To Love and to Perish

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Season 2, Chapter 5: Two Lives Lost Oct 10, 2018

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Nearly three years had passed since Blairsville dentist John Yelenic was savagely murdered with a knife in his home. A jury decided the fate of accused murderer Pennsylvania State Trooper Kevin Foley, the live-in boyfriend of John's estranged wife Michele. But even with the verdict, John's friends and family wondered if justice had been completely served. What was Michele's role in all of this, if any? Should she have faced some consequence for the literal death of her husband and the figurative death of her lover? Those questions linger today.

Season 2, Chapter 4: A Case is Made Oct 03, 2018

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Friends and family of murdered Blairsville dentist John Yelenic were frustrated. A year had elapsed and still there was no arrest in the brutal slaying. It seemed to them the logical suspect was right under the nose of Blairsville police and, later, state police investigators who took over the probe. State Trooper Kevin Foley had motive, means and opportunity to kill John in his home on April 13, 2006. Kevin lived with John's estranged wife, Michele, and he told anyone who listen that he wished John would die. John's cousin Mary Ann Clark approached then-Attorney General Tom Corbett and asked him to take over the probe. Corbett, who knew Clark through politics, agreed. Six months later, Foley was arrested in the homicide.

Season 2, Chapter 3: A Soldier of the Law Sep 26, 2018

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A year had passed since beloved Blairsville dentist John Yelenic was savagely murdered with a knife in his home on April 13, 2006. There had been no arrest -- this despite the fact that state Trooper Kevin Foley, the live-in boyfriend of John's estranged wife, Michele, and a knife aficionado, had openly and often said John should die. On the anniversary of John's death, more than 130 friends and family held a vigil outside his home. Amid the sadness was the haunting feeling that maybe justice would never be served on an officer of the law.

Season 2, Chapter 2: Happily Never After Sep 19, 2018

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Generous, kind and funny, John Yelenic had dated regularly but never felt he had met the woman to marry. But with his mother's wish and at the age of 29, John thought maybe it was time to settle down. Why not with Michele Magyar Kamler, the 25-year-old woman he was dating? Friends quickly ticked off the reasons for their concern, but the couple wed anyway. John would learn all too soon this would be no fairy-tale marriage.

Season 2, Chapter 1: The Good Dentist Sep 12, 2018

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John Yelenic so loved his hometown of Blairsville that after he graduated from dental school there was no question where he wanted to practice. A fine dentist and an altruistic millionaire, John became revered for his generosity in helping anyone in the tiny town who needed a financial boost. That's why residents were horrified and bewildered when John's body was discovered slashed and sliced in his home on Holy Thursday 2006. It was a mysterious and tragic end of a well-lived life.

Season 2 Preview 3: To Love and To Perish Sep 05, 2018

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"To Love and to Perish," Season 2 of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette True Crime podcast, examines the stranger-than-fiction tale of how a love triangle and its infidelity, greed and hatred led to a gruesome murder. Why was a beloved small-town dentist brutally killed in his home? And who wanted him dead? Find out when the first episode is released Sept. 12.

Season 2 Preview 2: To Love and to Perish Jul 26, 2018

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The team behind the awarding-winning Season 1 of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette True Crime podcast returns for a second season. Host Michael A. Fuoco and producer Ashley Murray are following the success of "Three Rivers, Two Mysteries" with another true crime tale. The new season, "To Love and to Perish," explores the true story of how love, betrayal, greed and hatred in a small town erupted into a gruesome murder. The first chapter is scheduled for release in September. To take a listener's survey, go to post-gazette.com/podcastsurvey

Season 2 Preview 1: To Love and to Perish Jun 27, 2018

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The team behind the awarding-winning Season 1 of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette True Crime program returns for a second season. Host Michael A. Fuoco and producer Ashley Murray are following the success of "Three Rivers, Two Mysteries" with another true crime tale. The new season, "To Love and to Perish," explores the true story of how love, betrayal, greed and hatred in a small town erupted into a gruesome murder. The first chapter is scheduled for release in September. To take a listener's survey, go to post-gazette.com/podcastsurvey

Season 1 Bonus Chapter 8 (Live Event): The Families Dec 26, 2017

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Ellen and Jack Kochu, the parents of Paul Kochu and Jess Kochu, his sister, discuss Paul's life, the painful mystery of his disappearance, and their contentions about how he died. Pam and Jeff James, parents of Dakota James, also share their sorrow, the legacy they want for their son, and their doubts about the investigation of his disappearance. The families' comments about the cases, the podcast and their grief were recorded during a live public event on Dec. 7, 2017, at the George Roland White Theater at Point Park University in Downtown Pittsburgh. The moderator is Andrew Conte, director of the Point Park's Center For Media Innovation, where the podcast was produced.

Season 1 Bonus Chapter 7 (Live Event): The Experts Dec 19, 2017

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Forensic pathologist Cyril H. Wecht, psychologist Paul Friday and attorney, college professor and former FBI supervisory special agent Lawrence Likar talk about their involvement in the Post-Gazette podcast and offer opinions about the cases of Paul Kochu and Dakota James. Their discussion was recorded during a live public event on Dec. 7, 2017, at the George Roland White Theater at Point Park University in Downtown Pittsburgh. The moderator is Andrew Conte, director of Point Park's Center For Media Innovation, where the podcast was produced.

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