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Our case begins with a narcissistic mother, a woman who begins to see her children as burdens instead of sources of love, as the relationship begins to warp with resentment and distance. What begins is a dynamic of manipulation slowly becomes full enmeshment—particularly with one daughter, who starts to mirror the same self-centered behaviors where boundaries blur and the mother’s sense of identity becomes entwined with her daughter’s. The daughter, once seeking validation, begins to internalize her mother's toxic patterns, adopting them as her own, eventually becoming an extension of her mother’s need for control, feeding off the same emotional chaos that once consumed her. Boundaries vanish, and the daughter now wraps her mother’s narcissism around herself, a twisted bond where the lines between love and control fade, and whether she is merely an object to fill the emptiness in her mother’s life. Welcome to Episode 53, Enmeshed: The Staudte Murders

Sources:

Peacock: Snapped- Season 20, Episode 9 Diane Staudte
Home Sweet Murder- Season 44, Episode 15

Free Attachment Style Test | The Attachment Project

Caught by her own diary YouTube Interrogation Tapes

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Sometimes, the most terrifying crimes are the ones that seem to happen without reason — crimes where the victims and perpetrators have no connection, no shared history, and no clear motive. It’s the randomness that chills us to the core: the idea that danger can strike anyone, anywhere, at any time. These are the stories that unsettle us the most because they shatter our sense of security. We like to believe that if we stay out of trouble, trouble will stay away from us — but what happens when that belief is proven false? When violence arrives, uninvited and unexplained, it leaves a community shaken and a nation questioning just how safe we really are. This is Episode 52, Blood On Snow: The Wichita Massacre.

Sources:

Thanks to Crimelibrary.org–The Wichita Horror
Murderpedia–Carr Brothers
Reginald and Jonathan Carr | Criminal Minds Wiki | Fandom
The Wichita Eagle by Ron Sylvester-Nov. 10, 2002
Find A Grave

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We’re once again delving into a case that has haunted the small town of Delphi, Indiana—the horrific murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German, known as The Delphi Murders. When we first covered this case in 2021 (actually, our very first episode), it was a chilling mystery with very little known. Now, with new revelations, the story has only grown more complex.

A case filled with shocking twists, unanswered questions, and lingering doubts—this investigation has never been straightforward. After years of searching for justice, a man was finally arrested, tried, and convicted. But did they convict the right man? Or was Richard Allen merely a convenient scapegoat for something far more sinister? This is Episode 51: The Delphi Murders Revisited.

Sources:

A 360 tour of the Monon High Bridge

Liberty German Obituary (2002 - 2017) - Delphi, IN - Journal & Courier

Abigail Williams Obituary (2003 - 2017) - Delphi, IN - Journal & Courier

What Cries Out First Episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1812617/episodes/8804447-the-delphi-murders-social-media-and-the-dual-side.mp3?download=true

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