The Dark Side of Love

Toronto native Lisa Harnum was living out her dreams in Australia. She thought her fairy tale was complete when handsome Simon Gittany came along. She had no idea he was really a nightmare come to life. *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sources. Visit www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove for bonus episodes and exclusives.

Mark "Gator" Rogowski ruled the skateboarding world back in the 80s, appearing in a Tom Petty music video and raking in loads of cash. However, a devastating break-up with his girlfriend would lead to a brutal murder. *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sources. Visit www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove for bonus episodes and exclusives.

From the outside, Allison and Gerard Baden-Clay seemed to be the picture of perfection: three beautiful daughters, a home in one of Australia's most affluent suburbs, not to mention Gerard's grand lineage. However, the Baden-Clay union was rotten to the core and would eventually lead to murder. *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sources. Visit www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove for bonus episodes and exclusives.

Mark Gerardot thought he and his soon-to-be ex-wife, Jennair, were having an amicable divorce. He had no idea that Jennair had something much more sinister in mind *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sources. Visit www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove for bonus episodes and exclusives.

When Tommy Kane's NFL career ended, he drowned his sorrows in cocaine and women, leaving his long-suffering wife, Tammara Shaik, with no choice but to walk away. But Tommy wouldn't let go that easily. *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sources. Visit www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove for bonus episodes and exclusives.

Diane Zamora always thought David Graham only had eyes for her. But when his gaze wandered to another girl, this teenaged couple would go to murderous lengths to prove their love. *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sources. Visit www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove for bonus episodes and exclusives.

Wealthy divorcée Anne Scripps was looking for everlasting love. She thought she found it in handsome housepainter Scott Douglas. She was dead wrong. *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sources. Visit www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove for bonus episodes and exclusives.

For Ted and Generosa Ammon, when love turned to hate, it turned deadly. *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sources. Visit www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove for bonus episodes and exclusives.

Charles and Carol Stuart were the ultimate 80s power couple with high-flying careers, a beautiful home, and a baby on the way. What could possibly go wrong? *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sources. Visit www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove for bonus episodes and exclusives.

Among the true crime stories garnering national headlines back in 2007 were O.J. getting busted in Las Vegas for a kidnapping and robbery scheme, World Wrestling Entertainment star Chris Benoit murdering his wife and seven-year-old son before taking his own life, and the mysterious and still unsolved disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann from a resort in Portugal. Here in Chicago, a story that was front and center during that year was the brutal murder of 28-year-old pharmaceutical executive, Nailah Franklin. The story would make headlines again in 2015 when her killer was finally brought to justice. *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sources. Visit www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove for bonus episodes and exclusives.

For years, all that many Chicagoans ever knew about Shaun Gayle were his eleven seasons with the Chicago Bears. That he was part of that legendary 1985 lineup that won Super Bowl 20. However, when his pregnant girlfriend was shot to death in the fall of 2007, Shaun Gayle's name was thrust into a swirl of salacious headlines involving sex, obsession, and a sinister murder plot. *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sources. Visit www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove for bonus episodes and exclusives.

How do you solve a problem like Fred Jablin? *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sources. Visit www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove for bonus episodes and exclusives.

Deception is very often at the heart of the dark side of love. This is one of those tales that will have you asking, how well do you know the one you're with? Mark and Lori Hacking were the epitome of a happy young couple in love. She had a good job with Wells Fargo and was pregnant with her first child, while husband Mark had just graduated from the University of Utah with honors and was headed to medical school at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Life is perfect. Except, none of us ever really knows the secrets between a married couple. *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sources. Visit www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove for bonus episodes and exclusives.