LOVE MURDER

When a couple is attacked in their own home, the husband responds with lethal force, leaving two people dead. The crime is heinous but appears, based on evidence, to be straightforward at first. That is until a video emerges that speaks to a shocking motive and potential military conspiracy.

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1. “48 Hours: NCIS: The Double Cross - CBS News.” CBS News | Breaking News, Top Stories & Today’s Latest Headlin...

In this Current Affairs update, the hosts revisit the shocking Catfish Conspiracy case with its final outcome now decided. After years of investigation and weeks of testimony, a Virginia jury has found Brendan Banfield guilty of murdering his wife Christine and an innocent stranger lured to their home through a fetish website. This episode walks through the verdict, the evidence that ultimately broke the case open, the rol...

When a thrice-married father is found shot to death while seemingly changing his tire in a remote location, police find they have several suspects and a myriad of motives.

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• 1. Perger, Tracey. When Your Back Is Turned. 2022.
• Dziemianowicz, Joe. “Robyn Davis And Best Friend Sissy Saltzman Kill Her Husband.” Oxygen, Oxygen, 20 Feb. 2021, https://www.oxygen.com/killer-motive/crime-news/robyn-davis-...

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We begin our analysis of one of the most infamous unsolved murders in American history—the Black Dahlia case. In this episode, we focus on the crime scene and autopsy of 22-year-old Elizabeth Short, whose body was discovered on January 15, 1947, in a vacant lot in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. She had been bisected at the waist and subjected to extensiv...

In the wake of World War I, a French conman lures desperate woman to their deaths with lonely hearts letters. Eventually known as the Bluebeard of Gambais, Henri Landru is known to have murdered at least 11 people.

Sources:

• Seeking Hearts - Ryan Green
• https://archive.org/details/landru0000land
• https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001744450
• https://read.dukeupress.edu/french-historical-studies/article/47/2/319/387225/Dead-b...

Three disturbing cases headline this week’s Love Murder Current Affairs: a Los Angeles firefighter accused of killing his wife after allegedly reading her diary, a tangled custody dispute in San Diego that prosecutors say ended with two adults shot dead while toddlers sat nearby, and a UK case where a woman stabbed her estranged husband after learning he had euthanized their dogs without telling her. From alleged crimes of...

When a loving businesswoman and grandmother is murdered in a horrific car bomb incident in 1980, the finger is finally pointed in the direction of a serial killing dentist who was motivated by lust, money and the thrill of the kill.

Sources:

1. Bakos, Susan Crain. Appointment for Murder. Putnam Adult, 1988.

2. “Dr Glennon Edward Engleman (1927-1999) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Ceme...

This update examines the rapidly evolving case surrounding the murders of Monique and Spencer Tepi following the arrest of Michael David McKee. Prosecutors have upgraded the charges to premeditated aggravated murder as family members describe years of emotional abuse and repeated threats that allegedly continued long after the couple’s divorce. The episode reviews the surveillance trail, ballistic evidence, McKee’s arrest ...

When a wealthy socialite falls into a coma, suspicion is cast upon her husband. Secrets are revealed, battle lines are drawn, the media goes crazy and the case leads to not one but two trials of the century and multiple books and movies. But did they do it?

Sources:

1. Wright, William. The Von Bülow Affair. Open Road Media, 2014.

2. Claus von Bülow Acquitted in Second Trial (June 10, 1985). YouTube, 13 May 2024...

An Ohio dentist and his wife were found shot to death inside their Columbus home just weeks before their fifth wedding anniversary, with their two young children left unharmed. This Current Affairs episode walks through who Spencer and Monique Tepe were, the eerie timeline leading up to their murders, unanswered questions around entry and motive, and the surveillance footage that became a critical lead. The episode conclud...

When two fatal accidents befall the same family over a 17-year span, authorities take a closer look at just how unlucky one person could be.

Sources:

• Jones, Aphrodite. Levi’s Eyes. 2023.
• “Christina Ann Alexander Karlsen (1960-1991) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95118366/christina_ann-karlsen. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
• Dateline NBC. 199...

On New Year’s Day 1998, Ben Smart and Olivia Hope disappeared from a Marlborough Sounds boat party and were never seen again. Scott Watson was convicted of their murders despite no bodies ever being found, and the case has remained deeply controversial. This episode revisits how the investigation unfolded, the key points of dispute over evidence and witness accounts, and the ongoing debate over whether justice was served.

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This Christmas Eve, Love Murder takes a break from the darkest cases for a festive tour of holiday crimes gone spectacularly wrong—from snowman hit-and-runs and chimney burglars to rogue Santas, porch-pirate revenge, a Christmas parade police chase, and a man who spread holiday cheer by handing out free weed at Buffalo Wild Wings. One death, a lot of instant karma, and proof that even the holidays can get weird.

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When one member of a military couple is found murdered in their own bed, police discover the average seeming couple had a shocking secret sex life.

Sources:

1. Dateline NBC. 1992.

2. “Killer to Testify Against Her Mother - Los Angeles Times.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2004, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-13-na-slaying13-story.html.

3. Lathem, Niles. “WILD-CHILD TEE...

This week on Love Murder Current Affairs, the episode begins with an update in the killing of former Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic, as Swiss prosecutors formally charge her husband with murder and detail evidence of strangulation and prior abuse. The focus then shifts to Colorado, where Thomas Perales has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Annette Marie Valdez, a mother of three whose bod...

When a beloved Indy 500 team chef goes missing, her best friends work tirelessly to bring her killer to justice.

Sources:

Race to Justice by Larry Sells and Margie Porter

On the Case with Paula Zahn S13E5

Ture Conviction S2E6

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In a stunning legal maneuver, Brian Walshe’s defense has admitted he dismembered his missing wife, Ana, but insists he did not kill her. They argue Walshe panicked after finding her unresponsive from natural causes, fearing his prior federal fraud conviction would immediately implicate him. While prosecutors cite a $2.7 million insurance motive and chilling Google searches on body disposal as proof of intent, the defense c...

When a gentle World War II veteran vanishes without a trace, investigators discover a chilling trail of fraud, manipulation, and betrayal spanning decades. This week, Jessie and Andie uncover the shocking story of Nancy Siegel—a woman whose addiction-fueled schemes devastated everyone who crossed her path, and whose final victim never saw her coming. What began as a chance meeting at the door would end in a horrifying disc...

When a talented and beautiful young woman is murdered in her Upper East Side apartment the week after Thanksgiving 2005, the police take a close look at her complicated love life.

Sources:

1. LaRosa, Paul, and Erin Moriarty. Death of a Dream. Simon and Schuster, 2008.

2. “Catherine Elizabeth Woods (1984-2005) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/...