LOVE MURDER

A whirlwhind romance seems like a happy-ending fairy tale come true. Within only months, Ian and Angela Diaz fell in love, got married, and got pregnant. Newlywed bliss, however, was rudely interrupted by unhinged emails from Ian's ex Michelle, and then things would take a much, much darker turn. Sources: 1. Buzzfeed News: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jtes/michelle-hadley-ian-diaz-angela-f...

Picture perfect newlyweds are caught up in a terrifying carjacking after a dinner out in the townships of Cape Town. Was it a carjacking gone horribly wrong, or was it all orchestrated by the one person who vowed to care for the bride most? Ani's family and loved ones feel torn and try for years to uncover parts of the truth to this seemingly never ending mystery. Sources: Anni Dewani: A Father's...

In this breaking news episode, Jessie covers the dramatic conclusion of the Karen Read murder trial, which ended in a mistrial declared by Judge Beverly Cannone. After days of deliberations, the jury remained deadlocked despite attempts to break the impasse. Read, 44, was accused of drunkenly backing her SUV into her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, but her defense claimed she was fr...

As the jury deliberates, Jessie and Andie are joined by Bob Motta from Defense Diaries to discuss the closing arguments in the Karen Read trial and the case as a whole. Enjoy this special early edition of Current Affairs. Defense Diaries: https://defensediaries.com/ Find LOVE MURDER online: Website:  lovemurder.love Instagram:  @lovemurderpod Twitter:  @lovemurderpod Facebook:  LoveMrdrPod TikTok...

Three teenage girls end up in a toxic love triangle that expands to a love quadrangle when one of them marries a young man in his twenties. Affairs, underage drinking and teenage angst eventually culminate in a fatal confrontation. Sources: Lipstick and Blood by John Kearney Scorned: Love Kills S2E5 Forensic Files S9E18 This Week's Episode Brought To You By: Athena Club - Get started with Athena C...

The prosecution continues to present its case in the Karen Read trial in Massachusetts. Recent witnesses testify about the timing of certain internet searches, evidence of a car impact on the murder victim and more. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Sources: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/karen-read-trial http...

A picture perfect couple's future is forever shattered after an innocent person's life is ended with a bullet fired at close range. It doesn't take long for the authorities to hone in on a suspect - but did they act alone? Sources 1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17313470/denita_monique-smith 2. The Herald-Sun: https://www.newspapers.com/image/795813748/?match=1&terms=denit...

Jessie and Andie bring you the latest updates in the Karen Read murder trial in Massachusetts, featuring some lewd, biased and generally extremely unprofessional messages from investigating officers. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Sources: https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/06/12/karen-read-trial-trooper-michae...

When a college student and a trouble young man meet at a Renaissance Faire in October 2001, an intense relationship fueled by fantasy worlds is forged. When one person has difficulty distinguishing fact from fiction and friend from foe, another innocent person loses their life in a grisly fashion. Sources: I'd Kill for You by M. William Phelps Fatal Encounters - "Fatal Fantasy" The Perfect Murder...

Jessie and Andie bring you the latest updates in the Karen Read murder trial in Massachusetts, with some intense testimony from area police. The questions continue. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Sources: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/karen-read-trial-john-okeefe-death-what-know-rcna155905 https://www.boston...

As we get older, we experience more loss. Partners get ill, husbands pass away, loved ones get sick. Sometimes you date 10 people in 7 years and 6 end up mysteriously dead. Or wait - no that is quite suspicious. Today we find ourselves tangled up in a complex web constructed by the most notorious Japanese black widow - Chisako Kakehi Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f3ZlfucTrao94V3KyoL...

A firefighter makes the decision to leave his wife of 13 years after meeting another woman. The only problem is that his other woman is also married and his wife isn't taking the separation very well. Over the summer of 2012, he begins to get the eerie feeling he's being followed, and then his life as well as the lives of three other couples explodes into infidelity, violence and murder. Sources:...

On this edition of Current Affairs, Jessie and Andie provide an update on the murder trial of Karen Read, who is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston cop John O'Keefe. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Sources: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/karen-read-trial-day-15/3375169/ https://www.thesunchronicle.com/ne...

Originally recorded as a Patreon. Karen Read is on trial for murdering her boyfriend John O'Keefe with an SUV during a winter storm. Andie provides a background on the case, including a play-by-play of the night of the incident and the big questions that have divided a Massachusetts community. Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Umsz9NZ8Dxv6SnxX7rzvB7QKsT-pgD89DR7QelGHSB4/edit?usp=sharing...

In this week's Current Affairs, Jessie and Andie bring you two cases. The first is the disappearance and murder of Suzanne Morphew. The case has been ongoing for years but has seen new developments. The second is a current case of a disappearance where the husband in question was just arrested. Sources: https://people.com/suzanne-morphew-vanished-mothers-day-four-years-ago-what-to-know-8645318 htt...

Tragedy strikes when a mother is killed seemingly accidentally on the last day of deer-hunting season in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. When her husband displays some shocking behavior, authorities take a closer look at her death. Sources: The Sweater Letter (reprinted as Hunt to Kill) by Dave Distal Forensic Files S9E2 American Justice - The Deer Hunting Murder This Week's Episode Brought To You By:...

This week on Current Affairs, Jessie and Andie give updates in two cases including that of the radiologist who drove his family off a California cliff only to have everyone survive. In their main story, they cover Mica Miller. Miller's suicide has gotten national attention due to the strange circumstances surrounding it. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally...

This week we will be talking about a case that starts like a romance novel, but ends like a psychological thriller. When two lovers reunited on the 20th anniversary of their first meeting, a whirlwind romance ensues, and wedding bells ring. When one of the grooms falls dead of mysterious causes, suspicion falls on his handsome husband. Sources: Love Until Death by Mark Seal https://www.lemonde.fr/...

Couples who murder together don't usually stay together. However, Allen Morgan and Margaret Spooner Morgan may be the exception. The couple are currently on trial in the UK for planning the murder of Allen's previous wife Carol all the way back in 1981. 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/mar...

When a young man with a good family background is accused of annihilating his entire family in a cold-blooded triple homicide, authorities and the media alike attempt to uncover how and why this tragedy occurred. Sources: CNTL+ALT+DESIRE on Paramount Plus https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/amato-family-murders "For the Love of a Cam Girl" This Week's Episode Brought To You By: Shopify - The Platform...

Three seemingly unconnected murders occur within a six-week period in two different states in 1985. Eventually law enforcement is able to trace all three victims to one obsessive love affair. That's just scratching the surface on this very intense 200th episode! Sources: The Soldier of Fortune Murders: A True Story of Obsessive Love and Muder for Hire , by Ben Green:  https://books.google.com/book...

This week Andie and Jessie cover the story of Cedric Robertson and Nakita Davison, who was found dead in the trunk of her car. They also cover the sad story of Sade Robinson who was allegedly murdered by Maxwell Anderson after a first date Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Sources https://www.facebook.com/MilwaukeeCou...

Neighbors in 1950 Factoryville, PA are concerned when a once-friendly couple begins acting shady. A married man receiving Lonely Hearts magazines certainly raised some eyebrows, but concern turned to alarm when Anna Homeyer disappeared without her beloved cat Mickey. Sources: Disposable Income: A True Story of Sex, Greed and Im-purr-fect Murder by Tammy Mal This Week's Episode Brought To You By: H...

A pizza parlor owner in Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty to murdering her common law husband and co-owner and leaving his body in their bedroom for weeks. She also hired a contractor to dig a 7x3x3 foot hole in their driveway with the intent to bury the body. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Sources: https://6abc.com/...

Attorney Kevin Bryant and his wife Tabatha seemingly had a picture perfect life: a nice house in the suburbs, a thriving law practice, two gorgeous children and they even made time to volunteer at their church. When Tabatha is gruesomely murdered in the family's home, however, the police discover several shockingly sorted secrets and fatal betrayals. Sources: Betrayal In Blood by Michael Benson So...