LOVE MURDER

Charles and Florence Bravo had all the makings of a respectable Victorian marriage: money, status, and a stately home. But beneath the polished veneer was jealousy, control, infidelity, and resentment. When Charles died from poison just four months after the wedding, the suspect list included his new bride, her loyal ladies’ maid, and her much older ex-lover.

Sources:

1. Ruddick, James. Death at the Priory. Grove Press, 2002.

2. Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder. 2004.

3. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34518301/charles_delauney_turner-bravo. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.

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This week, two cases. In Pinellas County, Florida, police say Christopher Dodge Smith shot his girlfriend, Jessica Antolini, in a bar parking lot while his 5-year-old daughter was in the car. In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pediatrician Dr. Julia Pederson was found dead after a fire in her home, and investigators say she was strangled before it was set. Her husband, Jonathan Gatto, is charged with first-degree murder.

Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

Sources:

https://www.fox13news.com/news/woman-dies-days-after-being-shot-run-over-boyfriend-outside-safety-harbor-bar-pcso

https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-pinellas/safety-harbor-man-charged-with-murder-after-girlfriend-dies-from-shooting-injuries-pcso

https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-pinellas/safety-harbor-rallies-around-memory-of-woman-killed-encourages-community-to-wear-purple

https://newschannel9.com/news/nation-world/husband-of-pennsylvania-doctor-strangled-her-set-her-on-fire-in-home-affidavit

https://www.foxnews.com/us/ivy-league-educated-pediatrician-allegedly-murdered-husband-set-home-fire-police

https://www.fox13news.com/news/safety-harbor-man-accused-shooting-girlfriend-running-her-over-his-vehicle-pcso

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At the end of a long, dirt road in the wilds of Georgia, two men created a world entirely their own—part sanctuary, part gothic fantasy. There were rumors of devil worship and sinful orgies—but when evil came to Corpsewood in the winter of 1982—it came from the outside world.

Sources:

1. Petulla, Amy. The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia. Arcadia Publishing, 2016.

2. “A Castle in the Country – Mother Earth News.” Mother Earth News – The Original Guide To Living Wisely, https://www.facebook.com/motherearthnewsmag/, https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/castle-in-the-country-zmaz81mazraw/. Accessed 22 Sept. 2026.

3. “Corpsewood 1982.” WGGSTV, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdK9YWObZS8. Accessed 22 Sept. 2026.

4. Dead Silent. 2016.

5. Scudder, Charles. “A Castle in the Country – Mother Earth News.” Mother Earth News – The Original Guide To Living Wisely, https://www.facebook.com/motherearthnewsmag/, https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/castle-in-the-country-zmaz81mazraw/. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.

6. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114724659/charles_lee-scudder. Accessed 21 Sept. 2026.

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In 1995, 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer was murdered in Knoxville, Tennessee, by a classmate who believed she was after her boyfriend. Christa Pike spent the next three decades as the only woman on Tennessee’s death row. On September 30th, the state gave her two doses of pentobarbital, and she did not die. This week she woke up in a hospital bed, still under a death sentence, as her lawyers fight to keep Tennessee from trying again.

Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

Sources:

https://www.wbtv.com/2026/10/02/how-tennessees-failed-execution-christa-pike-unfolded-minute-by-minute/

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/christina-pike-stalled-execution-witnesses-describe-chaos

https://www.wbtv.com/2026/10/03/tennessees-prisons-chief-is-resigning-after-failed-execution-christa-pike-governor-says/

https://www.wsmv.com/2026/10/07/christa-pikes-attorneys-give-update-after-she-woke-up-failed-execution/

https://www.wect.com/2026/10/07/victims-mother-reacts-christa-pike-being-conscious-speaking-after-botched-execution-report-says/

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When accomplished executive and former beauty queen Allison Baden-Clay disappeared from her Brisbane home, suspicion quickly turned toward her husband Gerard. Scratches on his face, a secret affair, financial trouble, and a trail of lies would make the case one of Australia’s most notorious murders.

Sources:

https://www.hcourt.gov.au/cases-and-judgments/cases/decided/case-b332016

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-15/baden-clay-murder-trial-timeline/5585176

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-20/baden-clay-why-circumstantial-case-proved-powerful/5604348

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-25/baden-clay-murder-trial-day-10/5548318

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/15/gerard-baden-clay-guilty-of-murdering-wife-allison

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-27/allison-baden-clay-insurance-to-go-to-trust/6269646

https://www.allisonbadenclayfoundation.org.au/

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Kelley Clayton seemed to have built the perfect life: a beautiful home, two beloved young children, and a marriage to a handsome former professional athlete — but when that picture-perfect life is shattered by a brutal murder, the police dig through the wreckage to discover dark lies and hidden truths.

Sources:

1. Arledge, Roone. 20/20. 1978.

2. Dateline NBC. 1992.

3. Meet Marry Murder. 2022.

4. PD True. 2024.

5. Stiehl, Renata. “Thomas Clayton Files Appeal in Conviction of the Murder of His Wife, Kelley Clayton | | Weny.Com.” WENY News, https://www.facebook.com/wenytv, 24 Oct. 2018, https://www.weny.com/thomas-clayton-files-appeal-in-conviction-of-the-murder-of-his-wife-kelley-clayton/article_1a85838e-6b94-5128-859c-63014f688ec3.html.

6. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153420033/kelley_elizabeth-clayton. Accessed 5 Sept. 2026.

7. Legacy, https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/star-gazette/name/kelley-clayton-obituary?id=21677715. Accessed 8 Sept. 2026.

8. My Twin Tiers, https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-header/a-closer-look-at-the-thomas-clayton-trial/. Accessed 7 Sept. 2026.

9. Star Gazette, https://www.stargazette.com/story/news/public-safety/2017/01/20/clayton-trial-questions-over-poker-game-phone-call/96798910/. Accessed 7 Sept. 2026.

10. My Twin Tiers, https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/timeline-of-kelley-clayton-murder-case/. Accessed 7 Sept. 2026.

11. My Twin Tiers, https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/clayton-trial-day-17-women-testify-about-alleged-affairs-with-clayton/. Accessed 7 Sept. 2026.

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Human remains found in the crawlspace of a Big Bear Lake home in 2020 are identified as Jill Maiorca, who went missing in 2007, and her former husband is charged with first-degree murder. In Pennsylvania, a grand jury hears from previously reluctant witnesses, and the man accused of raping and murdering 20-year-old Sabrina Kahler in 2002 is taken into custody. Both arrests came on the same day.

Current Affairs is Love Murder's shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

https://local.nixle.com/alert/12686785/

https://people.com/ex-charged-with-murder-of-woman-who-was-found-in-crawlspace-12138652

https://ktla.com/news/california/man-arrested-cold-case-murder-of-wife/

https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/taking-action/attorney-general-sundays-cold-case-section-erie-investigators-announce-charges-in-2002-rape-murder-of-20-year-old-sabrina-kahler/

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/man-charged-rape-murder-erie-county-cold-case/

https://people.com/new-testimony-leads-to-an-arrest-in-24-year-old-cold-case-of-penn-womans-rape-and-murder-12137199

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When investigators link two very different sets of multiple murders, they uncover one disturbing connection. This connection reveals a bitter family feud, a vicious custody battle, and a relationship that may have pushed everyone involved past the point of no return. These are the Bitter Blood Murders.

Sources:

1. Bledsoe, Jerry. Bitter Blood. 1988.

2. Snapped: Killer Couples. 2013.

3. Find A Grave, Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

4. The Oldham Era, 2 Aug. 1984.

5. The Oldham Era, 10 Nov. 1983.

6. News and Record, 31 July 1985.

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In 2006, mother of three Doris Worrell was shot and killed at the Georgia amusement park owned by her husband, Jon Worrell. Nearly two decades later, after years abroad and a new interview with the family’s former nanny, Jon was arrested and accused of arranging his wife’s murder.

Current Affairs is Love Murder's shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

Sources:

https://people.com/husband-accused-of-killing-wife-at-amusement-park-and-moving-in-with-their-nanny-12123405

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2025-05-23/gbi-makes-arrest-19-year-old-cold-case-death-doris-worrell-coffee-county

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doris-worrell-cold-case-murder-georgia-husband-arrested-fled-nanny/

https://douglasnow.com/cold-case-cracked-a-timeline-of-the-investigation-into-the-2006-death-of-doris-worrell/

https://www.walb.com/2026/01/13/jon-worrell-enters-not-guilty-plea-third-time-doris-worrell-murder-for-hire-case/

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They were young, beautiful, famous and raising a child together — a boy band heartthrob and influencer whose relationship played out in front of millions of fans. But after their romance fell apart, one member of the couple decided a breakup wasn’t enough.

Sources:

1. “Gabbie Gonzalez Case, Who Are Cody Clayburn And McKenzie Ferry? Husband And Ex-Nanny Key Witnesses.” BollywoodShaadis, https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com, 20 May 2026, https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/gabbie-gonzalez-ex-husband-and-ex-nanny-key-witnesses-79387.

2. “Influencer Gabbie Gonzalez’s Nanny Told Cops of Baby Daddy Murder Plot | Back Page | Unionleader.Com.” UnionLeader.Com, https://facebook.com/UnionLeader, 20 May 2026, https://www.unionleader.com/news/back_page/influencer-gabbie-gonzalez-s-nanny-told-cops-of-baby-daddy-murder-plot/article_375b7b9c-e406-4ebb-8448-2b764d363a37.html.

3. UnionLeader.Com, https://facebook.com/UnionLeader, 20 May 2026, https://www.unionleader.com/news/back_page/influencer-gabbie-gonzalez-s-nanny-told-cops-of-baby-daddy-murder-plot/article_375b7b9c-e406-4ebb-8448-2b764d363a37.html.

4. Jack Avery Talks Fatherhood, Why Don’t We Lawsuit, Anxiety, and New Song “Aphrodite.” YouTube, 17 Sept. 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzR1Qb211sM.

5. “Kai Cordrey Charged in Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot against Singer Jack Avery.” Yahoo Entertainment, Yahoo Entertainment, 25 May 2026, https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/man-arrested-alleged-murder-hire-175951115.html.

6. Shocking Twists in TikTok Star’s Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot. YouTube, 22 May 2026, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EetuzFFQNA.

7. “Social Media Influencer Allegedly Plotted to Kill Former Why Don’t We Singer Jack Avery in Custody Dispute: Prosecutors - ABC News.” ABC News, https://abcnews.com/US/social-media-influencer-allegedly-plotted-kill-pop-singer/story?id=133158015. Accessed 11 July 2026.

8. ABC News, https://abcnews.com/US/social-media-influencer-allegedly-plotted-kill-pop-singer/story?id=133158015. Accessed 15 July 2026.

9. TikTok Star Busted in Twisted Murder-for-Hire Case. YouTube, 20 May 2026, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHCLTcFM-Sk.

10. Felony Complaint, https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/gabbie-gonzalez-felony-complaint.pdf. Accessed 12 July 2026.

11. ABC, https://abc7.com/post/gabbie-gonzalezs-dad-accused-plotting-kill-jack-avery-appears-la-court/19196195/. Accessed 12 July 2026.

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