This is the exciting conclusion of the Sheilla Davalloo Story. If you haven’t listened to part one go back one episode and start there.

The leads in Anna Lisa Raymundo’s murder investigation were dead ends… that is until Sheila Davalloo tries to kill her husband. During the attempted murder Sheila makes a phone call, but not to 911. That phone number leads the police to a common thread in both investigations… Nelson Sessler.

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SOURCES

News 12 Westchester 2/19/04

Obsessed, book by M. William Phelps

Murderer Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison

Man at Center of Love Triangle Testifies

Was Stabbed Husband’s Conversation With Wife Confidential?

Stamford Murder Victim’s Parents Testify

Expert Testifies About 911 Call

Murderer to Cross Examine Ex at Trial

MUSIC

AlterEgo - Shift

Christian Andersen - 3:30am

Ethan Sloan - Breeding Crime

Joseph Beg - Long Term Memory

Ethan Sloan - Gentle Winds

Cobby Costa - Rills

Craft Case - Unease

Christian Andersen - The Last One To Live

Farrell Wooten - 3000 Years Old

Prozody - The Pass

Bill Ferngren - Soft Whispers

Prozody - Nitrous Oxide

Jon Bjork - Quell Fear

Tru Genesis - Bank Teller

This is the riveting first part of a two-part story that will leave you wondering “how well do I know my significant other.”

Sheila Davalloo is educated and from an affluent family. She lives among the well-to-do and works for the powers that be but her life is anything but as mundane as that. Sheila Davalloo had a secret obsession that involved mind games, spying, and eventually… murder.

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SOURCES

News 12 Westchester 2/19/04

Obsessed, book by M. William Phelps

Murderer Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison

Man at Center of Love Triangle Testifies

Was Stabbed Husband’s Conversation With Wife Confidential?

Stamford Murder Victim’s Parents Testify

Expert Testifies About 911 Call

Murderer to Cross Examine Ex at Trial

MUSIC

AlterEgo - Galaxy

Jay Varton - Decently Perfect

Jon Bjork - Scare Tactics

Farrell Wooten - Eternal Moment

Ethan Sloan - Life Or Death

Ethan Sloan - Ghost Dungeons

Prozody - Exploited Particles

Jon Bjork - Paranormal Activities

Bryant Lowry - Go Getter

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A school shooting in Santa Clarita, California, leaves two students dead and five injured.

A Texas jury sentences a man to death for the double-murder of his roommate, and his roommates 17-year-old girlfriend.

Finally, law enforcement in California release new video evidence in the October kidnapping and murder of Indian-American Tech CEO, Tushar Atre.

In Ohio, a mother of five has been arrested and charged with a 2012 murder. Erika Stephanko is accused of helping her ex-husband murder his former girlfriend.

A Philadelphia woman is charged with abusing and murdering a four-year-old girl in her custody, after claiming the child was hurt in a fall.

Finally, in Newark, New Jersey, an alleged serial killer is on trial for the murder of three women and the attempted murder of a fourth. The crimes all took place in the fall of 2016, and the alleged killer was caught after the family and friends of his final victim set a trap for him on social media.

An Oklahoma police chief is killed during a trip to a law enforcement conference in Florida, and one of his officers is charged with his murder.

A Texas man is in custody after kidnapping a girl and keeping her captive for eleven weeks.

Finally, in England, sentencing reveals new details in the case of an incestuous couple who murdered two of their children, and attempted to kill all of them.

In Virginia, a manhunt is underway for an armed Marine deserter, who is suspected of murdering his mother’s boyfriend.

Two suspects are in custody and have been charged with malice murder in the death of Clark-Atlanta University student Alexis Crawford, whose body was discovered on Saturday, November 9th.

A 14-year-old girl is charged with the gruesome murder of well-known Philadelphia cat rescuer, Albert Chernoff, aka, ‘Alley Cat’.

Finally, the Jacksonville, Florida, Sheriff’s office have asked for the public’s assistance in finding missing 5-year-old Taylor Williams. Taylor was reported missing last Wednesday, November 6th, by her mother, Brianna Williams. On Thursday, Williams stopped cooperating with police, who now asks for anyone who has seen her in the company of her daughter in the past six months to contact them.

A Las Vegas woman is rescued after she was kidnapped at gunpoint, sexually assaulted, and left to die in the Mojave desert. A father and daughter have been charged.

A Russian history professor was rescued from the freezing Moika river, and found in possession of a backpack containing the severed arms of a woman. He has since admitted to murdering his younger lover and dismembering her body.

Finally, police in Wisconsin have solved a 1999 cold case murder by identifing the victim and bringing the perpetrator to justice.

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Around 1 A.M. on October 15th, 2018, Barron County Sheriff’s Department receives a 911 call. What sounds to be a struggle and screaming on the other end of the line triggers deputies to drive to the home which the number was registered to. Upon arrival, deputies found 56-year-old James Closs and his wife, 46-year-old Denise deceased from apparent gunshot wounds. Quickly, they find out that the Closs’ 13-year-old daughter was missing from the house. Despite all of the searches, rumors and theories, it wouldn’t be until 88 days later when 13-year-old Jayme Closs wandered down a road 70 miles away from her home, finding a Good Samaritan who recognized the young girl and was able to notify law enforcement.

But who was it that took her? And why did they kill her parents? It was a story that shocked the nation and showed that strangers are capable of anything…

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Dispatch Document Reveal Details of Killing Barron County Couple, Teen Girl’s Disappearance

Denise Closs 911 Call

How A Former Social Worker’s Quick Thinking Helped Bring Jayme Closs to Safety

Full Audio of Jayme Closs 911 Call

Barron Co. Sheriff on missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs

Jayme Closs Family: “We will never stop looking for you.”

Police Search For Missing Wisconsin Girl

Jayme Closs Found Alive: Barron Co. Sheriff News Conference

Criminal Complaint - Jake T. Patterson

Dad of Jayme Closs’ alleged abductor speaks out

Family describes the moment they learned Jayme Closs was free

Jake Patterson cries as he pleads guilty

Patterson Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping, Double Murder

Watch Live: Jake Patterson to be sentenced for kidnapping Jayme Closs, murder

Jayme Closs honored by Wisconsin Assembly

‘I can’t believe I did this’

Jake Patterson sentence in Closs case

MUSIC

Sum It - Mammoth

Christian Andersen - Kavafis and the Unexplainable

Silver Maple - Residuum

Daniel Kaede - Whispers of East

Ethan Sloan - Tarmac Radiation

Ethan Sloan - Vacuum

Christian Andersen - It’s All Gone

Damon Greene - Absinthe Minded

John Barzetti - The Vanished

Jon Bjork - With Just One Word

Lenzer - Zero Tension