Corpus Delicti

Taylor Schabusiness is found covered in blood after her friend/lover's dismembered body was found. She admitted she did it - but was it due to mental defect?

After several adolescent children go missing, authorities are tasked with putting the puzzle pieces together. No suspects are identified until a 17 year old runs into the police station with information.

Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"

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Velma Barfield seemed like the sweet, loving caregiver people could rely on. But when one person close to her has suspicious autopsy results, it uncovered a troubling pattern dating back years.

Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"

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Conrad Roy is found deceased in his truck after ending his life. But what appears as a cut and dry suicide brings up more questions, setting a new legal precedent across the country. Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"

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Welcome to a brand new series called Hell Has No Fury... all about women killers. Tonight we talk about a someone who may or may not have been a serial killer. After Stacey Castor's second husband's suspicious death, questions arose around her first husband's death as well. But then, a note from someone else claims responsibility for both, complicating the investigation for a short time.

Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"
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• Stacey Castor ‘Black Widow’ Accused in Anti-Freeze Murder at The Insider 
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James Rackover wasn't even expecting to have anyone over. He was planning to watch the UFC fight. So how did that night turn into a party where one man ended up stabbed to death 15 times? The story is still debated today. The last few seconds of our sign off unfortunately got cut and couldn't be revived

Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"
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Christina Sanoubane was found murdered in the home she had just moved into after leaving an abusive relationship. Her ex was an obvious suspect, but he wasn't the only one. Then, a very unlikely clue would end up telling them who did it.

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Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"
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Cora Crippen goes missing after hosting a party at her home with her husband. He says she ran off to America with another man, but her friends don't believe it. An investigation unearths a concerning find that brings Dr. Crippen to court. It seems cut and dry, but new technology over 100 years later raises way more questions.

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Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"
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History Pod YouTube - 22nd October 1910: Dr. Hawley Crippen found guilty of murdering his wife
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This is a continuation of Dorothea's story, including several remaining victims and how it all unfolded in the end. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti

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Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:

• Dorothea Puente obituary: Dorothea Puente, boarding house operator who killed tenants, dies at 82 - Los Angeles Times
• Guide to the People v. Dorothea Montalvo Puente criminal case records CNTY0004
• Puente v. Mitchell, No. C 02-4129 JSW | Casetext Search + Citator
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• Landlady Hunted in Mass Murders Captured in L.A. - Los Angeles Times 
• USCOURTS-cand-3_02-cv-04129-0.pdf 

Dorothea Puente was seen as a giver. She operated a boarding house for elderly, mentally ill, chronically ill, or really whoever needed it. But behind her maternal exterior was a far darker motive. To access earlier episodes of Corpus Delicti and to help support the show, please visit patreon.com/corpusdelicti

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Music by:Kai Engel"Daemones"Blooper music by:Art of Escapism"Coal Miners"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.Sources:

• Dorothea Puente obituary: Dorothea Puente, boarding house operator who killed tenants, dies at 82 - Los Angeles Times
• Guide to the People v. Dorothea Montalvo Puente criminal case records CNTY0004
• Puente v. Mitchell, No. C 02-4129 JSW | Casetext Search + Citator
• Human harvest : the Sacramento murder story : Blackburn, Daniel J., 1943- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
• Nov 09, 2008, page 1 - The Sacramento Bee at Newspapers.com™
• Aug 27, 1993, page 21 - The Sacramento Bee at Newspapers.com™ - Newspapers.com™
• Landlady Hunted in Mass Murders Captured in L.A. - Los Angeles Times 
• USCOURTS-cand-3_02-cv-04129-0.pdf