The Dark Side of Love
Hosted by suspense novelist, Bianca Sloane, The Dark Side of Love is a weekly true crime podcast dedicated to all the ways loved ones turn on each other, often with deadly results. Whether it's murderous husbands, women who kill, lethal boyfriends, dysfunctional families, or just a good old-fashioned WTF, look no further. From crimes that shook the world to cases you may not have ever heard of, the stories are suspenseful, emotional, and compelling.
Episodes
75 – David and Catherine Birnie – Will You Kill For Me?
When David Birnie and Catherine Harrison meet as children,they are drawn together by their mutually chaotic and dysfunctional home lives. Through the years, the couple have an on and off relationship marked by a life of crime and insatiable…
Rewind: 007 - Women Who Kill - Elisa McNabney: Also Known as Murder, Part 2
Previously on the Dark Side of Love, prominent Sacramento attorney, Larry McNabney, has fallen under the spell of the beautiful and mysterious, Elisa Redelsberger and against the advice of friends and family, he marries her. While the wealt…
74 – Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp – Death in the Dark
Oscar Pistorius, aka, The Blade Runner, is South Africa’s Golden Boy, a handsome and beloved Paralympian champion, seen as a role model and sterling example of grace, strength, and persistence. Blonde, beautiful Reeva Steenkamp, is a succes…
013 – Women Who Kill - Clara Harris: The Mercedes Murder
After emigrating to the United States from Columbia in the late 1980s, Clara Harris climbed the ladder of success to achieve the American dream of a thriving career, a beautiful home, adorable children, and the perfect marriage. But David H…
Rewind: 006 - Women Who Kill - Elisa McNabney: Also Known as Murder, Part 1
Elisa McNabney was smart, beautiful and yearning for more from life than her small Florida town could give her. Her ambitions pointed her West, where she eventually met successful attorney Larry McNabney. While Larry is smitten with the sex…
73 – Lorenzen and Sherra Wright – Murder Mystery in Memphis
NBA player Lorenzen Wright was a beloved hometown hero to basketball fans in The Bluff City, aka, Memphis, Tennessee. Lorenzen and his wife, Sherra, seem to be living the dream, both of them taking full advantage of his multimillion dollar …
Rewind: 36 - Pad and Kem Guffey - The Wrong Side of Love
Padraic “Pad” Guffey and Kemberlee Hanson may have come from different worlds, but there was no denying their love connection. While their marriage starts off with love andpassion, over time, it descends into bitterness, jealousy and finall…
Rewind: 35 - Seth and Lisa Techel
High school sweethearts, Lisa Caldwell and Seth Techel, finally marry after seven years of dating in a beautiful old-fashioned church ceremony. Within months of getting married, they learnthey’re expecting a baby girl. But before Seth and L…
Rewind: 34 - Andreen and Andre McDonald
Jamaican immigrants Andre and Andreen McDonald seemed like the ultimate power couple. He was a US Air Force Reserve major while she built a successful home healthcare business from the ground up, making them multimillionaires in the process…
Rewind: 33 - Sherri and Michael Dally
To their friends and neighbors, Sherri and Michael Dally seemed like a loving and devoted couple. However, when Sherri disappears from the parking lot of a local Target, Michael's more interested in his rampant womanizing, drug use, and the…
Rewind: 32 - The Tragedy of Chris and Nancy Benoit - Part 2
Previously: Wrestling superstar, Chris Benoit is at the top of his game. Until he’s rocked by the stunning and untimely death of his best friend, fellow wrestler, Eddie Guerrero. In part 2, Chris can’t cope with the loss and he spirals into…
Rewind: 31 - The Tragedy of Chris and Nancy Benoit - Part 1
Chris Benoit was a wrestling superstar while his wife, Nancy, was a pioneering presence in and out of the ring. And everyone agrees, they were crazy about each other. And once their son, Daniel, was born, the couple’s happiness seems comple…
Rewind: 30 - Veronica Paz and Diego Gonzalez
Twenty-one year old Veronica Paz was smart, beautiful and used to getting any guy she wanted. And when she meets “younger man,” seventeen year old Diego Gonzales, she has a chance to recapture the glory days of high school. But when Diego m…
72 – Jane Andrews and Tom Cressman – I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
Jane Andrews has clawed her way out of a grim, poverty-stricken childhood and troubled adolescence to obtain a dream-come-true when she is chosen as a royal stylist for Sarah Ferguson the Duchess of York. And when she meets the handsome, ch…
Rewind: 29 - The Murder of Lauren McCluskey
Lauren McCluskey was a standout track star at the University of Utah who was kind, smart and inexperienced with men. That all changed when she met a handsome, charismatic, and older part-time computer science student, who wooed her with an …
71 – Cari Farver and Dave Kroupa – Blood Simple
Fresh out of a long-term relationship, Dave Kroupa joins anonline dating site not looking for love, but for a little excitement and occasional companionship. Dave thinks he’s hit the jackpot when smart and easygoing Cari Farver enters the c…
Rewind: 27 - Sienky Lallamand and Lisa Toney
Lisa Toney has a successful career in corporate America and a stable marriage to her devoted husband, Marcus. However, a nice quiet suburban life isn’t enough for the restless Lisa and she soon begins an affair with a charismatic younger ma…
70 - Lyn and Chris Dawson – Disappearance Down Under
In January of 1982, Australian rugby star, Chris Dawson,told friends and family that his wife and mother of his two daughters, Lyn, had gone away for a few days because she needed some time to herself. Over the ensuing weeks, Chris told peo…
Rewind: 26 - Tara and Stephen Grant
Tara and Stephen Grant seemed to epitomize the American Dream. The big house in an upscale neighborhood, the two kids and Tara’s high-flying career. What nobody knows is just how jealous Stephen is about having to stay home and play Mr. Mom…
69 – The Murder of Bison Dele – Murder at Sea
Bison Dele is an NBA superstar with a bottomless bank account and an itch to discover what life is like beyond the hardwood. After walking away from a multimillion dollar contract, he invites his girlfriend, Serena Karlan to come sail away …
Rewind: 25 - Steve McNair and Jenni Kazemi
Steve “Air” McNair was a popular and beloved retired quarterback with the Tennessee Titans who was known for his dedication to community and for being a family man. But Steve had a secret, namely, his nineteen-year-old girlfriend, Jenni Kaz…
Rewind: 24 - Gig Young and Kim Schmidt
Gig Young was the handsome Hollywood actor known for starring alongside such legends as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Elizabeth Taylor, his roles on Broadway, a classic episode of The Twilight Zone and winning an Oscar for the feature fil…
Rewind: 005 - Erin Everett - Women Who Kill
Erin Everett was so madly in love with her girlfriend, Tory Minnick, she would have done just about anything to be with her. But when Tory is murdered in a brutal attack, it seems as though Erin took her devotion a little too far. *** Visit…
Rewind: 23 - Wendy Trapaga and Michele Escoto
Wendy Trapaga and Michele Escoto marry a mere six months after meeting. On the surface, the beautiful and ambitious Wendy seems to have met her match in the handsome and equally determined Michele. But when Wendy is found brutally murdered …
Rewind: 22 - Celeste and Steven Beard
When multimillionaire widower Steven Beard fell in love with the much younger Celeste Martinez, he thought he’d found a loving companion that he could spend his final days with. However, once Celeste gets Steven’s ring on her finger, she re…
Rewind: 21 - Tami and Brad Reay
On the surface, Brad and Tami Reay and their young daughter, Haylee, seemed to be a happy little family. However, the move to a new city coupled with Brad’s workaholic tendencies, drive Tami into the arms of another man. And when Tami tells…
68 – Diane Newton King and Brad King – Murder Most Perfect
Diane Newton King was the popular and beloved anchorwoman in Battle Creek, Michigan. Diane seems like she’s on top of the world, but what nobody knows is that she’s being stalked by an obsessed fan. And when Diane is gunned down in her driv…
Rewind: 004 - Anu Singh - Women Who Kill
Anu Singh is a beautiful and brilliant law student plagued by deep-seated insecurities and delusions. And when she decides that her sweet boyfriend, Joe Cinque, is the source of all her problems, she devises a diabolical scheme that she say…
Rewind: 20 - Cherica Adams and Rae Carruth
Rae Carruth is a handsome and wealthy NFL star who loves to surround himself with the company of women. When beautiful and ambitious Cherica Adams catches his eye, the pair begin a casual physical relationship. However, this laid-back liais…
Rewind: 19 - Shari Barbour and Deon Cartmell
Bubbly and beautiful Shari Barbour was the girl every guy wanted, but through patience, determination and dedication, Deon Cartmell was the one to win her heart. At first, their sweet love story seemed like a fairy tale come true. Until a b…
012 - Women Who Kill – Kaitlin Armstrong: On the Trail of Murder
Kaitlin Armstrong was a yoga instructor who had a loveof travel and was considered to be a kind and patient person. Moriah Wilson was a rising star in the ultra-competitive world of gravel bike racing. And then, there was Colin Strickland, …
Rewind: 18 - Tracy and Paulette Burleson
To their church and the community, Pastor Tracy Burleson and his wife, Paulette, presented themselves as stable, upstanding, God-fearing people. Behind closed doors, their volatile marriage was marred by infidelity, domestic abuse and preda…
67 – Sheldon and Vanessa Soyer – Please Don’t Go
Vanessa Black was just coming out of a failed marriage and was definitely not looking for love. But then she meets Sheldon Soyer, who’s smitten with her and after showingVanessa his intentions are pure, Vanessa falls deeply in love and happ…
Rewind: 003 - Kristin Rossum - Women Who Kill
In a toast on his wedding day, June 5, 1999, Greg deVillers told the room filled with friends and family that his new wife, Kristin, was “the most wonderful person I’ve ever met,” and that he couldn’t wait to spend the rest of his life with…
Rewind: 002 - Carolyn Warmus - Women Who Kill
Carolyn Warmus was smart, sexy, and determined to get what she wanted at all costs. What she wanted was Paul Solomon. All she had to do . . . was get rid of Mrs. Solomon. *** Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com for episode transcripts and sourc…
66 – Darlene George and Rennie Cassimy – Murder in Maine
Darlene George cures the dissatisfaction she feels in her marriage by having a hot and heavy affair with ladies man Rennie Cassimy. However, Rennie claims to truly love Darlene and she decides life is too short to stay in a miserable marria…
Rewind: 17 - Dorothy Stratten and Paul Snider
In 1978, pretty Vancouver teenager, Dorothy Hoogstraten was working at a local Dairy Queen, thinking she’d become a secretary once she graduated high school. Within a year, she was in the pages of Playboy Magazine. By April of 1980, she was…
Rewind: 16 - The Murder of Daniella Perez: Part 2
Previously: The brutal murder of “Brazil’s Sweetheart,” telenovela star, Daniela Perez has shocked and saddened the country. People are further shocked when her co-star,  Guilherme De Pádua, is arrested for her murder. In Part 2, as secrets…
Rewind: 15 - The Murder of Daniella Perez: Part 1
Daniella Perez is the beloved and talented star of the hottest telenovela in Brazil. “Brazil’s Sweetheart,” as she’s known, is happily married and as 1992 comes to a close, she’s looking forward to exciting projects that will take her caree…
011 - Women Who Kill – Heather Mack: Murder in Paradise
Daddy’s girl Heather Mack thought she’d found her soulmate in aspiring rapper Tommy Schaefer. However, Heather’s mother, Sheila, thinks her daughter can do better and is determined to keep Heather away from this bad influence. And when Shei…