“What Did I Do to Deserve This?” Adults Ordered Groceries While 14-Year-Old Starved to 35 Pounds | Melissa Goodman episode artwork

EPISODE · Aug 10, 2026 · 33 MIN

“What Did I Do to Deserve This?” Adults Ordered Groceries While 14-Year-Old Starved to 35 Pounds | Melissa Goodman

from Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide · host Ky Charles

When Walter Goodman III called 911 from his Oneida, Wisconsin, home, first responders found his 14-year-old daughter weighing just 35 pounds.As doctors fought to save her life, investigators began uncovering what had been happening inside the home she shared with Walter, Melissa Goodman, Savanna LeFever, and Kayla Stemler.Then police searched the house ... and Melissa’s phone.What they found would lead one prosecutor to call it the worst child neglect case she had seen in nearly 25 years.Listen now on Love and MurderAFTER SHOW AVAILABLE ON PATREONA family gathered at a wake in west London when an argument broke out between cousins Jahmel Joseph and Jordan Rodney. A relative intervened and sent Jahmel home, seemingly ending the confrontation.But shortly before midnight, Jahmel came back ... this time on a motorcycle and carrying a shotgun.Jordan would be dead before the night was over, another family member would be seriously injured, and Jahmel's diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia would eventually become central to the question of why he returned to that wake armed.Join the Patreon at the $3/month tier or above to listen to the break down of this case and my commentary on it.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/relationshipcrime************************************************************************************************Podcast Promo: Darkcast Network*************************************************************************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please take some time to Rate, Share, Subscribe! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for stopping by and remember that it’s All Love and No Murder Yall!Intro music by:Shalash by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalashLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

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