The Dark Side of Love

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Rewind: 49 - Karlyn Ramirez and Maliek Kearney - Enlistment in Murder Jan 30, 2026

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Karlyn Ramirez joined the Army so she could see the world and make a difference. And her world changed drastically when she was deployed overseas and met and fell in love with fellow soldier, Maliek Kearney. After a whirlwind romance that included a baby and a wedding, the bloom soon wore off the rose, as the couple battled infidelity, jealousy and eventually, murder.***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

80 – Amanda Canales and Kevin Lewis – An Open Door to Murder Jan 26, 2026

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Amanda Canales finds herself charmed by the persistent, yetlevel-headed, Kevin Lewis when she meets him in 2007. Amanda’s family welcomes Kevin with open arms and when the couple marries two years later, everyone believes this is a love meant to last. Well, almost everyone, because, Amanda’ssister, Alisha, has serious doubts about her brother-in-law and when Kevin’s true nature is revealed, the revelation will lead to murder.***Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

Rewind: 48 - Angela Bledsoe and James Ray - Two-Faced Jan 23, 2026

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Angela Bledsoe was a smart, ambitious and accomplished financial advisor who was hired by James R. Ray the Third to work at his insurance brokerage firm. Before long, the two were doing more than crunching numbers and became involved in a full-blown love affair that resulted in the birth of their daughter. However, the relationship between the two quickly goes south, leaving one of them dead and the other on the run, wanted for murder. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

79 – The Murder of Merlin Santana – Shooting Star Jan 19, 2026

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Actor Merlin Santana first gained fame playing Rudy Huxtable’s boyfriend, Stanley, on The Cosby Show. His star would continue to rise with roles on other popular shows throughout the nineties, including NYPD Blue, and his signature role on The Steve Harvey Show. However, when Merlin crosses paths with Monique King, it will set off a horrific chain of events that will end in a deadly hail of gunfire. ***Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

Rewind: 47 - Rahim Grant and Ciera Harp - Murder in the Spotlight Jan 16, 2026

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Rising rapper Rahim Grant was hard at work on taking his music career to the next level when he crossed paths with one of his biggest fans, Ciera Harp. It wasn’t long before Ciera and Rahim are an item and expecting a baby together. However, the relationship quickly swirls down the drain, leaving Rahim and Ciera struggling to establish a harmonious co-parenting relationship. Except, one of them won’t live to see their daughter grow up. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

014 – Women Who Kill – Stephanie Lazarus: The Thin Blue Line Between Love and Murder Jan 12, 2026

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Stephanie Lazarus was a smart and ambitious officer with theLos Angeles Police Department, having joined the LAPD at a time when few women were on the force. She continually moves up the ranks to become a respected detective, even being appointed to the high-profile art theft unit. However,Stephanie’s got a secret, one involving an ex-lover, his murdered wife, and a little thing called DNA.***Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠ for episodetranscripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

Rewind: 46 - Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore - Desperate Housewives, Part 2 Jan 09, 2026

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When wife, mother, and school teacher, Betty Gore, is found hacked to death with an ax in a pool of blood in the utility room of her house, investigators first turn their attention to her husband, Allan. However, when Allan confesses to an affair with their friend, Candy Montgomery, suspicion immediately turns to the popular, churchgoing, housewife. And just when investigators think they’ve got this case all sewn up, Candy throws them a curveball they never see coming. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

78 – Doug and Ashley Benefield – Dance of Death Jan 05, 2026

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Despite a thirty-year age difference and only knowing each other for a whopping thirteen days, restaurateur Doug Benefield and ballerina Ashley Byers fell deeply in love and tied the knot. The marriage gets off to a great start, but,predictably, things rapidly start going south for the couple when there are accusations of domestic violence, torture and even attempted murder. And in the blink of an eye attempted murder becomes the real thing. ***Visit www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

Rewind: 45 - Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore - Desperate Housewives, Part 1 Dec 29, 2025

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It’s Friday the 13th, 1980. The original Friday the 13th movie has just been released to theaters, and so has the classic Jack Nicholson horror movie, The Shining. And when young school teacher, wife and mother, Betty Gore is found savagely murdered in her home, the residents of tiny Wylie, Texas have no idea they are about to live their own version of a Hollywood horror movie, courtesy of a killer none of them saw coming. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

Rewind: 44 - Crystal and Danielle Parker - Love Gone Wrong Dec 22, 2025

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Crystal and Danielle Parker have built a life together that seems to be a happy one. The truth is, Crystal has grown tired of supporting her less than ambitious wife and determines that it’s time to move on. Except, Danielle won’t be easily dismissed. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

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