When Betty Fran Smith vanished in 1991, her family was desperate for answers. Recovering from a broken hip, it seemed unlikely she could have left home to travel as her new husband claimed. Determined to find the truth, Betty Fran’s sister and daughter began digging into John David Smith III—and uncovered disturbing secrets from his past. What followed was a search for justice that would stretch across decades and state lines.

Today's snack: Peanut butter stuffed brownies

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Sources:

• Fleeman, Michael. The Stranger in My Bed: The True Story of Marriage, Murder, and the Body in the Box (St. Martin's True Crime Library). 2003. Kindle Edition. 
• Hilland, Robert. Edward, John. Chasing Evil. (St. Martin’s Essentials). 2025. Kindle Edition. 
• https://archive.org/details/mysisterismissin0000glad/page/26/mode/2up Sherrie Gladden-Davis book
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhbnIQp5tJ4 Dateline episode
• https://people.com/chasing-evil-john-edward-robert-hilland-excerpt-exclusive-11798903 People magazine article about John Edward and Robert Hilland
• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fran-smith-husband-murder-charges-dark-secrets-dateline-exclusive-rcna149097
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/153553431/?match=1&terms=Fran%20Smith
• https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=forensic+files+deadly+matrimony
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• https://people.com/john-edward-robert-hilland-chasing-evil-interview-exclusive-11798647

After the sudden loss of his first wife, Irish widower Jason Corbett hired Molly Martens to help care for his two young children. In time, Molly became more than just an au pair, and Jason eventually brought her and the children with him to North Carolina to start a new life together. But in the middle of a summer night, a desperate 911 call shattered that picture of domestic stability. What unfolded inside the family’s home would lead to years of courtroom drama, international headlines, and lasting rifts between two families an ocean apart.

Today’s snack: Irish chocolate biscuit cake

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After the sudden loss of his first wife, Irish widower Jason Corbett hired Molly Martens to help care for his two young children. In time, Molly became more than just an au pair, and Jason eventually brought her and the children with him to North Carolina to start a new life together. But in the middle of a summer night, a desperate 911 call shattered that picture of domestic stability. What unfolded inside the family’s home would lead to years of courtroom drama, international headlines, and lasting rifts between two families an ocean apart.

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Today’s snack: Memaw’s Country Kitchen Cheese Tiddies, Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Lemon Coolers

Sources:

• A Deadly American Marriage, Netflix
• My Brother Jason, by Tracey Corbett-Lynch and Ralph Riegel
• A Time for Truth: My Father Jason and My Search for Justice and Healing, by Sarah Corbett Lynch, March 2025
• Turning this thing around: An Inspirational Self-help memoir, Keith Maginn, 2012
• 48 Hours: In Jason’s Name https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfFfgPwC1EU 
• 911 call audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zf4abfnROw 
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/961561485/ 
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/946807358/ 
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1089324893/ 
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/1167479266/  
• https://extra.ie/2025/08/16/news/molly-martens-car-jason-corbett?fbclid=IwY2xjawMNyQFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHirC7Lfl0iYwAsOb6uFjNUu9fzgK0TKpkfldY4J5_kM3ylpR7ud1qw0nE3i3_aem_n3wK3OZjFfBE_Fh2y23gXw
• https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025/08/16/jason-corbett-how-an-anonymous-tip-off-helped-close-the-net-on-the-limerick-mans-killers/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMNyWhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkuTXjV5E9iBJI5j872XJzWN_bwbvzZ0Qh2wDwuCMZSKtYkb8O9Tj-T68OLF_aem_HGP_k7LgtvKb4A3Ztk7Cjg
• https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/court-of-appeals/2020/18-714.html

Betty and Dan Broderick were a golden couple in San Diego, CA. He, a powerful attorney; she, a devoted, fun-loving wife and mother of four. But when Dan turned 40 he became a cliche. He bought a Corvette, fell for his much younger legal assistant, and left Betty after 16 years of marriage. Their bitter six-year divorce became the most contentious in San Diego County history, a battle over money, custody, and control. On November 5, 1989, it ended in shocking violence when Betty walked into the couple’s home and killed Dan and his new wife, Linda, as they slept, turning a local divorce drama into one of the most infamous true crime cases of the century.

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Today's snack: Chicken tenders and kiwi

In March 1998, 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley disappeared from a cruise ship while traveling with her family in the Caribbean. Despite rigorous searches, international investigations, and reported sightings in the years that followed, Amy has never found. In this episode, we look at her disappearance, the main theories, and the questions that remain unanswered.

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Today's snack: Brown butter chocolate chip cookies (with 1 cup M&M's added)

Sources:

• Cindelshade, Lyra . The Disappearance of Amy Bradley: The True Story of a Young Woman Who Vanished from a Cruise Ship Without a Trace. (Function). Kindle Edition. 
• http://www.adultlock.com/maxwell/amateurs/amat0013.htm x-rated pictures of Randee Lee 
• https://cruising.org/about-cruise-industry/history-cruise-industry
• https://www.netflix.com/watch/81781094?trackId=14170287
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqXX-zPfz_Y
• https://profcruise.com/14-emergency-codes-you-never-want-to-hear-on-a-cruise-ship/#alpha
• https://usearch.com/dataset/walmart-stores-closing-list
• https://people.com/is-amy-bradley-alive-what-her-family-says-after-netflix-docuseries-11793391
• https://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/31/grace.coldcase.bradley/index.html
• https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/inside-the-disappearance-of-amy-lynn-bradley-on-cruise-ship/news-story/e76b2967c3e5c119a2de3099f1559583
• https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2023/02/22/cruise-ship-overboard-detection-system/11172790002/#
• https://www.law.com/article/almID/900005529005/?slreturn=20250829200443
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/837222792/

Betty and Dan Broderick were a golden couple in San Diego, CA. He, a powerful attorney; she, a devoted, fun-loving wife and mother of four. But when Dan turned 40 he became a cliche. He bought a Corvette, fell for his much younger legal assistant, and left Betty after 16 years of marriage. Their bitter six-year divorce became the most contentious in San Diego County history, a battle over money, custody, and control. On November 5, 1989, it ended in shocking violence when Betty walked into the couple’s home and killed Dan and his new wife, Linda, as they slept, turning a local divorce drama into one of the most infamous true crime cases of the century.

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Today's snack: Boston cream pie

Betty and Dan Broderick were a golden couple in San Diego, CA. He, a powerful attorney; she, a devoted, fun-loving wife and mother of four. But when Dan turned 40 he became a cliche. He bought a Corvette, fell for his much younger legal assistant, and left Betty after 16 years of marriage. Their bitter six-year divorce became the most contentious in San Diego County history, a battle over money, custody, and control. On November 5, 1989, it ended in shocking violence when Betty walked into the couple’s home and killed Dan and his new wife, Linda, as they slept, turning a local divorce drama into one of the most infamous true crime cases of the century.

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Today's snack: Twix bites

Sources

• :https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5565-Coral-Reef-Ave-La-Jolla-CA-92037/16857585_zpid/ Betty and Dan’s house
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl2gx4wafQs Dan’s home in Balboa Park
• Broderick, Betty. Betty Broderick: Telling on myself (2015). Taylor Street Books. Kindle Edition. 
• Stumbo, Bella. Until the Twelfth of Never: Should Betty Broderick Ever Be Free? (2013). Taylor Street Books. Kindle Edition. 
• https://read.amazon.com/?asin=B01DEDKKXQ&ref_=dbs_t_r_khbodl  Kim’s book
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIfhxx0S-™ Betty’s testimony
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hln563ksU00
• https://www.latimes.com/la-me-broderick3jun0390-story.html
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/405751893/?match=1&terms=Dan%20Broderick
• https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/bradley-wright-betty-brodericks-ex-boyfriend-today
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Carol Kennedy was a therapist, an artist, and a devoted mother of two. In July 2008, just five weeks after her divorce was finalized, she was brutally bludgeoned to death in her Prescott, Arizona home. Suspicion quickly turned to her ex-husband, Steve DeMocker — a charismatic but financially troubled stockbroker who was deep in debt. With no eyewitnesses, no murder weapon, and a complex trail of circumstantial evidence, prosecutors faced an uphill battle. What followed was a years-long legal saga filled with delays, courtroom drama, and emotional testimony. Through it all, Steve and Carol’s daughters stood by their father, convinced of his innocence — even as the state pushed for conviction.

Today's snacks: Herr's Jalapeño Poppers and Muddy Bites

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Carol Kennedy was a therapist, an artist, and a devoted mother of two. In July 2008, just five weeks after her divorce was finalized, she was brutally bludgeoned to death in her Prescott, Arizona home. Suspicion quickly turned to her ex-husband, Steve DeMocker — a charismatic but financially troubled stockbroker who was deep in debt. With no eyewitnesses, no murder weapon, and a complex trail of circumstantial evidence, prosecutors faced an uphill battle. What followed was a years-long legal saga filled with delays, courtroom drama, and emotional testimony. Through it all, Steve and Carol’s daughters stood by their father, convinced of his innocence — even as the state pushed for conviction.

Today's snacks: Buc-ee's Steakhouse Beef Jerky and Buc-ee's Praline Pecans (thanks Carla!)

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Sources:

• Rother, Caitlin. “Then No One Can Have Her”, Pinnacle Books 
• https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/carol-kennedy-her-life-and-art/19/
• Dateline, S22 E27, The Mystery on Bridle Path
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwoX79f-4Cw 
• https://law.justia.com/cases/arizona/court-of-appeals-division-one-unpublished/2021/1-ca-cr-20-0456-prpc.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpOrJjbuIJw
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/324359553/ 
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcFHkKbd_jTIwjryCNgXOfjTk0FzMX_Ka
• https://www.cbsnews.com/video/end-of-the-trail-2/

In July 2008, in the quiet suburb of Cary, North Carolina, Nancy and Brad Cooper appeared to have it all: two beautiful daughters, a picture-perfect life, and a circle of close-knit friends. But behind closed doors, their marriage was unraveling. When Nancy vanished after a routine morning run, the investigation revealed cracks in their carefully constructed world—and left a trail of questions that still linger.

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Today's snack: White Chocolate Chip Cherry Oatmeal Cookies