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The Stranger You Know is a true crime podcast that shares stories of victims who were harmed by someone they loved and trusted. The podcast also features interviews with people who share their experience of betrayal at the hands of someone they thought th

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    • May 20, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    Episode 17 - Noreen Boyle

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 48:28


    In the early morning hours of December 31, 1989, Collier Boyle was awoken by the sound of two loud thumps. The noises instantly filled him with dread as he hid under his covers. The next morning his mother, Noreen, was missing and Collier knew that meant one thing: his father, John, had killed her. Thank you to Collier Landry for interviewing for this episode. Be sure to check out Collier's true crime podcast called "Moving Past Murder" wherever you listen to podcasts. If you like the show, please leave it a rating and review. You can follow the show on social media on Instagram @thestrangeryouknowpodcast. Additional Sources: My ‘narcissist' father killed my mom — and I made a podcast about it. Rebecca Reisner. New York Post. 'Dear Dad, I Know You're Never Going to Tell Me Why You Killed Mommy' Rose Minutaglio. Esquire. Music by QubeSounds from Pixabay --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 16 - Jamie Kirk Hahn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 31:25


    Jamie Kirk Hahn was a bright and ambitious 29 year old political strategist living in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2013. She was happily married to her husband of four years, Nation Hahn, owned her own political consulting firm and aspired to make a difference in her community through her work in public service. But Jamie's life was abruptly cut short after she was attacked in her home by a man she considered a close friend and treated like family. SOURCES Best Man Stabs Bride: Jonathan Broyhill, 31, Murders Jaime Kirk Hahn, 29, Over Possible Campaign Fraud. By: William Cannon. https://www.latintimes.com/best-man-stabs-bride-jonathan-broyhill-31-murders-jamie-kirk-hahn-29-over-possible-campaign-fraud Jaime Kirk Hahn, Democratic Strategist, Allegedly Stabbed by Best Man. By: Miranda Green. https://www.thedailybeast.com/jamie-kirk-hahn-democratic-strategist-allegedly-stabbed-by-best-man Jamie Kirk Hahn's spirit lives on through Camden Street Learning Garden. https://www.wral.com/jamie-kirk-hahn-s-spirit-lives-on-through-camden-street-learning-garden/14781207/ Defense claims Broyhill murder of Democratic strategist Jamie Hahn was not premeditated. By: Ed Crump. https://abc11.com/jamie-hahn-democrat-broyhill-jury-selection/541338/ Audio and research includes courtroom testimony recorded during the 2015 trial and sentencing hearing of Jonathan Broyhill. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 15 - Michael Dippolito

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 28:40


    When Dalia Dippolito arrived home to the townhouse she shared with her husband, Michael, in Boynton Beach, FL on the morning of August 5, 2009, she encountered a horrifying scene. Police cars and yellow crime scene tape surrounded her home. As Dalia rushed to the officers to find out what was happening, she knew more than what she was letting on about what had brought the police to her home that morning. Then again, the police knew more than what they were letting on too. If you like the show, please leave a rating and review. You can follow the show on social media on Instagram @thestrangeryouknowpodcast and on Twitter @tsykpod. SOURCES Michael Dippolito's Criminal History: A Timeline. By: Lisa Rab. https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/michael-dippolitos-criminal-history-a-timeline-6465257 How Dalia Dippolito's Murder-For-Hire Plot Against Her Husband Went Disastrously Wrong. By: Marco Margaritoff. https://allthatsinteresting.com/dalia-dippolito Dalia Dippolito May Have Tried to Kill Him, But Michael Dippolito Is No Saint. By: Lisa Rab. https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/dalia-dippolito-may-have-tried-to-kill-him-but-michael-dippolito-is-no-saint-6343534?storyPage=6 Dalia Dippolito retrial: Ex-husband testifies he was shocked she wanted him dead. By: Marc Freeman. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-pn-dalia-dippolito-retrial-day-one-20170607-story.html Sentinel Finally Discovers Michael Dippolito's Paternity Battle. By: Lisa Rab. https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/sentinel-finally-discovers-michael-dippolitos-paternity-battle-6468753 Woman Hires Hit Man to Kill Husband [Full Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=177r9eAOZsU&t=1113s Dalia Dippolito Questioned by Police Full Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGZXTuUrcXQ Dalia Dippolito Learns Her Husband Was “Murdered”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym2W8gU5XFA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 14 - Selena

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 37:31


    At just 23 years old and amid her career reaching new heights, Selena Quintanilla Perez's life was abruptly cut short at the hands of someone she considered a close friend shocking the music industry and Latin community. While Selena's legacy lives on through books, shows and movies, her story is more than just the act of betrayal that ended her life. Selena's story is one of a rising star whose undeniable talent and a magnetic personality continues to inspire others after her death just as she did in life. If you like the show, please take a second to leave a rating and review. You can also follow the show on social media on Instagram @thestrangeryouknowpodcast and on Twitter @TSYKPod. Sources Selena's Secret: The Revealing Story Behind Her Tragic Death. By: Maria Celeste Arraras. Police Detail Standoff After Selena Shooting. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/10/17/police-detail-standoff-after-selena-shooting/1a069d16-9235-40d1-a351-d4c2dfa9b647/ WATCH: The Scene of Selena Quintanilla's Death & 911 Call [VIDEO]. https://heavy.com/entertainment/selena-quintanilla-death-scene-911-video/ Gone but not forgotten: Selena's influence endures long after her death. By: Adam Reeder. https://fansided.com/2020/03/31/selena-enduring-influence-after-death/ From the Archives: Selena was on brink of major crossover, ‘up there with the Janets and the Madonnas'. By: Steve Bennett. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-archives-selena-crossover-success-20160331-story.html How Yolanda Saldivar's Obsession With Selena Turned Deadly. By: Ale Russian. https://www.biography.com/news/yolanda-saldivar-selena-quintanilla-death --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 13 - Mark and Shaun Staudte

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 35:22


    When Sarah Staudte was hospitalized in June 2013 with a flu-like illness that nearly killed her, the mystery behind her sudden affliction stumped her doctors. But Sarah's illness was not a medical enigma. Her brush with death was actually the result of a sinister attempt by someone she loved and trusted to murder her, and Sarah was not the first victim in the Staudte family. If you like the show, please be sure to leave a rating and review. Let me know your thoughts on the show! You can also follow TSYK on social media: Instagram @TheStrangerYouKnowPodcast Twitter @TSYKPod SOURCES: Mom, Daughter Describe Killing Family Members With Anti-Freeze in Never-Before-Seen Interrogations Tapes. By: Joseph Diaz, Jennifer Smith, Alexa Valiente and Lauren Effron. https://abcnews.go.com/US/mom-daughter-describe-killing-family-members-anti-freeze/story?id=38029438 Antifreeze Killer Who is Diane Staudte and where is she now? By: Nikki Main. https://www.the-sun.com/news/4770180/who-is-diane-staudte-where-is-she-now/ ABC News. 20/20. Home Sweet Murder. Season 44, Episode 15. Mother and Daughter Plotted to Kill Their Family with Antifreeze/Diane Staudte Interrogation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfxIY5Dl5BU&t=8417s --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    BONUS - Full Interview With Amy Chesler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 69:06


    Portions of Amy's interview were featured in Episode 12 - Hadas Winnick, which tells the story of her mother's murder at the hands of her brother. This is Amy's full interview where she discusses her perspective on the criminal justice system, mental health and more.   Special thanks to Amy Chesler for sharing her story. You can follow Amy on social media on Instagram @amybchesler and on Twitter at the same handle. Her memoir Working for Justice: One Family's Tale of Murder, Betrayal, and Healing is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YLDRMM7/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_44GR680Y72318679SZ81 If you like the show, please take a second to leave a rating and review. You can follow the podcast on social media on Instagram @thestrangeryouknowpodcast and on Twitter @tsykpod. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 12 - Hadas Winnick

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 40:44


    When Amy rushed home one September night to the house she shared with her mother after a chilling phone call with her brother, she found her mother's lifeless body on the kitchen floor and she knew immediately that her worst fear had finally happened. One that felt like years in the making after a vicious cycle of abuse at the hands of her mother's murderer. Special thanks to Amy Chesler for interviewing for this episode. You can follow Amy on social media on Instagram @amybchesler and on Twitter at the same handle. Her memoir Working for Justice: One Family's Tale of Murder, Betrayal, and Healing is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YLDRMM7/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_44GR680Y72318679SZ81 If you like the show, please take a second to leave a rating and review. You can follow the podcast on social media on Instagram @thestrangeryouknowpodcast and on Twitter @tsykpod. ADDITIONAL SOURCES: https://nypost.com/2021/05/01/my-brother-killed-my-mother-and-now-i-fear-hell-get-out-of-prison-soon/ https://thecinemaholic.com/hadas-winnick-murder-where-is-jesse-winnick-now/ https://starcasm.net/evil-lives-here-what-if-he-gets-out-sister-of-jesse-winnick-fears-for-her-life-after-he-murdered-their-mom/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 11 - The Suspicious Disappearance of Angela Green

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 47:48


    When 51-year-old Angela Green went missing in June 2019, it wasn't immediately clear that she was in fact missing. The search for Angela didn't start until February 2020 after Angela's daughter, Ellie, and Angela's niece, Michelle, discovered serious discrepancies in the story Ellie's father, Geoff Green, initially told Ellie about what happened to her mother. Now, nearly three years later, Ellie and Angela's family are still on a mission to find answers surrounding Angela's disappearance. Special thanks to Michelle Guo for sharing Angela's story. You can follow Michelle on TikTok @mishguo and Ellie Green on Instagram @ellie.a.green You can donate to the Justice for Angela Green GoFundMe here: https://gofund.me/13939ea8 Please SHARE this episode and help spread awareness for Angela's case. If you have any information on Angela Green's disappearance, call the Prairie Village Police Department at 913-642-6868 or Crimestoppers TIPS hotline at 816-474-8477. If you like the show, please be sure to leave a rating and review. You can also follow the podcast on social media: Instagram @TheStrangerYouKnowPodcast Twitter @TSYKPod SOURCES: Warrant Served at Lawrence home in search of Prairie Village woman missing since June 2019. By: Sharae Honeycutt. https://fox4kc.com/news/warrant-served-at-lawrence-home-in-search-of-prairie-village-woman-missing-since-june-2019/ Daughter isn't Stopping The Search For Her Mom After Father Claims She Died. By: Michelle Sigona. https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/missing/d/daughter-isnt-stopping-search-for-mom-angela-green-after-father-claims-she-died Family of Angela Green plans to mount wrongful death suit against husband. By: Sharae Honeycutt. https://fox4kc.com/news/family-of-angela-green-plans-to-mount-wrongful-death-suit-against-husband/ Daughter pleads for help to find Kansas mother more than a year after she vanished and her father told her she'd died in a psychiatric hospital – despite there being NO record of her death. By: Emily Crane. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8906401/Daughter-pleads-help-Kansas-mom-dad-says-died.html ‘I Want To Know Where She Is,' Says Daughter Of Missing Woman' Dr. Phil. https://www.drphil.com/videos/i-want-to-know-where-she-is-says-daughter-of-missing-woman/ She Was Told Her Mother Died. So Why Was There No Funeral? Or A Body? By: Melissa Jeltsen. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/where-is-angela-green_n_5f47b10cc5b6cf66b2b425b6 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 10 - Taylor Wright

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 31:31


    When 33 year old divorced mother and private investigator Taylor Wright goes missing in Pensacola, FL after saying she needed time to clear her head, those closest to her start to question whether someone had harmed her. Investigators knew Taylor had the skills to disappear if she wanted to and it would make sense given her recent legal troubles. But the reason behind Taylor's disappearance was much more sinister than anyone imagined. If you like the show, please take a moment to leave a rating and review! You can follow the show on social media: Instagram @thestrangeryouknowpodcast Twitter @TSYKPod SOURCES Oxygen. Buried in the Backyard. Femme Fatal. Season 3, Episode 5. Arrest report suggests former JPD officer was killed by friend over money. By: Elizabeth Tew. https://www.wnct.com/news/arrest-report-suggests-former-jpd-officer-was-killed-by-friend-over-money/ Body of missing former Jacksonville PD officer found, woman arrested. https://wcti12.com/news/local/body-of-missing-former-jacksonville-pd-officer-found-woman-arrested Court Documents Reveal Financial Troubles in Pensacola P.I. Murder. By: Brad Gunther. https://www.wkrg.com/news/court-documents-reveal-financial-troubles-in-pensacola-p-i-murder/ Shocking footage shows murderer ‘flirting' with police as she lies about killing her private investigator friend dead after stealing $34,000 from her and bragging to pals she was going to shoot her dead. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8451965/Woman-murdered-buried-friend-flirty-playful-police-officers.html Taylor Wright Was Murdered, Buried Under Concrete by Close Friend After $34K Theft. By: Caroline Warnock. https://heavy.com/news/taylor-wright-murder/ Ashley McArthur Trial Footage. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 9 - Cody Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 28:11


    On a beautiful sunny day in June 2013 Cody Johnson married the woman of his dreams, Jordan Graham. Eight days later, he suddenly disappeared. When police turn to his newlywed wife for answers, they are left with more questions and a feeling that there is something she's hiding. If you like the podcast, please take a second to leave a review. Also, make sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! You can follow the show on social media: Instagram @thestrangeryouknowpodcast Twitter @TSYKPod SOURCES Jordan Graham “Glacier Park Murder” https://wildabouttrial.com/trial-coverage/jordan-graham-glacier-park-murder/ Crime Watch Daily Exclusive: New wife convicted of pushing husband off cliff 8 days after wedding. https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/02/22/crime-watch-daily-exclusive-newlywed-wife-convicted-of-pushing-husband-off-cliff-a-week-after-marrying/ Montana man pushed off cliff believed bride accused of murder had a ‘surprise' for him: testimony. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/montana-man-pushed-cliff-believed-bride-accused-murder-had-surprise-flna2d11732386 A Murder in Glacier Park. By: Beacon Staff. https://flatheadbeacon.com/2013/12/17/a-murder-in-glacier-park/ ‘You're my safe place to fall': Eerily prophetic lyrics of the customized wedding song written for Montana couple's first dance days before bride ‘pushed her husband off a cliff' By: Daily Mail Reporter. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2420407/Jordan-Linn-Graham-creepy-lyrics-wedding-song-newlywed-pushed-husband-cliff.html Friends and Family Celebrate the Life of Cody Lee Johnson. By: Beacon Staff. https://flatheadbeacon.com/2014/04/07/friends-and-family-celebrate-the-life-of-cody-lee-johnson/ Judge Sentences Bride to 30 Yeats for Murdering Husband in Glacier Park. By: Beacon Staff. https://flatheadbeacon.com/2014/03/27/judge-sentences-bride-to-30-years-for-murdering-husband-in-glacier-park/ Newlywed Cliff Death: Victim's Friend Was Suspicious of Jordan Linn Graham. By: Ryan Owens. https://abcnews.go.com/US/newlywed-cliff-death-victims-friend-suspicious-jordan-linn/story?id=20222596 Case of bride who pushed groom off cliff goes to trial. By: Tracy Connor. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/case-bride-who-pushed-groom-cliff-goes-trial-flna2d11716301 Resolutions by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 8 - Alexis Crawford

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 22:17


    In 2019, Alexis Crawford was a bright and beautiful senior at Clark Atlanta University looking forward to graduation. Growing up in a family of ten, there was rarely a day that passed that Alexis didn't speak to her parents or one of her siblings. Which is why when her family couldn't get a hold of her on October 31, 2019, they wasted little time in reporting her missing. Alexis' family knew that something terrible must have happened to her and they feared the worst. But nothing they imagined could have prepared them for the truth and for who was behind Alexis' disappearance. If you like the show, please take a moment to rate and leave a review. Be sure to subscribe where you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. You can follow The Stranger You Know on social media: Instagram @TheStrangerYouKnowPodcast Twitter @TSYKPod TikTok @TheStrangerYouKnowPod SOURCES Here's everything to know about the Alexis Crawford murder. By: Cox Media Group & The Atlanta Journal Constitution. https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/here-s-everything-to-know-about-the-alexis-crawford-murder/1007226633/ ‘Her Best Friend…': Warrants Reveal Alexis Crawford was Choked, Smothers to Death Before Jordyn Jones and Barron Brantley Dumped Her Body. By: Tanasia Kenney. https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/11/12/her-best-friend-warrants-reveal-alexis-crawford-was-choked-smothered-to-death-before-jordyn-jones-and-barron-brantley-dumped-her-body/ Jordyn Jones denied bond in Alexis Crawford murder case. By: 11Alive Staff https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/trials/bond-hearing-jordyn-jones-alexis-crawford-case/85-1772dd46-1efd-4147-b966-3ca64c2cf877 Where Are Jordyn Jones and Barron Brantley Now: By: Deepra Sarkar. https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-jordyn-jones-and-barron-brantley-now/ New Audio Reveals the Startling Reason Jordyn Jones Called 911 the Night Alexis Crawford Was Assaulted. By: Tanasia Kenney. https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/11/28/new-audio-reveals-the-startling-reason-jordyn-jones-called-911-the-night-alexis-crawford-was-assaulted/ Alexis Crawford death: Accused killer in court for preliminary hearing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R59IPOot48c --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    BONUS - The Strangers I Knew - Interview with Amanda Korneghy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 70:22


    When Amanda first posted videos questioning her adoption on TikTok she didn't expect her videos to go viral. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have followed her wanting to know more about her past and why she has come to believe that at minimum her adoption was fraudulent and at worst, she may have been kidnapped. While Amanda is still on a journey for answers, this is her story about her upbringing and her efforts to piece together the puzzle pieces of her childhood to learn more about where she came from. You can follow Amanda on all social media platforms @amandakorneghy1 You can follow the The Stranger You Know on Instagram @TheStrangerYouKnowPodcast, on Twitter @TSYKPod and now on TikTok @TheStrangerYouKnowPod. If you like the show, please take a moment to rate and leave a review! You can subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts to never miss an episode. MUSIC: Uncertainty by Arthur Vyncke | https://soundcloud.com/arthurvost Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 7 - The McStay Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 27:21


    When a family of four seemingly vanishes into thin air, friends and family search desperately for answers. How could an entire family just disappear? The answer was simple: they didn't. Someone close to them knew exactly where they were. SOURCES McStays, Taken Too Soon: A True Story. By: Patrick McStay. ‘They just vanished': A busines partner murdered a family of four with a sledgehammer, jury finds. By: Meagan Flynn. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/06/11/chase-merritt-joseph-mcstay-summer-mcstay-sledgehammer-mojave-desert/ McStay murder trial: Man is convicted of killing family and burying their bodies in the Mojave Desert. By: Alene Tchekmedyian. https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-mcstay-family-murders-verdict-20190610-story.html Timeline: McStay Family Mystery. By: R. Stickney. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/timeline-mcstay-family-mystery-fallbrook-disappearance/1936736/ McStay Computer Searched Mexico Travel. By: Mari Payton. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/mcstay-family-computer-used-to-research-travel-to-mexico/1890556/#ixzz2kjOg3xbl Greed Led to McStay Family's Killing, Prosecutors Tell Jurors. By: Artie Ojeda and R. Stickney. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/mcstay-family-murder-trial-charles-merritt-closing-arguments-jury/159073/ Parents of man who disappeared with his wife and kids detail their desperate search for them in Mexico after police said the family had left the country - before learning they had been brutally murdered by son's business partner. By: Erica Tempesta. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9177713/Parents-Joseph-McStay-open-familys-disappearance-murder.html Nine years after the McStay family disappeared, their accused killer heads to trial. By: Marisa Gerber. https://www.scribd.com/article/396975159/Nine-Years-After-The-Mc-Stay-Family-Disappeared-Their-Accused-Killer-Heads-To-Trial What Clue Led Investigators To Discover The McStay Family's Killer? By: Jill Sederstrom. https://www.oxygen.com/true-crime-buzz/what-clue-revealed-mcstay-familys-killer-as-charles-merritt McStay killings: Documents show suspect owed victim money. By: Dana Ford. https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/01/us/mcstay-family-killing/index.html ‘You Are a Baby Killer': Calif. Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Family of 4. By: Monica Garske and Artie Ojeda. https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/sentencing-hearing-resumes-for-man-who-killed-mcstay-family/2295708/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 6 - Hann and Bich Pan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 28:06


    To her parents, Hann and Bich Pan, Jennifer Pan was all of the things any parent would dream of. They believed she was a top student, an exceptional pianist and an obedient daughter. They didn't know the lengths Jennifer would go to and the secrets she hid to keep it that way. If you like the show, please take a moment to leave a review and subscribe to never miss an episode. Follow the show on social media: Instagram @thestrangeryouknowpodcast Twitter @TSYKPod SOURCES Tragedy of ‘golden' daughter's fall resonates with Asian immigrant children. By: Yanan Wang. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/27/tragedy-of-golden-daughters-murder-plot-against-parents-resonates-with-asian-immigrant-children/ What is “tiger” parenting? How does it affect children? By: Su Yeong Kim. https://www.apadivisions.org/division-7/publications/newsletters/developmental/2013/07/tiger-parenting Jennifer Pan's Revenge: The inside story of a golden child, the killers she hired, and the parents she wanted dead. By: Karen K. Ho. https://torontolife.com/city/jennifer-pan-revenge/ Jennifer Pan Seemed Like The Perfect Daughter – Until She Hired Hitmen To Kill Her Parents. By: Marco Margaritoff. https://allthatsinteresting.com/jennifer-pan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 5 - Sarah Stern

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 22:27


    When Sarah Stern's car was found abandoned on a bridge in her hometown of Neptune City, NJ her friends and family struggle to understand what could have happened to her. Police theorized Sarah could have left town voluntarily or worse, taken her own life. But what they didn't know was that Sarah's disappearance was part of a calculated plan formed by someone she knew and trusted. If you love the show, please take a minute to rate, review and don't forget to subscribe! SOURCES Sarah Stern murder: a shooting star text to her dad, and then forever silence. By: Kathleen Hopkins. https://www.app.com/story/news/local/courts/2019/02/05/sarah-stern-murder-trial-body-drifting-out-sea-search-began/2743513002/ Sarah Stern's Money: Where Did the Stolen Cash Come From? By: D.L. Thompson. https://heavy.com/entertainment/2020/03/sarah-stern-money-stolen-cash-2020/ Sarah Stern's childhood friend Liam McAtasney sentenced to life without parole for killing her, throwing her off N.J. bridge. By: Amanda Hoover. https://www.nj.com/monmouth/2019/06/liam-mcatasney-sentenced-to-life-without-parole-for-killing-childhood-friend-sarah-stern.html Sarah Stern murder: ‘Sarah's death just haunts me,' dad says as killer's sentencing looms. By: Kathleen Hopkins. https://www.app.com/story/news/2019/06/18/sarah-sterns-murder-haunts-dad-her-killers-sentencing-looms/1446602001/ Sarah stern murder: Scholarship fundraiser concert ‘keeps Sarah alive.' By: Kathleen Hopkins. https://www.app.com/story/news/local/people/2019/12/13/sarah-stern-murder-scholarship-fundraiser-concert-keeps-sarah-alive/4408324002/ Liam McAtasney sentenced to life without parole for murdering friend Sarah Stern, dumping her body off NJ bridge. By:Allie Yang. https://abcnews.go.com/US/liam-mcatasney-sentenced-life-parole-murdering-friend-sarah/story?id=63869375 Ex-classmate guilty of all counts in New Jersey murder of Sarah Stern. https://abc7ny.com/sarah-stern-liam-mcatasney-trial-murder/5158131/ Sarah Stern murder: Victim told friend she was moving to Canada with accused killer. By: Kathleen Hopkins. https://www.app.com/story/news/local/courts/2019/01/24/sarah-stern-murder-accomplice-testifies-against-liam-mcatasney-trial/2646941002/ Did Sarah Stern's Friend Kill Her Over a $7,000 Inheritance? By: Pilar Melendez. https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-sarah-sterns-friend-kill-her-over-a-dollar7000-inheritance Opening Background Music by madirfan from Pixabay ABC 20/20. Season 41, Episode 27 – “With Friends Like These.” Contributions to the Sarah Lee Stern Memorial Fund can be sent to: P.O. Box 2301, Neptune City, NJ 07753. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    BONUS - Full Interview With Carla Campbell From "Love Fraud"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 48:20


    Love Fraud. Showtime. https://www.sho.com/love-fraud --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    BONUS - Full Interview With Sandi From "Love Fraud"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 55:21


    TRIGGER WARNING: This interview contains descriptions of domestic violence, including controlling behavior and physical abuse. Love Fraud. Showtime. https://www.sho.com/love-fraud --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 4 - The Victims of Richard Scott Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 32:08


    Some criminals don't use crowbars to rob you, they use love instead. For the women who met and fell in love with Richard Scott Smith, they thought they had finally found the man they wanted to spend the rest of their life with but what started as romance ended in a nightmare of deceit and debt. Featuring interviews with Sandi and Carla Campbell from the Showtime docu-series "Love Fraud" If you like the show, please rate and review and be sure to follow the show on social media: Instagram: @thestrangeryouknowpodcast Twitter: @tsykpod Sources: ‘It could happen to you': inside the shocking true story of the docuseries Love Fraud. By: Adrian Horton. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/25/love-fraud-showtime-documentary-con-man Con Man Richard Scott Smith. http://scottthecrooksmith.weebly.com Richard Scott Smith of Love Fraud Is Still Conning Women. By: Elena Nicolaou. https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a33915040/richard-scott-smith-love-fraud-now/ The True Story Behind Love Fraud and Richard Scott Smith. By: Adam Rathe. https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a33821604/love-fraud-richard-scott-smith-true-story/ Love Fraud. Showtime. https://www.sho.com/love-fraud How ‘Love Fraud' lothatio Scott Smith ‘scammed' women out of $1 million. By: Michael Kaplan. https://nypost.com/2020/08/29/how-love-fraud-scott-smith-scammed-women-out-of-1-million/ Love Fraud May Just Solve The Mystery of Whatever Happened to Richard Scott Smith. By: Sarah Midkiff. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/08/9960382/where-is-richard-scott-smith-now-love-fraud Emotional Piano Background Music. Migfus20. https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/560448/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 3 - Shanann Watts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 24:39


    When Shanann accepts a friend request on Facebook from a man named Chris Watts, she didn't think their connection would turn into anything more. She would eventually find herself married to him and living in Colorado with their two little girls. Even though their relationship had taken some hits along the way including financial issues and turmoil between Shanann and Chris's family, Shanann always believed that meeting Chris was the best decision of her life. What she couldn't have known was that one day Chris would take it. SOURCES Chris Watts: A Complete Timeline of the Murder of His Wife and Daughters. By: Rachel Chang https://www.biography.com/news/chris-watts-wife-daughters-murder-mistress-confession-timeline From a happy pregnancy announcement to a shallow grave. The full timeline of the Chris Watts murder case. By: Ashley Collman https://www.insider.com/chris-watts-murder-timeline-2018-12 Shannan Watts Confronted Chris Multiple Times About Suspicions of Affair Before He Murdered Her. By: Greg Hanlon and Adam Carlson. https://people.com/crime/shanann-watts-confronted-chris-affair-before-murders/ Chris Watts horrifying letters explain gruesome details of murder of wife and kids. By: Jane Lavender. https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/chris-watts-horrifying-letters-explain-22847070 Blood & Marriage: Chris Watts: With these hands By: Kathleen McKenna Hewtson Family members' full speeches to Chris Watts' at sentencing trial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub5OxukecgA Shannon Rzucek Watts describes meeting Chris Watts as the best thing that ever happened to her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mskGe1yO6Ic Orangefreesounds – Piano Melody http://www.orangefreesounds.com/piano-melody/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 2 - Axton Betz-Hamilton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 22:46


    When Axton ordered her credit report as a sophomore in college for the first time ever, she didn't expect that it would lead to the discovery that she had been a victim of child identity theft. Her parents had been terrorized by an identity thief throughout her entire childhood and she soon learned that she had also been a victim of the same culprit. But who was the imposter who had targeted her and her family for so many years? The answer is one Axton could never have suspected. SOURCES Criminal Podcast Episode 51 – Money Tree; and Episode 125 – The Less People Know About Us The Identity Thief Who Stalked Me for Decades Was My Own Mother – Elle https://www.elle.com/culture/books/a29477523/axton-betz-hamilton-identity-theft-less-people-know-about-us-book/ CFM Book Club Live With Author Axton Betz-Hamilton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqjfpa9aSlc The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity. By: Axton Betz-Hamilton. What if the Thief Who Steals Your Identity Is Your Mom? By: Melanie Thernstrom https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/15/books/review/the-less-people-know-about-us-axton-betz-hamilton.html Axton Betz-Hamilton Virtual Author Visit Johnson County Public Library – Indiana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tLgCP7MEls My Mother Stole My Identity When I Was Just 11 Years Old Tamron Hall Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4grClrmKpY Setuniman – Startled 0Z48 https://freesound.org/s/184646/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    Episode 1 - Skylar Neese

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 20:00


    When 16 year old Skylar Neese goes missing from her bedroom in the middle of the night, her parents are left with little clues. Skylar was a good girl who had no reason to run away. They searched desperately for the truth but the truth is hard to find when it's being hidden by those closest to you.     SOURCES: Dateline NBC Season 22, Episode 23: Something Wicked A teenage killer's eerie tweets she sent after stabbing friend to death: 'We really did go on three' By: Lauren Effron and Gail Deutsh https://abcnews.go.com/US/teenage-killers-eerie-tweets-stabbing-friend-death/story?id=64541231 Skylar Neese: Smiling mugshot killers stab ‘best friend' because they didn't like her, then post chilling tweets. By: Leigh Egan https://www.crimeonline.com/2019/08/02/skylar-neese-smiling-mugshot-killers-stab-best-friend-because-they-didnt-like-her-then-post-chilling-tweets/ A Teenage Friendship Gone Wrong: The Skylar Neese Case. https://www.livingmgz.com/life/a-teenage-friendship-gone-wrong-the-skylar-neese-case/4.html?br_t=sa&_pg=p1 Girl gets 30-year sentence in killing.  https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/girl-gets-30-year-sentence-in-killing/article_7cada602-0e87-5694-946c-ca7d803c40bd.html From Best Friends to Killers: Teens Murder Friend Because They ‘Didn't Like Her.' By: Gail Deutsch and Alexa Valiente.  https://abcnews.go.com/US/best-friends-killers-teens-murder-friend-didnt/story?id=24573749 W.VA. teen sentenced to life in Skylar Neese's murder.  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/west-virgina-teen-sentenced-to-life-in-skylar-neeses-murder/ Dr. Phil: Best Friend Killers: What Happened to Skylar Neese? Five years later: The murder of Skylar Neese 7-6-17. The Dominion Post. https://www.YouTube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=sBocHJmPjws --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestrangeryouknowpodcast/message

    The Stranger You Know (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 0:53


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