Loving Landis: A Cautionary Tale of Unrequited Obsession

Synopsis: Southern and McClintock in Tempe, Arizona. A murder-suicide allegedly over a love triangle. What type of monster would murder a loving father of 4 who was successful at his job and who was always there for his friends? And what is the host’s connection to this case?Notes: Content warnings include both murder and suicide.Format: This episode features a re-enactment, a memorial, and a mystery.Re-Enactment Credits:Written by Wendy Fink and Ally BaumlinDirected by Ally BaumlinEdited by Ally Baumlin, Wendy Fink, Chris Fink, and Marcus RayfordMusic: Court and Page by Silent PartnerRoommate: Ken BaumlinEddie: Sebastian MaldonadoMedical Examiner: Robert Wyatt 911Operator: Wendy FinkNeighbor Calling 911: Ally BaumlinPraying Neighbor: Kayla RochelleReassuring Neighbor: Melissa Van SlykePolice Officer: Marcus RayfordSound Effects Audio Library on YouTubeDoorbell: Tim KahnGunshots: Morgan PurkisOutgoing Ring: Noise CollectorFootsteps on Carpet: MartianFootsteps on Concrete: Inspector JRunning Footsteps on Carpet: Shall555Loud Running: DersuperantonNarrow Street Steps: EelkeDorm Door Opening: Pagan CowCreaky Door: Saturday Sound GuyDoor Open/Close: AmholmaDoor Open/Close: Sounds For HimDoor Thud: HitrisonDoor Lock: CorpocracyFalling Down: CinevidPolice Siren: FatlaneHelicopter: Nina FolettiOld Phone Pickup: Coldwell W.Memorial CreditsWritten by Wendy FinkDirected by Wendy FinkEdited by Wendy Fink, Ally Baumlin, Chris Fink, and Marcus RayfordMusic: Passing Time by Kevin MacLeodNarrator: Wendy FinkEddie: Sebastian MaldonadoRosalee: Viridiana RamirezEdna: Akela DanovichAmanda: Yadira Trevino PerezRachel: Ryleigh AlfonsoNicole: Andria CerroneAmalia: Ceci VelasquezKate: Sydney Sivils© 2018 Wendy "The Wendy Variety" FinkA Message: If you or a loved one are struggling with mental wellness, there are confidential resources available in every conversation medium possible (phone, text, in-app, etc.) Hell, reach out to someone you trust or reach out to a kind stranger on the Internet. You are not alone. There is a resource for every situation. Do your research and know that you don’t have to be the one struggling in for you to reach out. You can reach out on someone else’s behalf. You can even call a suicide hotline to ask for help on how to help a loved one who might be suicidal and they’ll give you advice.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It provides Spanish-speaking counselors, as well as options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It is only available in the United States. A 24-hour an Online Chat in partnership with Contact USA is also available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. This is for the United States. If you’re in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.Eddie's Obituaries: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90665834/edmund-kellerhttp://www.hendersonsfh.com/guestbook/1490202

Synopsis: Southern and McClintock in Tempe, Arizona. A murder-suicide allegedly over a love triangle. What type of monster shows up at a guy's apartment, rings the doorbell, and then kills him on sight before killing himself? While listening to this episode, the question you need to ask yourself is this: "Could I have predicted the events of May 21st, 2012?" The answer might surprise you.Format: This episode features a sound effects re-enactment with a news piece, and an interview with the murderer's mother.Notes: Content warnings include both murder and suicide.Host: Wendy FinkContent Warning: ChrisNews Anchor: KrysSound EffectsAudio Library on YouTubeDoorbell: Tim KahnGunshots: Morgan PurkisPolice Siren: FatlaneHelicopter: Nina FolettiOld Phone Pickup: Coldwell W.Edited by Chris Fink and Wendy FinkNews Article: http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/two-dead-in-tempe-shooting/article_18f26d36-a36b-11e1-acf2-001a4bcf887a.htmlA Message:There are confidential resources available for every person, every situation, and every conversation style for you or anyone you know struggling with mental wellness. You are not alone. Talk to someone. Anyone. Hell, even that kind stranger you know on the Internet. Do your research and know that you can reach out on someone's behalf even if it's a suicide hotline. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It provides Spanish-speaking counselors, as well as options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It is only available in the United States. A 24-hour an Online Chat in partnership with Contact USA is also available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. This is for the United States. If you’re in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.© 2019 Wendy "The Wendy Variety" Fink

Synopsis: Could anything in Landis Casner’s childhood have helped us predict the eventual murder-suicide on May 21st, 2012? Wendy brings in Steph (published essayist, master’s in non-fiction writing) and Bre (master’s in criminal justice and her bachelor’s in forensic psychology) to analyze the first half of Wendy's interview with the murderer’s mother as told to us in Episode 2 of Loving Landis.Host: Wendy FinkGuests: Steph, BreContent Warning: ChrisSting: "Yessum" by Jingle PunksEditor: Wendy FinkContent Warning: murder and suicideA Message:There are confidential resources available for every person, every situation, and every conversation style for you or anyone you know struggling with mental wellness. You are not alone. Talk to someone. Anyone. Hell, even that kind stranger you know on the Internet. Do your research and know that you can reach out on someone's behalf even if it's a suicide hotline. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It provides Spanish-speaking counselors, as well as options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It is only available in the United States. A 24-hour an Online Chat in partnership with Contact USA is also available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. This is for the United States. If you’re in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.© 2019 Wendy "The Wendy Variety" Fink

Synopsis: Southern and McClintock in Tempe, Arizona. A murder-suicide allegedly over a love triangle. What type of monster shows up at a guy's apartment, rings the doorbell, and then kills him on sight before killing himself? The answer might surprise you.Format: This episode goes into the second half of the interview with the murderer's mother after Wendy details how she first met him.Content Warnings: murder, suicideHost: Wendy FinkGuest: DeniseContent Warning: ChrisSting: "Yessum" by Jingle PunksMusic: “Court and Page” by Silent PartnerEditor: Chris Fink, Wendy FinkA Message:Please remember that there are confidential resources available for every person, situation, conversation style for you or anyone you know struggling with mental wellness. You are not alone. Talk to someone. Anyone. Hell, even a kind stranger on the Internet. Do your research and know that you can reach out on someone's behalf even if it's a suicide hotline. Don’t lose hope and never give up. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It provides Spanish-speaking counselors, as well as options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It is only available in the United States. A 24-hour an Online Chat in partnership with Contact USA is also available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. This is for the United States. If you’re in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.

Synopsis: Could anything in Landis Casner’s childhood, teen, and young adult years have helped us predict the eventual murder-suicide on May 21st, 2012? Wendy brings in Steph, a published essayist with a master’s in non-fiction writing, to analyze the final half of Wendy's interview with the murderer’s mother as told to us in Episode 4 of Loving Landis.Content Warnings: murder and suicideHost: Wendy FinkGuest: StephContent Warning: ChrisSting: "Yessum" by Jingle PunksEditor: Wendy FinkA Message: There are confidential resources available for every person, every situation, and every conversation style for you or anyone you know struggling with mental wellness. You are not alone. Talk to someone. Anyone. Hell, even that kind stranger you know on the Internet. Do your research and know that you can reach out on someone's behalf even if it's a suicide hotline. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It provides Spanish-speaking counselors, as well as options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It is only available in the United States. A 24-hour an Online Chat in partnership with Contact USA is also available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. This is for the United States. If you’re in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.e in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.© 2019 Wendy "The Wendy Variety" Fink

Synopsis: It’s a well-known fact that some of the best writers include personal details of their life. However, most writers are tactful and subtle… Landis Allen Casner was not. Wendy brings in Steph, a published essayist with a master’s in non-fiction writing, to analyze Landis's fiction writings. Together, they uncover facts relating to the murder-suicide that occurred on May 21st, 2012 in Tempe, Arizona.Content Warnings: murder and suicideHost: Wendy FinkGuest: StephContent Warning: ChrisMusic: Court and Page by Silent PartnerSting: "Yessum" by Jingle PunksA Message: There are confidential resources available for every person, every situation, and every conversation style for you or anyone you know struggling with mental wellness. You are not alone. Talk to someone. Anyone. Hell, even that kind stranger you know on the Internet. Do your research and know that you can reach out on someone's behalf even if it's a suicide hotline. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It provides Spanish-speaking counselors, as well as options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It is only available in the United States. A 24-hour an Online Chat in partnership with Contact USA is also available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. This is for the United States. If you’re in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.e in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.© 2019 Wendy "The Wendy Variety" Fink

Synopsis: Landis’s self-described descent into “madness” is unveiled through emails dating back to 2010-2012. This was an era before #MeToo and before measures in American society began being taken to increase suicide awareness and prevention while reducing the stigma of discussing suicide. Steph, a published essayist with a master’s in non-fiction writing, helps analyze and educate.Content Warnings: murder, suicideTumblr Reference: https://attolences.tumblr.com/Host: Wendy FinkCo-Host: StephContent Warning: ChrisSting: "Yessum" by Jingle PunksMusic: “Court and Page” by Silent PartnerEditors: Chris Fink, Wendy FinkA Message: There are confidential, mental wellness resources available for every person, situation, and conversation style. You are not alone. Talk to someone. Anyone. Hell, even a kind stranger on the Internet. Do your research and know that you can reach out on someone's behalf even if it's a suicide hotline. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It provides Spanish-speaking counselors, as well as options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It is only available in the United States. A 24-hour an Online Chat in partnership with Contact USA is also available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. This is for the United States. If you’re in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.© 2019 Wendy "The Wendy Variety" Fink

Synopsis: Wendy and Steph discuss an email with the attachment Virginia.docx sent to the object of Landis’s obsession over a year before he killed her ex-boyfriend and then himself. The email, with redactions and changes to protect the innocent, is on our website. It is recommended reading for full context, however, the same content warnings still apply.Content Warnings: murder, suicide, self harm, eating disorders, stalking, predatory behaviorHost: Wendy FinkCo-Host: StephContent Warning: ChrisSting: "Yessum" by Jingle PunksMusic: “Court and Page” by Silent PartnerEditors: Chris Fink, Wendy FinkA Message:There are confidential, mental wellness resources available for every person, situation, and conversation style. You are not alone. Talk to someone. Anyone. Hell, even a kind stranger on the Internet. Do your research and know that you can reach out on someone's behalf even if it's a suicide hotline. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It provides Spanish-speaking counselors, as well as options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It is only available in the United States. A 24-hour an Online Chat in partnership with Contact USA is also available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. This is for the United States. If you’re in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.© 2020 Wendy "The Wendy Variety" Fink

Synopsis: Wendy and Steph discuss and analyze both an email Landis sent to his sister in the summer of 2011, less than a year before the murder-suicide, and also an email he sent to his mother hours before the May 21st, 2012 murder-suicide.Content Warnings: murder, suicideHosts: Wendy Fink & StephContent Warning: ChrisSting: "Yessum" by Jingle PunksMusic: “Court and Page” by Silent PartnerEditors: Chris Fink, Wendy FinkA Message:There are confidential, mental wellness resources available for every person, situation, and conversation style. You are not alone. Talk to someone. Anyone. Hell, even a kind stranger on the Internet. Do your research and know that you can reach out on someone's behalf even if it's a suicide hotline. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It provides Spanish-speaking counselors, as well as options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It is only available in the United States. A 24-hour an Online Chat in partnership with Contact USA is also available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. This is for the United States. If you’re in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.© 2022 Wendy "The Wendy Variety" Fink

Synopsis: Wendy and Steph discuss and analyze emails and text messages Landis had with friends a little over a year before the murder-suicide all the way up until the day of the tragedy.Content Warning: murder, suicideCredits:Hosts: Wendy & StephContent Warning: Chris Landis: Juan Friend: Ally Sting: "Yessum" by Jingle Punks Music: “Court and Page” by Silent Partner Ambience: “Spring Ambience City Horizon” by RamstonEditor: Wendy© 2023 Wendy "The Wendy Variety" FinkA Message:If you or a loved one are struggling with mental wellness, there are confidential resources available in every conversation medium possible (phone, text, in-app, etc.) Hell, reach out to someone you trust or reach out to a kind stranger on the Internet. You are not alone. There is a resource for every situation. Do your research and know that you don’t have to be the one struggling in for you to reach out. You can reach out on someone else’s behalf. You can even call a suicide hotline to ask for help on how to help a loved one who might be suicidal and they’ll give you advice.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It provides Spanish-speaking counselors, as well as options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It is only available in the United States. A 24-hour an Online Chat in partnership with Contact USA is also available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. This is for the United States. If you’re in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.

Synopsis: The 911 Caller brings us back to the events of the murder-suicide on May 21st, 2012 in her own words and discusses the impact it had on her. Host: Wendy Fink Guest: Anonymous 911 Caller ContentContent Warnings: murder, suicideWarning: ChrisSting: "Yessum" by Jingle PunksMusic: “Court and Page” by Silent PartnerEditors: Chris Fink, Wendy FinkA Message:There are confidential, mental wellness resources available for every person, situation, and conversation style. You are not alone. Talk to someone. Anyone. Hell, even a kind stranger on the Internet. Do your research and know that you can reach out on someone's behalf even if it's a suicide hotline. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It provides Spanish-speaking counselors, as well as options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It is only available in the United States. A 24-hour an Online Chat in partnership with Contact USA is also available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. This is for the United States. If you’re in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.© 2020 Wendy "The Wendy Variety" Fink

Content Warnings: murder, suicideSynopsis:Wendy interviews Sean Walker, a gun expert and host of the popular YouTube channel “Go Big Bore or Go Home” to help understand why Landis may have chosen the gun and ammunition he did.Hosts: Wendy Fink Guest: Sean Walker of the “Go Big Bore or Go Home" YouTube ChannelContent Warning: Chris Fink Sting: "Yessum" by Jingle Punks Music: “Court and Page” by Silent Partner Editor: Wendy Fink© 2021 Wendy "The Wendy Variety" FinkA Message:There are confidential, mental wellness resources available for every person, situation, and conversation style. You are not alone. Talk to someone. Anyone. Hell, even a kind stranger on the Internet. Do your research and know that you can reach out on someone's behalf even if it's a suicide hotline.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org/) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. It provides Spanish-speaking counselors, as well as options for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. It is only available in the United States. A 24-hour an Online Chat in partnership with Contact USA is also available.The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255. This is for the United States. If you’re in another country, there are resources for you, as well. You’re not alone. Help is out there.