A 40-year-old woman answered her front door one night and faced a clown. The costumed woman, seemingly friendly, let go of her balloons and opened fire, killing Marlene Warren on her doorstep. Marlene's son told police a clown killed his mom and sped off. The murder went cold for 27 years until advancements in DNA uncovered the killer. Get the full story on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Sierra Gillespie, presented by Law&Crime.

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A 19-year-old went to visit a former high school friend at his Colorado apartment and was never seen again. Lea Porter was planning to move from southern Colorado to Denver, where Christopher Waide was already living, and visited him while touring the area. Lea's family became concerned when she stopped answering all communications. Find out what happened to Lea Porter on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Law&Crime’s Sierra Gillespie.

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A chaotic 911 call shattered the air as a woman frantically told police she shot her boyfriend. Officers rush to Audrey Cole’s Ohio home and find Matthew Mott dead from a single gunshot wound. Audrey was charged with murder, but the evidence told another story. Find out what happened in Audrey Cole’s home that night on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Sierra Gillespie.

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Cecilia Rodriguez, 27, endured years of documented abuse at the hands of her boyfriend Juan Antonio Salinas III in Amarillo, Texas. On February 3, 2024, Salinas called 911 claiming she shot herself, but detectives weren't convinced. Get the full story on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Law&Crime’s Sierra Gillespie.

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Kelly-Jien Warner-Miller (known as "K.J."), 42, vanished in spring 2019 after moving in with her boyfriend Wade Allen in Sturgis, Michigan. After a tip led police to Allen's apartment, officers made a horrifying discovery. Get the full story on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Law&Crime’s Sierra Gillespie.

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Emily Schwarz, 22, and her husband Joseph Ferlazzo, 41, traveled to Bolton, Vermont in October 2021 to celebrate their one-year anniversary, but Emily never came home. Joseph shot her twice in the head using a red throw pillow to muffle the gunshots, dismembered her body, and spent days lying to family before a friend called 911. A Vermont jury convicted him of first-degree murder, sentencing him to 42.5 years to life. Get the full story on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Law&Crime’s Sierra Gillespie. Watch on Spotify. If you’re subscribed to Spotify Premium, you don’t get any Spotify ads on my video.

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Lorenzen Wright, beloved former NBA star and Memphis hometown hero, was shot to death in the early morning hours of July 19, 2010, his body discovered nine days later in a wooded area of southeast Memphis. Find out what happened next on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Sierra Gillespie, presented by Law&Crime.

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Following the end of their six-month relationship in April 2023, 18-year-old Spencer Pearson began a relentless campaign of stalking and harassment against his ex-girlfriend, 17-year-old Madison Schemitz. On June 3, 2023, Pearson tracked Schemitz to Mr. Chubby’s Wings in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where he waited in the parking lot to launch a premeditated ambush — an attack Schemitz would survive. Get the full story on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Law&Crime's Sierra Gillespie. Watch on Spotify. If you’re subscribed to Spotify Premium, you don’t get any Spotify ads on my video!

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A father’s reckless plea for reconciliation masked a sinister plot that turned his own children into unwitting accomplices. Behind a window left open in the dead of night, Trevor Summers transformed a suburban home into a prison, launching a harrowing 55-hour odyssey of obsession and terror. While his 14-year-old daughter was forced to drive her siblings into the darkness, a mother fought to survive a calculated descent into a murder-suicide pact she never signed. The true horror of the Summers case isn't just the kidnapping—it’s the chilling precision of a man who used love as a weapon to destroy the very family he claimed to be saving.

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Neighbors noticed the Zotto house had fallen strangely quiet, though the family car remained parked in the driveway. Amber Zotto's mom hadn't heard from her in days either, which prompted a welfare check. While a chilling note sat on the counter, a frantic search eventually led investigators to the garage, where a heavy plastic bin held a secret that changed everything. Find out what happened next on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Law&Crime's Sierra Gillespie.

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