The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

Episode 57 - The Wright Family


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From the outside looking in at least, Jeff and Susan Wright appeared to be living the perfect life: two kids, a dog, and a beautiful house in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. But what happened on the evening of January 13th, 2003, forever shattered that illusion and destroyed whatever the future might have held for the Wright family.

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Research & Writing:
Christine Penhale 
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Domestic Violence Resources:
http://www.thehotline.org/
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/domestic-violence-and-abuse.htm
https://www.mosaicmethod.com/

Sources:
“The Secret Shame of Domestic Violence.” Psychology Today, October 23, 2014.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/mining-the-headlines/201410/the-secret-shame-domestic-violence
“Lethal Love.” Deadly Women, 2011.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3h2p5h
“‘Blue-Eyed Butcher’ Sentenced to 20 Years.” CNN, November 4, 2010.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/11/03/texas.susan.wright.sentence/index.html
“Exclusive: Wright Family Reacts to Lighter Sentence.” ABC7, November 4, 2010.
https://abc7chicago.com/archive/7763855/
“5 Years Cut From Susan Wright’s Sentence for Killing Husband.” Chron, November 3, 2010.
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/5-years-cut-from-Susan-Wright-s-sentence-for-1694132.php
“193.” Texas Monthly, February, 2010.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/193/
A Wife's Revenge: The True Story of Susan Wright and the Marriage That Ended in Murder, Macmillan, 2007.
https://www.amazon.com/Wifes-Revenge-Wright-Marriage-Murder-ebook/dp/B003J48BXM
“Betting Her Life.” Dateline 48 Hours Mystery, 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzoVQkfznlI
The Murderer Next Door: Why the Mind is Designed to Kill, Penguin Books, 2005. 
https://books.google.ca/booksid=NEq9TTBbt64C&pg=PT89&lpg=PT89&dq=susan+wright+murderer&source=bl&ots=wKNx3SCcfP&sig=ACfU3U1R6FHXhGZRsyE_f0E2eTHDbSxXZg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjVpqTHitbjAhXaPM0KHSu5Cow4HhDoATADegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=susan%20wright%20murderer&f=false
“Susan Wright.” Snapped, 2004.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_LwA8xamTY&t=1212s
“What You Need to Know About Susan Wright.” CNN, 2004.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/crime/2011/11/30/susan-wright-backgrounder.cnn
“Susan Lucille Wright.” Murderpedia, n.d.
https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/wright-susan.htm
“Susan Wright.” Crime Library, n.d.
https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/famous-murders/susan-wright/
“Susan Wright Crime Scene Photos.” CBS News, n.d.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/susan-wright-crime-scene-photos/
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