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Bob Samuels and the Green Widow Murders May 06, 2026

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When a hardworking Hollywood cameraman is found shot dead in his Los Angeles home, police initially assume it’s a burglary gone wrong. With no forced entry and no stolen items, however, the investigation turns to personal vendettas, ultimately leading to the discovery of an additional linked murder and landing one of the perpetrators on death row.

Sources:

1. Dziemianowicz, Joe. “‘Green Widow’ Mary Ellen Samuels Masterminded Two Hired Hits.” Oxygen, Oxygen, 11 Nov. 2023, https://www.oxygen.com/the-real-murders-of-los-angeles/crime-news/green-widow-mary-ellen-samuels-masterminded-two-hired.

2. “James Victor Bernstein (1963-1989) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/269919210/james-victor-bernstein. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

3. “People v. Samuels - S042278 - Mon, 06/27/2005 | California Supreme Court Resources.” California Supreme Court Resources | Stanford Law School Robert Crown Law Library, https://scocal.stanford.edu/opinion/people-v-samuels-33524. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

4. Nothing Personal. 2011.

5. “Robert Briskham ‘Bob’ Samuels (1948-1988) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67018092/robert_briskham-samuels. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

6. The Real Murders of Los Angeles. 2023.

7. The LA Times, 17 Sept. 1994.

8. The LA Times, 11 Dec. 1988.

9. The LA Times, 22 July 1994.

10. The LA Times, 15 July 1994.

11. Oakland Tribune, 18 Sept. 1994.

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Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched by Sarah Lynn Robinson and researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman

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New Court Docs Reveal Grisly Allegations in the D4vd Case [Current Affairs] May 05, 2026

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New court filings lay out prosecutors’ most detailed theory yet in the case against singer d4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, in the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. This episode breaks down the latest developments, including the prosecution’s new evidence brief, the judge’s decision not to seal it, the delayed preliminary hearing, the family’s response, and what remains unverified as the case moves toward its next court date.

Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

Sources:

https://truecrimenews.com/2026/04/30/d4vd-allegedly-dismembered-teen-with-a-chain-saw-according-to-newly-released-court-docs/

https://da.lacounty.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/BurkeComplaint1.pdf

https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/d4vd-prelim-brief.pdf

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/d4vd-court-hearing-celeste-rivas-hernandez-murder-2/3883185/

https://apnews.com/article/5f0f75063da762ad8b73951851b1f0d6

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/prosecutors-detail-horrifying-steps-singer-d4vd-took-dismember-girls-body-2026-04-30/

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Secrets and Sins in Ventura, California: Sherri and Mike Dally Apr 29, 2026

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When a devoted wife and mother is handcuffed in a Target parking lot in broad daylight by an official-looking woman wearing a badge, witnesses assume they are watching a real arrest. When the woman doesn’t return home and no police department can find any record of the detention, suspicion falls on those closest to her.

Sources

1. Dateline NBC. 1992.

2. Deadly Women. 2008.

3. Diskin, Megan.

“Ventura Man Seeks Clemency in Wife’s 1996 Killing.” Ventura County Star, Ventura, 31 Aug. 2018, https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/ventura/2018/08/31/ventura-man-1996-killing-seeks-clemency/1115644002/.

4. Forensic Files. 1996.

5. “Jury Finds Haun Guilty of Dally’s Kidnap-Murder - Los Angeles Times.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sept. 1997, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-27-mn-36594-story.html.

6. Sederstrom, Jill. “Mike Dally and Mistress Diana Haun Kill His Wife Sherri Dally.” Oxygen, Oxygen, 21 Feb. 2025, https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-unforgettable/crime-news/mike-dally-mistress-diana-haun-kill-wife-sherri-dally.

7. “Sharri Renee Guess Dally (1961-1996) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78362473/sharri_renee-dally. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

8. The LA Times, 10 May 1996.

9. Camarillo Star, 18 May 1996.

10. Camarillo Star, 21 May 1996.

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Forty-Three Years Later, Teresa Peroni’s Family Gets an Answer [Current Affairs] Apr 27, 2026

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In this Current Affairs episode, Jessie and Andie cover the resolution of the decades-old disappearance of Teresa Peroni, who vanished after a Fourth of July party in Oregon in 1983. More than forty years later, modern DNA testing identified her remains, renewed witness interviews helped revive the case, and Marcus Sanfratello pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter.

Current Affairs is Love Murder’s shorter show about the cases of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now.

Sources:

https://apnews.com/article/f68cc4ecf5eb81584f682a624877cac9

https://www.doj.state.or.us/media-home/news-media-releases/odoj-secures-20-year-sentence-in-1983-cold-case-homicide/

https://people.com/man-20-years-prison-murder-girlfriend-40-years-11955560

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Unicorn Killer: Ira Einhorn and Holly Maddux Apr 22, 2026

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A bright young woman from Texas falls in love with a self-proclaimed counterculture guru in Philadelphia in the 1970s. The relationship that ensues is incredibly toxic and results in a missing person's case. When the truth comes out, the suspect goes on a flight from justice that lasts for years and spans countries.

Sources

Levy, Steven. The Unicorn’s Secret. Open Road Media, 2016.

“Einhorn Flying Solo In Court This Week - CBS News.” CBS News | Breaking News, Top Stories & Today’s Latest Headlines, https://www.facebook.com/CBSNews/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/einhorn-flying-solo-in-court-this-week/. Accessed 4 April 2026.

“Holly Maddux (1947-1977) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6816551/holly-maddux. Accessed 4 April 2026.

Interview with Wife of Convicted Ira Einhorn. YouTube, 21 July 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkHD0ytsaE8.

“Long-Ago Memories of a Just-Deceased Mt. Airy Killer | The Chestnut Hill Local.” The Chestnut Hill Local, The Chestnut Hill Local, 12 May 2020, https://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/long-ago-memories-of-a-just-deceased-mt-airy-killer,14057.

People Magazine Investigates. 2016.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 29 Mar. 1979.

My Plainview, 1 Oct. 2002, https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Maddux-boyfriend-testifies-he-feared-for-her-9025845.php.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 19 Dec. 1999.

Baker, Russ. “A Touch of Eden | Esquire | DECEMBER 1999.” Esquire | The Complete Archive, https://classic.esquire.com/article/1999/12/1/a-touch-of-eden. Accessed 4 April 2026.

“In France, Einhorn Has Few Worries. The Convicted Killer Reads, Gardens and Works on the Internet – Daniel Rubin.” Daniel Rubin, https://www.facebook.com/WordPresscom, 2 Mar. 2025, https://danielrubinphl.wordpress.com/2025/03/02/in-france-einhorn-has-few-worries-the-convicted-killer-reads-gardens-and-works-on-the-internet/.

“The Capture of the Unicorn.” TIME, Time, 19 Feb. 1999, https://time.com/archive/6911029/the-capture-of-the-unicorn/.

“Who Was the ‘Unicorn Killer’? How a 1960s Activist-Turned-Murderer Evaded Extradition for 23 Years.” KSAT, KSAT San Antonio, 9 Apr. 2020, https://www.ksat.com/inside-edition/2020/04/09/who-was-the-unicorn-killer-how-a-1960s-activist-turned-murderer-evaded-extradition-for-23-years/.

Philadelphia Daily News, 14 Oct. 2010.

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D4VD Arrest, Fairfax Murder-Suicide, and Ashlee Jenae’s Suspicious Death [Current Affairs] Apr 22, 2026

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Three developing cases: the arrest of singer David Burke, known as d4vd, in connection with the killing of 13-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez; the murder-suicide involving former Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax and his wife Cerina Fairfax; and the death of influencer Ashly Robinson, known as Ashlee Jenae, under disputed circumstances at a resort in Zanzibar.

Sources:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musician-d4vd-arrested-suspicion-murder-14-year-old-girl-2026-04-17/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/19/d4vd-arrest-celeste-rivas-hernandez

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/d4vd-arrest-charges-celeste-rivas-hernandez-murder/3878605/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/justin-fairfax-murder-suicide-virginia-lt-governor

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/04/16/justin-fairfax-wife-murder-suicide/

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/tanzania-investigates-death-american-social-media-influencer-2026-04-15/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/15/ashly-robinson-death-influencer-zanzibar

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ashly-robinson-death-zanzibar-joseph-mccann-held/

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/ashly-robinson-influencer-death-zanzibar-tanzania-africa/4386000/

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A Deadly Hunt: John Bruce Dodson and Janice Lee Dodson Apr 15, 2026

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When a newlywed is killed 3 months after their wedding, suspicion turns on the surviving spouse. Was it simply an accident or an act of jealous revenge? If so, was it the spouse or possibly the spouse’s ex?

Sources:

1. Daniels, Frank J. Dead Center.

2. “A Murder Disguised as a Hunting Accident - ABC News.” ABC News, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2004, https://abcnews.com/Primetime/story?id=132406&page=1.

3. Dowling, Paul. Forensic Files. 1996.

4. How Janice Dodson Plotted Her Husband’s Murder | Snapped Bonus | Oxygen. YouTube, 30 Sept. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eHS9U3ER2s.

5. “John Bruce Dodson (1946-1995) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8496897/john_bruce-dodson. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.

Smith, Benjamin H. “Janice Dodson Found Guilty Of Murdering Husband John Bruce Dodson.” Oxygen, Oxygen, 1 Oct. 2019, https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-time/janice-dodson-guilty-murdering-husband-john-bruce-dodson.

7. Snapped. 2004.

8. The Daily Sentinel, 21 Oct. 1995.

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The Gilgo Beach Killer Pleads Guilty [Current Affairs] Apr 13, 2026

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Rex Heuermann, the Long Island architect suspected in the Gilgo Beach serial murders, stood up in court and admitted to killing eight women over seventeen years. We break down the plea, the DNA evidence that finally caught him, and what this means for the families who waited more than a decade for answers.

Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-suspect-rex-heuermann-expected-plead-guilty-rcna266547

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/11/us/gilgo-beach-killings-rex-heuermann-guilty

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/rex-heuermann-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-7-women-and-admits-he-killed-another

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/live-updates/rex-heuermann-gilgo-beach-long-island-serial-killer-case-guilty-plea/

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5821815-rex-heuermann-pleads-guilty-to-gilgo-beach-serial-killings/

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The Perfect Accident: A Death in Gapyeong Valley Apr 08, 2026

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In the summer of 2019, a man drowned at a popular vacation spot outside Seoul while his wife stood just feet away on shore. What first looked like a tragic accident would unravel into a disturbing case involving financial control, multiple alleged murder attempts, an affair hidden in plain sight, and the television appearance that helped bring everything back into the spotlight.

Sources:

https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-07-22/national/socialAffairs/Murder-by-gaslighting-Drowning-in-2019-a-tale-of-abuse-infidelity-and-homicide/2355265

https://www.koreaherald.com/article/2855456

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20221027/life-imprisonment-given-to-woman-in-drowning-death-of-husband-for-death-benefit

https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2022040817463579559

https://www.mk.co.kr/en/society/11175497

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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Murder of Daphne Boyden & the Kidnapping of Le-Zhan Williams Apr 01, 2026

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In May of 1996 a young mother and honors student is murdered in her home and her newborn baby kidnapped. For 6 1/2 long years, there are no suspects nor baby sightings. Finally, once an anonymous tip comes in, the case is blown wide open and the child is found closer to home than anyone could have ever imagined.

Sources:

1. Fatal Attraction: I’d Kill to Be You. 2026.

2. Moss, Gethsemane. “Lathan ‘Young Lay’ Williams - Benicia Magazine.” Benicia Magazine, https://www.facebook.com/BeniciaMagazine/, 1 Dec. 2022, https://www.beniciamagazine.com/lathan-young-lay-williams/.

3. Unsolved Mysteries. 1987.

4. Young Lay On His Son’s Kidnapping & Fiancée’s Murder. YouTube, 15 Sept. 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgVoYEo8I1c.

5. SF Gate, 10 Dec. 2002.

6. San Francisco Chronicle, 19 May 1996.

7. San Francisco Chronicle, 20 May 2002.

8. San Francisco Chronicle, 23 May 1996.

9. SF Gate, 6 June 2006.

10. The Intelligencer, 11 Dec. 2002.

11. Santa Cruz Sentinel, 26 May 1996.