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November 29, 2019 23 mins
A man named Jeffrey Scullin kills his wife-to-be’s mother, shooting and stabbing her multiple times after having lived in her basement for months.

This episode was written by David Wayne Young, and researched by Kat Morris, of Active Shooter: the Podcast. Intro music by Chase Gray. Hosted by Aaron Bluey and Amanda Daniels.

SOURCES
Dawn Kendrick and The Writing Staff at WKYC Studios
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/jeffrey-scullin-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-killing-strongsville-teacher-melinda-pleskovic/95-609067024
https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/pleskovic-family-keeps-melindas-legacy-alive/95-605758972

Cory Schaffer of Cleveland.com
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2018/10/manipulative-strongsville-man-gets-life-in-prison-for-brutal-killing-of-fiancees-mother-popular-teacher.html

Kaylyn Hlavaty and Tara Molina of News 5 Cleveland
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/jeffrey-scullin-gets-life-in-prison-for-killing-strongsville-teacher

Fox 8 Cleveland News
https://fox8.com/tag/strongsville-woman-stabbed/

Allison Wood of the Strongsville Post
http://www.thepostnewspapers.com/strongsville/local_news/man-who-killed-strongsville-teacher-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/article_219dd4ab-10e5-5286-ab1e-eb7cfd973b6d.html

The Ohio State Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/8/2019/2019-Ohio-3186.pdf

Chris Anderson of Cleveland Channel 19 News
https://www.cleveland19.com/2018/10/29/sentencing-set-man-convicted-killing-strongsville-teacher/

Associated Press at the Washington Post
https://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/jeffrey-scullin-jr/
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