A hotel pool. A father asleep on the steps. A three-year-old drifting silently into the deep end.

By the time anyone realized what was happening, it was already too late. A housekeeper’s desperate screams, frantic attempts to resuscitate, and a shocking refusal to help—all caught the attention of investigators who would later uncover a disturbing history behind the man who was supposed to protect his son.

This week we cover the case of K.S., a toddler whose final moments were spent fighting for life in a Florida hotel pool while his father, Sharef Omar Smith, slept just feet away.

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A grandmother calls 911 over loud video games—hours later, her son is bleeding from a gunshot wound.

Then, in another state, a teenager bursts out of his home screaming that his father has killed his sister.

Two families, two homes, two stories of violence that no one saw coming.

This week on Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide, we look at the case of 72-year-old Hazel Benson in Mesa, Arizona—and the chilling murder of 18-year-old Hope “Onyx” Cornish in Caldwell, Idaho.

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A mother rushed to the hospital, bleeding and in denial. Doctors knew she had given birth, but she swore she hadn’t. Days later, investigators went to her home… and found something hidden that changed the entire course of the case.

This week I tell you the story of Monique Burton — a case of secrets, lies, and a discovery no one was prepared for.

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A Colorado dentist, a devoted wife, and a plan that prosecutors said was “absolutely stunning” in its cruelty.

Angela Craig thought she was drinking protein shakes. Behind the scenes, James Craig was ordering poisons, searching how to make murder look like a heart attack, and carrying on multiple affairs. When Angela collapsed and doctors couldn’t explain why her condition kept getting worse, suspicion turned to the one person who should have been by her side.

This is the update.

You can listen to the initial episode and how this case all started here:

https://murderandlove.com/dentist-allegedly-poisons-wife-to-start-new-relationship-james-craig/

In this update, we follow the trial that revealed just how far James Craig would go to escape his marriage—and the shocking evidence that sealed his fate.

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A toddler found unresponsive in a bathtub. A mother with too many stories that don’t add up. And a confession that turned a drowning into something far more sinister.

When two-year-old O’Rhyan Moore was rushed to the hospital, doctors said his brain had already suffered irreversible damage. Four days later, he was gone. But what really happened inside that apartment in Tallahassee? And why did his mother call a grandmother for help instead of dialing 911?

This week, we go through the disturbing details behind O’Rhyan’s final moments—and the investigation that now has his mother, Raymonda Ford, facing a first-degree murder charge.

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On a spring morning in Tennessee, a frantic phone call set off a chain of events no one in Rocky Top could have imagined. A beloved mother was found dead in her bed, her life cut short in the most violent way. At first, the Shawn Willis' story didn’t add up. The details kept shifting. And behind the walls of the family’s home, investigators soon uncovered the kind of truth that leaves scars for generations.

This is a case about anger, betrayal, and a decision that destroyed an entire family.

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Two women walked into California’s Mule Creek State Prison on separate visits, hoping for connection, maybe even healing. Neither walked out alive.

What began as routine family visits ended in tragedy and exposed disturbing cracks in a system designed to keep families close while keeping the public safe. Why were violent offenders granted this kind of access? And how did two women, loved and cherished by their families, end up dead behind prison walls?

This week, I'm telling you about the murders of Stephanie Dowells and Tania Thomas, two women whose lives collided with a program that promised rehabilitation but delivered something worse.

The case of David Brinson and Anthony Curry

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One of Florida’s most trusted doctors by day… a shadowy figure hiding online by night.

When a 13-year-old girl was found dead in her bathroom, it seemed at first like a tragedy with no clear answers. But behind the screen, investigators say, someone had been pulling the strings—someone who knew exactly how to stay hidden. What they uncovered led straight to a man no one expected, and the truth would expose a double life more disturbing than anyone imagined.

This is the case of Dr. Stephen Andrew Leedy.

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In the early hours of a February morning, a 911 call broke the quiet in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A man, Michael McCoy, had woken from sleep with blinding pain and realized he couldn’t see. His girlfriend, well-known local judge Sonya McKnight, told dispatchers she had no idea what happened.

But as investigators dug deeper, the story inside that house began to change. What they uncovered would lead to a trial watched closely across the state… and a verdict that ended a judicial career.

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The historic Snowden House in Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas, had seen its share of tragedy from the first murders in the town - by 16 year old Travis Lewis. But in March 2020, another emergency call brought deputies racing to the mansion. Inside, they found its owner, Martha McKay, dead—and the scene told a story that was as disturbing as it was unclear.

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Past cases mentioned in this episode:

Man Murders His Entire Family TWICE | The Unbelievable Case of Gregory Green
https://murderandlove.com/man-murders-his-entire-family-twice-the-unbelievable-case-of-gregory-green/

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