The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

In June 2011, UK author Helen Bailey began writing a blog after the death of her husband as a way to deal with her grief and to provide comfort and a voice to the bereaved. She openly chronicled her journey following her loss - the ins and outs, the highs and lows, and eventually revealed that things were, indeed, getting better for her - she’d met someone: a man she called “The Gorgeous Grey-Haired Widower.” How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Editing: Justin Hellstrom Sources: Death of an Author - Hilary Nettleton When Bad Things Happen in Good Bikinis - Helen Bailey  Diane Stewart Obituary Daily Mail #1  Daily Mail #2 Daily Mail #3  Daily Mail #4 Daily Mail #5  Daily Mail #6 Plainsmenpost #1 Plainsmenpost #2 BBC  Helen Bailey Wiki  Crown Sentencing Remarks Diane 911 Call  ITV  What The Killer Did Next Documentary  Trial Testimony Twitter Thread Cambridge News   Murdered by My Fiance Documentary Helen Missing Persons Phone Call Evening Standard The Times  Express The Sun Huffington Post

Charlotte and Brent Springford Sr. were well-respected, successful, progressive-minded pillars of their community in Montgomery, Alabama. Everything in their lives seemed perfect, but that was all about to change. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Special Thanks: Mark Pinsky Drifting Into Darkness Editing: Justin Hellstrom Recommendation: Lies In Bone https://www.audible.com/pd/Lies-in-Bone-Audiobook/B09RG7BR4 Sources: Drifting Into Darkness, Mark Pinsky (2022) Boulder Weekly #1 Boulder Weekly #2 AlabamaNews.net Caroline Scoutt Obituary Denver Post Newcastle News Letter Journal #1 Newcastle News Letter Journal #2 Newcastle News Letter Journal #3 Springford’s Obituary Bonnie’s Blog Drifting Into Darkness Mark Pinsky

Valentine’s Day 2010 was supposed to be the perfect day for Richard and Stacey Schoeck to re-stoke old fires of desire. Like many couples, work, kids, and other commitments had meant little time for passion. But they were about to change all that. Their plan was to meet up in a secret, secluded spot, in the pitch-black darkness of the North Georgia countryside. A perfect place to drink some wine, exchange their Valentine’s …and maybe more. Tragically, they’d never get that chance. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Research: Ashton Morrow Editing: Justin Hellstrom Sources: Stacey Schoeck: The Valentine’s Day Killer, by Ana Benton Dateline NBC, A Perfect Spot, S23 E36 Oxygen Snapped, S19 E10 Stacey Morgan Schoeck Facebook TrueCrimeDaily.com Gainesville Times Article #1 Gainesville Times Article #2 Gainesville Times Article #3 Gainesville Times Article #4 Gainesville Times Article #5 Gainesville Times Article #6 Gainesville Times Article #7   Gainesville Times Article #8 Gainesville Times Article #9 Findlaw AJC News Legacy Obituaries Murderpedia Anita Durairaj Newspapers.com Memorial Websites Inquisitr.com

Jo Rogers and her two daughters disappeared after taking their first vacation together.. Tragically it would be their last. Their bodies were later discovered floating in Tampa Bay with all signs horrifically pointing to the probability they’d been thrown overboard alive - bound and weighed down with cinder blocks. It would be a crime that would go unsolved for three years. That's until a group of determined cold case investigators decided to take another look at the case - a case that would make it to the famous TV show "Unsolved Mysteries", and onto billboards, all in a desperate attempt to track down a man they suspected was a serial killer. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Special Thanks: Christina Crane Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Editing: Justin Hellstrom Featured Podcast: History Daily - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-daily/id1591095413 Sources: Death Cruise (1996) by Don Davis https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-1-sunset/ https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-2-haunted/ https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-3-neighbors/ https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-4-the-tin-man/ https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-5-silver-bullet/ https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-6-night-stories/ https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/chapter-7-the-magic-kingdom/ https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/classics/angels-and-demons/postscript/ http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/chandler1275.htm  https://www.newspapers.com/image/238443943/?terms=%22Ivelisse%20Berrios%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/635786335/?terms=%22Ivelisse%20Berrios%22&match=1 https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2014-02-25-fl-coral-springs-cold-case-20140224-story.html https://www.tampabay.com/incoming/killer-linked-to-another-murder/2167401/ https://coralspringstalk.com/coral-springs-police-crack-23-year-old-cold-case-6986 https://www.tampabay.com/narratives/2019/06/05/from-2011-i-dont-need-any-closure-hal-rogers-rebuilds-his-life-oba-chandler-is-about-to-lose-his/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/238443943/?terms=Ivelisse%20Berrios&match=1

After Nicole Addimando fatally shot her partner in what she claimed was self-defense, she was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. At her trial the details surrounding her history of abuse were excluded, essentially removing the context for what happened the night of the shooting from the jury. As much as this case examines the darker side of the judicial system it also highlights human strength and the immense power of friendship, love, and compassion - the unstoppable force behind a group of women who have fought fiercely to bring not only Nikki’s truth to light but the injustice all criminalized survivors of intimate partner violence face. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter HOW TO HELP NIKKI 1. SIGN THE PETITION Click Here By signing the petition supporting Nikki’s clemency, you’re asking Governor Hochul to grant Nikki clemency to reunite her with her children who desperately need their mother.  2. CONTRIBUTE TO FAMILY TRUST Click Here Your donation will go directly to the Addimando Family Trust, which supports the current and future needs of Nikki and her children, now 9 and nearly 7. To find out more go to: We Stand With Nikki Website Instagram Twitter Facebook For Support: National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) https://www.thehotline.org Music Credit: “You were the safety” by JOLENE Produced by Aaron Krause Mastered by Wil Reeves Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: https://gen.medium.com/nikki-had-proof-shed-been-abused-but-was-it-enough-for-self-defense-bd9f196396eb https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/domesticviolencesentence.pdf https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2020/2020-ny-slip-op-20048.html https://westandwithnikki.com/ https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/2021/11/on-september-28-2017-nikki-addimando-fatally-shot-her-boyfriend-christopher-grover-there-is-significant-evidence-that-chri.html https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/04/04/addimando-trial-no-evidence-abuse-forensic-psychologist-says/3362640002 https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/04/04/addimando-trial-no-evidence-abuse-forensic-psychologist-says/3362640002/  https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1550&context=ulj  https://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article35.php https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/when-can-a-woman-who-kills-her-abuser-claim-self-defense https://lemonadamedia.com/show/believeher https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nicole-addimando-murder-case-chris-grover-48-hours

To many residents in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, Nicole Addimando and Christopher Grover appeared to be an ideal couple raising two young children. So how did Chris wind up dead, and Nikki behind bars? When the truth behind the shooting was finally revealed, the details would be more shocking, and more devastating, than anyone wanted to believe. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter HOW TO HELP NIKKI 1. SIGN THE PETITION Click Here By signing the petition supporting Nikki’s clemency, you’re asking Governor Hochul to grant Nikki clemency to reunite her with her children who desperately need their mother.  2. CONTRIBUTE TO FAMILY TRUST Click Here Your donation will go directly to the Addimando Family Trust, which supports the current and future needs of Nikki and her children, now 9 and nearly 7. To find out more go to: We Stand With Nikki Website Instagram Twitter Facebook For Support: National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) https://www.thehotline.org Special Guests: Dr. Gail Dines Culture Reframed Music Credit: “You were the safety” by JOLENE Produced by Aaron Krause Mastered by Wil Reeves Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: https://gen.medium.com/nikki-had-proof-shed-been-abused-but-was-it-enough-for-self-defense-bd9f196396eb https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/domesticviolencesentence.pdf https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2020/2020-ny-slip-op-20048.html https://westandwithnikki.com/ https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/2021/11/on-september-28-2017-nikki-addimando-fatally-shot-her-boyfriend-christopher-grover-there-is-significant-evidence-that-chri.html https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/04/04/addimando-trial-no-evidence-abuse-forensic-psychologist-says/3362640002 https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2019/04/04/addimando-trial-no-evidence-abuse-forensic-psychologist-says/3362640002/  https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1550&context=ulj  https://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article35.php https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/when-can-a-woman-who-kills-her-abuser-claim-self-defense https://lemonadamedia.com/show/believeher https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nicole-addimando-murder-case-chris-grover-48-hours

Imagine TLC's 90 Day Fiancé meets the hit series Breaking Bad in an all-new twisted case of online romance. In 2006, an unlikely couple living two worlds apart found love over the internet and ventured into a marriage together that would later be mired in suspicion and deceit, ending with a woman missing and police conducting an experiment using two pig carcasses to determine what might have happened to her. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Sources: https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/national/cctv-footage-used-as-police-evidence-against-convicted-murderer-klaus-andres/video/b222da7498d1f283d99eb3f8b87efd90 https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/national/part-of-polices-interview-with-klaus-andres/video/e9e78d026a5b1fd871f11d917e92245a  https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/national/a-media-interview-conducted-with-det-insp-bruno-asnicar-and-klaus-andres/video/e8e99635ac151d2b1479f8de7f290256  http://news.takungpao.com/world/roll/2013-12/2084993.html  https://www.163.com/dy/article/F2U2O53M051488PG.html  https://www.zhihu.com/question/461913861/answer/1911033163  https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/tv-show-inspired-klaus-andres-to-dissolve-wifes-body-in-acid-court-20131209-2z17j.html https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rlbvG4w6y4g2vnTd3FhBMT6C3XX-2BfwFLsqeI3Jq3I/edit  https://www.9news.com.au/national/murder-accused-preferred-sex-with-lover/6f57321c-a010-4d20-a7c0-b3b08fabbe8b  https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/cold-hearted-cairns-killer-set-to-make-parole-bid/news-story/8227c94a9f5f4babc21fa7c9223b442d  www.cairnspost.com.au /news/cairns/police-soon-noticed-husbands-odd-behaviour/news-story/5295a52a24c770bbab32de13c1f764d3 www.cairnspost.com.au /news/cairns/nervous-woman-struggled-to-adapt-to-new-life-in-cairns/news-story/e696bae873550d2f897107f51c841c15 www.cairnspost.com.au /news/cairns/greed-and-arrogance-was-wife-killers-ultimate-undoing/news-story/86786296a63f2172f6fe0b44f781397e www.cairnspost.com.au /news/cairns/andres-ate-ice-cream-before-pouring-acid-cairns-court-told/news-story/c084abf41e12d08dc5f2c599aa1c875d www.cairnspost.com.au /news/cairns/the-other-woman-cairns-court-hears-of-arguments-over-money-and-infidelity/news-story/7020bc1ac339c66ab3f5d9214f876931 www.cairnspost.com.au /news/crime-court/killer-showed-complete-lack-of-respect-for-his-victim-by-dissolving-her-body-in-acid/news-story/257e8d285fd94062831ca5a490144663 www.news.com.au /national/queensland/cairns-supreme-court-silenced-by-a-sons-grief-after-klaus-andres-found-guilty-of-murdering-wife-and-sentenced-to-life-/news-story/d4a70da29b711aa51470792d7b509492

December 24th, 2007 would mark the fifth year, three generations of the Anderson family living in Carnation, Washington would spend Christmas together. They had no idea a murderous pair sharing paranoid delusions made plans for it to be their last, becoming one of the worst mass killings in Washington State’s history. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Special Thanks: Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Sources: Sanders, Paul. (2017). Banquet of Consequences: A Juror’s Plight, The Carnation Murders Trial of Michele Anderson. https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/crime/2016/02/09/michele-anderson-confession-murder-trial/80074930/ https://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Neighbors-remember-couple-as-paranoid-and-1260130.php https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teta52pAquE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a680U0_ZNk0 https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/prosecutor-seeks-death-penalty-in-carnation-slayings http://mydeathspace.com/vb/showthread.php?6976-6-found-dead-at-rural-Washington-home/page2 https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/im-a-monster-jurors-hear-michele-andersons-taped-confession-in-murder-trial https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=wayne-scott-anderson&pid=101214667 https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=scott-russell-anderson&pid=101332982 https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=erica-jean-anderson&pid=101332976 https://murderpedia.org/female.A/a/anderson-michele.htm https://amp.courierpostonline.com/amp/25384279 https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/witness-mcenroe-couldnt-defy-girlfriend-over-carnation-slayings https://torontosun.com/news/world/crime-hunter-yuletide-massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIscIPIb0J4&t=223s https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/mcenroe-guilty-of-murdering-family-of-6-on-christmas-eve

One of the best things about traveling is getting to meet new and interesting people along the way. But just how much do you really know about the guy sitting two rows behind you on the plane… or the person offering to split a taxi with you? In this whirlwind episode, you'll hear about three unsuspecting tourists who suddenly disappeared without a trace. That is until their body parts started showing up in Singapore and Thailand. The perpetrator - a fugitive who'd mastered butchery skills in prison. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Special Thanks: Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster Feel The Madness - The Funkoars Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars Sources: A British Serial Killer in Singapore (2019) - by Tan Ooi Boon Emissaries of Satan (2015) - by Christopher Berry-Dee https://www.gfmag.com/global-data/economic-data/richest-countries-in-the-world https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12062988.the-prisoner-who-has-yet-to-complete-a-sentence/ https://mothership.sg/2019/03/john-martin-scripps-murder-singapore/ https://www.goabroad.com/articles/study-abroad/singapore-laws-to-know-before-you-go https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/scripps-john-martin.htm https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/guilty-as-charged-john-martin-scripps-befriended-tourists-then-butchered-them https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_437_2005-01-17.html https://www.grunge.com/491706/this-is-how-traveling-killer-john-martin-scripps-was-finally-caught/ https://everything.explained.today/John_Martin_Scripps/ https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/mass-killer-learned-butcher-prison-article-1.2073031

In March 2021, London along with the rest of England was under a full national lockdown in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. An unusual mix of boredom, fear, and frustration permeated the country as it grappled with the ever-changing rules and restrictions. The entire world it seemed, was just waiting for things to go back to normal. But there was one man who didn’t see these once-in-a-lifetime circumstances as an obstacle - instead, he saw in them - a depraved opportunity to turn locked-down London into his own personal hunting ground. How to support: For extra perks including extra content, early release, and ad-free episodes - Go to - Patreon How to connect: Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Music Credits: The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster The Funkoars – Feel The Madness Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/ Research & Writing: Ryan Deininger Special Thanks: Dr. Sohom Das www.youtube.com/apsychforsoreminds Featured Podcast: Defense Diaries https://www.defensediariespodcast.com Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sarah_Everard https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/wayne-couzens-judge-sentencing-remarks-b1929914.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/sep/30/he-stole-her-future-sarah-everard-family-impact-statements https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/wayne-couzens-know-officer-arrested-23694346 https://inews.co.uk/news/philip-allott-tory-police-commissioner-rejects-calls-resign-sarah-everard-comments-1230032 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-vhYDPyqJs&ab_channel=EmmaKenny https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/907015/police-use-firearms-statistics-england-and-wales-april-2019-to-march-2020-hosb2120.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jul/09/sarah-everard-wayne-couzens-white-vauxhall-astra-police https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/10/human-remains-found-in-the-search-for-missing-london-woman-sarah-everard https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/sarah-everard-missing-family-police-appeal-footage-b923070.html https://metro.co.uk/2021/09/30/sarah-everard-timeline-of-events-as-wayne-couzens-sentenced-for-murder-15299220/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnfrV3nSQZA&t=14s&ab_channel=GuardianNews https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/covid-timeline-uk-lockdown-vaccine-pandemic-boris-johnson-b923362.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/sep/29/wayne-couzens-timeline-footage-shows-movements-before-murdering-sarah-everard https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/oct/02/how-cctv-played-a-vital-role-in-tracking-sarah-everard-and-her-killer https://www.indy100.com/news/sarah-everard-trial-wayne-couzens-b1929005 https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/who-missing-sarah-everard-what-do-we-know-b923327.html  https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14301957/wayne-couzens-from-cop-to-sarah-everard-suspect/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/sep/29/wayne-couzens-timeline-footage-shows-movements-before-murdering-sarah-everard  https://inews.co.uk/news/sarah-everard-what-happened-timeline-murder-case-killer-wayne-couzens-sentencing-1224966 https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/sarah-everard-murder-a-timeline-of-key-events/ https://uk.news.yahoo.com/sarah-everard-body-found-builder-123219609.html https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/body-found-in-hunt-for-missing-sarah-243791/ https://news.sky.com/story/sarah-everard-wayne-couzens-may-have-used-covid-lockdown-rules-to-arrest-and-handcuff-murder-victim-12420944 https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/sarah-everard-missing-women-clapham-19992681