In October 2012 Katrina and Todd Smith marked their 7th wedding anniversary. A joyful occasion, that within less than 24 hours would become a distant memory.



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Sources:

“Five Key Moments of the Todd Smith First-Degree Murder Trial” Journal Standard, Jan. 20, 2017.

https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20170119/five-key-moments-of-todd-smith-first-degree-murder-trial

“Katrina Smith - obituary” Rockford Register Star, Nov. 15, 2012. 

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/rrstar/obituary.aspx?n=katrina-smith&pid;=161048945

“Illinois woman stalked, murdered in midst of affair, separation” True Crime Daily, May 9, 2017. 

https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/05/09/illinois-woman-stalked-murdered-in-midst-of-affair-separation/

“Update: Todd Smith sentenced to 59 years in prison” 23WIFR News, April 4, 2017.

https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Jury-selection-in-murder-trial-for-Todd-Smith-begins-410166405.html

“Circumstantial Evidence Could Prove Todd Smith is Guilty of Wife’s Murder, Judge Says” 23WIFR News, Apr 18, 2016.

https://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/Circumstantial-Evidence-Proves-Todd-Smith-is-Guilty-of-Wifes-Murder-Judge-says-376119921.html

“New Details Emerge in Katrina Smith’s Death” 23WIFR News, Feb. 1 2016.

https://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/New-Details-Emerge-in-Katrina-Smiths-Death-367292021.html

“More Murder Charges Filed Against Todd Smith” 23WIFR News, May 14, 2014.

https://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/More-Murder-Charges-Filed-Against-Todd-Smith-259300501.html

“‘We want justice:’ Siblings talk post-search about Katrina Smith” Rockford Register Star, Nov 13, 2012. 

https://www.rrstar.com/article/20121113/NEWS/311139925

“Witnesses: Katrina Smith of Machesney Park was Considering Divorce Before She Was Killed” Journal Standard, Feb 1 2016. 

https://www.journalstandard.com/news/20160201/witnesses-katrina-smith-of-machesney-park-was-considering-divorce-before-she-was-killed

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Episode 71 - Katrina Smith

Ordinary people who do unthinkable things...The Minds of Madness is a True Crime Podcast that examines the most disturbing criminal minds and the impact violent crimes have on survivors of homicide.

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Ever heard the phrase “If you give an inch, they’ll take a mile?”



In 2017, a wealthy doctor in his 70s met a young, beautiful model on the verge of homelessness. Wanting to help her out, he began paying her rent. She quickly began asking for more and more…and more.



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Sources:

Access Hollywood “We’re not Monsters”

20/20 A Model Murder

The Model and The Murder (Elle Mag)

The Californian

True Crime Library

The Californian #2

Washington Post

Newstrail.com

NY Post

Kelsey Turner Arrest Warrant

The Californian #3

Diana only gets Probation

Inside Edition

Jon & Diana Arrest Warrant

Judy Speaks Out


Episode 211 - Badd Barbie - The Playmate and The Doctor

Imagine stepping out to your mailbox one morning, only to discover an envelope addressed to you from a notorious serial killer who has been locked away since the 80s.



Inside the envelope, you're relieved not to find any grisly mementos; but instead find a birthday card for your infant child along with a handwritten message complimenting you on your beautiful family.



Some might argue that such a message would be just as horrifying as receiving a severed finger or lock of hair. Either way, for most people, receiving anything in the mail from a serial killer would be abnormal.



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Social Media Homicide Confessions, Elizabeth Yardley

“Crime Scene Selfie”

Medium 

True Crime Horror Story

Explore With Us

The Roanoke Times

The Roanoke Times #2

WDBJ7.com

WDBJ7.com #2

WSLS.com

True Crime Daily

Daily Mail


Episode 210 - Selfie Slayer - The Case of Amanda Taylor

A newlywed couple’s honeymoon is supposed to be the happiest time of their lives - their first chance to introduce themselves as spouses to the world. Embarking on a journey of love, adventure, and discovery together.



Comedian Mike Binder described Honeymoons as “A short period of doting between dating and debting” It's one of those things that’s funny because for many of us…it’s true



One way to avoid the “debt” part, of course, is to marry a millionaire. Which is exactly what Swedish citizen Anni Dewani had done, in the fall of 2010.



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Sources:

Anni Dewani: A Father’s Story

Dewani Extradition Petition

Father Demands Justice

Extradition Delayed

Court Dismisses Dewani Appeal

Everything You Need to Know about Dewani Ruling

Pre-Trial Press Conference

Shrien to Be Treated as Normal Suspect

Brother's Appeal for Trial to Continue

Dewani Trial

We Never Got to Hear Dewani's Story

Anni: The Honeymoon Murder

Atavist Magazine

Wikipedia Khayelitsha

Wikipedia Maristad

EpicEvents.org

https://www.krugerpark.co.za/

Cape Grace Hotel

Mirror.Uk

Cleveland Clinic


Episode 209 - Honeymoon Hijacking - The Murder Of Anni Dewani

Throughout the early 2000s, there was a particular man who believed he’d been severely wronged: treated unfairly and unjustly by a certain group of people…. 



Day after day, these perceived offenses continued eating away at him and he constantly blamed others for everything wrong in his life, which had fallen into utter shambles. 



Ultimately consumed by his rage, he decided to take revenge against everyone he believed had done him wrong. And it was no shortlist.



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Sources:

Pathological by Henry Cordes

Roger & Mary Obituary

Police Dispatches on May 14th, 2013

Omaha World Herald #1

Dateline NBC

CBS 48 Hours 

Murderpedia

Wikipedia


Episode 208 - Doctor Of Death - A Serial Killer In Omaha

Join us as we take a terrifying look into the Philadelphia Basement of Horrors. You’ll hear the twisted story of a family harboring terrible secrets for more than a decade, and about the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit, even when it seems all hope is certainly lost. 



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SOURCES:

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/linda-ann-weston-kidnapping

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/ringleaders-niece-tortured-cops-shocked-shes-alive/1914889/

https://www.justice.gov/opa/file/768726/download 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/woman-who-held-disabled-adults-captive-subhuman-conditions-sentenced-life-plus-80-years

www.nytimes.com /2011/10/19/us/four-mentally-disabled-people-found-held-in-basement.html

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/news_update/20111021_Transcripts_tell_of_savage_sister.html 

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/philadelphia-basement-of-horrors-linda-weston-tamara-breeden/58775/ 

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/basement-of-horrors-co-conspirator-sentencing/213781/ 

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/basement-of-horrors-co-conspirator-sentenced-in-philadelphia/215717/ 

https://people.com/crime/philadelphia-basement-of-horrors-victim-speaks/

https://people.com/crime/philadelphia-woman-pleads-guilty-to-holding-mentally-disabled-people-captive/

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20150910_Life_deal_for_woman_who_enslaved_disabled_adults_in_Tacony_basement.html

https://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/23/justice/pennsylvania-captives-suspect/ 

https://6abc.com/archive/9011686/

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https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20111021_Siblings_had_alleged_incest__abuse__but_court_gave_kids_back_to_Weston.html

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/ringleaders-niece-tortured-cops-shocked-shes-alive/1914889/

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna44941497 

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20151106_Victims_of_Linda_Ann_Weston_finally_have_a_voice.html

Where the Hell is Little L?

Little L is Safe

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/philadelphia/tacony-dungeon-jean-mcintosh-sentencing-linda-weston-social-security-fraud-20180821.html

A Tortured Existence 

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https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/understanding-the-basement-of-horrors-case/

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/social-security-fraud-easier-than-you-might-think/

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/exclusive-brother-of-basement-of-horror-suspect-describes-history-of-violence/

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/exclusive-victims-describe-horrific-basement-captivity/

https://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/16/justice/pennsylvania-disabled-chained/index.html 

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https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/news_update/20111027_Son_of_Linda_Ann_Weston_says_he_tried__in_vain__to_tell_of_mom_s_abuse.html 

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https://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/05/justice/philadelphia-captives-brother/index.html


Episode 71 - Katrina Smith

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