The Dark Side of Love

The Dark Side of Love

Hosted by suspense novelist, Bianca Sloane, The Dark Side of Love is a weekly true crime podcast dedicated to all the ways loved ones turn on each other, often with deadly results. Whether it's murderous husbands, women who kill, lethal boyfriends, dysfunctional families, or just a good old-fashioned WTF, look no further. From crimes that shook the world to cases you may not have ever heard of, the stories are suspenseful, emotional, and compelling.

Episodes

December 29, 2025 18 mins

It’s Friday the 13th, 1980. The original Friday the 13th movie has just been released to theaters, and so has the classic Jack Nicholson horror movie, The Shining. And when young school teacher, wife and mother, Betty Gore is found savagely murdered in her home, the residents of tiny Wylie, Texas have no idea they are about to live their own version of a Hollywood horror movie, courtesy of a killer none of them saw coming. ***Visit...

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Crystal and Danielle Parker have built a life together that seems to be a happy one. The truth is, Crystal has grown tired of supporting her less than ambitious wife and determines that it’s time to move on. Except, Danielle won’t be easily dismissed. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notifie...

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Previously, on The Dark Side of Love, following a bitter divorce and acrimonious custody battle over their two sons, Dan Markel and Wendi Adelson seem to call a truce. Until Dan is gunned down in his garage one July morning in 2014 and later dies. Suspicion immediately turns to ex-wife, Wendi. However, the brutal truth about Dan’s murder, hits closer to home than anyone suspects.***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episod...

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Dan Markel and Wendi Adelson were a happily married couple with two adorable little boys until, they weren’t. What followed was a nasty divorce and an epic custody battle that would eventually pull Wendi’s overprotective family into the fray. And when Dan is gunned down in his garage, the truth about his brutal murder is crazier than ten blockbuster movies. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sour...

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It’s April of 2010, and in St. Paul, Minnesota, a desperate 911 call comes in from Heidi Firkus, who tells the dispatcher that someone is breaking into her home. Within seconds, a shot rings out and Heidi is later pronounced dead, leaving behind her devastated husband, Nick. Except Nick knows much more about Heidi’s murder than he’s saying.  
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It’s 1996 and ambitious Black professionals are flocking to the city of Atlanta, helping to transform the ATL into a prosperous and glamourous destination. And one of those driven and successful professionals who’ve made Atlanta his own is IT entrepreneur, Lance Herndon. Lance has a luxurious mansion, an expensive car, and a taste for the ladies. Lots and lots of ladies. And when Lance meets Dionne Baugh, she seems like just anothe...

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Previously on The Dark Side of Love, devout Baptist, Colin Howell, is having a steamy affair with the Sunday school teacher at his church, Hazel Buchanan. Colin and Hazel’s spouses, Trevor and Lesley, are devastated by the affair, which seems to have no end in sight. Until one dark night in May, when the lives of these four spouses change forever. ***Visit ⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠w...

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It’s May of 1991 and in the Northern Ireland seaside village of Castlerock, the bodies of Lesley Clarke, wife of prominent local dentist, Colin Howell, and police officer Trevor Buchanan, were found in the car of the garage of a house, dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. All the evidence pointed to a suicide pact, so, case closed. However, it would take nearly twenty years, a guilty conscience and a stunning confession for the sin...

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British native Neil Entwistle thought he hit the jackpot when he met bright, bubbly American exchange student Rachel Souza during his junior year of college. The couple falls deeply in love and marry, completing their circle of happiness less than two years later when they welcome baby girl Lilian Rose. Except Rachel has no idea that her loving husband is actually living a sordid secret life. And she’ll find out too late just how d...

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Claudine Longet is a successful French pop singer and actress and the wife of mega singing and television star, Andy Williams. Freewheeling bachelor Spider Sabich is the Golden Boy of skiing, a beloved champion who competed in the 1968 Olympics and lives life to the fullest. When Claudine and Spider meet and fall in love, they decide to make Aspen, Colorado their home, a charming, hedonistic playgroundfor the wealthy and the wealth...

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College sweethearts Arnold and Tammi Cuyler are living aquiet life in Windsor, Connecticut with their two children and nephew. Always available to lend a helping hand is Tammi’s cousin, Chastity West, who cooks, cleans and babysits the kids. Chastity is also helping herself to eager participant, Arnold, who is having an affair with his wife’s cousin. The affair leads to an amicable divorce, with Arnold and Chastity continuing their...

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When David Birnie and Catherine Harrison meet as children,they are drawn together by their mutually chaotic and dysfunctional home lives. Through the years, the couple have an on and off relationship marked by a life of crime and insatiable sexual appetites, making it impossible to stay away from each other. However, for the pair that would ultimately be dubbed as the Most Violent Couple in Australia’s history, what ultimately keep...

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Previously on the Dark Side of Love, prominent Sacramento attorney, Larry McNabney, has fallen under the spell of the beautiful and mysterious, Elisa Redelsberger and against the advice of friends and family, he marries her. While the wealthy couple enjoys the high-life, Larry’s perturbed by his wife’s too-close-for-comfort friendship with college student Sarah Dutra, eventually demanding that Elisa get rid of her. Except, Sarah’s ...

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Oscar Pistorius, aka, The Blade Runner, is South Africa’s Golden Boy, a handsome and beloved Paralympian champion, seen as a role model and sterling example of grace, strength, and persistence. Blonde, beautiful Reeva Steenkamp, is a successful model whose star just keeps rising, though she ultimately has her sights set on a legal career so she can be a champion for those in need. When this glamorous pair meet and fall in love, the...

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After emigrating to the United States from Columbia in the late 1980s, Clara Harris climbed the ladder of success to achieve the American dream of a thriving career, a beautiful home, adorable children, and the perfect marriage. But David Harris is having an affair, and after confessing to his wife, he promises to call it quits with the other woman. Except, when David goes back on his promise, Clara confronts her husband and his mi...

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Elisa McNabney was smart, beautiful and yearning for more from life than her small Florida town could give her. Her ambitions pointed her West, where she eventually met successful attorney Larry McNabney. While Larry is smitten with the sexy and mysterious Elisa, she’s mesmerized by his big fat bank account. Against the advice of friends and family, Larry makes the enigmatic Elisa his bride. And it’s a decision he’ll live to regret...

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NBA player Lorenzen Wright was a beloved hometown hero to basketball fans in The Bluff City, aka, Memphis, Tennessee. Lorenzen and his wife, Sherra, seem to be living the dream, both of them taking full advantage of his multimillion dollar paychecks, resulting in an extremely lavish and envious lifestyle. However, over time, the marriage would collapse under the weight of dual infidelities and financial chaos. Andwhen Lorenzen disa...

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Padraic “Pad” Guffey and Kemberlee Hanson may have come from different worlds, but there was no denying their love connection. While their marriage starts off with love andpassion, over time, it descends into bitterness, jealousy and finally, pure, seething hatred. Until finally, it spills over into murder. ***Visit ⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠ for ex...

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August 29, 2025 21 mins

High school sweethearts, Lisa Caldwell and Seth Techel, finally marry after seven years of dating in a beautiful old-fashioned church ceremony. Within months of getting married, they learnthey’re expecting a baby girl. But before Seth and Lisa can celebrate their one year anniversary or the birth of their baby, one of them will be dead. ***Visit ⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠www.patreon....

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August 22, 2025 23 mins

Jamaican immigrants Andre and Andreen McDonald seemed like the ultimate power couple. He was a US Air Force Reserve major while she built a successful home healthcare business from the ground up, making them multimillionaires in the process. The couple lives in an exclusive gated community, have a beautiful little girl and seem as though they are deeply dedicated to each other. However, when Andreen goes missing, all eyes turn to h...

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