The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

Ben and Narcy Novak's marriage was held together by mutually-assured destruction. He had all the money. She had all the dirt. Ben Jr. Novack had it all - wealth, influence, and a thriving convention business that made him millions each year. He was also the son of one of the world’s most successful hoteliers. But none of that would protect him from a gruesome death at the hands of the person he should have trusted the most. A wife who took her vows of “til death do us part” to a whole new twisted and sadistic level, stopping at nothing to make sure that if she couldn’t have him, no one could. 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 Rose Keefe Special Thanks: Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Featured Podcast: Women & Crime https://womenandcrimepodcast.com Sources: Glatt, John. Prince of Paradise. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-how-a-reporter-uncovered-the-murder-of-miami-matriarch-bernice-novack/  https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=8353824  https://www.wealthmanagement.com/estate-planning/fight-over-fortune-murdered-fontainebleau-hotel-heir-continues  https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20120315/NEWS/812036765  48 Hours episode “Crazy Love” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-killed-miami-beach-hotel-heir-benji-novack/5/  https://forward.com/tag/narcy-novack/  https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/newyork/press-releases/2012/narcisa-veliz-novack-and-cristobal-veliz-sentenced-in-white-plains-federal-court-to-life-in-prison-for-the-beating-deaths-of-ben-and-bernice-novack https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/alejandro-garcia-sentenced-white-plains-federal-court-17-years-and-six-months-prison https://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/04/09/4118904.htm https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2010-07-19-fl-novack-mayocol-b071910-20100719-story.html https://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/12/17/sentencing-day-in-narcy-novack-family-killings-case/

Halloween is without a doubt considered the spookiest time of year.  It’s the time of year when we binge watch all of the horror classics, sure to induce a good jump scare - like Halloween, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. There are also those other classics that take us to a much darker place - like Rosemary’s Baby and The Omen, where we question the existence of demons. For one young man in the town of Manteca, California, there came a time where he didn’t just question the existence of demons - he believed he was actually seeing them. 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 Featured Podcast: World's Dumbest Criminals https://shows.acast.com/worlds-dumbest-criminals Sources: https://www.recordnet.com/article/20130128/A_NEWS/130129868 https://www.mantecabulletin.com/news/crime/police-recover-bloody-mask/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PSXVqb8INM&t=38s&ab_channel=Oxygen https://covenantcompanion.com/2011/11/02/covenant-ava-advocate-murdered-in-home-2/ https://www.independentnews.com/obituaries/katy-hansen-kathleen-mcgehee/article_3a8259de-17e8-11e1-8e12-001cc4c03286.html https://www.recordnet.com/article/20120328/A_NEWS09/203280324 https://www.recordnet.com/article/20111102/A_NEWS/111020309 https://www.recordnet.com/article/20111101/a_news/111109996 https://www.recordnet.com/article/20111203/A_NEWS09/111209962 Oxygen “Snapped” Season 21 - Episode 10 https://www.independentnews.com/obituaries/katy-hansen-kathleen-mcgehee/article_3a8259de-17e8-11e1-8e12-001cc4c03286.html https://www.recordnet.com/article/20040523/A_NEWS/305239963 https://www.recordnet.com/article/20130129/a_news/301290311 https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1733295.html?fbclid=IwAR2wwKr8Wlfoluule0PiwsRR6f655JH6AQsu_vsXvBDskwFKEEkgGXeYe9g

Whether or not you're into mafia films like The Godfather or Goodfellas, you're guaranteed to love this episode - a story filled with all the makings of a Hollywood movie: comedy, romance, schemes, scams, sketchy characters, violence...and the occasional murder. This is a story about a man born into a life of crime and raised by a prominent mafia family in Detroit, Michigan - Gunner Alan Lindbloom. In this episode, he takes us back to his troubling childhood and into his professional life of crime where he eventually finds redemption and love in the unlikeliest of places. 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: Gunner Lindbloom https://www.youtube.com/c/GunnerLindbloom https://www.gunnerdetroit.com https://www.facebook.com/gunnerdetroit https://www.ourthingapparel.com https://www.amazon.ca/BE-KING-Gunner-Lindbloom-ebook/dp/B01N6RQ3AE Maria Lindbloom https://player.fm/podcasts/maria-lindbloom Justin Rimmel https://tunein.com/podcasts/Media--Entertainment-Podcasts/Mysterious-Circumstances-p1122709  Sources: https://www.youtube.com/c/GunnerLindbloom https://www.gunnerdetroit.com/ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/detroitnews/name/peter-tocco-obituary?pid=182296126 https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/06/24/organized-crime-in-detroit-forgotten-but-not-gone/ https://americanmafiahistory.com/giacomo-black-jack-tocco/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tocco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Partnership

In the Summer of 2004, in the quiet, soggy coastal town of Raymond Washington, a man lifted a body out of his family’s chest freezer. He struggled beneath its weight and couldn’t understand how his wife had managed to get it in there in the first place. 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 Luke Ahearn Featured Podcast: Reverie True Crime https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/reverie-true-crime-1250168 Sources: If You Tell - by Gregg Olsen (2019) https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/knotek-david.htm https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/knotek-michelle.htm https://allthatsinteresting.com/shelly-knotek https://www.the-sun.com/lifestyle/876416/shelly-knotek-abuse-daughters-serial-killer/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Knotek https://nypost.com/2019/11/30/kids-of-murderer-michelle-shelly-knotek-warn-their-mom-could-kill-again/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119827321/kathy-loreno https://apnews.com/article/1ba1a2ceca7d8bbbc82506c3b1b488b5 https://caselaw.findlaw.com/wa-court-of-appeals/1430291.html https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Raymond-couple-befriended-3-strangers-who-then-1121552.php https://tdn.com/business/local/david-knotek-pleads-guilty-to-second-degree-murder/article_5ae74764-1767-5670-8861-421b9edb9cac.html https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/michelle-knoteks-daughters-warn-shes-still-a-danger-as-prison-release-nears

August 1990 - It was the beginning of a new academic year for University of Florida students. Thousands of young people, brimming with anticipation. Excited for new beginnings, classes, friends, and of course, football games. But that summer there was someone new in the picturesque college town. Someone watching students through their bedroom windows at night, waiting for just the right moment to strike. 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: Christina Crane Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Featured Podcast: Dark Poutine https://darkpoutine.com/ Sources: A Monster of All Time - by JT Hunter The Making of a Serial Killer - By Danny Rolling  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Rolling http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/rolling1051.htm https://allthatsinteresting.com/danny-rolling-gainesville-ripper https://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20050826/News/608115592/LL https://www.biography.com/news/danny-rolling-scream-killer-gainesville https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r1/rolling-daniel-harold.htm https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Danny_Rolling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2HX52GzMVg&ab_channel=SerialKillersDocumentaries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNbhhuORbwE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz5J-oxbsGY&t=176s&ab_channel=CrimeDocumentaryFilms

Imagine sitting on the back deck of a yacht, soaking up Pacific sunshine off the coast of Mexico with a cold Margarita in one hand, and the love of your life in the other. No more work - just the pure bliss of retirement and endless summer. Swimming with dolphins at sunset in the Sea of Cortez. A beach in every bay, and a party in every port. This was the life of Tom and Jackie Hawks in 2004. It was the kind of life everyone dreams of...The kind of life a person would just kill to have. 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: Dead Reckoning. Rother, Caitlin (2019)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_cTp0jLGP8&ab_channel=CBSNews https://www.youtube.com/watchv=H0DC3jmZ_dI&ab_channel=OrangeCountyRegister http://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/deleon-skylar.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6wpW6POCMM&ab_channel=AdamM.Moran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgiKfbntndw&t=618s&ab_channel=TrueCrimeDaily https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Pf41ofEQ8&t=75s&ab_channel=ABCNews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jteYpA6HjaU&ab_channel=ABCNews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMsakHYvtcg&ab_channel=ABCNews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSmysqjZlj8&ab_channel=ABCNews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWOVaPVriyE&ab_channel=ABCNews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzBbSAOMl4c&ab_channel=SantinaWaldner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7CD2iamFbc&t=241s&ab_channel=MercuryNews https://www.oxygen.com/the-real-murders-of-orange-county/crime-news/skylar-deleon-kills-tom-jackie-hawks-in-yacht-murder https://heavy.com/news/2020/01/tom-jackie-hawks-cause-of-death-murder-case-thomas/

In April 2006, Marc and Debra R. were planning a summer vacation from their home in Alberta Canada to Ontario. The year before had been tiresome dealing with their preteen daughter J.R.'s rebellious behavior. They hoped a getaway might help reconnect them. But their daughter wasn’t as keen about the trip as they were. In fact, she had something more sinister planned. 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: Ashton Morrow Ryan Deininger Special Thanks: David Wheeler Sources: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/cmm/marc-debra-jacob-richardson-murdered-by-daughter-1-t3500644.html https://www.thesudburystar.com/2016/05/07/young-killer-clears-final-hurdle https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/steinke-jeremy.htm https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5lic2c Runaway Devil - Robert Remmington and Sherri Zickefoose 

On November 21st, 1987 in Holland Michigan, newlyweds Rick and Gail Brink had just returned to their peaceful country home on Ransom street after attending another couple's wedding reception. Although the house was a work in progress, Rick and Gail looked forward to eventually creating a lifetime of memories there. Tragically it was a future they’d never share. 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.nbc.com/a-wedding-and-a-murder/video/a-secret-to-kill-for/3744089 https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2013/02/former_girlfriend_of_1987_murd.html https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20190403e77 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/SECRETS+AND+LIES%3B+Pam+Wyngarden+had+a+dark+secret+about+her+husband...-a0372314398 https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2014/03/ryan_wyngarden_sent_29_letters.html#incart_story_package https://www.oxygen.com/a-wedding-and-a-murder/man-murders-sister-husband-cover-up-incestuous-relationship https://www.hillsdale.net/article/20140328/news/140328892 https://www.hollandsentinel.com/photogallery/MI/20140311/NEWS/311009996/PH/1 https://www.hollandsentinel.com/article/20140316/NEWS/140319272 https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2014/04/post_501.html https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2014/07/with_killings_of_rick_gail_bri.html https://www.hollandsentinel.com/article/20140320/NEWS/140329876

For some, it may be hard to believe there are still places that exist in the world where people don't give a second thought to leaving their doors unlocked. Small, safe, secure communities where the possibility of crime is the farthest thing from anyone's mind. 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts lived in such a place - the tight-knit farm community of Brooklyn, Iowa. But on a cool evening in the summer of July 2018, 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 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 Featured Podcast: Crime & Entertainment - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crime-entertainment/id1573321645  Sources: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2019/08/17/cristhian-bahena-rivera-mollie-tibbetts-brooklyn-murder-marshalltown-frese-iowa-immigrant-trial/1996512001/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/12/28/mollie-tibbetts-iowa-ia-brooklyn-mexican-immigrant-murder-suspect-ulises-felix-cristhian-rivera/2430196002/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/2018/09/01/mollie-tibbetts-father-common-decency-immigration-heartless-despicable-donald-trump-jr-column/1163131002/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/news/2018/08/22/first-degree-murder-charges-filled-mollie-tibbetts-investigation/1061930002/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/08/21/mollie-tibbetts-missing-iowa-student-body-cristhian-bahena-rivera-arrest-warrant/1058089002/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/news/2018/08/20/mollie-tibbetts-knows-how-connect-people-father-says/1044881002/ https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/news/2018/08/21/searching-mollie-tibbetts/1053041002 https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/crops/pdf/a1-12.pdf https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a23571291/mollie-tibbetts-memorial-run/ https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/desmoinesregister/obituary.aspx?n=mollie-tibbetts&pid=190038545&fhid=13705 https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2018/08/20/mollie-tibbetts-missing-iowa-search-brooklyn-news-update-disappearance-latest-girl-facebook-reddit/1018226002/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMa2E76Aznw https://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3299&context=utk_chanhonoproj https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S62wYnrhyK4 https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2021/06/06/mollie-tibbetts-trial-juror-describes-deliberations-cristhian-bahena-rivera-guilty-verdict-murder/7505781002/

In November 2017, 24-year-old Nebraskan Sydney Loofe was ecstatic after a successful first date with a woman she’d met on Tinder and couldn’t wait for a second. Her dream match, however, wasn’t who she was claiming to be and her intentions for their second date were anything but romantic. 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.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/07/236939/nebraska-man-aubrey-trail-sex-cult-witches-vampire-testimony-murder-trial https://www.1011now.com/2020/10/06/bailey-boswell-trial-day-9-witnesses-discuss-dna-evidence-surveillance-video/ https://www.knopnews2.com/content/news/Sydney-Loofe-murder-trial-continues-without-Trail--Search-for-Loofes-remains-outlined--511839881.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/sydney-loofe-aubrey-trail https://www.1011now.com/content/news/Prosecution-shows-surveillance-video-from-hotels-Trail-and-Boswell-stayed-in-after-Sydney-Loofes-death-512173651.html https://www.newschannelnebraska.com/story/42730171/text-conversations-home-depot-purchases-revealed-at-boswell-trial http://netnebraska.org/article/news/1181608/good-morning-beautiful-jury-reads-tinder-messages-between-sydney-loofe-bailey https://www.klkntv.com/bailey-boswell-found-guilty-of-first-degree-murder/ https://www.1011now.com/2020/10/08/witnesses-show-pattern-of-bailey-boswell-meeting-women-on-tinder-talking-about-torture-killing/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIU64teSMHg https://www.myantelopecountynews.com/nelighnews/susie-loofe-provides-first-testimony-in-murder-trial?fbclid=IwAR2quRKR-IgJt5ttEayBpvv_A3UiEOra0CEVWSvVZ0iwwGajrZ1TC_I3XZ8 https://www.klkntv.com/sydney-loofes-mother-friends-testify-at-boswell-trial/ https://www.knopnews2.com/2020/10/01/bailey-boswell-trial-day-6-witnesses-explain-how-technology-helped-crack-the-case/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5osimcT84wM&ab_channel=LNKTVCity https://kearneyhub.com/news/state/iowa-town-bewildered-by-former-star-athletes-link-to-sydney-loofe-case/article_009df68e-de88-11e7-82b7-ef647b6da0d6.html http://sandhillsexpress.com/featured-news/iowa-town-bewildered-by-former-star-athletes-link-to-sydney-loofe-case/ http://hosting-10267.tributes.com/obituary/read/Sydney-Loofe-105560364 https://www.1011now.com/content/news/Sydney-Loofe-murder-trial-resumes-Thursday-morning--511571352.html https://theindependent.com/loofes-body-was-found-through-ground-breaking-analysis-of-boswells-cell-phone-records/article_91e33dcc-f97a-5bc1-a127-5d3bbab2ffd5.html https://www.klkntv.com/investigators-recognized-for-significant-break-in-sydney-loofe-case/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a3tjmFQWks&ab_channel=KETVNewsWatch7 https://theindependent.com/townnews/crime/aubrey-trail-had-cult-of-women-he-said-could-become-witches-by-killing-witness-testifies/article_6abe2de6-43b2-5c0c-ab6e-14b323134446.html https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/witness-at-boswell-trial-i-paid-three-psychologists-to-forget-this-incident/article_56f2af75-91c1-5367-bb4c-a3078e7cd196.html https://www.1011now.com/2020/10/07/bailey-boswell-trial-day-11-woman-testifies-about-talk-of-sex-witchcraft-and-killing-during-relationship-with-trail-boswell/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBtvdDI6wVQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLpIHLNMtw74BHs9vYk7vX9ADLHZeRkJOi&t=147&v=LRr1gKKar6M&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=StayInformed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuqstRM-NuA&list=PLpIHLNMtw74BHs9vYk7vX9ADLHZeRkJOi&t=181s&ab_channel=StayInformed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtJsAKuAIE8&t=241s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ-fZNg5wac&ab_channel=KMTV3NewsNowKMTV3NewsNow https://youtu.be/gTFj5X3vQf8?t=542 https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=439&v=wJt3kszk7Rc&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=KMTV3NewsNow