Murderess Podcast

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 106: Erin Caffey — “The Door Was Unlocked”This episode revisits a story that meant a great deal to someone who believed deeply in this showMarch 1, 2008.Emory, Texas.Just after midnight, a fire erupts at a quiet brick home on a rural road.Firefighters expect an accident.Instead, they discover something unthinkable.Inside the house:A mother and two young boys, shot execution-style.A father barely alive — burned, bleeding, whispering a truth no one expects.Down the road, a teenage girl waits.Uninjured.Crying.Telling police the same thing again and again:“They shot my family.”But this is not a story about strangers breaking into a home.It’s a story about control, faith, adolescence — and a door that was unlocked on purpose.In this episode of Murderess Podcast, Sidney Smith examines the case of Erin Caffey:a deeply religious upbringing,a forbidden relationship framed as rescue,and a plan that turned obedience into annihilation.This is not a Romeo-and-Juliet story.It’s not a cautionary tale about rebellion.It’s a study of agency, influence, and the devastating consequences of choice.📍 Location: Emory, Texas📅 Key Dates: 1990 birth → early 2000s escalating conflict → March 1, 2008 murders → 2009 conviction → post-2010 sentencing changes👥 Central Figures: Erin Caffey, Charlie Wilkinson, Terry Caffey, Penny Caffey and Matthew & Tyler Caffey🧠 Themes: Control vs. autonomy, Faith and obedience,Manipulation and agency,Forgiveness without erasure and The difference between influence and responsibility🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, bonus content, and Quiet Jury access:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com → Cre8tiv+🎧 Listen on your favorite platform:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio📱 Follow Sidney Smith:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tivOfficial Sources Used:– Texas v. Erin Caffey (2009): trial records, sentencing documents, accomplice testimony– Texas Monthly — “Flesh and Blood”: long-form investigative feature on the Caffey family murders– Murderpedia: Erin Caffey case file, timeline, accomplice summaries– Wikipedia: Caffey family murders overview (cross-verified with court and journalism sources)– ABC News (2012): survivor interviews, Terry Caffey forgiveness statements– KLTV News (East Texas): local reporting on trial, sentencing, and family advocacy– Court transcripts & sentencing hearings: confession details, prosecution framing, defense arguments– Contemporary juvenile justice reporting: post-conviction legal changes impacting sentencing

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.What's up Murderess Accomplices! In this week's episode, Sidney and Jamie cover  a drowning, a grieving mother and a child’s accusation that changed everything. In this special rerun, we revisit the Amanda Lewis case — a story built on memory, doubt, and the thin line between accident and intent.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 105: Omaima Nelson — “Thanksgiving in Blood”A Murderess Podcast holiday specialThanksgiving weekend, 1991.Costa Mesa, California.A 56-year-old man named Bill Nelson is supposed to introduce his new wife to his daughter over dinner. He never makes it.Instead, neighbors hear a garbage disposal grinding through the night.Police find body parts wrapped in newspaper and tinfoil.Hands fried in oil.A head boiled and stored in a freezer.And a 23-year-old Egyptian-born woman named Omaima Nelson telling detectives it was all self-defense.She says she was raped.She says she was fighting for her life.She says she dismembered her husband in a “trance.”But prosecutors say something else:A pattern of luring older men, tying them up, and robbing them — a pattern that escalated into murder.Her trial becomes one of Orange County’s most notorious.The evidence becomes unforgettable.And the unanswered question — what happened to the missing 80 pounds? — still haunts investigators.This Thanksgiving, we revisit the case that shocked a generation…and a woman who went from abused child to model, to newlywed bride, to convicted killer — all in the span of a few extraordinary months.📍 Location: Costa Mesa, California📅 Key Dates: 1986 immigration → 1990 assault pattern → Nov 28, 1991 murder → Dec 2 arrest → 1993 conviction → 2006 & 2011 parole denials👥 Central Figures: Omaima Aree Nelson, William “Bill” Nelson, Margaret Nelson (Bill’s daughter), Robert Hannson, Richard Gray🧠 Themes: trauma vs manipulation, survival vs predation, gendered violence, courtroom mythmaking, the psychology of escalation🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Listen on your favorite platform:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio📱 Follow Sidney:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tivOfficial Sources Used:– Orange County Superior Court records (1991–1993): trial transcripts, verdict, sentencing documents– Los Angeles Times archives (1991–2011): reporting by Larry Welborn, Diana Marcum, Lily Dizon, Rene Lynch– OC Register archival reporting: Larry Welborn’s features on Nelson’s case and parole hearings– AP News & ABC News reports (1991–2011): crime scene details, parole opposition, psychological testimony– Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2020): Nelson v. Hill — habeas petition and legal posture– Murderpedia: Omaima Nelson case summary, crime scene documentation, timeline– Investigation Discovery – Deadly Women (Episode: “Murderesses”): psychological profile excerpts– Contemporary forensic commentary: Dr. David Sheffner psychiatric testimony (PTSD, psychosis, cannibalism allegation)

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 104: Sharon Kinne — “La Pistolera’s Disappearing Act”Part 4 of a multi-part seriesDecember 1969. A blackout sweeps through Iztapalapa Prison in Mexico City.Within minutes, one of the world’s most elusive inmates — La Pistolera — is gone.No gunfire. No alarms. No chase.For years, rumors cross borders: sightings in Guatemala, whispers of new lovers, even claims of another murder.But while the world chased her legend, Sharon Kinne quietly built a new identity in small-town Canada.Under the name Diedra Glabus, she became a motel owner, real estate agent, church volunteer, wife, grandmother — a woman no one questioned, and no one truly knew.It wasn’t luck that kept her free.It was perception.The same charm that disarmed jurors and detectives now blended her seamlessly into the rhythms of small-town life.When she died in 2022, her obituary remembered a kind neighbor.Three years later, in 2025, a fingerprint scan told the truth:Diedra Glabus was Sharon Kinne — the longest-active fugitive in Missouri history.From Missouri to Mexico to Manitoba, this is the final chapter of La Pistolera —the woman who turned escape into an identity and lived half a century inside the myth she built.📍 Locations: Independence, Missouri | Mexico City, Mexico | Manitoba, Canada📅 Key Dates: 1969 prison escape → 1970 reinvention → 2022 death → 2025 fingerprint match👥 Central Figures: Sharon Kinne / Diedra Glabus, Patricia Jones’s family, Francis Pugliese, Francisco Ordoñez, Missouri prosecutors, RCMP investigators🧠 Themes: Reinvention, perception as survival, gender bias in justice, the mythology of escape, truth emerging through technology📖 Series Conclusion Preview:Every myth ends the same way — with fact.Next week: a full postmortem episode tracing the case’s cultural footprint and how Sharon’s story reshaped the public’s idea of female killers who “don’t look like criminals.”🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Listen on your favorite platform:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio📱 Follow Sidney:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tivOfficial Sources Used:– State v. Sharon Kinne, Supreme Court of Missouri, 372 S.W.2d 62 (1963) — appellate ruling and procedural context– Missouri State Highway Patrol & FBI case summaries (1960–1970) — fugitive documentation and warrant records– Murderpedia: Sharon Kinne case file and international arrest timeline– James Hays, I’m Just an Ordinary Girl: The Sharon Kinne Story — biographical reference– The Mammoth Book of True Crime (1978) — case overview and myth analysis– Canadian press archives (1970s–2020s): Manitoba obituaries and municipal records for “Diedra Glabus”– Associated Press, Kansas City Star, Winnipeg Free Press, The Globe and Mail — cross-border reporting (1969–2025)– RCMP and FBI digital archival statements confirming 2025 fingerprint match– Candice DeLong, forensic commentary on deception and gender bias in violent offenders (Deadly Women, Investigation Discovery)– Susan Hatters Friedman & Michael H. Friedman, Just as Deadly (2020) — gendered criminology perspective

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.What's up Murderess Accomplices! In this week's episode, Sidney and Jamie cover the murderess who took the life of a beloved musical star. It's  Yolanda Saldivar. 

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 103: Sharon Kinne — “Trials, Mistrials, and Mexico”Part 3 of a multi-part seriesJanuary 1962. A packed courtroom in Independence, Missouri. The state charges Sharon with the first-degree murder of her husband, James Kinne. The trial hinges on the testimony of a teenager who says she offered him a thousand dollars to “get rid of” James. The jury believes him. Sharon is convicted and sentenced to life in prison.But that verdict doesn’t hold.Over the next two years, Missouri’s legal system fractures under the weight of its own procedures. The conviction is overturned on a jury selection technicality. A second trial collapses into mistrial. A third ends in a hung jury. And while the state prepares for a fourth attempt at justice, Sharon leaves the country.Mexico City. September 1964. A hotel room. A gunshot. A man named Francisco Ordoñez dead, a hotel clerk wounded, and Sharon once again claiming self-defense — only this time, the court doesn’t buy it. She is convicted and sent to Iztapalapa Prison.But in December 1969, during a sudden nighttime blackout, Sharon simply disappears.No alarms.No chase.No recapture.From Missouri defendant to Mexican inmate to international fugitive — this is the chapter where Sharon stops being a case file and becomes a rumor.📍 Locations: Independence, Missouri & Mexico City, Mexico📅 Key Dates: 1962 conviction → 1963 reversal → 1964 mistrial + hung jury → 1964 Mexico shooting → 1969 prison escape👥 Central Figures: Sharon Kinne, John Boldizs, Francis Pugliese, Francisco Ordoñez🧠 Themes: Legal collapse, charm as gravity, the cracks in procedural justice, identity as performance, disappearance as survival📖 Next Episode Preview: A new name. A new life. Whispers in border towns. And decades later — a fingerprint that should not have existed anymore.🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find BONUS CONTENT, past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Listen on your favorite platform:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio📱 Follow Sidney:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tivOfficial Sources Used:– State v. Sharon Kinne, Supreme Court of Missouri, 372 S.W.2d 62 (1963) — appellate reversal & procedural grounds– Missouri District Court trial records (1962–1964): testimony, voir dire disputes, mistrial documentation– Murderpedia: Sharon Kinne comprehensive case timeline– James Hays, I’m Just an Ordinary Girl: The Sharon Kinne Story (biographical narrative)– The Mammoth Book of True Crime (1978) — case summary & cultural context– Contemporary Reporting: Kansas City Star, Associated Press, Mexico City press (1962–1970)– Mexico judicial archives: Iztapalapa conviction records & sentencing modification notes– Candice DeLong & forensic commentary on female-presenting violent offenders (Deadly Women / ID Network)– Susan Hatters Friedman & Michael H. Friedman, Just as Deadly (2020) — criminological framing

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Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 102: Sharon Kinne — “The Widow and the Lover’s Wife”Part 2 of a multi-part seriesMay 1960. Independence, Missouri. Patricia Jones leaves work after a phone call, telling coworkers she’ll be right back. She never returns. Hours later, her car is found abandoned. Days later, her body is discovered in a lovers’ lane field—shot four times with a .22.And in the background, a young widow named Sharon Kinne was already drawing whispers. Just two months earlier, she had buried her husband under suspicious circumstances. Now she was entangled with Patricia’s husband, Walter.In Part 2 of Sharon Kinne’s story, host Sidney Smith takes you through the affair, the disappearance, and the first murder trial that stunned Missouri. From friends recalling Patricia’s devotion to her two daughters, to jurors so captivated by Sharon that one asked for her autograph, this episode explores how charm, bias, and missing evidence left a grieving family without justice.📍 Location: Independence, Missouri📅 Key Dates: March–June 1960 (James’s death, Patricia’s disappearance, Sharon’s arrest) | June 1961 (trial & acquittal)👥 Central Figures: Sharon Kinne, James Kinne, Walter Jones, Patricia Jones, John Boldizs🧠 Themes: Jealousy, gender bias in justice, charm as a weapon, community perception vs. evidence📖 Next Episode Preview: Mexico. A new lover. And a gunshot in a hotel room that would make Sharon an international fugitive.🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio📱 Follow Sidney on social:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tivOfficial Sources Used:– State v. Sharon Kinne, Supreme Court of Missouri, 372 S.W.2d 62 (1963) — trial records, testimony, jury instructions– James Patrick Quinn & Martha Sperry Hickman, defense briefs (1960–63)– Murderpedia: Sharon Kinne case file– James Hays, I’m Just an Ordinary Girl: The Sharon Kinne Story– The Mammoth Book of True Crime (1978)– Candice DeLong, commentary on female psychopathy (Deadly Women, Investigation Discovery)– Contemporary reporting: Kansas City Star, Associated Press (1960–1964)– Local Independence oral histories and retrospective features (Missouri Historical Society collections)– Susan Hatters Friedman & Michael H. Friedman, Just as Deadly (2020)

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Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 MURDERESS REPLAY: #78 Stephanie LopatkaMURDERESS PODCAST is back! Same host and a new research squad brings you Season 4. I'm back. And we have a pretty strange one to kick off 2024 and Season 4. Come on in.LISTEN. SUBSCRIBE. SHARE

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 MURDERESS REPLAY: #29 Rose WestIn this Murderess Replay, we revisit the story of Rose West — one half of Britain’s most infamous killer couple. Behind the walls of 25 Cromwell Street, Rose and Fred West built what neighbors thought was an ordinary family home. Instead, it became a house of secrets, abuse, and murder.This episode traces Rose’s role as both partner and instigator, exploring how she balanced the image of a mother with the reality of unspeakable crimes. From the victims hidden beneath the floorboards to the trial that shocked the UK, Rose West’s story remains a chilling reminder of how evil can live in plain sight.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Murderess Replay: Ep. 51 — The Manson WomenAugust 1969. The world remembers the names Tate and LaBianca — but behind Charles Manson’s cult of personality stood a group of young women whose devotion turned deadly.In this Murderess Replay, host Sidney Smith revisits the story of Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Leslie Van Houten — women who followed Manson into violence and infamy. Through trial transcripts, witness accounts, and the haunting image of a cult turned murderous, we explore how loyalty, manipulation, and identity left a permanent scar on American history.Plus, more.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 101: Sharon Kinne — “The Pretty Widow”Part 1 of a multi-part seriesIndependence, Missouri. March 1960. A husband found dead in his bed. A young wife weeping, a toddler daughter blamed. Police call it an accident. Sharon Kinne walks free.But before that shocking day, there was a restless teenager pushing against small-town life. A whirlwind marriage at sixteen, two children by nineteen, and a reputation for glamour, ambition, and danger. In Part 1 of Sharon Kinne’s story, host Sidney Smith takes you inside her beginnings—how a small-town girl became a wife, a mother, and then a widow with $29,000 in insurance money and a brand-new Thunderbird.From church socials to whispered gossip at the beauty parlor, we follow how Sharon’s hunger for control, money, and excitement began to eclipse the quiet life James Kinne wanted. And how his death, ruled accidental, left neighbors and family wondering what they had really seen behind closed doors.📍 Location: Independence, Missouri📅 Key Dates: 1956–1960 (marriage, children, James Kinne’s death)👥 Central Figures: Sharon Kinne, James Kinne, daughter Danna Kinne, Troy Kinne, Walter Jones, Patricia Jones🧠 Themes: Restlessness, control vs. security, image vs. reality, the allure of glamour in small-town America📖 Next Episode Preview: Patricia Jones disappears. A search begins. And Sharon’s name surfaces again—this time in a love triangle that will shake Independence to its core.🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio📱 Follow Sidney on social:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tivOfficial Sources Used:– State v. Sharon Kinne, Supreme Court of Missouri, 372 S.W.2d 62 (1963) — trial records, testimony, jury instructions– James Patrick Quinn & Martha Sperry Hickman, defense briefs (1960–63)– Murderpedia: Sharon Kinne case file– James Hays, I’m Just an Ordinary Girl: The Sharon Kinne Story– The Mammoth Book of True Crime (1978)– Candice DeLong, commentary on female psychopathy (Deadly Women, Investigation Discovery)– Contemporary reporting: Kansas City Star, Associated Press (1960–1964)– Local Independence oral histories and retrospective features (Missouri Historical Society collections)– Susan Hatters Friedman & Michael H. Friedman, Just as Deadly (2020)

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 100: Megan Huntsman — “The Confession”Part 2 of a multi-part seriesFebruary 2015. In a Utah courtroom, a mother admits to the unthinkable.What began as a story of one stillborn child has unraveled into a confession of six murders.In Part 2 of the Megan Huntsman story, host Sidney Smith takes you inside the interrogation room where eighteen years of silence collapsed into words, and into the courtroom where family voices, prosecution arguments, and judicial disbelief collided.Through detectives’ testimony, letters from Huntsman’s daughters, and statements from her mother and sister, this episode examines how a community tried to reconcile the woman they thought they knew with the crimes she confessed to. And in the end, it considers the broader weight of neonaticide, hidden pregnancies, and the silence that thrives in places where appearances matter more than truth.📍 Location: Pleasant Grove & Provo, Utah📅 Key Dates: 1996–2006 (murders), April 2014 (discovery & arrest), February–April 2015 (plea and sentencing)👥 Central Figures: Megan Huntsman, Detective Dan Beckstrom, Joyce Huntsman, Jamie Huntsman, Darren West, Utah County Attorney Jeff Buhman, Judge Darold McDade🧠 Themes: Secrecy, addiction, neonaticide, hidden pregnancies, the silence of community denial📖 Next Episode Preview: A new case begins — one where secrecy takes another shape, and where the truth is hidden in plain sight.🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio📱 Follow Sidney on social:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tivOfficial Sources Used:– Utah v. Megan Huntsman, Utah County Court records (2014–2015) — guilty plea, sentencing, parole timeline– Detective Dan Beckstrom testimony at sentencing (2015)– KSL.com coverage: 6 life terms in prison for woman who killed newborns (2015)– Associated Press reporting on guilty plea & sentencing (2014–2015)– The Salt Lake Tribune coverage (2014–2015) — neighbor and community reactions– Daily Mail contemporaneous reporting (2014) — discovery details and interviews– Huffington Post: Questions Surround Case of Megan Huntsman (2014)– Fox 13 Salt Lake City coverage (2014)– New York Daily News reporting (2014)– Public statements and letters from Joyce and Jamie Huntsman, and Huntsman’s daughters

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 MURDERESS REPLAY: #9 Belle GunnessApril 1908. A farmhouse in La Porte, Indiana burns to the ground. When investigators sift through the ashes, they find more than charred timbers. Buried on the property are bodies — dozens of them — each pointing to the same woman at the center of the mystery: Belle Gunness.In this Murderess Replay, host Sidney and his old co-host, Jamie, revisit the story of America’s most infamous black widow. From her early life as a Norwegian immigrant to the trail of suitors who vanished after answering her personal ads, this episode explores how Belle lured men with promises of love and land, only for them to disappear into the soil of her farm.It’s a case that blends legend and fact, leaving behind one question that still haunts true crime history: did Belle die in the fire, or escape to kill again?

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 99: Megan Huntsman — “The Garage of Secrets”Part 1 of a multi-part seriesApril 2014. A quiet Utah neighborhood. A garage filled with boxes that look like ordinary storage. Inside one of them — a discovery that would unravel eighteen years of silence.In Part 1 of the Megan Huntsman story, host Sidney Smith takes you inside the moment Pleasant Grove police opened box after box, finding six infants hidden in plain sight. Through the voices of detectives, neighbors, and family members, this episode examines the life of a woman described as “tiny, quiet, secretive,” and the decade-long pattern of secrecy and addiction that turned a suburban home into a mausoleum.📍 Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah📅 Key Dates: 1996–2006 (murders), April 2014 (discovery & arrest)👥 Central Figures: Megan Huntsman, Darren West, Detective Dan Beckstrom, Joyce Huntsman, Pleasant Grove community🧠 Themes: Secrecy, addiction, infanticide, community denial, the hidden vs. the ordinary📖 Next Episode Preview: Confession and sentencing. How Megan’s story collapsed in the interrogation room, and why the courtroom struggled to comprehend her crimes.🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio📱 Follow Sidney on social:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tivOfficial Sources Used:– Utah County Court records & sentencing documents (2014–2015)– Detective Dan Beckstrom testimony at sentencing (2015)– KSL.com coverage: 6 life terms in prison for woman who killed newborns (2015)– Associated Press reporting on guilty plea & sentencing (2014–2015)– The Salt Lake Tribune coverage (2014–2015)– New York Daily News & Daily Mail contemporaneous reporting (2014)– Fox 13 Salt Lake City coverage (2014)– Huffington Post & national wire service reports (2014)– Interviews and public statements from Joyce and Jamie Huntsman, Darren West, and Pleasant Grove neighbors

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 98: Clara Harris — “Trial of a Wife”Part 4 of a multi-part seriesFebruary 2003. A Houston courtroom holds its breath.The prosecution plays the tape: a silver Mercedes circling, headlights sweeping across asphalt, a body lying still.The defense pleads sudden passion — the collapse of a wife betrayed.In Part 4 of the Clara Harris story, host Sidney Smith takes you inside the trial that transfixed the nation. From excluded evidence and expert testimony to the haunting words of Clara herself, this episode follows the courtroom battle that decided her fate.Through witness accounts, legal rulings, and the powerful pull of the surveillance video, we examine how a jury balanced intent against passion — and why the verdict left the country debating who, and what, was truly on trial.📍 Location: Houston, Texas📅 Key Dates: February 2003 – trial and sentencing👥 Central Figures: Clara Harris, David Harris, Gail Bridges, Lindsey Harris, Prosecutor Mia Magness, Defense Attorney George Parnham🧠 Themes: Betrayal, sudden passion, media framing, the weight of evidence, the myth of the “perfect wife”📖 Next Episode Preview: Aftermath. How Clara’s conviction shaped headlines, inspired television dramas, and followed her through prison, parole, and beyond.🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio📱 Follow Sidney on social:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tivOfficial Sources Used:– Clara L. Harris v. The State of Texas, Court of Appeals Opinion (2004) — trial rulings, exclusion of defense videos, sudden passion finding– CNN trial and sentencing coverage (2003)– Houston Chronicle prison interview with Clara Harris (2005)– KTRK/ABC13 parole coverage (2018, 2023)– Oprah television interview with Clara Harris (2005)– Skip Hollandsworth, Texas Monthly feature (2002)– CBS television movie Suburban Madness (2003)– Steven Long, Out of Control (2004)– Snapped and Deadly Women series episodes on Clara Harris

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 97: Clara Harris — “The Mercedes and Murder: Caught on Camera”Part 3 of a multi-part seriesJuly 24, 2002. A warm Texas night.In the parking lot of the Nassau Bay Hilton, a silver Mercedes-Benz circles under the glow of security lights. Inside, a marriage shatters in real time.In Part 3 of the Clara Harris story, host Sidney Smith takes you inside the moment that transformed suspicion into tragedy. Using case files, witness statements, and the grainy surveillance footage captured by a team of private investigators, we examine what Clara claimed happened that night — and what the evidence says instead.From tire mark analysis and autopsy findings to the now-infamous “three times around,” this episode follows the impact — both literal and emotional — that would dominate headlines and divide public opinion.📍 Location: Nassau Bay, Texas📅 Key Dates: July 24–25, 2002👥 Central Figures: Clara Harris, David Harris, Gail Bridges, Lindsey Harris, Blue Moon Investigations🧠 Themes: Rage, humiliation, intent, public perception, forensic reconstruction📖 Next Episode Preview: The trial. Competing narratives collide in a Houston courtroom, as prosecutors push for intent and the defense leans on heat-of-the-moment passion.🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio📱 Follow Sidney on social:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tivOfficial Sources Used:– Nassau Bay Police Department incident reports and evidence logs– Harris County District Attorney’s case files and trial transcripts– Autopsy and forensic trajectory reports from Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office– Blue Moon Investigations surveillance records and video– Local and national media coverage (Houston Chronicle, ABC News, Court TV archives)– Interviews and public statements from Lindsey Harris and other eyewitnesses

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 96: Clara Harris — “The Other Woman”Part 2 of a multi-part seriesShe wore perfection like armor.But beneath the surface, something had shifted.Cologne. Late nights. A quiet phone call in the next room.In Part 2 of the Clara Harris story, host Sidney Smith walks us deeper into the unraveling. As Clara’s suspicions grow, a hidden truth begins to surface—one that threatens everything she’s built. With a marriage on the line and dignity slipping through her fingers, Clara hires a private investigator. What they uncover at a Nassau Bay Hilton sets the stage for one of the most infamous moments in true crime history.📍 Location: Friendswood, Texas → Nassau Bay, Texas📅 Key Dates: Early 2002 → July 23, 2002👥 Central Figures: Clara Harris, David Harris, Gail Bridges, Lindsey Harris🧠 Themes: Betrayal, control, image, emotional unraveling, surveillance, confrontation📖 Next Episode Preview: Part 3- "The Mercedes and Murder: Caught on Camera"🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio📱 Follow Sidney on social:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tiv

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 95: Clara Harris — “Cracks in the Perfect Wife”Part 1 of a multi-part seriesBefore the headlines…Before the Mercedes…Before the betrayal that would define her name—Clara Harris built a life people envied.In this first installment, host Sidney Smith takes us back to Bogotá, Colombia, where Clara’s story begins—with tradition, ambition, and a vision of the American dream. From top of her dental class to the polished image she curated in suburban Texas, this is the story of a woman determined to hold it all together. Until it started to fall apart.📍 Location: Bogotá, Colombia → Friendswood, Texas📅 Key Dates: 1968–1999👥 Central Figures: Clara Harris, David Harris, Lindsey & Brian Harris🧠 Themes: Identity, perfectionism, assimilation, family dynamics, emotional repression📖 Next Episode Preview: Part 2 - "The Other Woman"📚 Official Sources Used:– Blood Will Tell: The Murder Trials of Clara Harris by Aimee Maddern– Court transcripts and sentencing documents (Texas District Court Archives)– Friendswood PD investigation files and arrest records– Contemporary news coverage (Houston Chronicle, ABC13, and KHOU)– National coverage and trial analysis (Dateline NBC, CourtTV, and CNN Archives)– Retrospective profiles in Texas Monthly and People Magazine– Oral interviews and background sources cited in Snapped (Oxygen Network)🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio📱 Follow Sidney on social:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneys

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.Here’s a sneak peek from our latest Murderess bonus episode on Patreon.Hear the full epilogue, exclusive to Murderess supporters, now on Patreon.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 95: Winnie Ruth Judd — “The Truth That Never Made Trial”Part 5 of a multi-part seriesFor forty years, Winnie’s story was buried beneath headlines, half-truths, and courtroom omissions.But journalist Jana Bommersbach wasn’t content with the official version.In this final installment, host Sidney Smith guides us through the suppressed affidavits, silenced eyewitnesses, and political forces that kept Jack Halloran out of the courtroom—while Winnie stayed locked inside one.From institutional records to late-life confessions, this isn’t just about a cover-up.It’s about power, silence, and what happens when the truth shows up four decades late.📍 Location: Phoenix, Arizona📅 Key Dates: 1971 parole + 1933–1970 suppressed details👥 Central Figures: Winnie Ruth Judd, Jack Halloran, Jana Bommersbach🧠 Themes: Corruption, gendered justice, institutional complicity, media reframing📖 Next Arc Preview: Stay tuned for our next case—a crime just as twisted, and just as forgotten.Official Sources Used:– The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd by Jana Bommersbach– Trial transcripts from the Arizona State Archives– Historical coverage from The Arizona Republic, Phoenix Gazette, and True Crime Magazine– Police reports and internal memos (Phoenix PD archives)– Arizona Historical Society psychiatric records and oral histories– Private correspondence, parole filings, and witness interviews (1933–1971)– Coverage of her 1969 arrest and Halloran revelations via Arizona Highways and AP wire archives🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform:Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeart Radio📱 Follow Sidney on social:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tiv

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.While you wait for tomorrow’s next chapter in the Winnie Ruth Judd series, here’s something a little different. This 9-minute clip is from Running In Slow Motion, a podcast I host with my wife, Tamra. We talk life, love, and everyday chaos—with honesty and laughs along the way. In this short clip, we get into: Dutch Bros or Starbucks?If you dig it, follow Running In Slow Motion wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Tuesday.Find all episodes where you get your fave pods.Murderess returns Thursday morning with Part 5.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 93: Winnie Ruth Judd — “The Girl Who Kept Escaping”Part 4 of a multi-part seriesShe was sentenced to death. Then quietly declared insane. And for the next 40 years, Winnie Ruth Judd slipped through the cracks—sometimes literally.In this chapter of the story, host Sidney Smith guides us through life behind the locked doors of Arizona State Asylum: overcrowded wards, heavy sedation, and a woman slowly fading into the background. But Winnie didn’t stay silent. She ran. Again and again. Until one day, she ran so far she disappeared into a whole new life.From her early breakouts to her six-year reinvention as Marian Lane, this episode isn’t just about escape— it’s about identity, invisibility, and the way the world treats women it calls “mad.”📍 Location: Phoenix, Arizona → Los Angeles, California 📅 Key Dates: 1933–1969 👥 Central Figures: Winnie Ruth Judd, Jack Halloran, Arizona State Asylum staff, “Marian Lane” 🧠 Themes: Justice, punishment vs care, gendered insanity, institutional failure 📖 Next Episode: Part 5 – "The Fight for Parole"Official Sources Used:– The Trunk Murderess by Jana Bommersbach – Arizona State Archives psychiatric and parole documents – Phoenix PD records and case files – Historical news coverage (1933–1971) – Retrospective reporting in True Crime Magazine, Arizona Highways, and the Arizona Republic– Halloran family correspondence and oral histories (AZ Historical Society)🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network 📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates: https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | iHeartRadio📱 Follow Sidney on social: Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tiv

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 92: Winnie Ruth Judd — “Trial by Reputation”Part 3 of a multi-part seriesShe stood trial. But not just for murder.For being herself—a woman, a mistress, an enigma.In this chapter of the Winnie Ruth Judd story, host Sidney Smith examines a courtroom where justice took a backseat to perception.The trial was swift. The defense was hollow.The evidence? Incomplete.And yet, the outcome was inevitable.From the press spectacle to the silent protection of Jack Halloran, Part 3 explores the systems that failed—and the one card that changed everything.Was she delusional?Or discarded?Was this justice served—or a reputation destroyed?📍 Location: Phoenix, Arizona📅 Key Dates: Early 1932 – Trial & Sentencing👥 Central Figures: Winnie Ruth Judd, Jack Halloran, Judge Speakman, Dr. George B. Pratt🧠 Themes: Misogyny, media bias, courtroom failures, public spectacle, the weaponization of “insanity”📖 Next Episode: Part 4 – “Escape Attempts and Echoes”Official Sources Used:– The Trunk Murderess by Jana Bommersbach– Arizona State Archives trial transcripts– Phoenix PD case files– Historical news coverage (1931–1933)– Psychiatric and parole documents (AZ Historical Society)– Halloran family archives🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform:Spotify – https://spoti.fi/4e3ncIhApple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42A11UKiHeart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3SRT7BS📱 Follow Sidney on social:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tiv

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 91: Winnie Ruth Judd — “Two in the Trunk”Part 2 of a multi-part seriesTwo women are dead.One is missing.And a pair of leaking trunks has turned a quiet train station into a national crime scene.In this chapter of the Winnie Ruth Judd story, host Sidney Smith takes listeners deeper into the blood-soaked aftermath: a bullet-riddled bedroom, a burning incinerator, and a missing mattress no one can explain.From the shifting details in Winnie’s story to the silence surrounding Jack Halloran, Part 2 unpacks the moment when this case stopped being private—and became a spectacle.Was it self-defense?Was it a cover-up?Or was something darker hiding beneath that brown traveling suit?📍 Location: Phoenix, Arizona → Los Angeles, California📅 Key Dates: October 18–22, 1931👥 Central Figures: Winnie Ruth Judd, Agnes Anne LeRoi, Hedvig “Sammy” Samuelson, Jack Halloran🧠 Themes: Sensationalism, fragile truth, missing evidence, gendered assumptions📖 Next Episode: Part 3 – "Trial by Reputation"Official Sources Used:– The Trunk Murderess by Jana Bommersbach– Arizona State Archives trial transcripts– Phoenix PD case files– Historical news coverage (1931–1933)– Psychiatric and parole documents (AZ Historical Society)🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network📅 New episodes every Thursday🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates:https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform:Spotify – https://spoti.fi/4e3ncIhApple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42A11UKiHeart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3SRT7BS📱 Follow Sidney on social:Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tiv

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 90: Winnie Ruth Judd — “The Woman in the Brown Suit”Part 1 of a multi-part seriesShe was described as frail. Pretty. Melancholic. But behind the soft voice and quiet eyes was a woman unraveling—torn between love, illness, and rejection.In this opening chapter of the Winnie Ruth Judd story, host Sidney Smith takes listeners into 1931 Phoenix, Arizona—where class, power, and gender collided inside a small house on Brill Street.From whispers behind closed doors to a man who never looked down far enough to see the damage he left behind, this is the slow burn of a crime that hadn't happened yet… but was already leaving bruises.📍 Location: Phoenix, Arizona 📅 Lead-Up to Crime: Summer–Fall 1931 👥 Central Figures: Winnie Ruth Judd, Agnes Anne LeRoi, Hedvig “Sammy” Samuelson, Jack Halloran 🧠 Themes: Isolation, female rivalry, unchecked privilege, deteriorating mental health 📖 Next Episode: Part 2 – "The Trunks and the Train"Official Sources Used:– The Trunk Murderess by Jana Bommersbach – Arizona State Archives trial transcripts – Phoenix PD case files – Historical news coverage (1931–1933) – Psychiatric and parole documents (AZ Historical Society)🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith. 🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network. 📅 New episodes every Thursday.🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates: https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform: Spotify – https://spoti.fi/4e3ncIhApple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42A11UKiHeart Radio – https://ihr.fm/3SRT7BS📱 Follow Sidney on social: Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tiv

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 91: Dena Schlosser — “The Hymn, the Knife, and the 911 Call” Standalone EpisodeShe was a stay-at-home mom in the suburbs of Texas. But on a quiet Monday morning in 2004, Dena Schlosser placed a 911 call that would haunt the nation—telling dispatchers she’d cut off her infant daughter’s arms “because God told her to.”This week, host Sidney Smith takes listeners inside one of the most chilling cases of postpartum psychosis ever tried in an American courtroom.From unmedicated delusions to courtroom silence, and from a not guilty verdict to a public outcry when she resurfaced at a Walmart—this is the story of Dena Schlosser. And the baby girl named Margaret… who never saw her first birthday.📍 Location: Plano, Texas 📅 Date of Crime: November 22, 2004 👶 Victim: Margaret Elizabeth Schlosser (11 months old) ⚖️ Verdict: Not guilty by reason of insanity 🏥 Sentence: Committed to psychiatric care; released under outpatient supervisionOfficial Sources Used:– Texas court transcripts: State of Texas v. Dena Schlosser– Collin County DA’s office & public statements – 911 audio, police records, and psychiatric evaluations – News reporting from WFAA, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, CBS Texas, Fox News, The Boston Globe, Associated Press🎧 Murderess Podcast is hosted by Sidney Smith. 🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network. 📅 New episodes every Thursday.🔗 Find past episodes, merch, and tour dates: https://www.sidneysmithcre8tiv.com🎧 Stream the show on your favorite platform: Spotify - https://spoti.fi/4e3ncIhApple Podcasts - https://apple.co/42A11UKiHeart Radio - https://ihr.fm/3SRT7BS📱 Follow Sidney on social: Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter → @sidneysmithcre8tiv

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🚨 Encore Presentation — Originally released March 2021, this episode remains one of the most discussed on Murderess Podcast. Dive back into the story of Dorothea Puente. Hey listeners — Sidney here.This week, I’m pulling one from deep in the archives. Back when Murderess Podcast was still finding its voice, I was co-hosting with Jamie Camire, and we were experimenting with structure, tone… even titles.So yes — it’s different. But it’s also one of the earliest stories that started shaping the way I tell them today.Dorothea Puente wasn’t just a killer. She was a con artist, a caretaker, and a woman who turned her Sacramento boarding house into a house of horrors.So if you’ve never heard this one — or just want to hear where it all began — here’s your chance.And yes… that title? Still wild.🎧 Murderess Replay: Dorothea Puente — “The Jetsons Was Some White Man’s Fantasy”Available now.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 88: Veronica Orderud — “The Silence at the Farmhouse Door”Standalone EpisodeShe didn’t shoot.She didn’t confess.But she went to prison… along with three others.This week, we go inside one of Norway’s most haunting and divisive murder cases — the 1999 triple homicide that tore apart the Orderud family.At the center: Veronica Orderud. Educated. Married. Respected by many.But behind that calm exterior, prosecutors said, was a woman motivated by land, legacy… and cold calculation.No one confessed.No one told the full story.But someone opened that farmhouse door.And someone never left.📍 Location: Sørum, Norway📅 Date of Crimes: May 22–23, 1999👥 Victims: Kristian Magnus Orderud, Marie Orderud, Anne Orderud Paust⚖️ Conviction: Complicity in premeditated murder🔒 Sentence: 21 years (Veronica & Per); 18 years (Lars); 16 years (Kristin)📚 SourcesNRK archivesOslo District Court documentsInterviews with Kristin Kirkemo and Lars GrønnerødTV2 post-release features (2020)Dagbladet & VG reports from 1999–2002Legal commentary by Øystein Milli and Anders GiæverNorwegian criminal justice case summaries🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith.🎙 Produced by Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear Good Things podcast network.📅 New episodes drop every Thursday.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🚨 Encore Presentation — Originally released April 17, 2025, this episode remains one of the most discussed on Murderess Podcast. Dive back into the story of Susan Smith, the mother who shocked a nation. Hey listeners — Sidney here. My voice is a little worn out this week from performances and a packed schedule, so while I rest it up just a bit, I’m replaying one of the most downloaded episodes from the archive: Susan Smith — 'The Mother Who Pulled the Trigger.'If you missed this one the first time around, now’s the time.I’m also going to do my best to get you a fresh episode as soon as I can — stay tuned🎙 Episode 77: “Susan Smith: The Lie That Sank Everything”Part of the Mothers Who Kill ArcFor nine days, Susan Smith was America’s grieving mother—crying on camera, pleading for the return of her two young sons. But behind her carefully rehearsed story was a truth far more horrifying.In this episode, we explore Susan's fractured childhood, her toxic relationships, the unraveling of her marriage, and the night she drove into the darkness and let go. We examine the calculated lie that captivated the country, the trial that shocked it, and the betrayal no one saw coming—until it was too late.📍 Location: Union, South Carolina📅 Date of Crime: October 25, 1994👥 Victims: Michael Daniel Smith (3) and Alexander Tyler Smith (14 months)⚖️ Sentence: Life in prison with possibility of parole after 30 years🗓 Parole Status: As of March 2025, she is eligible, but no decision has been made public📚 Sources:South Carolina v. Susan Smith, 1995 – Trial TranscriptsThe State and CNN – Contemporary coverageSouth Carolina Department of Corrections – Parole status and inmate recordsInterviews with Union County officials and archival press footage🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith.🎙 Music, editing, and production by Laugh Local Studios.🔪 This is a Laugh Local Network production.📅 New episodes released weekly.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 87: “Karla Faye Tucker — The Woman With the Pickaxe Smile” Standalone EpisodeShe didn’t scream. She didn’t panic. She just smiled—and kept swinging.In this episode, we go inside the brutal 1983 murders of Jerry Dean and Deborah Thornton—and follow the path of Karla Faye Tucker, a woman who became as infamous for her confession as she did for her conversion.Tucker wasn’t just a killer—she became a symbol. Of remorse. Of redemption. Of the collision between faith and justice inside a Texas death chamber.From her wild-eyed confession to her final words before lethal injection, this is the story of a woman who turned a pickaxe into a weapon… and later, her own story into a national debate.Because when the killer finds God… does the state still pull the trigger?📚 Sources:State of Texas v. Karla Faye Tucker – trial transcripts and sentencing filesKarla Faye Tucker’s taped confession (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)Interviews: CBS News, 60 Minutes, Larry King LiveOfficial execution records – Huntsville Unit, TexasReporting by The Houston Chronicle, Texas Monthly, and BBC NewsClemency statements from Governor George W. Bush and Texas Board of Pardons••Public records and testimonies from victims’ families and spiritual advisors📍 Location: Houston, Texas📅 Date of Crimes: June 13, 1983👥 Victims: Jerry Lynn Dean, Deborah Thornton⚖️ Conviction: Two counts of capital murder🔒 Sentence: Death by lethal injection (executed February 3, 1998)

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 86: “Jasmine Richardson — The Girl Who Smiled Through the Blood” Standalone EpisodeShe was 12 years old. He was 23. And together, they planned the brutal murder of her entire family.In this episode, we trace the chilling case of Jasmine Richardson—a middle school girl who fell under the spell of Jeremy Steinke, a man who claimed to be a 300-year-old werewolf. What began as gothic roleplay online quickly evolved into obsession, violence, and a triple homicide that left a town shattered and a country stunned.From the calm inside the crime scene to the messages too disturbing for court, this is the story of a child who chose destruction—and what the justice system does when the killer is still a kid.Because some crimes don’t start with rage. They start with whispers. And end with silence.📍 Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada 📅 Date of Crimes: April 23, 2006 👥 Victims: Marc Richardson, Debra Richardson, Jacob Richardson (8) ⚖️ Conviction: Three counts of first-degree murder (both Jasmine and Jeremy) 🔒 Sentence:Jasmine – 10 years under the Youth Criminal Justice ActJeremy – Three life sentences (parole eligibility after 25 years)📚 Sources:R. v. J.R., Youth Court of AlbertaCBC, Global News, The Globe and Mail (2006–2008)Trial records and psychiatric reportsArchived messages and profiles from VampireFreaks.comInterviews with law enforcement and legal expertsPublic court transcripts and sentencing memoranda🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith. 🎙 Produced in partnership with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC and the You Hear     Good Things podcast network. 📅 New episodes released weekly.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.This week’s full episode is almost ready—but needed one more night to breathe. The story drops Thursday morning. Thank you for holding space, and for listening.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 85: “Michelle Knotek — The House That Hurt People”Standalone EpisodeMichelle Knotek didn’t kill with knives or rage.She used manipulation, isolation, and slow, invisible cruelty.She took in the vulnerable—friends, family, boarders—and offered them safety. What she delivered instead was psychological torture, starvation, humiliation… and, eventually, death.In this episode, we walk through the haunted halls of her home, where kindness was a weapon, silence was a sentence, and escape was never an option.From Kathy Loreno to Ronald Woodworth to her own nephew, Shane Watson—Michelle didn't just erase people… she made them feel like they erased themselves.This is not a story about a violent explosion of rage.This is the story of a woman who took her time.📍 Location: Raymond, Washington📅 Date of Crimes: 1991–2003👥 Victims: Kathy Loreno, Ronald Woodworth, Shane Watson⚖️ Conviction: Two counts of second-degree murder, one count of manslaughter, multiple counts of assault and criminal mistreatment🔒 Sentence: 22 years in prison (released in 2022)📚 Sources:Washington State v. Michelle Knotek, court transcripts and plea documentsTestimony from Nikki KnotekCBS News, The Seattle Times, The Daily ChronicleDepartment of Corrections recordsForensic evidence and investigative reportsRecorded interviews with law enforcement and family members🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith.🎙 In conjunction with Sidney Smith Cre8tiv, LLC, this is a You Hear Good Things production.📅 New episodes released weekly.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 84: “Debora Green — The Doctor Who Prescribed Her Own Destruction” (Part of the Mothers Who Kill Arc)Deborah Green was a brilliant physician, a mother, and a woman seemingly in control—until everything around her began to collapse.Beneath the facade of success and stability, resentment, betrayal, and emotional unraveling festered.In this episode, we peel back the layers of a woman who burned down her own world—both figuratively and literally.When arson and poisoning collide with a crumbling marriage, the result is a tragedy that devastates an entire family—and exposes how slow, calculated destruction can hide in plain sight.📍 Location: Prairie Village, Kansas📅 Date of Crime: October 23, 1995👥 Victims: Timothy Green (13 years old) and Kelly Green (6 years old)⚖️ Conviction: Two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of aggravated arson🔒 Sentence: Two consecutive 40-year sentences (no parole eligibility for 40 years)📚 Sources:Bitter Harvest by Ann Rule (primary nonfiction account)Court records and trial transcripts from Johnson County, KansasCoverage by The Kansas City Star and The New York TimesFire investigation reports and forensic toxicology reports🎬 CREDITS🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith.🎙 Music, editing, and production by Laugh Local Studios.🔪 This is a Laugh Local Network production.📅 New episodes released weekly.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 83: “Lacey Spears — The Mother Who Needed to Be Watched”Part of the Mothers Who Kill ArcLacey Spears was the face of a modern-day “supermom”—blogging her sick child’s journey, documenting his struggles, and building a following around strength and faith.But none of it was real.In this episode, we unravel how one woman used the internet to curate a perfect lie—how she poisoned her son slowly, intentionally, and publicly.Through feeding tubes, social media posts, and fake diagnoses, Lacey Spears created the very illness that would take her child’s life… and used the world’s sympathy to mask it.📍 Location: Chestnut Ridge & Westchester County, New York📅 Date of Crime: January 23, 2014👥 Victim: Garnett Spears (5 years old)⚖️ Conviction: Second-degree murder🔒 Sentence: 20 years to life in prison📚 Sources:The People vs. Lacey Spears, Westchester County Trial Transcripts (2015)Coverage by NBC News, LoHud / The Journal News, and CBS New YorkForensic insights from Dr. Marc Feldman, Munchausen by Proxy specialistPublic archives of Lacey Spears’ blog and Facebook postsMedical records and statements from Westchester Medical Center🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith.🎙 Music, editing, and production by Laugh Local Studios.🔪 This is a Laugh Local Network production.📅 New episodes released weekly.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 82: Diane Downs — The Mother Who Pulled the TriggerPart of the “Mothers Who Kill” arcDiane Downs said a stranger shot her children. She blamed a man in the trees, her ex-husband, even her daughter. But the truth was far more chilling: Diane did it herself—then drove to the hospital and played the part of the grieving mother.In this episode, we explore her fractured childhood, her obsession with a man who didn’t want her kids, the night she turned her fantasy into a crime scene—and the little girl who stood up in court and told the truth.📍 Location: Springfield, Oregon📅 Date of Crime: May 19, 1983👥 Victims: Cheryl Downs (deceased), Christie and Danny Downs (survivors)⚖️ Sentence: Life + 50 years🗓 Parole Status: Denied in 2008, 2010, and 2021. Eligible again in 2025.🎬 CREDITS🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith.🎼 Music, editing, and production by Laugh Local Studios.🔪 This is a Laugh Local Network production.📅 New episodes every week.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Episode 77: “Susan Smith: The Lie That Sank Everything”Part of the Mothers Who Kill ArcFor nine days, Susan Smith was America’s grieving mother—crying on camera, pleading for the return of her two young sons. But behind her carefully rehearsed story was a truth far more horrifying.In this episode, we explore Susan's fractured childhood, her toxic relationships, the unraveling of her marriage, and the night she drove into the darkness and let go. We examine the calculated lie that captivated the country, the trial that shocked it, and the betrayal no one saw coming—until it was too late.📍 Location: Union, South Carolina📅 Date of Crime: October 25, 1994👥 Victims: Michael Daniel Smith (3) and Alexander Tyler Smith (14 months)⚖️ Sentence: Life in prison with possibility of parole after 30 years🗓 Parole Status: As of March 2025, she is eligible, but no decision has been made public📚 Sources:South Carolina v. Susan Smith, 1995 – Trial TranscriptsThe State and CNN – Contemporary coverageSouth Carolina Department of Corrections – Parole status and inmate recordsInterviews with Union County officials and archival press footage🎧 Murderess Podcast is written and hosted by Sidney Smith.🎙 Music, editing, and production by Laugh Local Studios.🔪 This is a Laugh Local Network production.📅 New episodes released weekly.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.🎙 Murderess Podcast is BACK. And this time, we’re starting with the ultimate betrayal.Mothers. Caregivers. Killers.For nine days, Susan Smith begged for her children’s safe return. But it was all a lie.This is the Mothers Who Kill Arc, beginning with Episode 77: Susan Smith, dropping April 15th.🔪 Subscribe now so you don’t miss a case.🎧 Follow & Listen

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.This week, Sidney talks "Laugh Local", small business and murders.  Join him for another plot twisting story of a long and almost forgotten murderess.LISTEN. SUBSCRIBE. SHARESupport the show and more, by joining the Patreon .https://www.patreon.com/sidneysmithcre8tiv

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.**Sidney wondered where it all started. So we take a trip back to the first school shooter on US soil.**(THIS PODCAST COMES WITH A WARNING. WE WILL BE DISCUSSING SCHOOL SHOOTINGS).LISTEN. SUBSCRIBE. SHARESupport the show and more, by joining the Patreon .https://www.patreon.com/sidneysmithcre8tiv

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.MURDERESS PODCAST is back! Same host and a new research squad brings you Season 4. I'm back. And we have a pretty strange one to kick off 2024 and Season 4. Come on in.LISTEN. SUBSCRIBE. SHARESupport the show and more, by joining the Patreon .https://www.patreon.com/sidneysmithcre8tiv

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.Unlike some of the victims in this awesome podcast, this pod is alive and well. It will be back soon. But, to make it up to you all, we did want to share another show from our podcast network, "You Hear Good Things".  Check out our Running In Slow Motion podcasts.Sidney and his wife share some hysterical thoughts in midst of some real life conversations about life, careers, raising dogs and marriage. Not about your marriage. About their marriage.IF YOU DIG IT, THEN DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE & SHARE.

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.And old, but a goodie. Taking all the Murderess Accomplices back this week, with the life and crime of the murderess, Evelyn Dick.Leave a nice review with five stars if you can.  DON'T FORGET TO SHARE WITH A FRIEND!

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.This week Sidney and Rob talk Wal-Mart sex, Magic The Gathering and the Murderess, Brittany Miles. Leave a nice review with five stars if you can.  DON'T FORGET TO SHARE WITH A FRIEND!

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.MURDERESS PODCAST is back! Sidney jumps back into season 3, with brand new stories for you to love! Catch some of the most heinous murders committed by women, every week. Here we go Murderess Accomplices! Our first short. This murderess is on a whole other level. Her story was a tough one to research and tell. LISTEN. SUBSCRIBE. SHARESupport the show and more, by joining the Patreon .

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.Another classic!What's up Murderess Accomplices! Kelly Cochran, was pretty twisted. You have to be careful of who you are fucking around with. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE TO US! And then TELL A FRIEND!

Tell me what stayed with you—I read every message. Your thoughts might even shape what the Quiet Jury hears next on Patreon.Me and old Glen' talk about murder with you.PLEASE SHARE!Patreon: patreon.com/sidneysmithcre8tiv