41 min

Episode 41: Stunning: A Very 80s Story of Love, Lies and Murder, Pt 1 True Crime Campfire

    • True Crime

Oil and water. Ammonia and bleach. Vinegar and baking soda. Mentos and Diet Coke. There are some substances which, though benign by themselves, can be toxic or explosive when they come together. People can be like that too. Relationship dynamics can be every bit as volatile as chemistry. And when the wrong two people come together, it can start them on a path that leads them—and everyone in their path—to a big BOOM.

Sources:

Vanity Fair, "The Murder Hustle" by Ann Bardach. October 1989.
Timeline of the case from "Forensic Files Now:" https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/2017/06/29/just-sweats-fraud-murder/
LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-14-me-56965-story.html
AP News: https://apnews.com/6056d3bf876f8f4989241f55f32b3831
Oxygen's "Snapped: Killer Couples," episode "John Hawkins and Gene Hanson"
Columbus Dispatch: https://www.dispatch.com/article/20140521/NEWS/305219823

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Patreon (join to get all episodes a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfire
Facebook: True Crime Campfire
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Twitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfire
Email: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.com

Oil and water. Ammonia and bleach. Vinegar and baking soda. Mentos and Diet Coke. There are some substances which, though benign by themselves, can be toxic or explosive when they come together. People can be like that too. Relationship dynamics can be every bit as volatile as chemistry. And when the wrong two people come together, it can start them on a path that leads them—and everyone in their path—to a big BOOM.

Sources:

Vanity Fair, "The Murder Hustle" by Ann Bardach. October 1989.
Timeline of the case from "Forensic Files Now:" https://forensicfilesnow.com/index.php/2017/06/29/just-sweats-fraud-murder/
LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-14-me-56965-story.html
AP News: https://apnews.com/6056d3bf876f8f4989241f55f32b3831
Oxygen's "Snapped: Killer Couples," episode "John Hawkins and Gene Hanson"
Columbus Dispatch: https://www.dispatch.com/article/20140521/NEWS/305219823

Follow us, campers!

Patreon (join to get all episodes a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfire
Facebook: True Crime Campfire
Instagram: https://gramha.net/profile/truecrimecampfire/19093397079
Twitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfire
Email: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.com

41 min

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