Episodes

  • The Whitaker Family

    The Whitaker Family
    Mar 23 2026
    In December 2003 in Sugar Land, Texas, the Whitaker family had a special celebratory dinner for their son’s impending college graduation but the night ended in unthinkable tragedy. Two of the four family members were brutally gunned down in front of their home while the other two sustained serious wounds. What initially appeared to be an interrupted burglary, unraveled into a sinister betrayal. As investigators dug deeper into the crime, they uncovered a yearslong murder plot involving deception, a lost son’s search for vengeance, and a father’s unlikely forgiveness. This is the unforgettable story of the Whitaker family.

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    Sources:
    • Whitaker, Kent. (2008). Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son’s Treachery and a Father’s Forgiveness. Howard Books.
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZi3AHqdtxI 48 Hours
    • https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/whitaker-family-massacre
    • https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bart-whitaker-sugar-land-texas-murders-father-fights-to-save-son-from-execution/
    • https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5425323/Bart-Whitaker-escapes-execution-Texas.html
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bartlett_Whitaker#cite_note-3
    • https://www.minutesbeforesix.com/MB6Files/2012/First%20Amended%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Habeas%20Corpus%20-%20for%20web.pdf
    • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8564976/patricia_ann-whitaker
    • https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-commutes-death-sentence-of-thomas-bartlett-whitaker
    • https://www.newspapers.com/image/403995572/?match=1&terms=Thomas%20Bartlett%20Whitaker
    • https://www.newspapers.com/image/1219647473/?match=1&terms=%22Bart%20Whitaker%22
    • https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/48-hours/releases/?view=51704-a-texas-man-targeted-by-a-hit-man-fights-for-the-life-of-the-person-who-ordered-the-murders-his-son-in-48-hours-sugar-land-life-or-death
    • The Whitaker Family: Murder and Treachery in Sugar Land
    • https://www.newspapers.com/image/1216161432/?match=1&terms=%22Bart%20Whitaker%22
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Michelle and Jonathan Nyce - Part 2

    Michelle and Jonathan Nyce - Part 2
    Mar 16 2026
    To the neighbors in his exclusive New Jersey enclave, Dr. Jonathan Nyce was a "gentle giant" — a brilliant molecular biologist on the verge of a billion-dollar medical breakthrough. But behind the 21-room mansion and the 6,000 tulips in the drive, the "perfect" marriage he shared with his wife, Michelle, was a facade built on secrets, financial ruin, and a suffocating need for control.When Michelle’s body was discovered in her Land Cruiser at the bottom of a frozen ravine on a cold January morning, it looked like a tragic accident. However, investigators soon found that the math didn’t add up.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Michelle and Jonathan Nyce - Part 1

    Michelle and Jonathan Nyce - Part 1
    Mar 9 2026
    To the neighbors in his exclusive New Jersey enclave, Dr. Jonathan Nyce was a "gentle giant" — a brilliant molecular biologist on the verge of a billion-dollar medical breakthrough. But behind the 21-room mansion and the 6,000 tulips in the drive, the "perfect" marriage he shared with his wife, Michelle, was a facade built on secrets, financial ruin, and a suffocating need for control.When Michelle’s body was discovered in her Land Cruiser at the bottom of a frozen ravine on a cold January morning, it looked like a tragic accident. However, investigators soon found that the math didn’t add up.

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    Sources:
    • "Collegeville Man Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison for Scheme to Sell Fraudulent Canine Cancer Drugs to Pet Owners." U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 16 Feb. 2024.
    • "Forensic Files season 11." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 31 May 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forensic_Files_season_11&oldid=1295790162.
    • Glatt, John. Never Leave Me: An Obsessive Husband, an Unfaithful Wife, a Brutal Murder. St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006.
    • Grande, Todd. "Dr. Jonathan Nyce Case Analysis | What is Passion / Provocation Manslaughter?" YouTube, uploaded by Dr. Todd Grande.
    • "John Glatt." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 June 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Glatt&oldid=1318996874.
    • Miller, Allie. "Former drug exec who killed wife in 2004 now in trouble for selling fake cancer cures for dogs." PhillyVoice, 5 Feb. 2020.
    • "Remembering Michelle Nyce." The FilAm, 6 Dec. 2011.
    • State of New Jersey v. Jonathan Nyce. No. A-1516-05T4. Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. 7 May 2009. Justia Law.
    • USA v. Jonathan Nyce. No. 24-1319. U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 22 Feb. 2024. Justia Dockets.
    • Vanapalli, Viswa. "Michelle Nyce Murder: Where is Jonathan Nyce Now?" The Cinemaholic, 8 Jan. 2022.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Laura and Craig Rideout

    Laura and Craig Rideout
    Mar 2 2026
    In 2016, in Rochester, New York, Laura and Craig Rideout were going through a bitter divorce that pitted the couple’s seven children against their father. When Craig's body was found in the woods just hours after his disappearance, suspicion quickly fell on Laura and her boyfriend, Paul “PJ” Tucci. But as the story unfolded, it revealed a shocking betrayal of a loving father by his own family.Support us on PatreonSourceshttps://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000334998_01/c667c682-6fe3-39b6-a974-a355b8ddba64?orig_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F Dateline The Devil’s Bathtub Season 25, Episode 48https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/08/13/surveillance-videos-show-tucci-rideouts-hours-before-murder/539677001/ surveillance footage from Walmarthttps://medium.com/@deborahhalber/the-untidy-murder-of-craig-rideout-275506da6cedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/mz2vix/craig_rideout_casedevils_bathtub_did_pj_get_away/ good write-up on Reddithttps://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/07/19/craig-rideout-murder-anniversary-paul-tucci-laura-colin-alex-where-they-now/778756002/ pictureshttps://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/07/19/craig-rideout-murder-anniversary-paul-tucci-laura-colin-alex-where-they-now/778756002/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z114741v114741d--52--b--52--&gca-ft=150&gca-ds=sophihttps://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/09/23/craig-rideout-murder-what-nbc-dateline-didnt-tell-you-about-case/676837001/https://13wham.com/news/local/new-evidence-the-rideout-jury-never-heardhttps://www.whec.com/archive/an-in-depth-look-at-the-rideout-family/https://www.whec.com/archive/laura-rideout-appeal-for-new-trial-denied/https://www.whec.com/archive/in-depth-colin-rideout-claims-his-mother-let-him-take-the-fall/https://www.whec.com/archive/in-depth-the-colin-rideout-interview/https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-laura-colin-and-alexander-rideout-now/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/10/04/paul-tucci-wife-death-liver-disease-rideout-murder-case/731153001/https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2016-12-02/four-indicted-in-the-death-of-craig-rideout-including-family-membershttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3709125/Mom-sons-accused-cleaning-blood-slaying-victims-home.htmlhttps://www.whec.com/archive/an-in-depth-look-at-the-rideout-family/https://www.newspapers.com/image/721723185/?match=1&terms=craig%20rideouthttps://source.colostate.edu/parental-alienation-means-matters/#:~:text=Parental%20alienation%20is%20when%20one%20parent%20intentionally,ends%20or%20when%20they%20are%20still%20together
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    57 mins
  • Nancy and Brad Cooper - Part 2

    Nancy and Brad Cooper - Part 2
    Feb 26 2026
    In July 2008, in the quiet suburb of Cary, North Carolina, Nancy and Brad Cooper appeared to have it all: two beautiful daughters, a picture-perfect life, and a circle of close-knit friends. But behind closed doors, their marriage was unraveling. When Nancy vanished after a routine morning run, the investigation revealed cracks in their carefully constructed world—and left a trail of questions that still linger.

    Original Love Marry Kill air date: 8/4/2025

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    57 mins
  • Nancy and Brad Cooper - Part 1

    Nancy and Brad Cooper - Part 1
    Feb 26 2026
    In July 2008, in the quiet suburb of Cary, North Carolina, Nancy and Brad Cooper appeared to have it all: two beautiful daughters, a picture-perfect life, and a circle of close-knit friends. But behind closed doors, their marriage was unraveling. When Nancy vanished after a routine morning run, the investigation revealed cracks in their carefully constructed world—and left a trail of questions that still linger.

    Original Love Marry Kill air date: 7/28/2025

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    Sources:
    • Lamb, Amanda. Love Lies: A True Story of Marriage and Murder in the Suburbs. Diversion Books (2015). Kindle Edition.
    • Blanchard, Lynne. Framed: An Examination of the Nancy Cooper Murder Case. Self-published (2015). Kindle Edition
    • https://www.wral.com/story/911-calls-in-nancy-cooper-s-death-released/3248238/ 911 call
    • https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna25723445
    • https://globalnews.ca/news/7479909/brad-cooper-north-carolina-murder-prison-release/
    • https://nancycooper.blogspot.com/
    • https://justiceforbradcooper.wordpress.com/
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Erin Patterson, the mushroom murderer

    Erin Patterson, the mushroom murderer
    Feb 25 2026
    In July 2023, the small, rural town of Leongatha in Victoria, Australia was thrust into the spotlight after a family lunch ended in unthinkable tragedy. Erin Patterson, a quiet, separated mother of two, prepared a homemade meal for her in-laws, but within days, three were dead and one was left clinging to life. Was it a heartbreaking accident or something far more sinister? In this episode, we discuss complicated family dynamics, growing suspicion, and lingering questions surrounding a lunch that devastated a family and shocked not just Australia, but the world.Original Love Marry Kill air date: 7/21/2025Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/LoveMarryKillSources:The Mushroom Cook PodcastThe Mushroom Trialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFRwU47pKic 60 Minutes Australiahttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/world/australia/mushroom-poisoning-trial-verdict.html?searchResultPosition=1https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/science/herbarium/death-cap/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77n2yykzrjohttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx554n1x0wohttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx5e9dldqwohttps://people.com/woman-accused-killing-three-with-poisonous-meal-says-exotic-mushrooms-have-more-flavor-court-11747054https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8zr16y21ohttps://apnews.com/article/australia-poisonous-mushroom-murder-c0e545567d6bdccc266f342a2ee7b192https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8zr16y21ohttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx554n1x0wohttps://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/black-tarp-installed-around-mushroom-cook-erin-pattersons-home-before-guilty-verdict-reached/news-story/efb14aaa35823669e8690be9bc6cfa72https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/erin-patterson-trial-exhibits-and-pictures-shown-to-the-jury-released-by-victorian-supreme-court/news-story/1aaee1b5445fa0f69740beccd207004dhttps://theqldr.com.au/crime-law-and-justice/2025/05/22/patterson-22/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14231137/The-deadly-poison-bodies-three-women-killed-horror-Christmas-dinner-police-set-dig-months-dead-husband-woman-prepared-food-poisoned.htmlhttps://www.kpbs.org/news/international/2025/05/02/an-australian-woman-is-on-trial-for-murder-by-toxic-mushrooms-heres-what-to-know?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14888065/Details-emerge-PARTY-Erin-Patterson-threw-night-arrest-mysterious-break-ins-Leongatha-home-handcuffed.htmlhttps://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/shroom-service_fewer-mushroom-identification-centres-more-poisonings/45228910https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/29/health/mushrooms-poisoning-foraging/index.htmlhttps://7news.com.au/news/inmate-claims-she-fell-ill-after-eating-meal-prepared-by-mushroom-murderer-erin-patterson--c-19283609https://thenightly.com.au/australia/victoria/erin-patterson-dr-chris-webster-reveals-why-he-faces-losing-his-job-after-speaking-out-about-mushroom-killer-c-19306978
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Michelle and Jason Young - Part 2

    Michelle and Jason Young - Part 2
    Feb 24 2026
    When 29-year-old Michelle Young was found dead in her Raleigh, North Carolina home, the discovery sent shockwaves through her family, her circle of friends, and the community. Michelle was married, the mother of a toddler, and expecting her second child. She was beautiful, bright, and driven; by all accounts, a woman with so much ahead of her. Michelle’s brutal murder baffled the quiet suburban neighborhood and prompted a frustrating investigation that would grow increasingly complicated by the lack of cooperation from Michelle’s husband. Her marriage to 32-year-old Jason Young had been troubled from the beginning, but at the time of her death, he was reportedly hundreds of miles away on a business trip. As detectives began piecing together the timeline, unsettling questions began to surface. Who would do this to a young mother in her own home? Could it have been a random act of violence, or was the truth far closer to home? The investigation uncovered complicated relationships, emotional wounds, and evidence that raised more questions than answers. In this episode, we explore the case that shook Raleigh and pushed the justice system to its limits before any sense of resolution was found.

    Original Love Marry Kill air date: 7/14/2025

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    1 hr and 9 mins