When TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari encouraged her mother, Ansreen, to create her own social media accounts, she had no idea what her mother would end up involved in. Ansreen began an affair with a younger man, Saqib Hussain, whom she met online, and when she tried to end the affair, Saqib wasn't willing to go away that easily. Mahek brought forward a plan on how to finally get Saqib out of their lives, but what was supposed to initially only be an ambush to scare Saqib suddenly turns deadly, leaving two dead. Join us for today’s episode to learn about what happened in this twisted case. So, grab your cafecito, and let’s get started. 

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When Cody Johnson met Jordan Graham in late 2011, he quickly realized she was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. After dating for about a year, he proposed, and Jordan accepted, making Cody the happiest he had ever been. When they married in late June 2013, it seemed that everything was looking up for the newlywed couple, but that changed when Cody went missing on July 8, just over a week after their wedding. Sadly, Cody's body was found just days later at the bottom of a canyon in Glacier National Park. As the investigation ramped up, investigators quickly learned that the person responsible was someone no one would have imagined. Join us for today's episode to learn what happened to Cody; so grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 

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On July 22, 2018, 18-year-old Nia Wilson was heading home with her two sisters from a family gathering when she was fatally stabbed. Letifah, Nia's sister, was also stabbed but managed to survive and helped investigators piece together what happened. Thankfully, Nia's killer, John Cowell, was soon apprehended. In their effort to uncover his motive, the police learned that there might not have been one, and her murder could be attributed to the color of her skin. Join us for today's episode to learn more about Nia's story. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 

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In 2022, 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla seemed to have a life most girls her age could only dream of. She was beautiful and popular, had style, and the perfect boyfriend, Dominic Russo. That summer, with plenty of graduation parties, Mackenzie, Dominic, and Davion, a friend of theirs, found themselves going from one to another on the night of July 30th. Early the following morning, the trio left the party from the night before, to what people believed was to go home, but that wasn't what happened. Mackenzie's car ended up in a horrific crash that would claim the lives of Dominic and Davion. What people believed to have been a tragic accident ends up being something that had been possibly planned. Join us for today's episode to learn what happened in the early morning of July 31, 2022. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 

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Looking from the outside in, it appeared that 31-year-old Saltanat Nukenova had a perfect life. She was beautiful, successful, had a great family, and had a powerful husband who took care of her. What people couldn’t have imagined was that Saltanat was in reality living a nightmare. Her husband, Kuandyk Bishimbaev, was abusing her and would cause her brutal death in 2023. Join us for today’s episode to find out more about Saltanat. So, grab your cafecito, and let’s get started. 

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Keana Barnes seemed to have it all growing up: a close-knit family, friends, and a cushy lifestyle. But somewhere things took a turn for her where she decided she no longer wanted those things, and left her privileged life behind for one of uncertainty. While she was couch surfing, one of Keana's friends, PJ Jennings, was found murdered, and when his family let investigators know that she was staying with him at the time, she soon became of person of interest. What investigators didn't expect to find was that Keana was already wanted for another murder that took place the previous year. So, the race was now on to find her before she got away with it for a second time. Join us for today's episode to learn more about Keana Barnes. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 

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When Eric Hill and Rosa Li met in late 2002, the couple quickly hit it off, began dating, and married in 2005. It seemed that the Hills were set to start a wonderful life as husband and wife, but Eric soon discovered that this was not going to be the case. After their daughter, Elizabeth, was born in 2006, the couple separated in 2007, and Rosa’s obsession with gaining sole custody intensified. She involved her mother, Mei, in a heinous crime to ensure that Eric would never see his daughter again, which involved harming his grandmother, with whom he had moved in after separating from Rosa. Join us for today’s case to learn what led to this tragedy. So, grab your cafecito, and let’s get started. 

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When two members of the Staudte family died in 2012, people thought that the family was a magnet for tragedy. When a third family member was hospitalized in June 2013, things no longer seemed like bad luck to someone in the family's close circle, and so an anonymous tip was placed to the Springfield PD about the sudden deaths that had taken place. When the investigation began, no one could have predicted that the killer was one of the Staudte's very own. 

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The Amato family seemed to be a good family unit from the outside, but things were not as they appeared. Chad and Margaret were parents to Jason, Cody, and Grant, who were great children until one of them seemed to spiral out of control. Grant, in his late 20s, lost his job, lived at home, and began to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from his parents to send to a woman he met on an adult site. With tensions at an all time high within the family, the worst finally happened on January 24, 2019, when Grant shot and killed his parents and brother, Cody. Join us for today's case to learn what all led to this tragedy. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 

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When Jimmy McClain, a beloved teacher and coach at Ridgeway High School, didn't show up to work two days in a row, colleagues began to worry. A welfare check was requested, and when officers showed up at his home, they discovered him deceased. As the investigation took off, we quickly learned that Jimmy had no real enemies, but leads soon began to point to someone close to him. Join us for today's to learn who killed Jimmy McClain in cold blood. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 

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