In addition to new episodes of Crimes of Passion each week, you’ll now also hear Crime Bites every Friday. Each Crime Bites episode gives you a deeper, yet brief look into true-crime topics covered at Parcast.

Today we’re discussing cases in which a criminal tortured their victim. What would compel someone to torture another person, and what are the lasting effects on a victim who was tortured?

Clips featured: Female Criminals: Gertrude Banisewski Pt. 1, Serial Killers: David Parker Ray Pt. 2, Hostage: Colleen Stan Pt. 2


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Crimes of Passion Bites: Torture

They might start as lovers, family, or friends, but by the end, there’s a criminal and a victim. Every Wednesday, analyze the relationship dynamics and psychology that lead to betrayal, theft, even murder. Crimes of Passion is a Spotify Original from Parcast. Listen free, only on Spotify.

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In our final episode, we take a look back at the trial against Scott Peterson, the moment Amber Frey took the stand, and what’s happened in the case in the two decades since Laci Peterson and her unborn son Conner first went missing. 
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The Murder of Laci Peterson Pt. 2

On Christmas Eve twenty years ago, a pregnant woman vanished from her Modesto, California, neighborhood. Relentless media coverage pulled at every thread in her case — most notably, her husband’s strange behavior. Decades since her body, and the body of her unborn son, were found in the San Francisco Bay, we’re still asking: Did Scott Peterson kill his wife? 
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The Murder of Laci Peterson Pt. 1

By September 2015, Brenda has masterminded a murder. She secures multiple accomplices and a solid alibi. But Brenda’s plan isn’t as airtight as she thinks. As investigators close in, a murder-for-hire leads to an international manhunt. 
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Brenda Delgado Pt. 2

When the man of her dreams broke up with her — twice — Brenda Delgado turned to cyberstalking and staging “chance” run-ins to keep him in her life. But she couldn’t stop him from moving on. When Ricky Paniagua started dating another woman, Brenda began plotting a murder.
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Brenda Delgado Pt. 1

Fifteen-year-old Kirsten Costas was popular, athletic, and a cheerleader. She was everything fellow classmate Bernadette Protti wanted to be. And when Bernadette couldn’t get the attention she wanted from Kirsten, she killed her.
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Crimes of Passion Bites: Torture

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