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  • Love, Lies and Ammunition: Louise and William Thoresen

    Love, Lies and Ammunition: Louise and William Thoresen
    Jun 17 2026
    When a young woman falls in love with a wealthy heir, she thinks she is marrying into a life of privilege and adventure. Instead, she finds herself trapped in a relationship filled with infidelity, abuse, fear, a crap ton of weaponry, and so many mysterious murders that there is a possible link to the Zodiac Killer.Sources:1. Thoresen, Louise, and E. M. Nathanson. It Gave Everybody Something to Do. M Evans & Company, 1974.2. “Chicago Tonight | The Murder of Valerie Percy: ‘Cloud Over Kenilworth’ Remains | Season 2016 | PBS.” PBS: Public Broadcasting Service, 15 Sept. 2016, https://www.pbs.org/video/chicago-tonight-murder-valerie-percy-cloud-over-kenilworth-remains/.3. “Valerie Percy Murder: Suspect William Thoresen Revealed in 1966 Kenilworth Mystery | ABC7 Chicago | Abc7chicago.Com - ABC7 Chicago.” ABC7 Chicago, https://abc7chicago.com/archive/9405395/. Accessed 22 May 2026.4. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193178696/william_erness-thoresen. Accessed 22 May 2026.5. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117445135/louise-thoresen. Accessed 22 May 2026.6. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193178695/richard_ehrman-thoresen. Accessed 22 May 2026.7. New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/1974/03/24/archives/it-gave-everybody-something-to-do-by-louise-thoresen-with-e-m.html. Accessed 22 May 2026.8. Time Magazine. Accessed 22 May 2026.9. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129173076/judith_mae-andersen. Accessed 22 May 2026.10. New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/1974/03/06/archives/the-way-she-tells-the-story-its-a-manhaters-dream-alleged-motives.html. Accessed 23 May 2026.11. Arizona Daily Star, 14 Nov. 1970.This Week’s Episode Brought To You By:Progressive Insurance - Discover better rates at https://www.progressive.com/ ****Shopify - $1 per month trial - http://shopify.com/lovemurderWarby Parker - Our listeners can buy one prescription pair and get 20% off additional pairs at WarbyParker.com/lovemurderHers - Personalized, affordable plans for weight loss, hair, and anxiety - forhers.com/LOVEMURDERHoneylove - Treat yourself to the best shapewear on the market and save 20% off at honeylove.com/lovemurderHoneylove - Treat yourself to the best shapewear on the market and save 20% off at honeylove.com/lovemurderZazzle - Save 25% on your first order at Zazzle.comFind LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram: @lovemurderpodTwitter: @lovemurderpodFacebook: LoveMrdrPodTikTok: @LoveMurderPodPatreon: /LoveMurderPodCredits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched by Sarah Lynn Robinson and researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-HoffmanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • Same Week, Opposite Coasts: Two Relationships That Turned Fatal [Current Affairs]

    Same Week, Opposite Coasts: Two Relationships That Turned Fatal [Current Affairs]
    Jun 15 2026

    Two women, decades apart in age, whose relationships turned deadly within days of each other. In Berkeley, thirty-seven-year-old Vanessa Sanchez was fighting Stage 4 breast cancer when the man police called her boyfriend walked into her apartment — and days later walked out with a roller suitcase. In southeastern Kentucky, eighteen-year-old Jadeance Hale spent her final hours trying to leave her boyfriend, with her best friend Lila Asher beside her, when a 911 call and a high-speed pursuit ended in tragedy. Jessie and Andie trace both cases as they unfolded in the news this week.

    Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

    Sources:

    https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/06/04/crime/berkeley-murder-victim-found-suitcase/

    https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/berkeley-homicide-suitcase/4095222/

    https://lawandcrime.com/crime/trying-to-leave-him-all-day-woman-who-brought-friend-to-help-her-break-up-with-boyfriend-is-killed-before-man-turns-gun-on-himself-cops-say/

    https://www.wkyt.com/2026/06/08/dispatch-audio-reveals-more-about-chase-that-led-double-murder-suicide/

    https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/coroner-21-year-old-laurel-county-man-shoots-and-kills-2-teens-before-committing-suicide

    https://fox56news.com/news/kentucky/911-calls-reveal-concerns-before-deadly-knox-to-laurel-county-chase-ends-in-murder-suicide/


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    5 mins
  • The Devastating Murder of Danielle Marshall

    The Devastating Murder of Danielle Marshall
    Jun 10 2026
    When a loving young mother is shot in cold blood, her nine-month-old daughter is left crying at the scene. Police interview several suspects, including her ex—the baby’s father—his current girlfriend, a man she had been dating, and another who wished he could.Sources:1. “Danielle Marshall Murder Back in Spotlight | 11alive.Com.” 11Alive.Com, 10 AD, https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/mynews/east-cobb/danielle-marshall-murder/85-a3855b99-f54c-4a35-957f-cf3ba07bc356.2. Hawkins, Erik. “Danielle Marshall Murder: Josh Gibson Guilty In Cold Case.” Oxygen, Oxygen, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.oxygen.com/in-ice-cold-blood/crime-news/josh-gibson-danielle-marshall-murder-cold-case.3. In Ice Cold Blood. 2018.4. “LIFE IN PRISON: ‘This Gruesome Murder Involved a Level of Premeditation That I’ve Rarely Seen’ | 11alive.Com.” 11Alive.Com, WXIA, 7 AD, https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/cold-cases/life-in-prison-this-gruesome-murder-involved-a-level-of-premeditation-that-ive-rarely-seen/85-517965561.5. The Real Murders of Atlanta. 2022.6. Truth About Murder with Sunny Hostin. 2019.7. The Atlanta Constitution, 13 Feb. 2018.When a loving young mother is shot in cold blood, her nine-month-old daughter is left crying at the scene. Police interview several suspects, including her ex—the baby’s father—his current girlfriend, a man she had been dating, and another who wished he could.Sources:1. “Danielle Marshall Murder Back in Spotlight | 11alive.Com.” 11Alive.Com, 10 AD, https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/mynews/east-cobb/danielle-marshall-murder/85-a3855b99-f54c-4a35-957f-cf3ba07bc356.2. Hawkins, Erik. “Danielle Marshall Murder: Josh Gibson Guilty In Cold Case.” Oxygen, Oxygen, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.oxygen.com/in-ice-cold-blood/crime-news/josh-gibson-danielle-marshall-murder-cold-case.3. In Ice Cold Blood. 2018.4. “LIFE IN PRISON: ‘This Gruesome Murder Involved a Level of Premeditation That I’ve Rarely Seen’ | 11alive.Com.” 11Alive.Com, WXIA, 7 AD, https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/cold-cases/life-in-prison-this-gruesome-murder-involved-a-level-of-premeditation-that-ive-rarely-seen/85-517965561.5. The Real Murders of Atlanta. 2022.6. Truth About Murder with Sunny Hostin. 2019.7. The Atlanta Constitution, 13 Feb. 2018.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • A Family Killed in Muscatine [Current Affairs]

    A Family Killed in Muscatine [Current Affairs]
    Jun 9 2026

    This week on Love Murder Current Affairs, Jessie covers the devastating case out of Muscatine, Iowa, where police say a domestic dispute ended with Ryan McFarland killing his ex-wife Lisa and five of her children across three locations before taking his own life.

    Family GoFundMe:

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/johnathan-mcfarland

    Sources:

    https://apnews.com/article/03c85292f6bda89b524e7280052f03e1

    https://abcnews.com/US/6-killed-iowa-shooting-spree-domestic-dispute-police/story?id=133498664

    https://www.kcci.com/article/muscatine-iowa-shooting-spree-seven-dead/71464714

    https://www.kwqc.com/2026/06/02/police-6-family-members-killed-muscatine-before-suspected-gunman-shot-himself/

    https://people.com/iowa-father-who-shot-six-relatives-criminal-past-11990204

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    4 mins
  • Ye Olde Sapphic Slashing: Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward

    Ye Olde Sapphic Slashing: Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward
    Jun 3 2026

    A forbidden love affair turns deadly when one teenage girl brutally murders the object of her obsession in 1892 Memphis, Tennessee.

    Sources:

    1. Coe, Alexis. Alice + Freda Forever. Millbrook Press, 2019.

    2. News 3 Channel, https://wreg.com/news/1892-memphis-teen-female-love-affair-turned-murder-is-new-opera/. Accessed 3 May 2026.

    3. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15638529/frederica-ward. Accessed 3 May 2026.

    4. Public Ledger, 26 Jan. 1892.

    5. The Commercial Appeal, 29 May 1898.

    6. Bolivar Bulletin, 8 Apr. 1898.

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Myth and Murder in West Cork: The Story of Sophie Toscan du Plantier

    Myth and Murder in West Cork: The Story of Sophie Toscan du Plantier
    May 27 2026
    Sophie Toscan du Plantier was a 39-year-old French producer, wife, and mother who traveled alone to her remote cottage in West Cork just before Christmas 1996. Two days later, she was found dead outside her gate, beaten beyond recognition, in a case that drew in Irish folklore, French cinema, a troubled local journalist, years of failed prosecutions, and a family’s long fight for justice across two countries.Sources:https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/from-paris-to-west-cork-and-back-the-story-of-the-sophie-toscan-du-plantier-murder-investigation-1.3910782https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/the-story-of-the-sophie-toscan-du-plantier-murder-investigation-a-chronology-1.2158891https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/a-23-year-investigation-what-next-for-the-sophie-toscan-du-plantier-murder-case-1.4123633https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024/01/22/garda-cold-case-review-of-film-producers-murder-to-continue-despite-ian-baileys-death/https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025/08/15/sophie-toscan-du-plantier-gardai-awaiting-results-of-tests-using-advanced-dna-collection-method/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/may/31/briton-convicted-of-murder-french-film-maker-ian-bailey-sophie-toscan-du-plantierhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/23/well-never-have-the-truth-death-of-suspect-ian-bailey-floors-family-of-french-film-makerhttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/police-and-justice/article/2024/01/21/ian-bailey-man-convicted-in-france-for-murder-dies-in-ireland_6453379_105.htmlhttps://shows.acast.com/westcork/abouthttps://www.netflix.com/title/81094755This Week’s Episode Brought To You By:Progressive Insurance - Discover better rates at https://www.progressive.com/ ****Shopify - $1 per month trial - http://shopify.com/lovemurderWarby Parker - Our listeners can buy one prescription pair and get 20% off additional pairs at WarbyParker.com/lovemurderHers - Personalized, affordable plans for weight loss, hair, and anxiety - forhers.com/LOVEMURDERSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • The Final Chapter for Three Infamous Women: Betty Broderick, Raynella Leath, and Claudine Longet [Current Affairs]

    The Final Chapter for Three Infamous Women: Betty Broderick, Raynella Leath, and Claudine Longet [Current Affairs]
    May 26 2026

    Three of our past subjects died this spring. Betty Broderick, who served 35 years for the 1989 La Jolla murders of her ex-husband Dan and his new wife Linda. Raynella Dossett Leath, the Tennessee nurse twice tried in the deaths of her district attorney husband and her second husband, and ultimately cleared. And Claudine Longet, the French-born singer whose 1976 shooting of Olympic skier Spider Sabich in Aspen ended in a thirty-day sentence served largely on weekends. We revisit how each relationship broke.

    Sources:

    https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/betty-broderick-dies-in-custody/

    https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2026/05/09/convicted-murderer-betty-broderick-dead-at-78/

    https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/raynella-leath-a-nurse-mom-and-focus-of-criminal-investigations-in-the-deaths-of-two-husbands-dies-at-age-77/51-1afc5928-0df6-40b5-aebc-a3fe0b5147b5

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/raynella-leath-nurse-mom-focus-203603768.html

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/claudine-longet-dead-andy-williams-spider-sabich-1236595818/

    https://deadline.com/2026/05/claudine-longet-dead-1236904878/

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    10 mins
  • Scandal at the Savoy: Marguerite Alibert & Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey

    Scandal at the Savoy: Marguerite Alibert & Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey
    May 20 2026
    A tumultuous marriage between an Egyptian “prince” and a French courtesan with ties to the British Royal Family ends in murder at The Savoy in 1920’s London.Sources:1. Rose, Andrew. The Woman Before Wallis. Picador, 2013.2. Lady Killers. 1980.3. Leake, Natasha. “How a Beguiling French Courtesan Captured the Heart of a Young British Prince, in a Love Affair That Scandalised the Royal Family | Tatler.” Tatler, Tatler, 4 Jan. 2023, https://www.tatler.com/article/prince-harrys-memoir-love-affair-edward-viii-and-french-courtesan.4. A History of Royal Scandals. 2023.5. “King Edward VIII - Historic UK.” Historic UK, https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/King-Edward-VIII/. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.6. Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107069659/marie_marguerite-fahmy. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.7. Irish Weekly Independent, 15 Sept. 1923.8. Evening Standard, 28 Mar. 1958.This Week’s Episode Brought To You By:Progressive Insurance - Discover better rates at https://www.progressive.com/ Honeylove - Treat yourself to the best shapewear on the market and save 20% off at honeylove.com/lovemurderShopify - $1 per month trial - http://shopify.com/lovemurderHomeServe – Home repair protection plans starting at $4.99/month. Learn more at homeserve.comFirst Day - Organic multivitamin gummies. Our listeners get up to 57% Off AND a Free Gift with code Lovemurder at FirstDay.comFirstleaf - 50% off your first wine box plus free shipping for an entire year -- tryfirstleaf.com/lovemurderTumble - Machine Washable Rugs, Made Better. For a limited time only, our listeners get 10% off + free shipping at tumbleliving.com/LovemurderFind LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram: @lovemurderpodTwitter: @lovemurderpodFacebook: LoveMrdrPodTikTok: @LoveMurderPodPatreon: /LoveMurderPodCredits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched by Sarah Lynn Robinson and researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-HoffmanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 35 mins