LOVE MURDER

When a lonely divorcee meets a married 28-year old mother on the internet, the connection is immediate. After their first meeting, a torrid affair begins and the roller coaster doesn't stop until two people are dead and the contents of a mysterious briefcase brings a third to justice.   Sources: Fatal Error by Mark Morris & Paul Janczewski Forensic Files S8E34 20/20 S44E15 "Fatal Desire" - Lifetime 2006   This Week's Episode Is Brought To You By: Athena Club - Best Shave Ever - Get started with Athena Club today by shopping in-store at Target nationwide Download EarnIn today in the Google play or Apple app store! When you download the EarnIn app type in Love Murder under PODCAST when you sign up – it’ll really help the show. Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a devoted family man loses his wife due a mysterious and sudden death, he is surrounded by sympathy and support. When 3 more members of his family die within the next 32 months, that sympathy turns into suspicion.   Sources: Dying for Daddy by Carlton Smith "Wynonna's Horror! Killer's Desperate Attempt At Prison Release After Targeting Judd" Teresa Roca Murderpedia   This Week's Episode Brought To You By: Hiya Health - Essential vitamins for kids - Get 50% off your first order https://hiyahealth.com/LOVEMURDER Nom Nom - Your Dog's Dish, Down to Science - trynom.com/LOVEMURDER for 50% off your no-risk two week trial   Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A once-devoted mother and wife descends into desperation and drug addiction after several hardships in life. Sunday School teacher Velma Barfield leads a deadly double life and hides her cold-blooded secrets until her fiancee suffers an agonizing and poison-filled death. Soon the authorities discover that this isn't Velma's first murder rodeo.   This Week's Episode Brought To You By: Athena Club - The Razor Kit - athenaclub.com and use code: LOVEMURDER for 25% off your first order!   Sources: Death Sentence by Jerry Bledsoe World's Most Evil Killers - S6E18 Crime Library article by Denise Noe Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A wealthy art appraiser and his charismatic wife of a decade are out for a midnight drive when the unthinkable occurs. Their vehicle plummets 800 feet down a mountain, leaving one partner dead and the other clinging for dear life on the cliffside. It's a shocking tragedy, made moreso when the authorities begin to suspect that it was no accident at all.   Sources: Over the Edge by Michael Fleeman Power, Privilege and Justice - "Over the Edge"   This Week's Episode Brought To You By: Nom Nom - Your Dog's Dish, Down to Science - trynom.com/LOVEMURDER for 50% off your no-risk two week trial   Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An affair between a lonely housewife and her judo instructor leads to the murder of a Naval Lieutenant Commander in the summer of 1980. Years later the killer would strike once more, betraying those close to them again and again. Sources: Worth More Dead and Other True Cases - Anne Rule's Crime Files Vol 10 This Week's Episode Brought to You By: Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 per month trial https://shopify.com/lovemurder Little Spoon - Simplify your kiddo’s mealtime with 30% off your first order. Go to LITTLESPOON.COM/LOVEMURDER and enter our code LOVEMURDER at checkout to get 30% off your first Little Spoon order.  Honeylove - Treat yourself to the best shapewear on the market and save 20% Off at honeylove.com/lovemurder Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Current Affairs, Jessie and Andie bring you an update on the case of Kaitlyn Conley, whose conviction for the manslaughter of her boss Mary Yoder. 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.uticaod.com/story/news/local/2025/02/05/kaitlyn-conley-released-prison-manslaughter-conviction-overturned/78252317007/ https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/02/kaitlyn-conley-released-from-custody-after-manslaughter-conviction-overturned.html https://www.romesentinel.com/news/kaitlyn-conley-decision-released-freedom/article_60e28360-e331-11ef-b23c-b3ece8a97c2c.html Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two years after a salty old sea pilot steers a 40-ton ship into the West Seattle Bridge, he disappears never to be seen again. His wife says he took off after they separated, but the police suspect otherwise. Sources: No Regrets & Other True Crime Cases - Crime Files Volume II https://www.historylink.org/File/8137 https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/in-west-seattle-a-rogue-sculpture-of-the-infamous-rolf-neslund-is-saved/ This Week's Episode Brought to You By: Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 per month trial https://shopify.com/lovemurder Puori - Pure, natural and superior food supplements - 20% off with code lovemurder - https://puori.com/ Hiya Health - Essential Super Nutrients for Kids - https://hiyahealth.com/LOVEMURDER for 50% off your first order Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Current Affairs, Jessie and Andie tell the story of an 88-year old husband who allegedly killed his wife and (very poorly) tried to stage her death as a suicide; as well as a horrifying plot by a granddaughter and her boyfriend that left her Veteran grandparents dead. 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/elderly-man-accused-killing-wife-staging-scene-look-like-suicide-police-8782205 https://people.com/lucas-anthony-walker-sentenced-killing-girlfriend-grandparents-8780894  Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A hopeless romantic finds himself unlucky in love again and again and again. Yet, with every tragic death, his wallet grows thicker. Is this rock-n-roll man plagued by an unprecedented streak of bad luck, or are his wives falling prey to a far more sinister plan? Sources: The Black Widower: The Six Wives of Thomas Randolph (TV Series) https://news3lv.com/news/local/thomas-randolph-gets-60-years-to-life-in-resentencing-for-double-murder-conviction-black-widower-las-vegas-clark-county-court-true-crime-homicide-wife-hitman https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/man-convicted-of-killing-wife-and-hit-man-sent-to-prison-3028659/ https://collider.com/the-black-widower-where-is-thomas-randolph-now/ This Week's Episode Brought to You By: Apostrophe - Personalized acne treatment that delivers - http://apostrophe.com/lovemurder Code: LOVEMURDER - Get your first visit for just $5 Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 per month trial https://shopify.com/lovemurder Puori - Pure, natural and superior food supplements - 20% off with code lovemurder - https://puori.com/ Cure Hydration - Optimal hydration with clean ingredients - http://curehydration.com/lovemurder for 20% off your first order  Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Current Affairs, Jessie and Andie bring you the story of Amanda and Timothy Hovanec. Amanda and her mother Anita Green were sentenced in the murder of Amanda's estranged husband Timothy. 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.hometownstations.com/news/amanda-hovanec-and-anita-green-sentenced-for-2022-murder-of-timothy-hovanec/article_a6707bfa-80ce-11ef-a2fc-2fc8d98f4e92.html https://www.limaohio.com/top-stories/2024/10/01/hovanec-gets-40-year-sentence-for-husbands-death/ https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article293373519.html Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The complicated marriage between a carpet salesman and a young mother comes to an end when one spouse stabs the other 193 times. On the surface it appears to be straight up murder, that is untill the details of the couple's background are revealed, calling into question the motive. Was it a coldblooded murder or justifiable homicide? Sources: 1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12315769/jeffrey-andrew-wright 2. A Wife's Revenge: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7576155-a-wife-s-revenge 3. Bryan-College Station Eagle: https://www.newspapers.com/image/1004651548/?match=1&terms=%22susan%20wright%22%20appeal 4. 48 Hours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_21PhigZUw 5. ABC: https://abc13.com/archive/7748348/ 6. The Kilgore News Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/image/611233319/?match=1&terms=%22susan%20wright%22%20appeal 7. ABC: https://abc13.com/susan-wright-murder-trial-jeff-stabbed-husband-193-times/9184616/ 8. Wright vs. the State of Texas: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tx-court-of-appeals/1444226.html 9. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/prosecuting-evil-with-kelly-siegler/crime-news/trial-blue-eyed-butcher-susan-jeff-wright-murder-texas 10. ABC: https://abc11.com/archive/7760589/ This Week's Episode Brought to You By: MasterClass - Learn from the best to be your best - 15% off an annual membership https://masterclass.com/lovemurder BetterHelp - Convenient and affordable online therapy and counseling - https://betterhelp.com/lovemurder for 10% off your first month Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 per month trial https://shopify.com/lovemurder Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a negligent and morally corrupt doctor's patients end up maimed or worse, authorities begin to look into his evil-doing and dishonesty. After the disgraced doc serves his time, however, his loved ones begin to suffer. Is it revenge by his victims or something else entirely? Sources Last Dance, Last Chance by Ann Rule Forensic Files S9E8 License to Kill - Killer Surgeon  This Week's Episode Brought To You By: Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 per month trial https://shopify.com/lovemurder Ro - Get Prescription Weight loss Medication Online - Memberships start at $99 https://ro.co/lovemurder Honeylove - Treat yourself to the best shapewear on the market and save 20% Off at honeylove.com/lovemurder Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Current Affairs, a solo Jessie brings you an update in the Gilgo Beach Murders as suspect Rex Heuermann is charged with another murder, as well as the story of a Texas woman who is accused of murdering her common law husband, burning his truck, and trying to get away in a Kayak. 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/gilgo-beach-suspect-rex-heuermann-charged-with-seventh-murder-8762681 https://people.com/texas-woman-allegedly-killed-husband-burned-truck-fled-kayak-8766791 https://lawandcrime.com/crime/woman-shot-husband-dead-set-his-new-truck-on-fire-and-tried-escaping-in-a-kayak-police/ https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/12/25/woman-set-common-law-husbands-truck-on-fire-in-coastal-city-before-he-was-found-dead-in-bexar-county-affidavit-says/ Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A couple meets decidedly uncute when the man is the teenage girl's therapist. Decades later, the professional couple seem to have everything going for them - marriage, kids and a beautiful home. But behind closed doors, decades of co-dependency, dangerous delusions and abuse of power leads to a devastating murder. Sources: 1. Final Analysis: https://www.amazon.com/Final-Analysis-Untold-Story-Murder/dp/006113452X 2. Seduced by Madness: https://www.amazon.com/Seduced-Madness-Carol-Pogash/dp/0061535672 3. The Times: https://www.newspapers.com/image/220397939/?match=1&terms=felix%20polk 4. The Signal: https://www.newspapers.com/image/334791202/?match=1&terms=felix%20polk 5. Sun-Tattler: https://www.newspapers.com/image/724906648/?match=1&terms=%22felix%20polk%22%20%22sharon%20mann%22 6. Snapped: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29609811/ 7. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna9698604 8. SFGate: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/POLK-Dr-F-Felix-2757443.php 9. Oakland Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/875450911/?match=1&terms=%22susan%20polk%22%20 10. SFGate: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/polk-son-s-foster-mother-square-off-murder-2535735.php 11. Oro Law Firm: https://www.orolawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Rage-and-control-at-heart-of-Polk-trial-Oakland-Tribune.pdf 12. SFGate: https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/review-madness-murder-vivid-in-account-of-2583804.php 13. Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/17/convicted-orinda-killer-susan-polk-denied-parole-kicked-out-of-hearing-midway-through/ This Week's Episode Brought to You By: Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 per month trial https://shopify.com/lovemurder Hiya Health - Essential Super Nutrients for Kids - https://hiyahealth.com/LOVEMURDER for 50% off your first order Puori - Pure, natural and superior food supplements - 20% off with code lovemurder - https://puori.com/ Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched by Sarah Lynn Robinson, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A late in life marriage seems like a dream come true, until cancer strikes and the FBI comes knocking.  Sources: 1. Married to Murder: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24167831-married-to-murder 2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77703866/susan-elizabeth-spangler 3. Denver Post: https://extras.denverpost.com/news/news1008b.htm 4. The Daily Sentinel: https://www.newspapers.com/image/540072129/?match=1&terms=robert%20spangler 5. The Daily Sentinel: https://www.newspapers.com/image/537585525/?match=1&terms=robert%20spangler 6. The Daily Sentinel: https://www.newspapers.com/image/539296293/?match=1&terms=robert%20spangler This Week's Episode Brought to You By: Little Spoon - Simplify your kiddo’s mealtime with 30% off your first order. Go to LITTLESPOON.COM/LOVEMURDER and enter our code LOVEMURDER at checkout to get 30% off your first Little Spoon order.  Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An exploding Chrysler LeBaron found two days before Christmas 1998 in La Jolla, California turns out to contain a body but reveals little of the culprit. It would take years and a witness coming forward to get answers about the Yuletide murder. But is the witness as innocent as they claim? Sources: 1. No Good Deed: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/331788.Tom_Basinski 2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67132988/david_allen-stevens 3. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jun/02/ny-nourn-the-woman-convicted-of-and-pardoned-who-now-fights-for-other-battered-women 4. Fox 5 San Diego: https://fox5sandiego.com/news/california-news/woman-convicted-of-1998-san-diego-murder-pardoned-by-newsom/ 5. Dead of Night: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7956684/ 6. Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/3/31/the-woman-confronting-the-us-prison-to-deportation-pipeline 7. New Way Forward Act: https://newwayforwardact.org/2022/04/27/ny-nourn/ 8. People vs. Nourn: https://casetext.com/case/people-v-nourn This Week's Episode Brought to You By: Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 per month trial https://shopify.com/lovemurder Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PART 2 OF 2. When a young British woman vanishes in Tokyo, her family is heartbroken and terrified. They are soon shocked to discover the mysterious life Lucie was leading in her few short months abroad. During the search for Lucie, loved ones and investigators travel down a twisted path through Japan’s seedy underbelly uncovering multiple disappearances and deaths, conniving con-artists, and an alarming amount of evidence. Although an arrest is made many questions remain. SOURCES People Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Parry Netflix Documentary - MISSING: The Lucie Blackman Case http://www.ractive-roppongi.com/e/history/index.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Adelstein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_and_hostess_clubs https://www.moviemaker.com/carita-ridgway-missing-the-lucie-blackman-case/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joji_Obara https://oag.ca.gov/missing/stats https://www.reddit.com/r/japanese/comments/1b412q9/what_exactly_are_japanese_hostess_clubbar/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_five#:~:text=Conventional%20wisdom%20holds%20that%20the,tatchi%20or%20%22high%20touch%22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya_Crossing#:~:text=Shibuya%20Crossing%20is%20the%20world's,people%20crossing%20at%20a%20time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lloyd_Parry This Week's Episode Brought to You By: ARMRA Colostrum - Strengthen immunity, ignite metabolism, fortify gut health - tryarmra.com/LOVEMURDER for 15% off your first order Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 per month trial https://shopify.com/lovemurder MasterClass - Learn from the best to be your best - 15% off an annual membership https://masterclass.com/lovemurder Ro - Get Prescription Weight loss Medication Online - Memberships start at $99 https://ro.co/lovemurder Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessie and Andie cover updates in three cases: Hannah Kobayashi has resurfaced, alive and well (but maybe part of an immigration scam) Ryan Borgwardt, the Wisconsin dad who faked his own death has returned to America Margaret Rudin, the so-called "Las Vegas Black Widow," has been freed after 20 years in jail 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/prosecutors-reveal-moment-runaway-dad-ryan-borgwardt-allegedly-knew-made-mistake-8760580 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14183731/Hannah-Kobayashi-vanished-New-York-Green-Card-Mexico.html https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/las-vegas-judge-dismisses-infamous-black-widow-murder-case-after-27-years/ Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a young British woman vanishes in Tokyo, her family is heartbroken and terrified. They are soon shocked to discover the mysterious life Lucie was leading in her few short months abroad. During the search for Lucie, loved ones and investigators travel down a twisted path through Japan’s seedy underbelly uncovering multiple disappearances and deaths, conniving con-artists, and an alarming amount of evidence. Although an arrest is madw, many questions remain. SOURCES People Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Parry Net Flix Documentary - MISSING: The Lucie Blackman Case http://www.ractive-roppongi.com/e/history/index.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Adelstein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_and_hostess_clubs https://www.moviemaker.com/carita-ridgway-missing-the-lucie-blackman-case/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joji_Obara https://oag.ca.gov/missing/stats https://www.reddit.com/r/japanese/comments/1b412q9/what_exactly_are_japanese_hostess_clubbar/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_five#:~:text=Conventional%20wisdom%20holds%20that%20the,tatchi%20or%20%22high%20touch%22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya_Crossing#:~:text=Shibuya%20Crossing%20is%20the%20world's,people%20crossing%20at%20a%20time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lloyd_Parry This Week's Episode Brought to You By: ARMRA Colostrum - Strengthen immunity, ignite metabolism, fortify gut health - tryarmra.com/LOVEMURDER for 15% off your first order Blissy - Get better sleep now with Blissy and use LOVEMURDER to get an additional 30% off at blissy.com/LOVEMURDER Honeylove - Treat yourself to the best shapewear on the market and save 20% Off at honeylove.com/lovemurder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Traveler Hannah Kobayashi went missing in Los Angeles while traveling back to see her family. The tragedy didn't end there as her father died in an apparent suicide. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. ORIGINALLY RECORDED 11.28.24 Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices