About this episode

The episode discusses the brutal murder of Michelle Shadbolt and the investigation that revealed a shocking secret about her killer.

Send us Fan Mail On February 14, 1987, Michelle Shadbolt’s stepmother found her brutally murdered in her living room. Everyone suspected Michelle’s estranged husband, but investigators didn’t have enough evidence to arrest him. That’s because he wasn’t their killer…but someone very close to Michelle was hiding a terrible secret. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Thick Thighs and Creepy Vibes — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thigh...

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Host: Danielle Blinka

Topics covered

• murder
• true crime
• investigation
• family secrets
• estranged relationships

Keywords

• Michelle Shadbolt
• murder
• true crime
• investigation
• estranged husband
• family secrets

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