Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide
What drives people to hurt the ones they love? Every week on Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide, we’ll go on a journey, together, through true crime relationship stories that were doomed bonds from the start.You won't be alone. I, Ky Toure, will be on the emotional journey with you; retelling stories of crimes of passion — reacting with raw honesty, passionate rants, and unfiltered frustration when justice isn’t served.From love-triangles to fatal attractions, we'll uncover the twisted side of relationships that led to homicide.Want even more exclusive cases, deeper dives, ad-free content, and behind-the-scenes access? Find o...
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Ring Camera Captures Foster Mother Suffocating 10-Year-Old | Jennifer Lee Wilson
When 911 operators in Liberty Township picked up the call on April 25, 2024, they heard the frantic voice of someone begging for help. A ten-year-old boy lay unresponsive, and nothing paramedics tried could bring him back.His name was Dakot…
Stepmother Murders and Dismembers Disabled Stepchild | Zahra Clare Baker
A fire, a ransom note, and a missing ten-year-old girl. What unfolded in Hickory, North Carolina in 2010 wasn’t just a disappearance—it was the unraveling of a family built on lies.Zahra Clare Baker had already fought cancer and survived mo…
Toddler Drowns While Father Slept Nearby and Refused to Help | Sharef Omar Smith
A hotel pool. A father asleep on the steps. A three-year-old drifting silently into the deep end.By the time anyone realized what was happening, it was already too late. A housekeeper’s desperate screams, frantic attempts to resuscitate, an…
Two Cases of When Parents Turn Violent | Hazel Benson and Delbert Cornish
A grandmother calls 911 over loud video games—hours later, her son is bleeding from a gunshot wound.Then, in another state, a teenager bursts out of his home screaming that his father has killed his sister.Two families, two homes, two stori…
Mother Avoids Prison After Hiding Baby’s Body in Freezer | Monique Burton
A mother rushed to the hospital, bleeding and in denial. Doctors knew she had given birth, but she swore she hadn’t. Days later, investigators went to her home… and found something hidden that changed the entire course of the case.This week…
James Craig Trial Update | Colorado Dentist Accused of Poisoning Wife
A Colorado dentist, a devoted wife, and a plan that prosecutors said was “absolutely stunning” in its cruelty.Angela Craig thought she was drinking protein shakes. Behind the scenes, James Craig was ordering poisons, searching how to make m…
Florida Mother Accused of Murdering Toddler in Bathtub | Raymona Ford
A toddler found unresponsive in a bathtub. A mother with too many stories that don’t add up. And a confession that turned a drowning into something far more sinister.When two-year-old O’Rhyan Moore was rushed to the hospital, doctors said h…
Tennessee Teen Murders Mother Over Cellphone Usage | Shawn Willis
On a spring morning in Tennessee, a frantic phone call set off a chain of events no one in Rocky Top could have imagined. A beloved mother was found dead in her bed, her life cut short in the most violent way. At first, the Shawn Willis' st…
Wives Murdered During Prison Visits | David Brinson and Anthony Curry
Two women walked into California’s Mule Creek State Prison on separate visits, hoping for connection, maybe even healing. Neither walked out alive.What began as routine family visits ended in tragedy and exposed disturbing cracks in a syste…
Florida Physician Accused in Child Exploitation Ring | Stephen Andrew Leedy
One of Florida’s most trusted doctors by day… a shadowy figure hiding online by night.When a 13-year-old girl was found dead in her bathroom, it seemed at first like a tragedy with no clear answers. But behind the screen, investigators say,…
Love on Trial: How a Pennsylvania Judge’s Breakup Turned Deadly | Sonya McKnight
In the early hours of a February morning, a 911 call broke the quiet in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A man, Michael McCoy, had woken from sleep with blinding pain and realized he couldn’t see. His girlfriend, well-known local judge Sonya M…
From Second Chances to a Second Murder in the Historic Snowden House | Travis Lewis
The historic Snowden House in Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas, had seen its share of tragedy from the first murders in the town - by 16 year old Travis Lewis. But in March 2020, another emergency call brought deputies racing to the mansion. Inside…
Florida Pediatrician's Child Drowning Accident, Medical Examiner Said Murder | Dr. Neha Gupta
At 3:40 a.m. in the quiet town of El Portal, Florida, a 911 call reported a child drowning in a backyard pool. Four-year-old Aria Talathi was pulled from the water and rushed to the hospital, but the autopsy would later reveal something far…
Levittown Man Killed His Stepmom, Sister, and Ex - Then Tried to Disappear | Andre Gordon Jr
Two 911 calls. Two families. And one gunman who knew exactly who he was looking for.On a quiet Saturday morning in March 2024, the calm in Levittown, Pennsylvania, was shattered by gunfire, and it started with a stolen car and a ghost gun. …
Doctor by Day, Killer by Night - A Son Exposes His Father | John Boyle Jr.
Just after 3 a.m. on December 31, 1989, Collier Boyle heard the sound of raised voices, followed by two loud thuds, and then nothing. By morning, his mother, Noreen, was missing. His father, John Boyle Jr., claimed she’d left for a trip, bu…
2-Year-Old's Spine was Severed, Mother's Ex Said It Was an Accident | Travis Thompson
When a mother left for work one May morning in Ocala, FL she thought her two-year-old daughter was in safe hands. Just 25 minutes later, she got a call from her ex, Travis Thompson, that would unravel everything she thought she knew. Jackly…
They Livestreamed After the Murder—Now They’re Charged with Killing Jacob Williamson
Jacob Williamson thought it was a first date. Instead, it turned out to be the last night of his life.The 18-year-old had been chatting online with a man named Joshua Newton for weeks. On June 30, 2023, he left a Waffle House parking lot in…
From Stalking to Murder, Claire Chick Warned Police Six Times | Paul Butler
Claire Chick had done everything right. She ended the relationship. She filed police reports. She told friends she was scared.Just days before her death, she even warned that she believed her estranged husband might kill her.On the night of…
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Father, Liar, Killer? Police Say He Killed His Daughter to Hide the Unthinkable | Andrew Wiley
“She didn’t have social media. She didn’t even take her phone. One minute she was watching TV, the next—vanished.”Twelve-year-old Lori Paige disappeared from her home in Tallahassee, Florida in the early morning hours of June 3, 2023. Her f…
U.K. Nursing Student Murdered in Her Apartment | Tamilore Odunsi
Just weeks before graduating, U.K. student, Tamilore Odunsi called her mom from her Houston apartment. Her last words were a scream—then the line went dead. When police arrived, the door was open, and Tamilore was gone. Her roommate, a man …
The Farris Wheel, Wife Kills Husband, Blames Son | Gary Farris
A quiet Georgia farm.A glowing burn pile.A 911 call.And then—skeletal remains.What happened to 58-year-old Gary Farris on July 3, 2018?Who moved his phone after he was already dead?And why did his own wife point the finger at their son?This…
Bonus Raw Rant | Father Runs and Hides as Son is Kidnapped | Jamal White
It happened in seconds.A white Jeep. A masked gunman. A child taken from his bike.His father? Ran and hid while all this went down.By the time the Amber Alert went out,The 7-year-old was gone.No phone. No witnesses. Just his neon backpack l…
“I Shot My Daughter and 6 Grandkids," Family Massacre in Bell, Florida | Don Spirit
A small Florida town.A trailer in the woods.And a man on the phone with 911—Calm, clear… and confessing. “I just shot my daughter. And shot all my grandkids.”What happened inside that home still haunts Bell, Florida.This is a case you won’t…
Principal Strangled in Bed, Mental Health or Murder | Jeremy Kirch
A beloved principal.A quiet morning.A strange 911 call.By nightfall, a man was running through downtown Rome with no clothes on.And inside a house on Birch Circle… something wasn’t right.Who killed Elizabeth Gerling?************************…
A Louisiana Bayou Love Triangle, a Murder, and a 38-Year Mystery | Paula Boudreaux
She left the fair early.Four days later, she was reported missing.The rumors never stopped.Nearly 40 years later, a discovery in the marsh raised more questions than answers.What happened to Paula Boudreaux?*********************************…
"I'm Gifting You a Mental Illness" Mother Murders Son So Father Can't Have Him | Amy Oliver
“She tried to kill our son.”That’s what Christopher Prisby told 911 when he found 3-year-old Henry unresponsive in a locked bedroom. His mother, Amy Oliver, was inside—with blood on her hands.What led to this moment wasn’t sudden—it was pla…
(Bonus) Deadly Duo Premiere - Pregnant Woman Murders Mom, Stuffs Body in Suitcase | Heather Mack
A suitcase with blood leaking from the trunk.A mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, who never made it out of the hotel room.In August 2014, something unthinkable happened at a luxury resort in Bali between Sheila and her daughter, Heather Mack.It…
“World’s Greatest Mom?” Mother Abandoned Her Children for Years | Kelli Bryant
They hadn’t been to school since 2020. Neighbors didn’t even know kids lived there. And when police finally entered the house… they found three children hiding in filth.In this shocking 2025 case out of Pontiac, Michigan, three siblings wer…
Oregon Man Murdered Child and Girlfriend Over Support | Michael Wolfe
The door was unlocked, the TV was on, and Karissa Fretwell’s glasses were still inside—but she and her 3-year-old son, Billy, were nowhere to be found.In this 2019 case out of Salem, Oregon, a young mother and her toddler vanish just days a…
Miami’s ‘Homeless Killer’, From Real Estate Agent to Serial Killer | Willy Suárez Maceo
Three homeless men. Two stabbed, one shot. All attacked at night, while sleeping on the streets of Miami.Police had no suspect—until a black Dodge Charger showed up in every case.What they uncovered next led them to a real estate broker wit…
Pregnant Houston Woman Found Dead: Husband Claims Suicide | Lee Gilley
A father of two, Lee Gilley, calls 911 and claims his pregnant wife overdosed. But what doctors found… didn’t match his story.In this 2024 case out of Houston, Texas, we follow the investigation into the deaths of Christa Bauer Gilley and h…
Utah Mom Accused of Murdering Husband During Divorce Battle | Jennifer Gledhill
A National Guard soldier vanishes without a trace. His wife, Jennifer Gledhill, waits days to report him missing—and when she does, her story keeps changing.What really happened to Matthew Johnson—and why haven’t they found his body?*******…
Deadly Florida Love Triangle | The Murder of Aileen Seiden
A couple goes fishing in Eastpoint, Florida—only to find a body dumped near a cul-de-sac.This 2018 case starts in the woods and leads to a blood-soaked motel room, a missing shower curtain, and a twisted love triangle turned deadly.Who was …
"Blood on Her Hands" Mom Slit Son’s Throat After Disneyland Trip | Saritha Ramaraju
Three days at Disneyland. A mother. Her son.Then… a quiet 911 call from a motel hallway:“I killed my son.”When police arrived, they found 11-year-old Yatin Ramaraju dead.His body surrounded by souvenirs. His mother standing outside—calm, co…
Dad Slit Mom’s Throat and Said He’d ‘Finish the Kids’—10-Year-Old Saved Them All | Manuel Jesus Huchin-Interian
“Dad stabbed Mom.”That’s what a 10-year-old whispered into the phone from a locked bedroom in Gresham, Oregon. Her mother was bleeding out. Her father, Manuel Jesus Huchin-Interian, had vanished.For years, he was nowhere to be found.But in …
Fledgling Serial Killer's Execution Protested - Even After Murder Confessions | Michael Tanzi
She was always on time. Always predictable. So when Janet Acosta didn’t return from her lunch break, her coworkers knew something was wrong.What they didn’t know was that Janet’s van was already gone—headed south with her bound and bleeding…
South African Woman Sold Daughter for Drugs | Racquel Kelly Smith
She was just six years old when she disappeared without a trace from her home in Saldanha Bay, South Africa.What followed? Blood-stained clothes. A mother’s shifting story. And a courtroom packed with 30 witnesses.And still… no trace of Jos…
Michael Shaver Disappeared Without a Trace, His Wife Blamed Their Daughter | Laurie Shaver
Michael Shaver vanished in 2015 without a trace. No calls. No texts. No goodbye. His wife said he’d left her and didn’t want to be found.But then… a concrete firepit.A single bullet.And years of digital manipulation.How does a devoted Disne…
Self-Described Sociopath Brutally Stabs Both Parents | Christina Anne Adams
A 74-year-old father called 911 with his last words:“Christina with a knife… my wife’s been attacked too… I’m fading fast.”On September 16, 2022, in Leeward Air Ranch, Florida, Richard Langer and his wife Sally were brutally stabbed inside …