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Marjorie Congdon was raised in the lap of luxury at the famous Glensheen Mansion by her loving adoptive mother Elizabeth. But despite having everything, Marjorie always wanted more. Her incredible greed would lead to a shocking number of arsons, murders, insurance frauds and lives ruined. 

Sources:

“Elisabeth Mannering Congdon (1894-1977) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11261206/elisabeth_mannering-congdon. Accessed 15 July 2025.

Hendry, Sharon Darby. Glensheen’s Daughter. Cable Publishing, 2004.

Will to Murder: The True Story Behind the Crimes and Trials Surrounding the Glensheen Killings. Gail Feichtinger with John DeSanto and Gary Waller

Living, Artful. “My Weekend With Marjorie Congdon | Artful Living Magazine.” Artful Living Magazine, https://www.facebook.com/artfullivingmag/, 12 May 2017, https://artfulliving.com/my-weekend-with-marjorie-congdon/.

“The Denver Post Online - News.” Special Presentations - The Denver Post, https://extras.denverpost.com/news/news0824x.htm. Accessed 15 July 2025.

The Duluth News Tribune, 27 Aug. 1999.

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When a beautiful actress accompanies a legendary music producer home, a fatal tragedy occurs. The survivor has one story while witnesses and eventually the state of California have a different one.

1. “Lana Clarkson (1962-2003) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7146900/lana-clarkson. Accessed 1 July 2025.

2. “Phil Spector Slams Prosecutor at Hearing.” TODAY.Com, TODAY, 7 May 2004, https://www.today.com/popculture/phil-spector-slams-prosecutor-hearing-wbna4927208.

3. Smith, Carlton. Reckless. Macmillan + ORM, 2007.

4. Spector. 2022.

5. The Telegraph, 1 Feb. 2003.

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Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the summertime is nothing short of picturesque, however in this episode, it’s the backdrop for no less than four murders, one attempted murder of a cop and countless arsons. The culprit, known as the “Falmouth Fox,” ends up being one of the most ruthless villains we’ve ever seen on Love Murder. Will he get his comeuppance in the end, and will the last enduring mystery ever be solved? 

Sources:

1. Brennan, George. Cape Cod Times, 16 Dec. 2012, https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/crime/2012/12/16/todd-reine-i-was-wrongly/49215920007/.

1. McPhee, Michele R. When Evil Rules. Macmillan, 2009.
2. “Melvin J. ‘The Fox’ Reine Sr. (1939-2013) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120262301/melvin_j-reine. Accessed 28 May 2025.
3. “Shirley May Souza Reine (1953-2005) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82060869/shirley-may-reine. Accessed 28 May 2025.
4. Staff, Police1. “John Busby, Shot 1979, Confronted Falmouth Officials in 2003, Honored in 2024.” Police1, Police1, 21 June 2024, https://www.police1.com/archive/articles/cop-shot-26-years-ago-comes-out-of-hiding-RVdpkifQuD7GLl6R/.
5. “Witness Claims John Rams Told Him He Shot Shirley Reine, Another Said Rams Had Murder Weapon | Falmouth | Capenews.Net.” CapeNews.Net, https://www.facebook.com/enterprisenewspapers, 28 Mar. 2014, https://www.capenews.net/falmouth/witness-claims-john-rams-told-him-he-shot-shirley-reine-another-said-rams-had-murder/article_59948122-a016-5f67-89bf-d9855d64df54.html.

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A picture perfect couple's future is forever shattered after an innocent person's life is ended with a bullet fired at close range. It doesn't take long for the authorities to hone in on a suspect - but did they act alone?

Sources

1. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17313470/denita_monique-smith

2. The Herald-Sun: https://www.newspapers.com/image/795813748/?match=1&terms=denita%20smith

3. The News and Observer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/652314439/?match=1&terms=denita%20smith

4. Denita's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/charlotte/name/denita-smith-obituary?id=14030132

5. Fatal Attraction: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3377370/

6. Dateline: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5283084/

7. Shout Out Atlanta: https://shoutoutatlanta.com/meet-jermeir-stroud-financial-professional-media-operations-director/

8. ABC: https://abc11.com/archive/7290609/#:~:text=%22If%20the%20last%20thing%20I,the%20time%20of%20the%20crime.

9. WRAL News: https://www.wral.com/story/7092468/

10. The News and Observer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/660268075/?match=1&terms=shannon%20crawley

11. State v. Crawley: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nc-court-of-appeals/1589180.html#footnote_1

12. Hickory Daily Record: https://www.newspapers.com/image/979177079/?match=1&terms=shannon%20crawley%20arrested

13. Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-unforgettable/crime-news/shannon-crawley-denita-smith-murder-what-happened

14. Tapatalk: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/nccueagles/saying-goodbye-to-nccu-s-denita-smith-t1827-s30.html

15. The News and Observer: https://www.newspapers.com/image/660130474/?match=1&terms=shannon%20crawley

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Jessie and Andie bring you the latest updates in the Karen Read murder trial in Massachusetts, featuring some lewd, biased and generally extremely unprofessional messages from investigating officers.

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.boston.com/news/crime/2024/06/12/karen-read-trial-trooper-michael-proctor-admits-he-dehumanized-read/

https://www.wcvb.com/article/karen-read-trial-live-updates-june-12-2024/61081048

https://people.com/karen-read-lead-investigator-admits-texting-wanting-her-die-suicide-8662882

https://time.com/6988533/karen-read-trial-what-to-know/

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When a college student and a trouble young man meet at a Renaissance Faire in October 2001, an intense relationship fueled by fantasy worlds is forged. When one person has difficulty distinguishing fact from fiction and friend from foe, another innocent person loses their life in a grisly fashion.

Sources:

I'd Kill for You by M. William Phelps

Fatal Encounters - "Fatal Fantasy"

The Perfect Murder - "The Devil Made Me Do It"

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Jessie and Andie bring you the latest updates in the Karen Read murder trial in Massachusetts, with some intense testimony from area police. The questions continue.

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.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/karen-read-trial-john-okeefe-death-what-know-rcna155905

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/06/06/metro/karen-read-trial-trooper-faces-tough-questions-from-defense/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/murderous-romance-frame-job-things-213046482.html

https://whdh.com/news/after-testimony-from-investigators-emotion-eliciting-evidence-karen-read-murder-trial-continues/

https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/live-video-updates-forensic-scientist-returns-stand-karen-read-murder-trial/I4CWWUQXSFEF3HSVR3VX6NVFEU/

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As we get older, we experience more loss. Partners get ill, husbands pass away, loved ones get sick. Sometimes you date 10 people in 7 years and 6 end up mysteriously dead. Or wait - no that is quite suspicious. Today we find ourselves tangled up in a complex web constructed by the most notorious Japanese black widow - Chisako Kakehi

Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f3ZlfucTrao94V3KyoL2uNrqIrv4fGjvzTIu182kdmk/edit?usp=sharing

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A firefighter makes the decision to leave his wife of 13 years after meeting another woman. The only problem is that his other woman is also married and his wife isn't taking the separation very well. Over the summer of 2012, he begins to get the eerie feeling he's being followed, and then his life as well as the lives of three other couples explodes into infidelity, violence and murder.

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On this edition of Current Affairs, Jessie and Andie provide an update on the murder trial of Karen Read, who is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston cop John O'Keefe.

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.nbcboston.com/news/local/karen-read-trial-day-15/3375169/

https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/star-witness-at-murder-trial-of-mansfields-karen-read-accused-of-being-part-of-coverup/article_ee09a88b-4c4d-51d1-ba5a-77d20f62dd19.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-live-stream-today-day-16-jennifer-mccabe/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/karen-reads-lawyer-goes-scorched-earth-on-key-witness-jennifer-mccabe

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