Georgia dentist Suzanne Mericle has been arrested and charged with the murder of her partner James David Barron. Andie and Jessie break down the case. Current Affairs is Love Murder's shorter show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Come back on Wednesday for our full length main episodes. Sources: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14495001/Wealthy-female-dentist-61-lives-stunning-Georgia-island-charged-MURDERING-boyfriend.html https://lawandcrime....
Mar 24, 2025•5 min
A hardware store owner and lifelong bachelor feels like all his dreams have come true when he meets a single beauty named Jill Coit in the fall of 1990. That is until a private investigator reveals that his new bride is not who she says she is. Sources: 1. Charmed to Death : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1007806.Charmed_to_Death?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=krRSG85xMQ&rank=6 2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56370519/gerald_w-boggs 3. Black Widow Murder...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 247
Ghost Adventure star Aaron Goodwin became perilously close to becoming a ghost himself. His wife Victoria Goodwin has been arrested and accused of working with convicted murderer Grant Amato to hire a hitman to kill Aaron. 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.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ghost-adventures-star-aaron-goodwin-files-to-divorce-wife-victoria/ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-...
Mar 18, 2025•7 min
In October 2015, a 32-year old mother fell to her death from her seventh floor apartment in Mons, Belgium. Her husband claimed she had consumed alcohol and pills before leaping from the window. An autopsy, however, revealed a different type of substance in her blood, raising suspicions of foul play. Sources: Dateline - The Window http://navytimes.com https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-unforgettable/crime-news/craig-becker-convicted-of-killing-johanna-hove-becker-dateline?amp This Week's Episode is ...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 246
When a loving father and husband is found dead in a Planet Fitness parking lot, many assume that it was a natural death. That is until the police find out that the deceased was part of a passionate love triangle. Sources: 1. The New Yorker: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jF_zyKfruHUkIO1jK3tIoAg8017OpQnJvY4lsXqCiO4/edit?tab=t.0 2. Dateline : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6210638/ 3. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128174943/thomas-edward-kolman 4. Deadline: https://deadline....
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 245
A teenage love triangle spins wildly out of control, resulting in one person getting fatally stabbed in the heart. Sources: A Knife in the Heart: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9780786030057/a-knife-in-the-heart/ Oxygen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK_2M3lSso4 ABC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZyz8SOoX-M ABC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUTTkOCvJoY Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206617000/sarah_rose_ludemann This Week's Episode is Brought To You By: Shopify - The ...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 244
When a loving mother and dedicated nurse's body is found nude on the side of the road, several suspects end up on law enforcement's radar. It would take years and the determination of the victim's family to unspool the secrets (and secret lives) of those involved to finally unmask the killer. Sources: 1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111636472/ella_kathleen-lipscomb 2. A Clue from the Grave : https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1278188.A_Clue_from_the_Grave 3. Forensic Fil...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 243
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% o...
Feb 12, 2025•2 hr•Ep. 242
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-manslaug...
Feb 07, 2025•10 min
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 Com...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 241
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-8...
Jan 31, 2025•7 min•Ep. 249
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-c...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 240
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.limao...
Jan 27, 2025•5 min•Ep. 246
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-wif...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 239
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...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 236
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-...
Jan 10, 2025•6 min•Ep. 249
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/0061...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 237
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.c...
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 236
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.co...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 235
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...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 234
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-borgw...
Dec 15, 2024•8 min•Ep. 249
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...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 233
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 ...
Dec 07, 2024•5 min•Ep. 246
When a famous French actress and singer meets a handsome Olympic skier in 1970's Aspen, Colorado sparks fly. The duo becomes the IT couple of the party scene - that is until one of them ends up dead. Was it an accident or something more sinister? Sources: 1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13681642/spider_sabich 2. Snow Industry News: https://www.snowindustrynews.com/articles/2023/august/spider-sabichs-killler-claudine-longet-lists-aspen-mansion-for-595-million/ 3. Stowe Report...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 232
A horrific shooting takes place at a family's Thanksgiving dinner in 2009, fracturing lives and hearts forever. Links: Blessed to Survive The Bear's Castle Sources: Makayla's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45013004/makayla-joy-sitton NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34227244 Homicide for the Holidays : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6463374/ Courthouse News: https://www.courthousenews.com/parents-cleared-on-sons-thanksgiving-murders/ The Santa Fe New Mexican: https://www.news...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 231
Over the summer, Wisconsin father and husband Ryan Borgwardt died tragically in a kayaking accident. Unless he actually didn't? 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.npr.org/2024/11/22/nx-s1-5202736/wisconsin-missing-kayaker-faked-death-europe-uzbekistan https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14116109/Wisconsin-husband-faked-kayak-death-talks-cops-day-ryan-borgwardt.html https://www.wect.com/2024/1...
Nov 24, 2024•6 min•Ep. 248
When a fixture of a small community is found shot to death in their home, police rush to find the surviving spouse. That suspicious spouse, however, goes on the lam, gambling and generally having a good time until a body matching "their" description is found 1600 miles away less than three weeks later. Sources: I'm Not A Monster: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33481557/ Inside Edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0XWd6I1ZUY ABC 6 News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FblFFsoGE9s Find A Grave:...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 230
Jessie and Andie provide an update in the murder case of Ana Knezevich Henao. In their main story, a polyamorous relationship leads to someone getting shot in the neck. 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.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/david-ana-knezevich-murder-kidnap-spain-b2647516.html https://people.com/polyamorous-relationship-led-shooting-florida-woman-8745568 Find LOVE MURDER...
Nov 18, 2024•6 min•Ep. 249
Three sets of exiles populate a remote Galapagos island at the dawn of World War II. All three groups are searching for different things, but all they found was strife, violence and heartbreak. Drama and terror abound when some islanders mysteriously disappear, another is found dead, and one appears to have died from poisoning. Sources: Eden Undone by Abbott Kahler The Galapagos Affair by John Treherne The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden This Week's Episode Brought to You By: Blissy - Get b...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 229
59-year old Melody Farris showed no emotion as the verdict was read. Also, an update in the Karen Read case where Read is pushing to dismiss the charges in advance of a new trial scheduled for January. 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/wife-of-prominent-ga-attorney-found-guilty-of-murder-and-burning-his-body-8739642 https://www.courttv.com/news/ga-v-melody-walker-farris-burn-pile-murder-t...
Nov 08, 2024•7 min•Ep. 249
