A married couple with their first child on the way are forced to live apart by the husbands job.

Eventually they are able to settle 800 miles away from their families and church support network when the child arrives.

Three months later the wife and child are found dead, killed by burglars.

Or were they?

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This week we talk about: Murder, Family Annihilator, Filicide, Insurance

Sources:

 https://www.dykesmemorialchapel.com/obituary/4043945

https://thecinemaholic.com/shanna-diederik-vandewege-murders-where-is-craig-vandewege-now/

https://apnews.com/article/5488dd34948c43a5b4829ef43cb60481

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/texas-man-gets-life-in-prison-for-slitting-the-throats-of-his-wife-and-3-month-old-son-before-blaming-nonexistent-burglar-in-2016/

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article149710764.html

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article214617515.html

https://www.presstelegram.com/2016/10/20/baby-eliza-of-long-beach-was-likely-dead-before-being-put-in-dumpster-examiner-testifies/

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2016/12/exclusive_in_prison_murderous_dad_takes_on_enduring_question_in_baby_maddoxs_dea.html

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/findings-from-most-in-depth-study-into-uk-parents-who-kill-their-children

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