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In 2011, 33-year-old Lee-Anne Shannon opened her home to a young homeless woman named Jamie Hathaway, who had nowhere to go. She met the girl through her preacher, and had no way of knowing that her 33-year-old husband Tim Shannon already knew her. At first, Lee-Anne thought the young woman would become her adoptive daughter. However, Jamie soon became Tim's mistress. When one of the trio turns up dead, the love triangle starts to unravel.

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Episode Source List:
Forbidden: Dying for Love. Season 4 Ep 5. “Good Deed Punished.” 

https://www.shorelinemedia.net/ludington_daily_news/archives/timothy-shannon-admits-he-drowned-wife-in-tub-detectives-say/article_2faeda4b-543f-585a-85ed-22a32a685c48.html

https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/09/28/murder-or-suicide-forlorn-wife-drowns-in-tub-on-day-nanny-turned-mistress-was-to-move-in/

https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2013/01/police_hart_city_councilman_sa.html

https://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/2013/07/ex-hart_city_councilman_senten.html

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/city-linked-case-now-treated-as-homicide-200179211.html

https://www.beaconfh.com/obituary/1889355

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Sydney Loofe, 24, went looking for love on Tinder but found a diabolical catfish. She thought she was talking to "Audrey" but found herself the target of Bailey Boswell and Aubrey Trail, a killer couple who believed themselves to be the leaders of a vampire-witch sex cult bent on torture and murder.

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Episode Source List:
https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/after-date-with-boswell-sydney-loofe-texted-a-friend-i-hope-she-doesn-t-have/article_768116a9-faa5-537e-ad84-b8f3cbeb8b5f.html

https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/boswell-trial-turns-to-talk-of-witchcraft-to-get-your-power-you-would-have-to/article_c4740ad7-ccc2-50aa-8d73-39e43569346e.html#tracking-source=in-article

https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/fbi-examiner-loofes-blood-found-on-glove-pants-with-possible-bleach-stains-other-evidence/article_48d37937-f63e-509c-8cc8-8df2d1930a83.html#tracking-source=in-article

https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/evidence-that-bailey-boswell-was-guilty-of-killing-sydney-loofe-was-overwhelming-jurors-say/article_c2fecbd5-a414-5090-b70a-89c7622a2544.html

https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/friend-of-sydney-loofe-testifies-she-set-up-fake-dating-profile-in-effort-to-find/article_dc6b1b1b-825f-5e82-a91b-721eaf767b9c.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/suspects-in-sydney-loofe-bailey-boswell-and-aubrey-trail-wanted-to-make-torture-and-murder-videos-for-profit

https://truecrimedaily.com/2018/06/12/court-documents-reveal-details-in-sydney-loofes-disappearance-and-death/

https://theindependent.com/loofes-body-was-found-through-ground-breaking-analysis-of-boswells-cell-phone-records/article_91e33dcc-f97a-5bc1-a127-5d3bbab2ffd5.html

https://nebraska.tv/news/local/mother-of-sydney-loofe-first-to-take-stand-in-day-4-of-boswell-trial

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/

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When 15-year-old Rachel Barber disappears, her parents know right away something is wrong, even though the police think she ran away. No one could possibly expect that Rachel's former babysitter Caroline Reed Robertson had lured Rachel into her web. Jealous of Rachel's looks, bubbly personality, and talent as a dancer, Caroline wanted to transform into her. How far would she go to trap the object of her obsession?

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Episode Source List:
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/caroline-reed-robertson-who-strangled-dancer-rachel-barber-in-1999-freed-on-parole/news-story/5ce7e1bd298fbc40145f6aacf02dbfed

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/caroline-reed-robertsons-deadly-obsession-with-beautiful-dancer-rachel-barber-led-to-murder/news-story/ca370d6f83a0f9a2c37b8075cfef2913

https://www.thatslife.com.au/our-babysitters-deadly-obsession

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/story-of-obsession-and-rachels-murder-airs-at-last-20130817-2s3yf.html

https://www.9news.com.au/national/victorian-woman-who-strangled-teen-girl-to-be-released-today/7bec1eda-d0f2-4616-9197-2ce0d41de1ae

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2959486/Caroline-s-cold-matter-fact-s-no-emotion-whatsoever-Policeman-reveals-moment-teen-killer-confessed-strangling-15-year-old-dancer-identity-planned-steal.html

https://www.news.com.au/national/elizabeth-barber-fears-daughter8217s-killer-will-strike-again/news-story/b017c296227e07cd209ad65479313da3

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Bad Acts is your destination for twisted true crime tales of dark deeds and despicable people.

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In July 2015, Cheyanne Jessie finally had the life she wanted - almost. Unfortunately, parenting her 6-year-old daughter Meredith proved difficult, and her boyfriend wanted out. After giving her daughter to her father Mark, both Meredith and Mark disappeared. At first everyone believed they went on vacation, but did they? Or did Cheyanne resort to deadly measures to get the life she wanted?

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Episode Source List:
https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20190710/cheyanne-jessie-murder-trial-testimony-investigators-found-toy-blanket-with-murdered-lakeland-child

https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20191010/juror-alleges-misconduct-in-murder-trial-of-cheyanne-jessie-lakeland-woman-convicted-of-killing-her-dad-and-her-6-year-old-daughter

https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20190719/jury-recommends-execution-cheyanne-jessie-1st-woman-in-history-to-receive-death-sentence-for-polk-county-murder

https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20191206/cheyanne-jessie-judge-dismisses-allegations-of-juror-misconduct---death-penalty-case-continues-toward-sentencing

https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20190718/psychiatrist-brain-damage-led-cheyanne-jessie-to-kill-her-daughter-6-and-dad-in-lakeland

https://www.theledger.com/story/news/crime/2021/02/05/cheyanne-jessie-sentenced-life-prison-murder-father-and-daughter/4407777001/

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190718/psychiatrist-brain-damage-led-cheyanne-jessie-to-kill-her-daughter-6-and-dad-in-lakeland

https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20190717/polk-jury-cheyanne-jessie-guilty-of-1st-degree-murder-in-lakeland-slayings-of-her-daughter-6-and-dad

“Cheyanne Jessie’s Classmate Opens Up About Her.” WTVC NewsChannel 9. Youtube video. 

“Interrogation video released in Polk Co. double murder.” ABC Action News. Youtube video.

“Woman charged with death of daughter and father.” ABC Action News. Youtube video.

https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2019/07/19/cheyanne-jessie-sentencing-witnesses-testify-to-disability

https://www.ocalapost.com/sheriff-mother-murdered-father-6-year-old-daughter/

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A family massacre, murder-suicide, and conspiracy-minded couple seized headlines in January 2021. Raymond Childs, III allegedly shot his parents and siblings because his dad wouldn't let him sleepover at his girlfriend's house.  A former doctor took a random medical center hostage and shot one of the doctors before turning the gun on himself. And a rebellious couple celebrated their Vegas wedding with a crime spree.  Check out these stories from our January 2021 Current Events episode.

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Episode Source List:
https://fox59.com/news/crimetracker/teen-tells-impd-that-older-brother-murdered-6-in-family-home/

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2021/01/28/what-we-know-indianapolis-shooting-suspect-raymond-childs/4292880001/

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/possible-motive-in-massacre-of-kezzie-raymond-childs-and-family

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/dr-katherine-lindley-dodson-killed-bharat-narumanchi-in-austin

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/01/27/bharat-narumanchi-lindley-dodson-austin-pediatrician-hostage/4282449001/

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/doctor-took-hostages-killed-pediatrician-in-murder-suicide-at-austin-doctors-office

https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/homicides/video-shows-suspects-las-vegas-wedding-weeks-before-deadly-shooting-spree-2252502/

https://www.parkerpioneer.net/news/article_feda497e-3fd2-11eb-b181-9f96673cc771.html

https://news3lv.com/news/local/two-suspects-in-deadly-henderson-shooting-spree-extradited-back-to-nevada

https://www.ktnv.com/news/crime/third-henderson-shooting-spree-suspect-booked-into-clark-county-detention-center

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2020/dec/08/2-more-charged-in-henderson-random-shooting-spree/

https://tylerpaper.com/news/crime/tyler-residents-held-in-vegas-shooting-spree/article_84a66a72-3346-11eb-b4cd-cb97fea0a0cc.html

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When police respond to a kidnapping, they're shocked to find a life-sized doll dressed in the clothes the missing baby was supposed to be wearing. Over the next few days, they unravel the horrific fate of 21-month-old Hazana Anderson. Why was her mother pushing around a doll in her daughter's stroller? Where was Hazana?

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Episode Source List:
https://theeagle.com/news/local/bryan-woman-sentenced-in-connection-to-daughters-death/article_42de7036-3f20-11eb-b8f5-afb79305ae4d.html

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/hazana-anderson-mother-sentenced/285-b2c32628-289d-4dff-80ee-4259729ec681

https://www.galvnews.com/news/police/free/article_97eaa362-571c-5ee0-9951-3ecc76113352.html

https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/texas-mom-who-dumped-2-year-old-girl-bayou-used-doll-hide-death-gets-20-years-prison/XNNDKZ7Z6FHSFEO6PX7U33FCBE/

https://theeagle.com/news/local/houston-man-sentenced-in-hazana-anderson-case/article_32911da6-05dc-11ea-9008-63430bfffd64.html

https://abc11.com/mother-charged-arrested-tiaundra-christon-hazana-anderson/4580036/

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After Ronald DeFeo, Jr. killed his entire family on November 13, 1974, he claimed demons made him do it. Thirteen months later, the Lutz family moved into the Amityville House. In the days that followed, they faced a terror that inspired a bestselling novel and movie franchise. But did the haunting really happen?

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Episode Source List:
https://www.biography.com/news/the-real-amityville-horror-facts

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/ronald-defeo

https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132035&page=1

https://www.topic.com/the-true-twisted-story-of-amityville-horror

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/02/27/new-evidence-raises-questions-in-decades-old-amityville-horror-murders/

https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/defeo-ronald.htm

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/18/archives/slain-family-drugged-police-on-li-report-motive-still-sought.html

https://nypost.com/2006/04/20/face-of-horror-after-31-years-the-amityville-killer-speaks/

https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/defeo-ronald.htm

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/amityvillehorror1979.php

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Sisters Lillie and Yleen Kennedy were living together in a historic bungalow in the Heights neighborhood of Houston when an intruder stole their lives. The killer shot one sister, then raped, tortured, and killed the other. Despite a slew of initial suspects, police struggled to get their man. Fortunately, the killer couldn't hide forever.

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Episode Source List:
Rumors Lies and Murders. On the Case with Paula Zahn. S 18 Ep 4. 2019.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/After-three-decades-police-arrest-man-in-6021512.php

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/man-who-killed-heights-sisters-could-be-paroled-after-less-than-3-years-in-prison/285-460857020

https://www.houstonpress.com/news/dna-leads-to-arrest-in-30-year-old-cold-case-6722287

https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2020/08/28/inside-texas-cold-cases-these-sisters-died-together-nearly-31-years-later-their-killer-was-captured/

https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2015/jan/nr011615-1.htm

https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/the-changing-face-of-houston-the-heights-then-and-now-6383904

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On November 13, 1974, murder left a stain on Amityville, NY, that local residents will never wash off. They’ll be haunted - both figuratively and literally - by the DeFeo family massacre forever. You've probably heard about the Amityville Horror and may have watched one of the many movies based on the tale. But there's a very real murder at the root of the story.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod

Episode Source List:
https://www.biography.com/news/the-real-amityville-horror-facts

https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/ronald-defeo

https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132035&page=1

https://www.topic.com/the-true-twisted-story-of-amityville-horror

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/02/27/new-evidence-raises-questions-in-decades-old-amityville-horror-murders/

https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/defeo-ronald.htm

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/18/archives/slain-family-drugged-police-on-li-report-motive-still-sought.html

https://nypost.com/2006/04/20/face-of-horror-after-31-years-the-amityville-killer-speaks/

https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/defeo-ronald.htm

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/amityvillehorror1979.php