He looked fine. That was the problem.

This episode talks about the Chris Benoit case — what happened, what led up to it, and the patterns people ignore until it’s too late.

Because nothing like this comes out of nowhere you just weren’t looking for it.

Sources for this episode include reporting from ABC News, CNN, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated, along with publicly available case records and medical findings related to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).

Additional reference:

“Chris & Nancy” by Irvin Muchnick.

Writer/Researcher/Storyteller: La Dama Del Desmadre

Fulford posed as a financial advisor to professional athletes, gaining trust through confidence, familiarity, and perceived expertise. She used that trust to control access to finances and misappropriate millions of dollars over several years.

Federal court records and sentencing documents related to Peggy Fulford and from reporting from major U.S. news outlets covering the case

This episode does not focus on financial crime alone, but uses this case as an example of how confidence, authority, and emotional influence can be used to gain control and avoid suspicion.

The focus remains on recognizing patterns, understanding manipulation, and the psychological aftermath for those affected.

Airplanes are basically a flying group project with strangers — tight seats, no escape, and everyone’s nervous system packed into one metal tube.

In this episode,I break down viral plane meltdowns, air rage, and why stress, anxiety, alcohol, and feeling trapped can push people past their limits. We talk about the psychology behind public blowups, the reality of unruly passenger incidents, and why understanding your nervous system might prevent your own “what the hell” moment.

Because sometimes the problem isn’t the plane… it’s that everyone on it is already overwhelmed.

Sources

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – Unruly Passenger Statistics

• American Airlines / public reporting on viral 2023 incident

• FAA enforcement policy on civil penalties for unruly passengers

This episode references the widely reported case of Margaret Mary Ray and her obsession with David Letterman.

Details are based on publicly available news coverage and court records.

The psychological commentary and personal story are my own.

Writer/Editor/Researcher: La Dama Del Desmadre

Storyteller: La Dama Del Desmadre

Today’s episode came from one of those days where the patterns were everywhere.

Why does it sometimes feel like women are the ones doing the emotional math?

Reading the books. Working on triggers. Regulating. Healing. "Auditing the relationship".

Meanwhile some men are like, “I feel fine.”

Just a pattern conversation.

Editor/Writer: La Dama Del Desmadre

Sources & Research Notes:

This episode gets its information from publicly available reporting on rental fraud trends (FTC & FBI IC3 data), landlord-tenant law standards in the U.S., and psychological research on coercive control, entitlement behavior, and boundary erosion (Evan Stark; The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout; Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft).

Florida’s public records laws (often called “Sunshine Laws”) make arrest reports and police information more immediately accessible to the public and media than in many other states, contributing to the volume and visibility of these stories.

Context for this episode was informed by:

• Publicly available arrest records

• News reporting from Florida-based and national media outlets

• Research and reporting on public records laws and media coverage patterns

This episode does not focus on one specific case and avoids graphic detail. The discussion is more on behavioral patterns, impulse, decision-making, and the psychological aftermath of chaotic things that happens in public.

Writer/Editor: La Dama Del Desmadre

Research/Storyteller: La Dama Del Desmadre

We all learned about the nervous system in school… 
but let’s be honest, none of us really knew what the hell that meant in real life.
In this episode, we’re talking about what actually happens in your body when you feel anxious, irritated, overstimulated, or just completely fried… and why “just breathe” can feel like the most useless advice in this world.
This isn’t therapy talk or textbook science. 
This is real-life, everyday, mom-life, trying-to-keep-it-together nervous system stuff.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed for no clear reason, snapped at someone and then wondered why, or felt exhausted and wired at the same time… this episode is for you.

Nothing is wrong with you, it's just that nobody explained this part.
Take what helps, leave what doesn’t… and let’s get real. 

Trauma, Tacos & True Crime; real stories, real psychology, and real-life healing… without the BS.

Writer and Editor: La Dama Del Desmadre

The Craigslist Killer & the Aftermath We All Live With

This episode isn’t about shock value, it’s about what stays in our brains after the headline.

Using the Craigslist Killer case as context, I talk about intuition, silence, politeness, and the everyday ways people ignore their gut just to keep things “cool.” We get into the psychological aftermath, and how the same nervous system responses show up in real life, and why listening to yourself matters more than being agreeable.

This isn’t anti-men, and it’s not about fear.

It’s about awareness, permission, and trusting your body.

As always — real talk with no judgement.

Written and Hosted by: La Dama del Desmadre

Research and Edit by: La Dama Del Desmadre

This episode references the case commonly known as the “Craigslist Killer,” involving Philip Markoff.

Sources used for facts include:

• Court records and reporting from 2009–2010

• News coverage from major U.S. outlets

• Publicly available case summaries and trial reporting

This episode does not sensationalize violence or provide explicit details. The focus is on behaviors, warning signs, and the psychological aftermath experienced by victims and communities.

If you or someone you know has experienced trauma or feels unsafe, support resources are available in your local area.

There’s no headline in this episode.

No body. No timeline. Just the part everyone skips — and later regrets. This episode is about perception. About how quickly our minds fill in the blanks.

About how trauma can turn moments into full-blown stories that feel absolutely true — even when they aren't.

After a routine moment made me spiral into assumptions, certainty, and a whole imagined betrayal, I had to slow down and ask a hard question:

Was this evidence… or was this emotion?

If you’ve ever:

• assumed the worst

• replayed conversations that never happened

• felt your body react before logic showed up

• listened to true crime and thought, how did everyone get it so wrong?

This episode is for you.

Because true crime doesn’t start with a crime.

It starts with perception.

Writer and Storyteller - La Dama Del Desmadre

Editor - La Dama Del Desmadre