The Minds Of Madness - True Crime Stories

In Pensacola Florida, 2017, 33 year old Taylor Wright was a newly divorced young mom struggling to rebuild her life. As Taylor dealt with exhausting custody proceedings, she decided to reach out to a good friend for help. She could never have imagined that one of the people she’d grown to trust the most would deceive her in the worst possible way. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Featured Podcast: True Consequences https://www.trueconsequences.com Sources: https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/ashleymcarthurtrial - The entire video collection  https://weartv.com/news/local/pensacola-woman-faces-35-years-in-prison-for-racketeering-and-organized-fraud https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/det

On the morning of August 6th, 2004, a local painter stopped by a Deltona, Florida home to pick up his two friends for work. After knocking several times with no answer, the door suddenly popped open revealing a scene straight out of a horror film. Hours later, the community learned of a massacre that became the area’s bloodiest and more horrific mass murder ever. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Script Editing: Rose Keefe Special Thanks: Brittany Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Featured Podcast:  Military Murder https://militarymurderpodcast.com Sources: https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/374221/file/06-1963_ans.pdf https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2004-08

On November 13th 2015, Megan Hiatt was busy packing up her belongings when her partner showed up unexpectedly. She’d called him earlier that day to inform him she was leaving him and taking their 5 month old twin daughters with her. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Script Editing: Rose Keefe Special Thanks: Megan Hiatt https://www.instagram.com/nomoresilence2015/ https://www.facebook.com/Nomoresilence2015/ @Nomoresilence2015 Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Sources: https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20160116/NEWS/801241572 https://www.jacksonville.com/jeff-haws/2015-11-17/story/lone-survivor-murder-suicide-he-made-me-hold-them-when-he-killed-them https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news

In October 1997, Joe Cinque uprooted his entire life in Newcastle Australia to be with his girlfriend in Canberra. He had no idea just how deeply disturbed she was or how she'd been fantasizing about becoming the star performer in her own romantic tragedy, with the final act involving a suicide pact. There was just one problem. Joe wasn’t aware of it, or about the friends she’d invited to be the audience. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Script Editing: Rose Keefe Special Thanks: Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppggZ0fzMJ8 http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/act/ACTSC/1999/32.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-45044

In 2012, David Kroupa was working as a mechanic and enjoying life as a bachelor when his life was suddenly turned upside down after a few visits to a dating website. David had no idea he’d become the deadly obsession of a woman with predatory focus unwilling to let anything stand in her way. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Script Editing: Rose Keefe Special Thanks: Samii Taylor Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu0uc1KZTNs https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2020/12/01/lansing-podcaster-discuss-nebraska-murder-abcs-20-20/6475263002/ http://charleyproject.org/case/cari-lea-farver https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/cari-farver/ https://omaha.com/news/crim

As Lisa and Joel Guy prepared to host their family Thanksgiving in Knoxville, Tennessee, a gruesome plot was being concocted behind the scenes. You’ll hear how two parents' abounding love wasn’t enough to protect them from the inner workings of a dark and disturbed mind. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Featured Podcast: Lady Justice True Crime https://ladyjusticepodcast.podbean.com Sources: https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/joel-guy-jr-convicted-brutal-2016-murders-dismemberment-parents-sentenced-life/BTNFVSY5UZCZZCACURKUTCJE7E/ https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/knoxnews/obituary.aspx?n=joel-and-lisa-guy&pid=183050186&fhid=13777 https://heavy.com/news/2016/12/joel-guy-

Nicole Nachtman was excited to begin University in Tallahassee Florida, mostly because it meant she’d finally be free from her mother’s authoritarian parenting. Little did she realize, no amount of distance could ever break the ties that connect a mother and daughter. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Sources: https://www.tampabay.com/hillsborough/expert-mother-physically-emotionally-abused-daughter-before-murder-20190731/ https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/from-screaming-in-her-head-to-blacking-out-man-details-sisters-confession-to-parents-slayings-20190730/ https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2019/07/29/former-roommate-describes-nicole-nachtman-s-relationship-with-moth

In 1988, along a peaceful stretch of farmland road in Florida, a war was brewing among two families. As Peggy Carr and her new husband Pye were focused on raising their rambunctious blended family, their neighbors an elderly couple who lived across the street were determined to live out a peaceful existence. A clash that would ultimately lead to disaster. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Featured Podcast: Parkdale Haunt https://frequencypodcastnetwork.com/podcasts/parkdale-haunt Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eysLhzRB19U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2F-37lLufI https://malefactorsregister.com/wp/poison-for-dummies/ https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1996-03-3

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On a fall evening in 1982, as residents of Newport News, Virginia lay peacefully asleep in their beds, a vicious predator quietly crept through the dark and quiet streets preparing to attack. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ The Innocence Project: https://www.innocenceproject.org Keith Harward: https://www.innocenceproject.org/cases/keith-allen-harward https://www.innocenceproject.org/netflix-innocence-files-documentary-series-bite-marks-wrongful-conviction Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Featured Podcast:  Scene Of The Crime https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scene-of-the-crime/id1490638628 Sources: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4869 https://dailyprogress.com/n

In the spring of 2019, an expectant teen mother living in Chicago, Illinois was eagerly preparing for the birth of her second child. Although money was tight, Marlen Ochoa Uriostegui Lopez was determined to have her baby's nursery ready in time before she delivered. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Sources: https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/update-pregnant-chicago-woman-slain-baby-cut-from-her-womb/article_07540e5a-e7ba-5691-b46c-c6084f95bd09.html?mode=nowapp https://abc7chicago.com/marlen-ochoa-lopez-baby-ochoa-lopez-chicago-uriostegui/6247827/ https://abc7chicago.com/marlen-ochoa-lopez-baby-ochoa-lopez-chicago-uriostegui/6124337/ https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/04/2

In the peaceful community of Silver Lakes, California most considered Robert Limon to be a lucky man. A beautiful wife, the perfect marriage, and two amazing children. That is until...a curtain was pulled back revealing a different reality.  How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Stephanie Moore Ashton Morrow Featured Podcast: Excuse me, that's illegal - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1269509 Sources: SABRINA LIMON FULL MURDER TRIAL COURT ON CRIME

As an adult, Melinda Pleskovic still proudly considered her birthplace, Strongsville, Ohio home, which is why once she got married, she felt it was the perfect place to raise a family. But in the midst of some of her happiest moments living in Strongsville, she would unknowingly invite someone into her home, who would ultimately betray her entire family in the most gruesome way.  How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Featured Podcast: The Swediana Project - The Jennings 8 - https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-swediana-project Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btW7lWhpaBU https://popculture.com/trending/news/jeffrey-scullin-murder-mother-in-law-ohio/ https://www.cleveland19.com/20

On November 24th, 1997,  21-year-old Tracey Wylde spent the early hours of the morning wandering the streets of Glasgow’s red-light district. The place where she met the majority of her clients.   However, Tracey had no idea that the strange man who had enlisted her services that night would be the last client she’d ever meet.  Co-host - C.K. https://play.acast.com/s/mirthsandmonsters https://play.acast.com/s/infernalsouls How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Joe Turner Ashton Morrow Special Thanks: Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Captain Dean T. Olson https://geniusbookpublishing.com/collections/dean-t-olson https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Desire-Recollections-Crimes-Detective/dp/1947521128 Sources: htt

Sophie Lionnet had dreamed of becoming a nanny and was excited when an opportunity presented itself working for a glamorous and upscale family living in England. However, the innocent young girl couldn’t see the ominous horror creeping just beneath the surface. In fact, no one could.   How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Special Thanks: Hayley Lopez Featured Podcast:  History That Doesn't Suck historythatdoesntsuck.com Sources: https://www.itv.com/news/london/2018-05-24/nanny-verdict-sophie-lionnet-ripe-for-exploitation-by-abusive-employers-court-told/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE_ixZ8_-AE&t=382s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4UqSuKgdgA&t=110s https://www.youtube.c

Honesty is the foundation for any successful relationship. A quality that can be difficult to find if you’re seeking love online. That’s exactly what one young man discovered after finding himself on an unpredictable virtual journey leading him down a deadly and inescapable path.  How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ashton Morrow Special Thanks: Jeremy Collins Samii Taylor Featured Podcast:  What Was That Like https://whatwasthatlike.com Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/07/nyregion/07triangle.html https://abcnews.go.com/US/online-love-triangle-deception-end-murder/story?id=14371076 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/07/nyregion/07triangle.html https://www.wired.com/2007/08/ff-internetlies/

In 2009 in Farmville, Virginia, 16-year-old Emma Niederbrock struck up an online relationship with an aspiring rapper. The two bonded over their love of music, but Emma didn’t realize that her online boyfriend was a much different person in real life.  How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Joe Turner https://www.joeturnerbooks.com Co-writer: Ashton Morrow Special Thanks: SickTanicK https://sicktanick.com Sources: https://www.sfweekly.com/music/horrorcore-killers-taxicab-confession-reveals-possible-motive/amp/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2009/09/25/quadruple-murder-suspects-sister-has-received-death-threats-over-virginia-slayings/ https://www.reverbnation.com/sykosam/song/4175318-my-dark-side https

In the fall of 1984, the future was looking promising for 20-year-old college junior, Angie Samota. The university student had just moved into her own condominium, had a boyfriend, plenty of friends, and a job in the field she was studying.....But sometimes, bad things happen to good people.    How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Alison Schwartz Special Thanks: Sheila Wysocki  https://sheilawysocki.com/ https://www.withoutwarningpodcast.com/home Sources: Bever, Lindsay. “Her friend’s brutal murder was unsolved for decades. This is how she helped find the killer.” The Washington Post, June 29 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/29/the-woman-who-became-a-private-investi

On a chilly January evening in 2004 all that Donna and Dan Fryman had built together, came crashing down. Life as they knew it would never be the same.  How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Christine Penhale  Sources: “7 Things You Should Never Say to a Survivor of Domestic Abuse.” Cosmopolitan, June 26, 2018. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a19872615/how-to-talk-about-domestic-abuse/ “Death by Design.” Hear No Evil, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynpqAkxZNBg “Donna Fryman.” Dateline, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ0N0fcCV_8 “The Fluidity of Victimhood.” By Elaine Shpungin, Psychological Services Center at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2016. https://conflict180.f

December 2003 was a special time for Kent and Tricia Whitaker. Their sons had returned home from University for the holidays, and they were happy to have the whole family back together again. Little did the Whitakers know it would be the last fond memory the family of 4 would share.  How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Christine Penhale  https://thetruecrimefiles.com/  Special Thanks: Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Featured Podcast: Bloody Murder - http://bloodymurderpodcast.com/ Sources: “Works of Justice: An Interview With Writing for Justice Fellow Thomas Bartlett Whitaker.” Pen America, April 19, 2019. https://pen.org/works-of-justice-thomas-bartlett-whitaker-interview/ “Texas Man Targeted by a