The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

Join us, as we examine the tragic murder of Farah Fratta. An American Airlines ticket agent and devoted mother of three. 

You’ll hear the harrowing story of a divorce from Hell and the bitter custody battle that followed, including how all signs pointed straight to her narcissistic ex-husband in the wake of her murder. 

But there was one major problem: her husband was nowhere near the scene of the crime.

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Ryan Deininger

Aiden Wolf

On Death Row Season 2 Episode 4

2022 Appeal

2008 Appeal

2018 Appeal

Fratta v Davis 2017

No Safe Place - Bill Cox

48 Hours - Thou Shalt Not Kill

Prystash Murderpedia

Guidry Supreme Court Petition

KHOU.com

911 Call

On a beautiful day in sunny Sydney, Australia, Renae Marsden made her way to Jacob’s Ladder - a lookout in Watsons Bay's oceanside suburb. 

It was the 5th of August, 2013, and Renae was just a couple months shy of her 21st birthday.

Climbing up a cliff known as “The Gap”, Renae stared into the crashing waves below. 

It had been a devastating day, after her boyfriend, Brayden Spiteri, sent her a text that read, “I think I need a break, and so do you.” 

Renae then sent a few texts back, including one to her mother, telling her she loved her and was sorry. 

She then threw her phone into the ocean. Minutes later, Renae followed her phone over the cliff's edge.

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Nicole Colin & Katherine Thomas - Epigram Literary Group

Aiden Wolf

nsw.gov.au

weekendnotes.com

en.wikipedia.org 1

en.wikipedia.org 2

en.wikipedia.org 3

en.wikipedia.org 4

en.wikipedia.org 5

theguardian.com

news.com.au 1

news.com.au 2

nine.com.au

thecinemaholic.com 1

thecinemaholic.com 2

nzherald.co.nz

dailymail.co.uk 1

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smh.com.au 1

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independant.co.uk

distractify.com

youtube.com 1

youtube.com 2

A model couple with thousands of followers made TikToks about how drama-free their relationship was – but no one knew the full story until murder made the headlines….

Ali Abulaban was used to getting stopped on the streets for the Scarface and Skyrim impressions that had made him famous on TikTok– while his beautiful wife Ana made TikToks about what a great husband and father he was. 

But behind closed doors of their luxury condo, it was a different story: domestic violence, jealousy, and spying.

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Giselle Melanson Tattrie

Aiden Wolf

IMDB

Medium

TikTok

Fox5 San Diego

Fox5 San Diego 2

CourtTV

People

NBC San Diego

NBC San Diego 2

ABC 10 NEWS SAN DIEGO

FOX 5 SAN DIEGO

Huffpost

10News

The Sun

Facebook

The AutoEthnographer

Join us, as we examine the shocking crimes of The Rockhampton Rapist, Leonard John Fraser, an Australian serial killer and one of the most bizarre cases we’ve ever covered.

You’ll hear the story of a violent predator who terrorized the East Coast of Australia for over thirty years and how a shocking twist shell-shocked an entire country.

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Research & Writing:

Ryan Deininger

Aiden Wolf

Timeline

Crime Library

R v Fraser

Crime Investigation Australia

Courier Mail #1

Courier Mail #2

Courier Mail #3

10 News Australia #1

10 News Australia #3

The Advertiser

Daily Mail

Things A Killer Would Know 

Murderpedia

All That Is Interesting

Imagine you’re accused of a murder you didn’t commit. What's the worst alibi you could possibly have? 

It's the one with no eyewitnesses, right? It's the one that’s impossible to prove and might even seem a bit too convenient.

Now, picture your dread as a detective leans in across the interrogation table and asks, "Where were you on the morning of “such and such a date”, between 3 and 6 in the morning?" 

Your heart sinks cause your only answer is the honest one: "I was at home, asleep all night in bed by myself."

It’s an alibi like this that can put a person in the hot seat even if they ARE telling the truth.

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Ryan Deininger

Aiden Wolf

Doug Detrie Full Interview

George Burch Full Interview

Nicole’s Mother Interview

Greg Mathu Police Interview

Burch Appeal

Prosecution Opening Statements

Defense Opening Statements 

Trial Day 1 

Trial Day 2 Part 1

Trial Day 2 Part 2

Trial Day 3 Part 1

Trial Day 3 Part 2

Trial Day 4 Part 1

Trial Day 4 Part 2

Trial Day 5 Part 1

Trial Day 5 Part 2

Trial Day 6 Part 1

Trial Day 6 Part 2

Trial Day 7 Part 1

Trial Day 8 Part 1

Trial Day 8 Part 2

Prosecution Closing Arguments

Defense Closing Arguments

In the high desert of Utah, there’s a 10,000-square-foot house that’s considered an architectural masterpiece, constructed to seamlessly blend into the rocky landscape, as if rising from the ground. 

While the intent was to maximize the views of the Red Mountain Wilderness, it’s also a stark-looking home. Its brutalist architecture making it appear more like a compound, a place made to keep people inside. 

And it seemed it had…when on the morning of August 30th, 2023, a 12-year-old boy climbed out one of the windows to make an escape.

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Research & Writing:

Sherri Smith

Aiden Wolf

Business Insider

Law and Crime

S46E22 Ruby Franke: From Momfluencer to Felon

The Cut 

Family Vlogging: Blurring the Line Between Parent and Employer

KLS

**Here is a link to a crowdsourced Google doc Shari Franke started; https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1-FyAscr8vIhCfBEXDNT4OiZLVHmkf__8RlT55m4SNX0/mobilebasic

Join us as we examine the tragic case of Nicole Van Den Hurk, a 15-year-old girl from The Netherlands whose disappearance shocked a nation. 

You’ll hear, how one of the most high-profile cases in Dutch history became a seemingly unsolvable cold case and the truly incredible lengths one person would go to, in order to solve it. 

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Research & Writing:

Ryan Deininger

Aiden Wolf

De Zaak Nicole by Max Steenberghe

Timeline

Court Documents 

All That Is Interesting

Ipswitch Star

Stuff.co.nz

Interview with Step Mother

Youtube (dutch) “All the facts at a glance” news

Emotional statement by step mother

Buggedspace.com

ED.NL

NL Times

NL Times #2 

NL Times #3 

NL Times #4 

NL Times #5 

NL Times #6 

NL Times #7

In the very early morning hours of October 4th, 2009, a quiet town in New Hampshire was shattered by a brutal and senseless attack, leaving a mother dead and her daughter gravely injured.

The motive for the gruesome home invasion was chillingly absent, leading investigators to classify it as a "Thrill Kill."

But as police dug deeper into the case, they uncovered a disturbing revelation: the perpetrators of the horrific attack were a group of teenage outcasts driven by a dark and twisted ideology.

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Research & Writing:

Giselle Melanson Tattrie

Aiden Wolf

Nashua Telegraph 1

Nashua Telegraph 2

Nashua Telegraph 3

CBS News

CBS News Boston

WMUR 1

WMUR 2

WMUR 3

Morbidology Podcast Ep 128

Legacy.com

Joeturnerbooks.com

Valley News

Valley News 2

Valley News 3

Facebook

Murderpedia

Crimelibrary.org

Join us, as we examine the mysterious disappearance of Mengqi Ji. A young mother and brilliant engineer who seemingly vanished into thin air. 

You’ll learn how investigators unraveled a shocking and complicated web of lies to discover the truth - a truly one-of-a-kind story about how a grove of Juniper trees solved a murder.

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Foul Play: Crime Series - itsfoulplay.com

Research & Writing:

Ryan Deininger

Aiden Wolf

CBS 48 Hours - The Tree that Helped Solve a Murder

Killer Cases - The Exchange Student Murder

Joe News Interview

Missing Person Release

CBS News Timeline

Joe Elledge Appeal 

Probable Cause Murder

Probable Cause Murder #2

AP - Missouri Man Describes What Happened the Night His Wife Died

AP - Prosecutor: Husband ‘Prime Suspect’ in wife’s disappearance

AP - Recordings to be heard at the trial in Chinese woman’s death

Columbia Missourian - Trial Day 1 

Columbia Missourian - Trial Day 2 

Columbia Missourian - Trial Day 3 

Columbia Missourian - Trial Day 4 

Columbia Missourian - Trial Day 5 

Columbia Missourian - Trial Day 6

Columbia Missourian - Trial Day 7 

Columbia Missourian - Trial Day 8 

Columbia Missourian - Trial Day 9 

Child Abuse Hearing (Audio) - Cell Phone recordings

Columbia Daily Tribune Thu, Nov 14, 2019 - Suspect in Missing Woman Case Denied Bond Reduction

Columbia Daily Tribune Sat, Nov 16, 2019 - Police Seek Help Locating Missing Woman

Columbia Daily Tribune Sun, Dec 08, 2019 - Officials Face Challenges in Search

Columbia Daily Tribune Nov. 9, 2021 - Joseph Elledge Admits to Burying Mengqi Ji’s Body

The Kansas City Star Sun, Mar 01, 2020

Join us, as we examine the tragic case of the Apple River Stabbings. 

You’ll hear how an ordinary day of tubing on a river in Wisconsin escalated into a deadly confrontation. And how a situation where mistakes were made on all sides, challenged the thin line between where self-defense ends and aggression begins.

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Murder: True Crime Stories - https://www.pavestudios.com/shows/murder%3A-true-crime-stories

Research & Writing:

Ryan Deininger

Aiden Wolf

Trial Day 1

Trial Day 2

Trial Day 3

Trial Day 4

Trial Day 5

Trial Day 6

Trial Day 7

Trial Day 8

Trial Day 9

Criminal Complaint

Hundreds Attend Vigil For Apple River Stabbing Victim

Apple River Tubing History

Isaac Schuman Vigil

Fox9.com

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