In this episode of Murder, Murder on the Wall, Stacey and Kelly dive deep into the true story of Meredith Kercher, the 21-year-old British exchange student murdered in Perugia, Italy in 2007. While most true-crime coverage focuses on Amanda Knox, this episode shifts the narrative back to Meredith—her life, her personality, and the details of her final days.

We break down the real timeline, what happened in the Perugia cottage, and the conviction of Rudy Guede, who was ultimately found guilty of her murder. If you're searching for who killed Meredith Kercher, the truth about the Amanda Knox case, or background on the 2007 Perugia murder, this episode delivers a clear, compassionate, fact-driven retelling.

We also give you our favorite fall skincare and makeup recommendations—the products we’re obsessed with and why they're magic for your cold-weather routine.

🎙️ Episode Highlights

🔪 True Crime Deep Dive: The Murder of Meredith Kercher

💄 Beauty + Skincare Segment (Fall Edition) - 1:19:34

We share the must-have products that saved our skin post-Halloween chaos:

Sources:

Meredith Kercher Case File Library 

BBC: Why the new Amanda Knox TV Drama is Misguided

Meredith by John Kercher

Casefile Case 270 Meredith Kercher

Wiki Meredith Kercher

It’s well into the school year but Stacey and Kelly are feeling very academic. New clothes, new pens. Sometimes green pens that get left behind at a crime scene. In this episode, we try to unpack how schools - specifically colleges and universities - have become fraught with tragedy. Like how none of us can unsee or unfeel the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students who have heartbreakingly become the Idaho Four. Then we tell the story of Annie Le - a graduate student at Yale University whose murder should never be forgotten. Annie disappeared four days before she was supposed to marry her college sweetheart. Instead of walking down the aisle, she was brutally murdered by yet another violent man with an inferiority complex. It’s a theme, beauties, and we’re not happy about it. To make up for it, we’re giving you a beauty segment that, in the words of Queen Rihanna, is like diamonds in the sky. Or on our faces. And our nails. Shine bright like a diamond, beauties. This is a rough one. 

Sources

The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy

Yale Daily News

Rochester EDU

NYTimes

Oxygen

NH Register

Yale Alumni

BEAUTY/FASHION 55:38

Brightwood Skin

Dr. Idriss

Phoebe Philo

Slik Nik Nails (Stacey) IG

Phouk Nails (Kelly)  IG

COS Tote

Nour Hammour Jacket

MMOTW SEASON TWO! Episode 1 The Murder of Gail Katz

HEY! We are back! We renewed ourselves for Season 2! Get ready, Beauties!

This week we’re diving into the chilling case of Robert Bierenbaum, the handsome, charming New York plastic surgeon who seemed to have it all—a thriving career, a love of flying planes, and a picture-perfect marriage. But behind the polished surface was a dark and violent truth. When his wife Gail Katz vanished without a trace in 1985, friends and family were left searching for answers… and the truth about Robert would take years, a torso,and a roving gang of ex girlfriends dishing the dirt before Robert was brought crashing back to earth.

Don’t worry, we are still going to give you the plot of a whole entire movie from 2006. We are even going to be wheeling the beverage cart out and serving up some And Just Like That  and SATC fun stuff (RIP Carrie and the gang)

Can you help us get season 2 soaring?? Please like, share, review, repeat. Tell all your friends and neighbors and give us a follow, ya’ll.

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News and movies

Unfaithful

16 Candles

Also..Jake

1:08

Iconic Looks SJP

Take me out to the ballgame

I am sorry I slept with your husband Dior

He broke up with me on a POST-IT Cute Lob

One Word: "Versace" SATC and AJLT

Hair Number 4 Super cute and curly bob. Only when side parted!

Cinnabon Perfection

Beauty: All the menopauses

Evening Wear Night Cream

The Full Monty

The Power Move-Serum

Violet Grey

Dr. Loretta Sunscreen

Barrier Screen Cream

Tightening Eye Cream

Micro-peel pads

What is Ectoin?

20/20 Do No Harm

Murder By Medic

Wiki

The Sun

The New Yorker

NYTimes

The NY Post 

ABC

Since Karen Read is repeating, we thought it would be a good time to repeat one of our first episodes. In episode 3, practically still in the womb, we dove right into one of the most polarizing and controversial cases in the history of ever. Or at least in the Northeast.

 Beauties, we are taking this show on the road back to Utah in a big van that can carry 8 passengers or 7 and a driver. It is unclear unless Jesus is taking the wheel. We are driving to Hell Hole and then Purgatory. So strap in and get ready for some pretty awful things to happen.

This was such a bumpy ride that we will give you a fresh episode of beauty and fashion and other fun stuff. This tale was too much and we just can’t.

Sources:

Deseret News Utah Mom Bloggers

Salon.com

20/20

The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke 

Hulu Documentary Devil in the Family

NPR

KUTV

MMOTW Episode #21 Port Arthur Massacre

We are headed way down under to Australia today. Tasmania, to be exact. According to all my Google images, this island off the southern end of Australia is stunning, with beaches, bays, and quorkas. We are not a travel podcast, so we are not covering all of Tasmania’s tourist destinations, but we will talk about a horrific day at one of them. Port Arthur, where on April 28th, 1996, a man committed the worst mass murder in Australian history. We will also tell you why that doesn’t happen anymore. Hint: It’s gun laws. We don’t have those in America. 

It is not all dark and dreary on MMOTW. We get into some real blah reviews of some Oscar Glam. YAWN and awful. Don’t worry, we were in our sweats while judging. 

Stacey will explain what mummification means, and then we have some banging beauty tips. All by women-owned beauty brands for Women’s History Month! Don’t forget to keep making history! Now, more than ever.

Sources:

Stanford study

Casefile Podcast 

Wikipedia Port Arthur Massacre

Britannica

Wikipedia NFA

Sydney Morning Herald

Criminal Minds

Wikipedia Martin Bryant

News and Beauty

1:07

Gene Hackman Betsy Arakawa

Katie Jane Hughes KJH Make-up

Spectrum Brushes

Pat McGrath Red Lip

SuperGoop

MMOTW Episode #21 Port Arthur Massacre

We are headed way down under to Australia today. Tasmania, to be exact. According to all my Google images, this island off the southern end of Australia is stunning, with beaches, bays, and quokkas. We are not a travel podcast, so we are not covering all of Tasmania’s tourist destinations, but we will talk about a horrific day at one of them. Port Arthur, where on April 28th, 1996, a man committed the worst mass murder in Australian history. We will also tell you why those don’t happen there anymore. Hint: It’s gun laws. We don’t have those in America. 

It is not all dark and dreary on MMOTW. We get into some real blah reviews of some Oscar Glam. YAWN and awful. Don’t worry, we were in our sweats while judging. 

Stacey will explain what mummification means, and then we have some banging beauty tips. All by women-owned beauty brands for Women’s History Month! Don’t forget to keep making history! Now, more than ever.

Sources:

Stanford study

Casefile Podcast 

Wikipedia Port Arthur Massacre

Britannica

Wikipedia NFA

Sydney Morning Herald

Criminal Minds

Wikipedia Martin Bryant

News and Beauty

1:07

Gene Hackman Betsy Arakawa

Katie Jane Hughes KJH Make-up

Spectrum Brushes

Pat McGrath Red Lip

SuperGoop

Anastasia

Vitner's Daughter

Wonder Valley

Joanna Czech

Saint Jane

Welcome to our third trial-sized episode, which is not that much shorter than normal. Kelly and Stacey are back in the Hamptons for a shocking, gruesome murder that shook an ultra-elite resort and spa in the uber-wealthy community of Watermill this past fall. Sabina Rosas was an artist who championed women artists from Central Asia - and developed platforms to showcase their work (and hers). She also loved to travel the world for inspiration and stay in very trendy, chic hotels. This all sounds very expensive, right? Well someone’s got to pay the tab - but it’s Sabina who ends up paying the ultimate price. 

We’re also chock full of news this week, covering everything from Kanye to Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, to red carpet season and Meghan Markle’s latest foray into lifestyle branding. Plus - which eyelash serum wins the Oscar? And what White Lotus collab should be on your radar? Don’t worry because we will tell you everything. 

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News:

Muse Vintage Palm Springs

The Hollywood Reporter/Blake Lively

Nicky C Bell

Beauty: 38:21

AsEver NYC

Meghan Markle IG

Page Six As Ever

As Ever Wiki

Flamingo Estate 

Violette FR @ Sephora

Grande Lash Serum

Shiseido Full Lash & Eyebrow Serum

Revitalash

The White Lotus x AWAY 

The White Lotus @ HM

The White Lotus x CB2

Sources:

Shou Sugi Ban House

Goop Shou Sugi Ban House

NY Times

Hyperallergic

The American/Joika

Fox News interview with Liz Phillips

History.com article on 19th C Paris Opera House

Pauline Oliveros Deep Listening

Sabina Khorramdel

Reddit Sugar Lifestyle Forum

Daily Mail/Ryder Itawa interview

This week, we are sending out to you an encore performance of one of our fav episodes. The one where Kelly and Stacey head to Utah! Where we may have found one of the craziest “secret lives of Mormon wives” in all the land: Kouri Richins, who maybe killed her husband with a Fentanyl-filled Moscow Mule - and then wrote a book about grieving. We think Kouri may have killed her husband for the plot. And some money. This story has it all. Money, Insurance, flippin, flipping houses, poisoned sandwiches, and a crappy cocktail the Moscow mule. Secrets and lies, hidden money, financial infidelity, regular infidelity, you name it! The cherry on top is the book about grief that was written for children, Titled: Are You Still With Me? Whooo boy. 

Then we switch gears and talk about Beauty and Fashion, for funerals. Stay with us! Stacey has a tie-in with The Met Gala and the Costume Institute. Some funerals are very public - and we wanted to showcase two very different beauties.

Daily Mail UK Laura Collins

The Salt Lake City Tribune by Kolbie Peterson

NYTimes Kouri Richins to Stand Trial by Remy Tunin

CBS News by Betsy Shuler

Dateline: Page Turner by Andrea Canning

Daily Mail UK Shocking new details by Laura Collins and Ben Ashford

People Magazine Sisters of Eric Richins Pushed The Investigation Forward by Emily Palmer

Vogue Jackie O's Beauty

ABC4 Affliate by Elena Castro and Aubrey B. Jennings

CBS 48 Hours by Emma Steele

KCPW/NPR by Connor Thomas

DailyMail UK. Kouri tried Drilling into Family Safe by Laura Collins

 Are you with Me? Goodreads

Beauty 40:15

Elizabeth Arden’s Flawless Finish Foundation

Erno Laszlo’s Phelityl Oil

Erno Laszlo Light Controlling Lotion

Dior Icon Lipstick

Guerlain Lipstick

Elaine Offers Instagram with Merit Products

Fashion

Givenchy Suit Source and Sketch 

Popsugar Carrie Bradshaw’s Funeral Dress

Marie Claire Death Becomes Her Interview

Happy Lunar New Year, Valentines! Today, Stacey and Kelly are doing a deep dive on the undoing of a picture-perfect marriage. There’s no such thing you say? Well we couldn’t believe it either but as it turns out, Suzanne and Barry Morphew’s marriage was anything but perfect. On Mothers Day 2020, Suzane went out for a bike ride and never came home. That is until 2023 when her remains were found in a remote area far away - and her death was deemed a homicide. Join us as we take a look under the hood of this very sad marriage, and wonder where things went wrong. We’re not wondering who murdered Suzanne, though.

Then - in honor of our two most recent holidays - we’re sharing our most favorite shades of pink and red in lipstick and gloss form. It’s really too bad that no one ever covers these colors otherwise. That’s why you have us, beauties. 

Also - Support SIA Projects! 

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Beauty: 1:15:10

Augustinus Bader the Tinted Balm Shade 2

Augustinus Bader Cleansing Balm

Chanel Rouge Coco Gloss in Tendresse

Dior Addict Maximizer Plumping Gloss in Holographic Pink

MAC Lady Danger Lipstick

NARS Jungle Red

Glossier G Suit Soft Touch Lip Creme in Jet 

Reddit Beauty Predictions 2025

MAC Lip Pencil Chili Rimmed

NARS Mini Velvet Matte Lip Pencil Duo

ELF O Face Satin Lipstick in Dusty Mauve

ELF O Face Satin Lipstick in Own It

Sources:

Reddit/Unsolved Mysteries

CBS News: Homicide Autopsy Report

Fox News Statement from Barry and Daughters

The Mountain Mail/Suzanne Morphew’s Sister Shares Her Story 

Reddit/Suzanne Morphew

Denver Gazette Investigation Timeline

The Mountain Mail/Morphew House Sells

CNN/Morphew had tranquilizers in her system

Denver ABC Affiliate/Morphew Released on Bond

48 Hours: Nothing Is As It Seems 

Wet Mountain Tribune

Colorado Cold Cases

Hey Beauties! We hope this podcast finds you well. This week, Kelly and Stacey bring you a cautionary tale about seeking enlightenment. Turns out not all self-help helpers are the same. James Arthur Ray was a self-help guru who thought very highly of his abilities to ‘help’ people. But in October of 2009, a Spiritual Warrior retreat went way off the hot rails - and three people lost their lives. So never let anyone intimidate you if you are too hot and need some air! That goes for menopause and non-sanctioned sweat lodges.

On a much better path to spiritual enlightenment, Stacey and Kelly went to Korea Town in midtown Manhattan for some self-care with a surprise couples massage,  and a not-hot steam room because it was broken. We did, however, enjoy a nice dry sauna, and went shopping at not one but two K beauty stores. 

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Beauty: 1:13

Kosette Beauty

The Face Shop

Lemon Sparkling Peeling Gel

Biodance Collagen Real Deep Mask

Mediheal Watermide Mask

Sources:

Wikipedia James Earl Ray

Wikipedia: Sweat Lodge

The Guardian

NYTimes

ABC News

CNN

MPR News

Seek Safely

Guru The Dark Side of Enlightenment

Enlighten Us

Dare I Say It Naomi Watts