt from Women and Crime, a true crime podcast that tells the story of female-focused cases and topics, deconstructed by experts and real criminologists. Hosts Dr. Amy Shlosberg and Dr. Meghan Sacks are both criminologists who have spent their entire careers studying and teaching about crime. More about this clip: A husband’s lies would send his wife in a...

On this week's Current Affairs, Andie and Jessie give an update on the child abuse case involving former YouTuber Ruby Franke and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt, and cover a recent arrest and break in the cold case of Kentucky mom Crystal Rogers, who went missing in 2015. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Sourc...

Two men who were rumored to love the same woman went skeet-shooting in the woods in 1976 - but only one of them came back alive. It would take 20 years and advances in forensic technology for the events of that tragic day to be revealed and for the murderer to be brought to justice. Sources: Secrets from the Grave by Maria Eftimiades Forensic Files: S03E07 This Week's Episode Brought To You By: Ge...

This week Jessie and Andie bring you the horrifying story of Ruby Franke, a Youtuber and mom content producer who was just arrested and charged with six counts of child abuse, along with her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Sources: https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=53846601...

When a gorgeous 20-year old sex worker and a 40-year old Tufts professor meet in Boston's 'Combat Zone' sparks fly - at least for one of the two. What follows involves drugs, sex, infidelity, embezzlement, stalking, shakedowns and within only a year — brutal murder. Sources: Boston Tabloid - by Don Stradley Married with Secrets episode Scorned: Love Kills - S4E10  This Week's Episode Brought To Yo...

Last week police in Uniontown, Ohio made the grisly discovery that the entire Dunham family were dead in their homes. All five had been killed with a gunshot wound. Andie and Jessie cover the crime and the initial investigation. Also covered: the murder of Beauty Couch. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Sources: https...

Actor Phil Hartman was beloved by millions for his memorable roles and hilarious impressions, and by the mid-1990s, his star was just continuing to rise. That is until his volatile marriage to his 3rd wife exploded in deadly jealousy and rage. Sources You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman by Mike Thomas The Final Days of Phil Hartman - 20/20 Special This Week's Episode Brought...

This week, Mackenzie Shirilla was sentenced in the vehicular homicide that killed her boyfriend and his friend last year after she drove a car into a brick wall at 100mph. Andie and Jessie also give updates in the cases of Larry Rudolph, Lucy Letby and the Gilgo Beach murders. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Sources...

When a charismatic news anchor and mother of young children is gunned down in her driveway, the police turn their attention to her recent complaints of stalking. Sources: Eye of the Beholder by Lowell Cauffiel Forensic Files S9EP5 Deadly Sins S6E10 It's Crime o'Clock Somewhere blog Forensic Files Now blog This Week's Episode Is Brought To You By: Nom Nom - Your Dog's Dish, Down to Science - trynom...

Today on Current Affairs, Andie and Jessie tell the story of two partners who after very publicly lamenting the loss of their partners became the main suspects in their murders. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Sources: https://people.com/soldier-posted-pleading-facebook-messages-about-missing-wife-now-murder-suspect...

This week, Jessie throws it back with a Ye Olde Love Murder. We will be talking about Mary Ann Cotton, the UK's first female serial killer who is believed to have murdered a whopping 21 people including her husbands, her children, and even her dear old mum. Sources: Mary Ann Cotton Dark Ange l by Martin Connolly Daily Mail article by David Wilson, Professor of Criminology at Birmingham University...

Today on Current Affairs, Jessie breaks down the story of William Lowe, a 78-year Florida man who has been accused of murdering and dismembering his wife Aydil Barbosa Fontes and then trying to dispose of her body parts in suitcases thrown into the Delray Beach canals. Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/04/us/william-lowe-charged-murder-delray-beach-florida/index.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk...

An aspiring model survives two days of sexual assault and torture at the hands of an obsessed coworker. When she bravely reports him to the police, it seems a day of reckoning is coming - a day that he will do anything to avoid. Sources: Kill For Me by M. William Phelps Vengence: Killer Lovers "In Cold Blood" This Week's Show is Brought to You By: Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 p...

This week, we're thrilled to share Crime Salad. Hosted by our friends Ashley and Ricky, Crime Salad's mission is to prevent future tragedies from happening by identifying patterns of violence and domestic abuse. This clip is from their recent episode "The Haight Family Massacre." Subscribe to Crime Salad wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/1457141569 Learn more about your ad choices....