Episode 289 - Para-Social Activity - The Strange Case of Grant Amato

In Pensacola Florida, 2017, 33 year old Taylor Wright was a newly divorced young mom struggling to rebuild her life. As Taylor dealt with exhausting custody proceedings, she decided to reach out to a good friend for help. She could never have imagined that one of the people she’d grown to trust the most would deceive her in the worst possible way. 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 Featured Podcast: True Consequences https://www.trueconsequences.com Sources: https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/ashleymcarthurtrial - The entire video collection  https://weartv.com/news/local/pensacola-woman-faces-35-years-in-prison-for-racketeering-and-organized-fraud https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B08KHCN5RP/ref=atv_dp_bb_v0_l0w_cr_eb_qs_te_rus_pwr?autoplay=1&t=78 https://weartv.com/news/local/mother-of-slain-private-investigator-knew-something-horrible-happened-to-daughter https://www.thecinemaholic.com/taylor-wrights-murder/ https://www.oxygen.com/buried-in-the-backyard/crime-news/taylor-wright-murder-ashley-mcarthur-theft https://expressdigest.com/woman-who-murdered-and-buried-her-friend-was-flirty-and-playful-with-police-officers/ https://www.missingpersonsofamerica.com/2017/09/23/florida-private-investigator-missing-over-two-weeks/ http://www.northescambia.com/2017/10/2body-of-missing-private-investigator-found-in-cantonment-one-arrest https://www.wkrg.com/news/court-documents-reveal-financial-troubles-in-pensacola-p-i-murder/ https://www.privateinvestigatoradvicehq.com/private-investigator-taylor-wright-first-missing-found-dead/ https://medium.com/@orson/murder-the-internet-all-that-remains-5db4f2625e48

1 Mars 202154min

On the morning of August 6th, 2004, a local painter stopped by a Deltona, Florida home to pick up his two friends for work. After knocking several times with no answer, the door suddenly popped open revealing a scene straight out of a horror film. Hours later, the community learned of a massacre that became the area’s bloodiest and more horrific mass murder ever. 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 Script Editing: Rose Keefe Special Thanks: Brittany Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Featured Podcast:  Military Murder https://militarymurderpodcast.com Sources: https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/374221/file/06-1963_ans.pdf https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2004-08-09-0408090166-story.html https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20180810/14-years-later-2004-deltona-massacre-resonates https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-deltona-massacre-anniversary-082709-story.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2006-07-26-vmvictims26-story.html https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20180810/14-years-later-2004-deltona-massacre-resonates https://www.lowellsun.com/2016/10/29/father-relives-lowell-daughters-murder/?clearUserState=true https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2004-08-24-0408240228-story.html https://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/the-killer-inside/Content?oid=2274001 https://www.staugustine.com/news/20170502/death-row-killers-in-deltona-mass-murder-likely-to-get-new-sentencing-hearings https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-troy-victorino-xbox-killer-appeal-denied-20180308-story.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-08-09-0408090198-story.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2005-09-14-vmassacre14-story.html https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2004-08-11-0408110108-story.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2006-08-29-massacre29-story.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2004-08-09-0408090272-story.html https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/content/download/374296/file/06-2090_ans.pdf https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5914b117add7b04934756fcb https://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-supreme-court/1699201.html https://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20180810/14-years-later-2004-deltona-massacre-resonates https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/2008/sc06-1963.html https://www.kltv.com/story/5170683/i-killed-someone-xbox-slay-suspect-wrote/

15 Feb 202140min

On November 13th 2015, Megan Hiatt was busy packing up her belongings when her partner showed up unexpectedly. She’d called him earlier that day to inform him she was leaving him and taking their 5 month old twin daughters with her. 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 Script Editing: Rose Keefe Special Thanks: Megan Hiatt https://www.instagram.com/nomoresilence2015/ https://www.facebook.com/Nomoresilence2015/ @Nomoresilence2015 Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Sources: https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20160116/NEWS/801241572 https://www.jacksonville.com/jeff-haws/2015-11-17/story/lone-survivor-murder-suicide-he-made-me-hold-them-when-he-killed-them https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/mother-murdered-twins-attends-family-funeral-gurne/26946819/#continue_below https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/mother-murdered-infant-twins-survives-makes-911-call-after-shooting/g5zas68OLTClTwD3VgPRfL/ https://www.news4jax.com/news/2017/10/04/domestic-violence-survivor-speaks-out-after-triple-murder-suicide/ https://www.facebook.com/megan.rosehiatt https://www.amazon.com/Wherever-You-Are-Love-Will-ebook/dp/B00BRALEA2

1 Feb 202150min

In October 1997, Joe Cinque uprooted his entire life in Newcastle Australia to be with his girlfriend in Canberra. He had no idea just how deeply disturbed she was or how she'd been fantasizing about becoming the star performer in her own romantic tragedy, with the final act involving a suicide pact. There was just one problem. Joe wasn’t aware of it, or about the friends she’d invited to be the audience. 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 Script Editing: Rose Keefe Special Thanks: Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppggZ0fzMJ8 http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/act/ACTSC/1999/32.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4504448/Anu-Singh-farewell-dinner-killing-boyfriend.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4505766/Anu-Singh-s-new-boyfriend-says-s-served-time.html https://www.nowtolove.com.au/news/local-news/anu-singh-speaks-out-about-killing-joe-cinque-37386 https://murderpedia.org/female.S/s/singh-anu.htm https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/05/joe-cinques-consolation-toxic-relationships-and-the-mysteries-around-his-killing https://casefilepodcast.com/case-130-joe-cinque/ https://www.singletonargus.com.au/story/4659847/twenty-years-after-their-sons-killing-maria-and-nino-speak-out/ https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/her-new-careers-to-die-for-20050605-gdlghl.html https://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/prescription/rohypnol.html https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/on-death-and-madness-20040809-gdjihw.html https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/complex-background-to-tragedy-ng-ya-120221 http://joecinque.com.au/crime http://netk.net.au/Australia/Singh.asp Joe Cinque’s Consolation by Helen Garner http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/act/ACTSC/1999/32.html

18 Jan 202135min

In 2012, David Kroupa was working as a mechanic and enjoying life as a bachelor when his life was suddenly turned upside down after a few visits to a dating website. David had no idea he’d become the deadly obsession of a woman with predatory focus unwilling to let anything stand in her way. 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 Script Editing: Rose Keefe Special Thanks: Samii Taylor Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu0uc1KZTNs https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2020/12/01/lansing-podcaster-discuss-nebraska-murder-abcs-20-20/6475263002/ http://charleyproject.org/case/cari-lea-farver https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/cari-farver/ https://omaha.com/news/crime/prosecution-defendant-confessed-to-killing-in-emails-she-sent-while-posing-as-another-woman/article_eaccc905-8843-5ffe-80f0-1729ae4c6640.html https://omaha.com/news/crime/harassing-messages-from-person-claiming-to-be-missing-woman-kept-coming-for-years-man-testifies/article_fa772a86-05c9-5f3c-998d-832ee64c416c.html https://newsfortomorrow.com/index.php/2019/08/04/how-investigators-used-technology-to-solve-the-mysterious-disappearance-murder-of-a-macedonia-woman-crime/ https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/woman-jailed-for-murdering-love-rival-and-assuming-victims-identity-in-four-year-stalking-campaign/news-story/f4e8bda4f0deda4c76cbc8da50ae7636 https://kearneyhub.com/news/state/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-in-bizarre-case-of-woman-who-posed-as-romantic-rival-after/article_ce39913e-e4fe-11e8-b0ec-5f51cd7e3668.html https://archive.org/details/MSNBCW_20201127_050000_Dateline https://www.sodeadpodcast.com/podcasts/ep52?fbclid=IwAR0FFnkoO-WKlHRky-6yr5HgPKu59-L7EEccmO5wFsKjStegyDqgTa92qQo https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/closing-arguments-delivered-in-shanna-golyar-trial https://abcnews.go.com/US/horrific-stalking-case-jealous-lovers-cover-murder/story?id=74431142 https://omaha.com/news/crime/prosecution-defendant-confessed-to-killing-in-emails-she-sent-while-posing-as-another-woman/article_eaccc905-8843-5ffe-80f0-1729ae4c6640.html “A Tangled Web: A Cyberstalker, a Deadly Obsession, and the Twisting Path to Justice.” https://abcnews.go.com/US/horrific-stalking-case-jealous-lovers-cover-murder/story?id=74431142 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4254755/woman-murdered-love-rival-pose-social-media-shanna-golyar-cari-farver/

4 Jan 202148min

As Lisa and Joel Guy prepared to host their family Thanksgiving in Knoxville, Tennessee, a gruesome plot was being concocted behind the scenes. You’ll hear how two parents' abounding love wasn’t enough to protect them from the inner workings of a dark and disturbed mind. 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 Featured Podcast: Lady Justice True Crime https://ladyjusticepodcast.podbean.com Sources: https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/joel-guy-jr-convicted-brutal-2016-murders-dismemberment-parents-sentenced-life/BTNFVSY5UZCZZCACURKUTCJE7E/ https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/knoxnews/obituary.aspx?n=joel-and-lisa-guy&pid=183050186&fhid=13777 https://heavy.com/news/2016/12/joel-guy-murdered-parents-bodies-acid-knoxville-tennessee-baton-rouge-lousiana-lsu-charges/ https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/18/workshy-son-who-chopped-up-his-parents-and-boiled-mothers-head-in-saucepan-asks-to-be-executed-13293422/ https://www.timesnews.net/news/crime/kingsport-native-and-wife-brutally-murdered-son-arrested/article_ff21783d-bcb7-5cf6-82d8-0441fd52adff.html https://www.wate.com/news/local-news/knox-county-grand-jury-indicts-man-in-parents-slaying-dismemberment/ https://www.boston25news.com/news/trending/diabolical-stew-human-remains-graphic-details-highlight-start-mans-trial-parents-murders/2PEDTSOHF5HVJOE6N342NAUVZE/ https://www.the-sun.com/news/1555267/gruesome-blood-soaked-home-son-dissolved-parents-bodies-acid/ https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/joel-guy-jr-trial-day-four-victims-suffered-repeated-deep-stabbings-to-vital-organs/51-1e171d8a-350b-4acf-bd77-d08f20a14e5c https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/joel-guy-jr-guilty-of-murdering-and-dismembering-parents-in-2016/51-7498ca31-6088-4fe4-86f2-9636e236d925 https://www.wvlt.tv/2020/09/28/live-opening-statements-begin-in-trial-for-man-accused-of-dismembering-parents-at-knox-co-home/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/12/01/at-thanksgiving-his-sisters-said-he-was-fine-but-days-later-he-dismembered-their-parents-police-say/ https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2020/10/02/joel-guy-jr-convicted-killing-and-dismembering-parents/5879895002/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8787613/Joel-Guy-Jr-meticulously-plotted-parents-murder-dismembering-chilling-step-step-notes.html https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/joel-guy-jr/joel-guy-jr-found-guilty-of-murdering-and-dismembering-parents-just-after-thanksgiving-in-2016/ https://www.wbrz.com/news/ebr-evidence-tossed-in-grisly-tennessee-murder-case-after-son-charged-with-butchering-dismembering-parents/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WdMv9egrdU https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/joel-guy-jr/chilling-murderer-joel-guy-jr-had-no-visible-reaction-as-family-delivered-heartwrenching-impact-statements/ https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2020/11/19/joel-guy-jr-two-life-sentences-killing-parents-tennessee/3764870001 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8791477/Photos-meat-grinder-car-trunk-son-accused-butchering-parents.html https://www.courttv.com/news/man-sentenced-guilty-of-brutal-slayings-dismemberment-of-parents/

7 Dec 202043min

Nicole Nachtman was excited to begin University in Tallahassee Florida, mostly because it meant she’d finally be free from her mother’s authoritarian parenting. Little did she realize, no amount of distance could ever break the ties that connect a mother and daughter. 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 Sources: https://www.tampabay.com/hillsborough/expert-mother-physically-emotionally-abused-daughter-before-murder-20190731/ https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/from-screaming-in-her-head-to-blacking-out-man-details-sisters-confession-to-parents-slayings-20190730/ https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2019/07/29/former-roommate-describes-nicole-nachtman-s-relationship-with-mother https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/3-witnesses-cleared-to-testify-after-speculation-of-possible-mistrial-in-nachtman-murder-case/67-421df360-1a11-4edf-8257-fc25ddd5333e https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/medical-examiner-discusses-autopsies-of-nachtmans-parents-in-murder-trial/67-cfba9cfb-5414-4dd1-8dbb-76d2dd721217 https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/ex-roommate-describes-chaotic-mom-daughter-relationship-in-nicole-nachtman-trial/ https://www.fox13news.com/news/on-stand-brother-recalls-nicole-nachtmans-murder-confession https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2019/07/31/mental-illness-at-center-of-nicole-nachtman-double-murder-trial- https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2015/8/25/no_bond_for_fsu_stud https://www.tampabay.com/hillsborough/damaged-person-vs-calculated-killer-fsu-student-on-trial-for-moms-murder-20190724/ https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/before-fsu-student-was-arrested-for-parents-murder-she-asked-tampa-cousin-for-money-20190726/ https://gunmemorial.org/2015/08/20/myriam-dienes https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/tampa-fl/myriam-dienes-6567921 https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/murder-trial-begins-for-former-fsu-students-accused-of-killing-parents/67-091f53aa-56b6-4f50-a2d3-58721c813082 https://www.txcourts.gov/All_Archived_Documents/14thCOA/Case/Opinions/102899/980148f.PDF https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/im-going-to-miss-you-joey-nachtmans-brother-testifies-she-admitted-to-the-shootings/67-93975429-e4e8-46d7-866c-eea83c4cd9ed https://www.google.com/search?biw=1304&bih=593&ei=RrSuX_TdHcS3tAaQhoawCA&q=Myriam+and+Robert+Dienes+married&oq=Myriam+and+Robert+Dienes+married&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCCEQoAE6CQgAEMkDEBYQHjoECCEQFVCKGljTI2CSJWgAcAB4AIABhgGIAacHkgEDNC41mAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpesABAQ&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwj0mKKy-P_sAhXEG80KHRCDAYY4ChDh1QMIDQ&uact=5

23 Nov 202041min

In 1988, along a peaceful stretch of farmland road in Florida, a war was brewing among two families. As Peggy Carr and her new husband Pye were focused on raising their rambunctious blended family, their neighbors an elderly couple who lived across the street were determined to live out a peaceful existence. A clash that would ultimately lead to disaster. 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 Featured Podcast: Parkdale Haunt https://frequencypodcastnetwork.com/podcasts/parkdale-haunt Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eysLhzRB19U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2F-37lLufI https://malefactorsregister.com/wp/poison-for-dummies/ https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1996-03-31-9604110244-story.html https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1991-05-12-9105101101-story.html https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/trepal-george.htm https://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20110304/News/608075599/LL https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-17-mn-1951-story.html https://delanirbartlette.medium.com/george-trepal-evil-genius-69896b7c69c5 http://www.cncpunishment.com/forums/showthread.php?3364-George-James-Trepal-Florida-Death-Row https://malefactorsregister.com/wp/poison-for-dummies/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVVL_U4BTGs

9 Nov 202032min