In this episode, I talk about going to extremes to get attention. Particularly in today's society of instant gratification, instant entertainment and instant reward, we seem to crave attention more and more each day. In 2011, the year that this crime occurred, social media was just beginning to boom, and Facebook was still being utilized by the younger generation. The suspect of this crime was using Facebook to communicate with his peers, and we now see social media continui

“Somebody came in, they broke in and just stabbed me and my children!” On June 6, 1996, Darlie Routier and her two sons, Devon and Damon, were attacked by an unknown intruder in the middle of the night. Darlie's husband Darin and her infant son Drake were asleep upstairs at the time, and were unharmed. An investigation into the brutal attack revealed disturbing evidence that questioned Darlie’s account of the events of that night. This episode is sponsored by Athletic Greens

For this special edition episode, I wanted to talk about crimes that occurred on Halloween night. Surprisingly there are actually many cases that occurred on that particular holiday, but I found the two cases that I talk about in this episode especially intriguing due to the unusual nature of the crimes themselves. The first case dives into a family's dynamic and how even though blatant warning signs may be given by a potentially violent individual, many times they are ignore

"Money is the root of all evil." Or should I say, having a lot of money and being a powerhouse in the pharmaceutical business seems to attract evil. The house where the murders were committed has since been demolished. This case remains unsolved to this day, and although the factors in this case seem to point to an obvious assumption of who could've committed this crime, I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions. Transcribed EP02: The Incident by the Pool: Honey & Barry She

This case is a tragic example of how jealousy and greed can ruin an entire family. I came across this case by seeing some of the recorded trial online and it really resonated with me, mainly because of the innocuous location (rural Iowa) as well as the utter disbelief how some people go to extreme and often violent lengths to protect what they believe is rightfully theirs. If you get a chance, it's definitely worth watching any or all of the videotaped trial online. Transcri