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In Madison, Indiana a group of teens take the term mean girls to the extreme when they commit a brutal murder.


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Why would a son kill his parents, siblings? Greed, Jealousy?

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When a terminally ill woman is brutally murdered, her husband is accused, but is something more sinister happening?


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To celebrate season 4, enjoy this previously Patron exclusive episode.

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On a cold February morning in 2014, Pravin Varughese disappeared after a party near his college campus in Carbondale, IL. Pravin's mother has fought for answers and justice for her son. Want to become a Patron go to: https://patron.podbean.com/Themidwestcrimefiles  Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

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When a customer arrived at hairdresser Michael Cooney’s in-home salon in Belleville, Illinois, around eleven am on March 2nd, 2005, she discovered a horrific site. Puddles of blood covered the floor as three people lay on the floor lifeless. For sources and pictures: Belleville Beauty Shop Murders (themidwestcrimefiles.com)  Want to become a Patron got to: https://patron.podbean.com/Themidwestcrimefiles  Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

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The Pyne family of Highland, Michigan, seemed to be the picture-perfect family. Bernie & Ruth had been married most of their adult lives and had two children, a son and a daughter.  Sources/Photos: Broken Family: The Murder of Ruth Pyne (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Want to become a Patron got to: https://patron.podbean.com/Themidwestcrimefiles Link in the bio: www.hydroniquehydration.comOur Amazon listing is here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JWXMX3R Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

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Normally when we do two stories, they have a common variable. Not these two, but the stories must be told.

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Unsolved: The Murder of LaDonna Cooper (themidwestcrimefiles.com)Obsession in Steeleville: The Casey Morgan Story (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Want to become a Patron got to: https://patron.podbean.com/Themidwestcrimefiles Link in the bio: www.hydroniquehydration.comOur Amazon listing is here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JWXMX3R Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

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Was a husband the sole survivor of his wife's murder-suicide, or was he a family annihilator? Sources/Photos: Family Annihilation: The Vaughn Family Murders (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Want to become a Patron got to: https://patron.podbean.com/Themidwestcrimefiles Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ Link in the bio: www.hydroniquehydration.comOur Amazon listing is here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JWXMX3R Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

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Illinois has only executed two women throughout history. These are their stories. References/Photos: Illinois' Executed Women: Marie Porter & Elizabeth Reed (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Sponsor(s):Screw Job Podcast Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

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