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When Marc Despain arrived home after meeting his wife Michelle for a lunch date, he was gunned down in the couple's kitchen. The house had seemingly been ransacked but nothing of serious value taken. It didn't take detectives long to figure out this wasn't a burglary.
It also didn't take long for the family to turn on each other. Michelle's Father, Carl, insisted that Marc's Father, Jack probably had something to do with it claiming that he had made threats toward the family. Michelle too claimed that Jack had a terrible temper and they had to distance themselves from him. 
Tune in as Elysia tells this tale of three Fathers whom all claimed to act out of love for their children. Meanwhile, Savannah attempts to take a break from googling the individuals in the case and instead spends her time theorizing what they look like. 
 
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Sources:
Dateline: The Root of All Evil, Season 23, Episode 8
 
https://www.kait8.com/story/23248796/jack-and-tana-despain-honor-son-marc-pledge-to-keep-his-memory-alive/
 
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/jan/04/third-defendant-sentenced-in-murder-for-hire-case/
 
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2012/may/24/widow-4th-arrest-killing-spouse-20120524/
 
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/jan/05/role-killing-son--law-nets-35-years-20130105/
 
https://apps.ark.org/inmate_info/search.php?dcnum=152800&token=cb6e30198f24b722734467cdeab6e0fa40ceb60b7f74de9a39d909d07705859c&lastname=Hubbard&firstname=John&sex=M&agetype=1&RACE=B&disclaimer=1&PHPSESSID=605877268e2e5ccba12a57111eabeca8&__utmc=149258854&__utma=149258854.293493980.1716149280.1716149280.1716507218.2&__utmz=149258854.1716507218.2.2.utmcsr%3Dgoogle%7Cutmccn%3D%28organic%29%7Cutmcmd%3Dorganic%7Cutmctr%3D%28not+provided%29&__utmb=149258854.1.10.1716507218
 
https://apps.ark.org/inmate_info/search.php?dcnum=153225&token=cb6e30198f24b722734467cdeab6e0fa40ceb60b7f74de9a39d909d07705859c&lastname=Barker&firstname=T&sex=M&agetype=1&RACE=B&disclaimer=1&PHPSESSID=605877268e2e5ccba12a57111eabeca8&__utmc=149258854&__utma=149258854.293493980.1716149280.1716149280.1716507218.2&__utmz=149258854.1716507218.2.2.utmcsr%3Dgoogle%7Cutmccn%3D%28organic%29%7Cutmcmd%3Dorganic%7Cutmctr%3D%28not+provided%29&__utmb=149258854.7.10.1716507218
 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ared-3_12-cv-00105/pdf/USCOURTS-ared-3_12-cv-00105-0.pdf
 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ared-3_12-cv-00105/pdf/USCOURTS-ared-3_12-cv-00105-1.pdf
 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ared-3_12-cv-00105/pdf/USCOURTS-ared-3_12-cv-00105-2.pdf
 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ared-3_12-cv-00105/pdf/USCOURTS-ared-3_12-cv-00105-3.pdf
 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ared-3_12-cv-00105/pdf/USCOURTS-ared-3_12-cv-00105-4.pdf
 
 
 
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After a rocky childhood, Dana faced losing her Mother to cancer at the young age of 14. Despite getting kicked out by her Father and Stepmother at 16, Dana went on to graduate high school and attend college to pursue a career in nursing. Inspired by the nurses who took care of her Mother, she wanted to help others in such a time of need.
Unfortunately, Dana's addictions caused her life to come crashing down and within months of losing her nursing job, she began taking lives instead of saving them. She targeted elderly women who lived alone mostly. She may have gotten away with it longer had it not been for one victim who survived. Dana made the mistake of attacking a woman who worked at an antique shop who was younger and stronger than the other victims. When detectives connected the crimes, it wasn't long before they identified her.
Tune in as Savannah gives an insightful take on this tragic serial killer's life and Elysia is somehow both speechless and not surprised by Dana's audacity. 
 
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Sources:
“To Die For” by Kathy Braidhill
Addicted to Luxury: The Pampered Killer By Katherine Ramsland
“Dana Sue Gray” Parts One and Two on Serial Killers Podcast 
https://www.crimelibrary.org/notorious_murders/women/dana_sue_gray/9.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Wk0bu04mg
 
 
 
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When Ron Cohen and his family tried to sell their Long Island, New York home, the buyers requested they clear out everything in a crawl space that had been used for storage. This included an industrial barrel that had been there since the Cohen family had bought the house 10 years prior.
This reasonable request turned into a complete nightmare. When forced to open the barrel in an attempt to lighten its weight, Ron also opened an investigation into a 30 year old murder. Her name was Reyna Marroquin and she had been missing since 1968. 
Tune in as Elysia details the astounding lengths her murderer DID NOT go to to hide her body but still got away with it. Meanwhile, Savannah is on a rollercoaster of emotions. 
 
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Sources:
Buried in the Backyard: Season 1, Episode 3
https://nypost.com/1999/09/30/cops-solve-mystery-of-mummified-body/
 
https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/14/nyregion/body-in-barrel-is-believed-to-be-woman-who-vanished-in-69.html
 
https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/tag/reyna-marroquin/
 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193062199/howard_burton-elkins
 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215199418/reyna_angelica-marroquin/photo
 
https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2022/exc/article-35/837-f-2/#:~:text=The%20division%20shall%20transmit%20the,injury%2C%20or%20may%20be%20a
 
https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/title-52/section-52-17b-213/#:~:text=b.,primary%20responsibility%20over%20the%20investigation.
 
https://lauthmissingpersons.com/history-of-missing-persons-law-in-the-united-states/
 
https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6639683&GUID=049FEC8A-3019-4AA0-9892-E94C2CAA792B
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-missing-bipoc-women-and-girls-task-force/
 
 
 
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Charles Scudder and his partner, Joseph Odom, moved to the town of Trion, Georgia to escape the hustle and bustle of city life in Chicago and live on their own terms. Many in the town were not happy with the couple's arrival due to their unorthodox lifestyle. Eventually acceptance grew when they realized Charles and Joseph had no ill intention toward anyone.
Some of the towns people even became friends with the couple whether they enjoyed the couples' company, attended parties or partook in Charles' homemade wine. It was a peaceful life for six years before two men they thought were friends took their lives as well as their beloved dogs lives in a brutal attack. 
Tune in as Savannah shares the story of how these two peculiarly creative souls were taken too soon and Elysia is reminded of how one's intuition of impending death can make a person do otherwise strange things.
 
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Sources:
“The Corpsewood Manor Murders of North Georgia” by Amy Petulla 
https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/1984/40344-1.html
Gore Report: A True Crime Podcast: "Hometown Legends Volume 2: The Corpsewood Manor Murders"
Beers With Queers: A True Crime Podcast: Episode 2 "The Corpsewood Manor Murders"
 
 
 
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When Bonnie's body was found at the bottom of a cliff just off a hiking trail, her family was in utter shock and disbelief. The park was nowhere near where she was supposed to be that day and it was completely out of character for her to stray from her routine.
Karen, Bonnie's Mother, was further shocked when she arrived at the medical examiner's office to identify her body. She recognized the bruises and wounds on Bonnie's hands and arms as defense injuries. That began a 17 year journey to finding justice for Bonnie and advocating for stricter DNA laws.
Tune in as Elysia takes us through the lengthy process of elimination in the investigation and possibly the most suspenseful trial we've covered. Meanwhile, Savannah is flabbergasted at the number of potential suspects Bonnie knew. 
 
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Sources:
Dateline: Justice for Bonnie, Season 20, Episode 18
 
Justice for Bonnie by Karen Foster and I.J. Schecter
 
https://justiceforbonnie.com/
 
http://www.sitnews.us/0507news/050207/050207_shns_dna_arrest.html
 
https://www.fosters.com/story/news/2007/05/13/cold-case-unites-mothers-on/52506313007/
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kenneth-dion-ex-soldier-on-trial-for-1994-murder-of-alaska-coed-bonnie-craig/
 
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/defendant-guilty-bonnie-craig-murder/2011/06/16/
 
 
 
 
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The prominent and wealthy Wales family dynamic had long been complicated but tensions rose when matriarch, Margaret Wales-King, and her husband, Paul King, both went missing. When it was discovered that Margaret's youngest son, Matthew, and his wife, Maritza, were the last to see Margaret and Paul, the rest of her children wanted answers. Instead, they got a lot of dramatics as Matthew would do nothing but sob and act out every time they spoke with him.
Detectives quickly found some potential motives and the couple were the number one suspects. When their bodies were found, detectives had all the physical evidence they needed and when faced with murder charges, Maritza confessed everything she knew.
Tune in as Savannah gives us the details one of the worst planned crimes we've seen and Elysia explains that this is why one shouldn't try to control inheritance from the grave.
 
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Sources:
https://www.theage.com.au/national/murder-in-the-family-20030411-gdvivr.html
Bonney, Hilary (2003). The Society Murders: The True Story of the Wales-King Murders.
 
 
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