In 2012, Celeste Fronsman was abducted, tortured, and burned alive in rural Ohio. Her killers? People she thought were her friends. In this episode of Almost Fiction, we explore the dark world of addiction, abuse, and betrayal, and how Celeste’s final words helped solve her own murder.

Sources:

Lafonse Dixon v. Warden Richland Correctional Institution. Case NO. 2:16-CV-0251-EAS-KAJ. Filed November 21, 2016. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-ohsd-2_16-cv-00251/pdf/USCOURTS-ohsd-2_16-cv-00251-0.pdf.

Those responsible for Celeste Fronsman's death serving life. By Kate Snyder for ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com. September 14, 2017. https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/news/local/2017/09/14/those-responsible-celeste-fronsmans-death-serving-life/662198001/.

Culberson to be sentenced in Fronsman murder. By Ed Balint for TimesReporter.com. November 5, 2013. https://www.timesreporter.com/story/news/local/canton/2013/11/06/culberson-to-be-sentenced-in/41981635007/.

Former lover gets life sentence for Canton woman's burning death. By Eric Lyttle for The Columbus Dispatch. November 7, 2013. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2013/11/06/former-lover-gets-life-sentence/23746132007/.

Ohio Man Guilty of Setting Woman Ablaze. Author not noted for The Columbus Dispatch. October 16, 2013. https://www.firehouse.com/home/news/11192998/ohio-man-facing-death-penalty-for-burning-woman.

5 years later: Celeste Fronsman murder case stays with officials. By Kate Snyder for ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com. September 15, 2017. https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/news/local/2017/09/14/5-years-later-celeste-fronsman-murder-case-stays-investigators/626693001/.

Celeste Fronsman Murder: LaFonse Dixon sentenced to life in prison in death of Ohio woman who was beaten and burned. By Crimesider Staff for CBSnews.com. November 4, 2013. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/celeste-fronsman-murder-lafonse-dixon-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-in-death-of-ohio-woman-who-was-beaten-and-burned/.

Fronsman investigation unique for Muskingum. By Ed Balint for CantonRep.com. November 9, 2013. November 9, 2013.

Woman sentenced to life for Fronsman burning death. Author not Noted for CoshoctonTribune.com. November 7, 2013.

Canton woman pleads guilty to murder in Fronsman death. By Kathy Thompson for ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com. September 27, 2012.