Cold Medicine Murder: Aspiring Pastor Brutalizes Bride

As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering Lauren Hugelmaier with me today. In September 2017, 29-year-old Lauren Hugelmaier Phelps was found brutally murdered in her Raleigh, North Carolina home. Her husband, Matthew Phelps, called 911 claiming he “had a dream” and found her dead, with blood all over him and a knife on the bed.The autopsy revealed Lauren had been stabbed 123 times, her body riddled with wounds to her head, neck, torso, and arms. Evidence would later show Matthew had financial conflicts and secret obsessions that fueled the violence.At trial, Phelps pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in October 2018, foregoing the death penalty, and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.