Episodes

  • “I Was at the Bar”: Florida Dad Charged After Toddler Dies in 107-Degree Truck | Scott Gardner

    “I Was at the Bar”: Florida Dad Charged After Toddler Dies in 107-Degree Truck | Scott Gardner
    Nov 7 2025
    A frantic 911 call, a baby in the backseat, and a story that didn’t add up.

    When police in Ormond Beach, Florida arrived, 18-month-old Sebastian Gardner was already gone. His small body showed signs that he’d been left in a hot truck for hours while his father, Scott Gardner, sat drinking inside a bar. What followed was a case that shocked even seasoned officers, not just because of what happened, but because of what Scott did next.

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    12 mins
  • “The Leg and the Foot Fell Out” Diver’s Discovery Solves a 6-Year-Old Mystery in Ohio | Jessica Coleman

    “The Leg and the Foot Fell Out” Diver’s Discovery Solves a 6-Year-Old Mystery in Ohio | Jessica Coleman
    Nov 5 2025
    When a scuba diver unzipped a duffel bag at the bottom of a quiet Ohio quarry, he expected lost gear, not what spilled out next. Inside were towels, rocks… and the body of a newborn baby boy. The community called him Baby Boy Hope, vowing to find the monster who had done it.

    But the truth, when it finally came six years later, stunned everyone. The killer wasn’t a stranger ... it was a girl they once cheered for at Friday night games. A girl who’d been hiding a secret so heavy, it eventually sank her entire life to the bottom of that quarry.

    Listen to the case of Jessica Coleman, Thomas Truelson Jr., and Baby Boy Hope.

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    17 mins
  • He Pretended to Be a Stalker to Control His Wife, Then Murdered Her | Daniel Krug

    He Pretended to Be a Stalker to Control His Wife, Then Murdered Her | Daniel Krug
    Nov 3 2025
    When 43-year-old Kristil Krug was found beaten and stabbed in her Colorado garage, police thought her past had caught up with her. For months, she’d been stalked and terrorized by who she thought was her ex-boyfriend—sending threats, photos, and messages that tracked her every move. Her estranged husband, Daniel Krug, was "there to protect her."

    But as police dug deeper, they realized that what began as a stalking case spiraled into one of the most chilling, calculated domestic murders Colorado has ever seen.

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    22 mins
  • "I Don’t Know My Own Strength" Former Football Star and Girlfriend Charged After Infant Found Dead | Belle and Donovan Winter

    "I Don’t Know My Own Strength" Former Football Star and Girlfriend Charged After Infant Found Dead | Belle and Donovan Winter
    Oct 31 2025
    A 911 call from Merritt Island, Florida, revealed every parent’s nightmare — a two-month-old baby, cold and unresponsive in his bassinet. But what started as a mysterious infant death soon pointed to something far darker. As investigators pieced together text messages between the parents, Belle and Donovan Winter, medical reports, and interviews, the story that emerged would expose exhaustion, anger, and fatal neglect behind closed doors.

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    If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.

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    11 mins
  • “He Was Supposed to Be Safe” DHR Worker Left Child in Car to Die in the Heat | Keterrius “KJ” Sparks

    “He Was Supposed to Be Safe” DHR Worker Left Child in Car to Die in the Heat | Keterrius “KJ” Sparks
    Oct 29 2025
    A 911 call in Birmingham led police to a heartbreaking scene — three-year-old Keterrius “KJ” Sparks, lifeless after being left in a parked car for more than five hours in sweltering heat.But the kicker?

    The person who forgot him in the car, was his DHS case worker.

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    7 mins
  • “Dead as a Doornail” Michigan Father’s 911 Call After Starving His Baby to Death | Seth Welch and Tatiana Fusari

    “Dead as a Doornail” Michigan Father’s 911 Call After Starving His Baby to Death | Seth Welch and Tatiana Fusari
    Oct 27 2025
    When a Michigan father calmly told 911 that his baby was “dead as a doornail,” even the dispatcher couldn’t believe his tone. But what police found inside the farmhouse was far worse than anyone expected. Ten-month-old Mary Welch had wasted away from starvation.

    Her parents, Seth Welch and Tatiana Fusari, claimed faith over medicine and refused to take their children to doctors.

    What followed was a case that exposed how blind devotion, control, and fear can turn deadly inside a home built on fanatic beliefs.

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    Past Cases Mentioned in this Episode:

    Father Stabs and Murders 14-Year-Old-Daughter in the Heart, Claims Accident | The Case of Simon Vickers
    https://murderandlove.com/father-stabs-14-year-old-daughter-in-the-heart-claims-accident-simon-vickers/

    Texas Baby Tortured For 30 Hours by Mother and Boyfriend - The Murder of Amora Bain Carson
    https://murderandlove.com/baby-tortured-for-30-hours-amora-bain-carson/

    “Please Don’t Die” Father Murders 3-Week-Old Daughter with a Crossbow | Patrick Proefriedt
    https://www.spreaker.com/episode/please-don-t-die-father-murders-3-week-old-daughter-with-a-crossbow-patrick-proefriedt--68235060

    My Serial Killer Boyfriend Murdered Our Son - Part 1 - The Interview with Hera McLeod
    https://murderandlove.com/my-serial-killer-boyfriend-murdered-our-son-hera-mcleod/

    Serial Killer Father Murdered His Son - Part 2 - The Case of Joaquin Rams
    https://murderandlove.com/serial-killer-father-murdered-his-son-case-of-joaquin-rams/


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    41 mins
  • “I Just Shot My Family” Entire Family Murdered by Florida Veteran | Jeffrey Hutchinson

    “I Just Shot My Family” Entire Family Murdered by Florida Veteran | Jeffrey Hutchinson
    Oct 24 2025
    It started with a haunting 911 call — a Florida man sobbing, “I just shot my family… I love my family!”

    When deputies arrived, they found a scene that would stay with them forever: a mother and three young children murdered inside their Crestview home. Army veteran Jeffrey Hutchinson, claimed masked intruders had done it. But as investigators dug deeper, a darker story emerged — one of rage, brain injury, and a system that failed a soldier long before that night.

    Was it justice, or the final failure of a broken man and a broken system?

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    20 mins
  • “Please Don’t Die” Father Murders 3-Week-Old Daughter with a Crossbow | Patrick Proefriedt

    “Please Don’t Die” Father Murders 3-Week-Old Daughter with a Crossbow | Patrick Proefriedt
    Oct 22 2025
    When a panicked 911 call came from a quiet home in Colesville, New York, dispatchers could hear a mother’s desperate pleas, “please don’t die.” Moments later, the truth emerged, 28-year-old Patrick Proefriedt had fired a crossbow at his wife, Megan, as she held their three-week-old baby, Eleanor.

    What followed was a crime so cruel it stunned even veteran officers, and a courtroom hearing where a 22-minute 911 call revealed every agonizing second. This is the case of a man who turned his rage on the people he was supposed to protect.

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    10 mins