Sextortion, Secrets, and the Murder of Mary Hill

On this week's Current Affairs, a solo Jessie brings you an update in the Gilgo Beach Murders as suspect Rex Heuermann is charged with another murder, as well as the story of a Texas woman who is accused of murdering her common law husband, burning his truck, and trying to get away in a Kayak.Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.Sources:https://people.com/gilgo-beach-suspect-rex-heuermann-charged-with-seventh-murder-8762681https://people.com/texas-woman-allegedly-killed-husband-burned-truck-fled-kayak-8766791https://lawandcrime.com/crime/woman-shot-husband-dead-set-his-new-truck-on-fire-and-tried-escaping-in-a-kayak-police/https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/12/25/woman-set-common-law-husbands-truck-on-fire-in-coastal-city-before-he-was-found-dead-in-bexar-county-affidavit-says/Find LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram: @lovemurderpodTwitter: @lovemurderpodFacebook: LoveMrdrPodTikTok: @LoveMurderPodPatreon: /LoveMurderPodCredits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10 Tammi 6min

A couple meets decidedly uncute when the man is the teenage girl's therapist. Decades later, the professional couple seem to have everything going for them - marriage, kids and a beautiful home. But behind closed doors, decades of co-dependency, dangerous delusions and abuse of power leads to a devastating murder.Sources:1. Final Analysis: https://www.amazon.com/Final-Analysis-Untold-Story-Murder/dp/006113452X2. Seduced by Madness: https://www.amazon.com/Seduced-Madness-Carol-Pogash/dp/00615356723. The Times: https://www.newspapers.com/image/220397939/?match=1&terms=felix%20polk4. The Signal: https://www.newspapers.com/image/334791202/?match=1&terms=felix%20polk5. Sun-Tattler: https://www.newspapers.com/image/724906648/?match=1&terms=%22felix%20polk%22%20%22sharon%20mann%226. Snapped: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29609811/7. NBC: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna96986048. SFGate: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/POLK-Dr-F-Felix-2757443.php9. Oakland Tribune: https://www.newspapers.com/image/875450911/?match=1&terms=%22susan%20polk%22%2010. SFGate: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/polk-son-s-foster-mother-square-off-murder-2535735.php11. Oro Law Firm: https://www.orolawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Rage-and-control-at-heart-of-Polk-trial-Oakland-Tribune.pdf12. SFGate: https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/review-madness-murder-vivid-in-account-of-2583804.php13. Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/17/convicted-orinda-killer-susan-polk-denied-parole-kicked-out-of-hearing-midway-through/This Week's Episode Brought to You By: Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 per month trial https://shopify.com/lovemurderHiya Health - Essential Super Nutrients for Kids - https://hiyahealth.com/LOVEMURDER for 50% off your first orderPuori - Pure, natural and superior food supplements - 20% off with code lovemurder - https://puori.com/Find LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram: @lovemurderpodTwitter: @lovemurderpodFacebook: LoveMrdrPodTikTok: @LoveMurderPodPatreon: /LoveMurderPodCredits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched by Sarah Lynn Robinson, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

8 Tammi 1h 39min

A late in life marriage seems like a dream come true, until cancer strikes and the FBI comes knocking. Sources:1. Married to Murder: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24167831-married-to-murder2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77703866/susan-elizabeth-spangler3. Denver Post: https://extras.denverpost.com/news/news1008b.htm4. The Daily Sentinel: https://www.newspapers.com/image/540072129/?match=1&terms=robert%20spangler5. The Daily Sentinel: https://www.newspapers.com/image/537585525/?match=1&terms=robert%20spangler6. The Daily Sentinel: https://www.newspapers.com/image/539296293/?match=1&terms=robert%20spanglerThis Week's Episode Brought to You By: Little Spoon - Simplify your kiddo’s mealtime with 30% off your first order. Go to LITTLESPOON.COM/LOVEMURDER and enter our code LOVEMURDER at checkout to get 30% off your first Little Spoon order. Find LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram: @lovemurderpodTwitter: @lovemurderpodFacebook: LoveMrdrPodTikTok: @LoveMurderPodPatreon: /LoveMurderPodCredits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1 Tammi 1h 22min

An exploding Chrysler LeBaron found two days before Christmas 1998 in La Jolla, California turns out to contain a body but reveals little of the culprit. It would take years and a witness coming forward to get answers about the Yuletide murder. But is the witness as innocent as they claim?Sources:1. No Good Deed: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/331788.Tom_Basinski2. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67132988/david_allen-stevens3. The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jun/02/ny-nourn-the-woman-convicted-of-and-pardoned-who-now-fights-for-other-battered-women4. Fox 5 San Diego: https://fox5sandiego.com/news/california-news/woman-convicted-of-1998-san-diego-murder-pardoned-by-newsom/5. Dead of Night: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7956684/6. Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/3/31/the-woman-confronting-the-us-prison-to-deportation-pipeline7. New Way Forward Act: https://newwayforwardact.org/2022/04/27/ny-nourn/8. People vs. Nourn: https://casetext.com/case/people-v-nournThis Week's Episode Brought to You By: Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 per month trial https://shopify.com/lovemurderFind LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram: @lovemurderpodTwitter: @lovemurderpodFacebook: LoveMrdrPodTikTok: @LoveMurderPodPatreon: /LoveMurderPodCredits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

24 Joulu 20241h 11min

PART 2 OF 2.When a young British woman vanishes in Tokyo, her family is heartbroken and terrified. They are soon shocked to discover the mysterious life Lucie was leading in her few short months abroad. During the search for Lucie, loved ones and investigators travel down a twisted path through Japan’s seedy underbelly uncovering multiple disappearances and deaths, conniving con-artists, and an alarming amount of evidence. Although an arrest is made many questions remain.SOURCESPeople Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd ParryNetflix Documentary - MISSING: The Lucie Blackman Casehttp://www.ractive-roppongi.com/e/history/index.shtmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Adelsteinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_and_hostess_clubshttps://www.moviemaker.com/carita-ridgway-missing-the-lucie-blackman-case/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joji_Obarahttps://oag.ca.gov/missing/statshttps://www.reddit.com/r/japanese/comments/1b412q9/what_exactly_are_japanese_hostess_clubbar/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_five#:~:text=Conventional%20wisdom%20holds%20that%20the,tatchi%20or%20%22high%20touch%22.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Japanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya_Crossing#:~:text=Shibuya%20Crossing%20is%20the%20world's,people%20crossing%20at%20a%20time.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lloyd_ParryThis Week's Episode Brought to You By: ARMRA Colostrum - Strengthen immunity, ignite metabolism, fortify gut health - tryarmra.com/LOVEMURDER for 15% off your first orderShopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 per month trial https://shopify.com/lovemurderMasterClass - Learn from the best to be your best - 15% off an annual membership https://masterclass.com/lovemurderRo - Get Prescription Weight loss Medication Online - Memberships start at $99 https://ro.co/lovemurderFind LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram: @lovemurderpodTwitter: @lovemurderpodFacebook: LoveMrdrPodTikTok: @LoveMurderPodPatreon: /LoveMurderPodCredits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

18 Joulu 20241h 51min

Jessie and Andie cover updates in three cases: Hannah Kobayashi has resurfaced, alive and well (but maybe part of an immigration scam) Ryan Borgwardt, the Wisconsin dad who faked his own death has returned to America Margaret Rudin, the so-called "Las Vegas Black Widow," has been freed after 20 years in jail Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.Sourceshttps://people.com/prosecutors-reveal-moment-runaway-dad-ryan-borgwardt-allegedly-knew-made-mistake-8760580https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14183731/Hannah-Kobayashi-vanished-New-York-Green-Card-Mexico.htmlhttps://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/las-vegas-judge-dismisses-infamous-black-widow-murder-case-after-27-years/Find LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram: @lovemurderpodTwitter: @lovemurderpodFacebook: LoveMrdrPodTikTok: @LoveMurderPodPatreon: /LoveMurderPodCredits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

15 Joulu 20247min

When a young British woman vanishes in Tokyo, her family is heartbroken and terrified. They are soon shocked to discover the mysterious life Lucie was leading in her few short months abroad. During the search for Lucie, loved ones and investigators travel down a twisted path through Japan’s seedy underbelly uncovering multiple disappearances and deaths, conniving con-artists, and an alarming amount of evidence. Although an arrest is madw, many questions remain.SOURCESPeople Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd ParryNet Flix Documentary - MISSING: The Lucie Blackman Casehttp://www.ractive-roppongi.com/e/history/index.shtmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Adelsteinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_and_hostess_clubshttps://www.moviemaker.com/carita-ridgway-missing-the-lucie-blackman-case/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joji_Obarahttps://oag.ca.gov/missing/statshttps://www.reddit.com/r/japanese/comments/1b412q9/what_exactly_are_japanese_hostess_clubbar/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_five#:~:text=Conventional%20wisdom%20holds%20that%20the,tatchi%20or%20%22high%20touch%22.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Japanhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya_Crossing#:~:text=Shibuya%20Crossing%20is%20the%20world's,people%20crossing%20at%20a%20time.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lloyd_ParryThis Week's Episode Brought to You By: ARMRA Colostrum - Strengthen immunity, ignite metabolism, fortify gut health - tryarmra.com/LOVEMURDER for 15% off your first orderBlissy - Get better sleep now with Blissy and use LOVEMURDER to get an additional 30% off at blissy.com/LOVEMURDERHoneylove - Treat yourself to the best shapewear on the market and save 20% Off at honeylove.com/lovemurder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11 Joulu 20241h 17min

Traveler Hannah Kobayashi went missing in Los Angeles while traveling back to see her family. The tragedy didn't end there as her father died in an apparent suicide.Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.ORIGINALLY RECORDED 11.28.24Find LOVE MURDER online:Website: lovemurder.loveInstagram: @lovemurderpodTwitter: @lovemurderpodFacebook: LoveMrdrPodTikTok: @LoveMurderPodPatreon: /LoveMurderPodCredits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

7 Joulu 20245min