Love Marry Kill: Just the Facts

When 33-year-old Eleonora “Lina” Kaufman was found unresponsive with marks across her neck on her bathroom floor in Aventura, Florida, her sudden death shocked her community. Her husband, Adam Kaufman, claimed it was a tragic medical emergency. But as investigators secured the home, the physical evidence—from an engine block inexplicably radiating heat in the garage to unwrinkled pillows on the bed—just didn’t add up.Eighteen months later, the medical examiner ruled Lina's death a homicide by mechanical asphyxiation, leading to Adam's arrest. What followed was a sensational legal battle pitting top forensic experts against one another over compromised DNA evidence, cryptic jailhouse phone calls, and a jury forced to choose between a cold-blooded murder and a tragic medical anomaly.Support us on PatreonSources:Trial Florida v. Adam Kaufman. Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, Florida. May–June 2012. Court TV, https://www.courttv.com/trials/florida-v-adam-kaufman-2009/.ABC News Sechrist, Adam. "Adam Kaufman Trial: Detectives Handling Case Had Affair." ABC News, 18 May 2012.CBS News Glynn, Casey. "South Fla. developer Adam Kaufman acquitted in wife's 2007 death." CBS News, 6 June 2012.CBS News Moriarty, Erin. "'48 Hours' preview: When a murder suspect has an identical twin, solving the case can be doubly tricky." CBS News, 22 June 2013.CBS Miami "Not Guilty Verdict For Aventura Developer Accused In Wife's Death." CBS Miami, 5 June 2012.CBS Miami "Surgeon Testifies Lina Kaufman Was Healthy." CBS Miami, 15 May 2012.CBS Press Release "‘48 HOURS: LINA'S HEART’ – WOULD A TWIN KNOW IF HIS BROTHER WAS A KILLER?" Paramount Press Express / CBS Entertainment, 25 Oct. 2012.Court TV "FL v. Adam Kaufman: Spray Tan Murder Trial." Court TV.The Cinemaholic Sengupta, Sounak. "Adam Kaufman: Where is Lina Kaufman's Husband Now?" The Cinemaholic, 14 Apr. 2023.

When 33-year-old Sandra Bird, a devoted mother and the wife of popular Faith Lutheran Church pastor Tom Bird, was found dead in the Cottonwood River near Emporia, Kansas, the town mourned what appears to be a tragic car accident. But Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper John Rule felt like something was off. From a complete lack of skid marks to mysterious bloodstains found where they shouldn’t have been, the physical evidence just didn’t add up.Months later, the community was rocked again when Martin Anderson, the husband of the church's secretary, Lorna Anderson, was gunned down on a dark highway in an apparent robbery gone wrong.What followed was one of the most tangled criminal cases in Kansas history: competing trials, a jailhouse reversal, a made-for-TV movie, and a legal fight that stretched across nearly a decade.Listen to part 2 on PatreonSources:Breneman, Allie. "Bird Bridge: What lies beneath." The ESU Bulletin, 30 Oct. 2025, https://esubulletin.com/19335/news/bird-bridge-what-lies-beneath/.Hrenchir, Tim. "Board grants parole to Lorna Anderson Moore." The Capital-Journal, 2 Feb. 2007. Google Groups, http://cjonline.com/stories/020207/bre_moore.shtml.Kraft, Scott. "Murderous Affair Shocks Kansas Town." Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 1986. Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/401821025/.Kraft, Scott. "Who Killed Sandy Bird?" Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2004.Norton, Bill. "A love worth killing for. Part I. The Preacher & The Spider Lady." The Kansas City Star, 1 Dec. 1985, p. 14. Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/679701233/.Norton, Bill. "Cleric convicted of killing spouse raps TV verdict." The Evansville Courier, 4 May 1987, p. 1. Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/768496369/.Sengupta, Sounak. "Martin Anderson Murder: What Happened to Lorna Elridge and Tom Bird?" 4 Nov. 2022.State v. Bird. 238 Kan. 160, 708 P.2d 946. Supreme Court of Kansas. 25 Oct. 1985.State v. Bird. 240 Kan. 288, 729 P.2d 1136. Supreme Court of Kansas. 5 Dec. 1986."A Murderous Minister & His Mistress in Emporia, Kansas | City Confidential | A&E." YouTube, uploaded by A&E, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtEZYqZ69Vs

A man named Arthur Knight was admitted to a hospital in Glasgow, Scotland, suffering from COVID-19. But as investigators began to look closer, they believed Arthur Knight wasn’t who he claimed to be.Authorities alleged he was actually Nicholas Alahverdian — a Rhode Island fugitive accused of fraud, sexual assault, and of faking his own death. What followed was an international legal battle, disputed identities, and a story filled with deception, reinvention, and a dramatic fight over extradition.Support us on PatreonSources:https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/_/517c2093-c1b7-3139-9ae2-168153270b8a Rossi: A Fugitive Faking Death (US) Imposter: The Man Who Came Back From the Dead (UK)https://everloved.com/life-of/nicholas-alahverdian/obituary/ obituaryhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/27/nick-alahverdian-reported-dead-but-police-kept-looking-him/4279389001/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2349d9k999ohttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/20/nicholas-rossi-fake-death-rape-convictionhttps://turnto10.com/news/local/nicholas-alahverdian-rape-case-allegations-charges-provo-salt-lake-county-utah-scotland-ireland-faked-death-rossi-arthur-knight-state-house-department-children-youth-families-extraditionhttps://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/fugitive-rapist-nicholas-rossi-caused-chaos-while-in-prison-55twwhczrhttps://komonews.com/news/nation-world/nicholas-rossi-sentenced-to-5-years-to-life-in-prison-for-salt-lake-county-rape-convictionhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/1235740141/?match=1&terms=nicholas%20rossihttps://www.newspapers.com/image/1235740141/?match=1&terms=nicholas%20rossihttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg50eeqzegjohttps://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/us-rapist-nicholas-rossi-jailed-10-years-two-women-sqq8wwmnk?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20151203132528/https://www.wpri.com/2013/08/22/suit-against-dcyf-settled//https://turnto10.com/news/local/rhode-island-child-welfare-reform-advocate-dies-of-cancerDateline season 33, episode 10 The Man of Many Faces Dateline season 31, episode 28 Dead Man TalkingI am not Nicholas Podcast by Jane MacSorley and BBC (available on Audible)

To the outside world, Ted Ammon had built the kind of life most people only dream about — a self-made Wall Street titan worth nearly $100 million, a Hamptons beach mansion, and twin children he adored. But behind the facade, his marriage to the brilliant, volatile Generosa had curdled into something dangerous. A bitter divorce, a secret affair, and a brash Long Island electrician with a criminal record had pushed an already unstable situation to the breaking point.When Ted's business partner flew out to the East Hampton beach house one October morning, what he found inside would haunt him forever. Thirty or more blows to the head. Stun gun burns. And not a single witness in sight.No murder weapon. No DNA. No fingerprints. Just a dead man in a mansion.Listen to part 2 today on PatreonSources:Crowley, Kieran. Almost Paradise: The Murder of Multimillionaire Ted Ammon in the Hamptons—America's Playground of the Rich and Famous. St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005."Danny Pelosi: Wife Had Ted Ammon Killed." East Hampton, NY Patch, Patch Media, 7 Mar. 2012."Dominick Dunne's power,privilege and justice - Rich Man Poor Man {Regal}." YouTube, uploaded by Regal.Flynn, Sheila. "The murder that shook the Hamptons: A picture-perfect family, a savage bludgeoning – and a shocking twist." The Independent, 29 Jul. 2024.59 Middle Lane. Directed by Greg Ammon, GoDigital, 2015. Fandango at Home (Vudu).Landes, Jennifer. "The Ammon Children, 11 Years Later." The East Hampton Star, 9 Oct. 2012.Leung, Rebecca. "Part III: Murder In The Hamptons." CBS News, 10 Feb. 2004.Sengupta, Sounak. "Ted Ammon Murder: Where is Daniel Pelosi Now?" The Cinemaholic, 30 Jul. 2024

To the neighbors in his exclusive New Jersey enclave, Dr. Jonathan Nyce was a "gentle giant" — a brilliant molecular biologist on the verge of a billion-dollar medical breakthrough. But behind the 21-room mansion and the 6,000 tulips in the drive, the "perfect" marriage he shared with his wife, Michelle, was a facade built on secrets, financial ruin, and a suffocating need for control.When Michelle’s body was discovered in her Land Cruiser at the bottom of a frozen ravine on a cold January morning, it looked like a tragic accident. However, investigators soon found that the math didn’t add up. Support us on PatreonJoin our March Madness bracket

In 2016, in Rochester, New York, Laura and Craig Rideout were going through a bitter divorce that pitted the couple’s seven children against their father. When Craig's body was found in the woods just hours after his disappearance, suspicion quickly fell on Laura and her boyfriend, Paul “PJ” Tucci. But as the story unfolded, it revealed a shocking betrayal of a loving father by his own family.Support us on PatreonSourceshttps://www.peacocktv.com/watch/playback/vod/GMO_00000000334998_01/c667c682-6fe3-39b6-a974-a355b8ddba64?orig_ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F Dateline The Devil’s Bathtub Season 25, Episode 48https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/08/13/surveillance-videos-show-tucci-rideouts-hours-before-murder/539677001/ surveillance footage from Walmarthttps://medium.com/@deborahhalber/the-untidy-murder-of-craig-rideout-275506da6cedhttps://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/mz2vix/craig_rideout_casedevils_bathtub_did_pj_get_away/ good write-up on Reddithttps://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/07/19/craig-rideout-murder-anniversary-paul-tucci-laura-colin-alex-where-they-now/778756002/ pictureshttps://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/07/19/craig-rideout-murder-anniversary-paul-tucci-laura-colin-alex-where-they-now/778756002/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z114741v114741d--52--b--52--&gca-ft=150&gca-ds=sophihttps://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/09/23/craig-rideout-murder-what-nbc-dateline-didnt-tell-you-about-case/676837001/https://13wham.com/news/local/new-evidence-the-rideout-jury-never-heardhttps://www.whec.com/archive/an-in-depth-look-at-the-rideout-family/https://www.whec.com/archive/laura-rideout-appeal-for-new-trial-denied/https://www.whec.com/archive/in-depth-colin-rideout-claims-his-mother-let-him-take-the-fall/https://www.whec.com/archive/in-depth-the-colin-rideout-interview/https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-laura-colin-and-alexander-rideout-now/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2017/10/04/paul-tucci-wife-death-liver-disease-rideout-murder-case/731153001/https://www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2016-12-02/four-indicted-in-the-death-of-craig-rideout-including-family-membershttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3709125/Mom-sons-accused-cleaning-blood-slaying-victims-home.htmlhttps://www.whec.com/archive/an-in-depth-look-at-the-rideout-family/https://www.newspapers.com/image/721723185/?match=1&terms=craig%20rideouthttps://source.colostate.edu/parental-alienation-means-matters/#:~:text=Parental%20alienation%20is%20when%20one%20parent%20intentionally,ends%20or%20when%20they%20are%20still%20together

In July 2008, in the quiet suburb of Cary, North Carolina, Nancy and Brad Cooper appeared to have it all: two beautiful daughters, a picture-perfect life, and a circle of close-knit friends. But behind closed doors, their marriage was unraveling. When Nancy vanished after a routine morning run, the investigation revealed cracks in their carefully constructed world—and left a trail of questions that still linger.Original Love Marry Kill air date: 7/28/2025Support us on PatreonSources:Lamb, Amanda. Love Lies: A True Story of Marriage and Murder in the Suburbs. Diversion Books (2015). Kindle Edition. Blanchard, Lynne. Framed: An Examination of the Nancy Cooper Murder Case. Self-published (2015). Kindle Edition https://www.wral.com/story/911-calls-in-nancy-cooper-s-death-released/3248238/ 911 callhttps://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna25723445https://globalnews.ca/news/7479909/brad-cooper-north-carolina-murder-prison-release/https://nancycooper.blogspot.com/https://justiceforbradcooper.wordpress.com/

When 29-year-old Michelle Young was found dead in her Raleigh, North Carolina home, the discovery sent shockwaves through her family, her circle of friends, and the community. Michelle was married, the mother of a toddler, and expecting her second child. She was beautiful, bright, and driven; by all accounts, a woman with so much ahead of her. Michelle’s brutal murder baffled the quiet suburban neighborhood and prompted a frustrating investigation that would grow increasingly complicated by the lack of cooperation from Michelle’s husband. Her marriage to 32-year-old Jason Young had been troubled from the beginning, but at the time of her death, he was reportedly hundreds of miles away on a business trip. As detectives began piecing together the timeline, unsettling questions began to surface. Who would do this to a young mother in her own home? Could it have been a random act of violence, or was the truth far closer to home? The investigation uncovered complicated relationships, emotional wounds, and evidence that raised more questions than answers. In this episode, we explore the case that shook Raleigh and pushed the justice system to its limits before any sense of resolution was found.Original Love Marry Kill air date: 7/14/2025Support us on Patreon

In November 2001, beloved medical resident Andrew Bagby was found brutally murdered in a Pennsylvania park. The prime suspect, his former girlfriend Dr. Shirley Turner, immediately fled to St. John’s, Newfoundland, where she revealed she was pregnant with Andrew’s child. What followed was a complex, years-long international legal battle that pitted Andrew’s grieving parents against a foreign justice system in a remote, windswept province. The case ultimately centered on controversial bail decisions and the struggle to protect a child amidst a high-stakes extradition process, eventually sparking landmark legislative changes in Canadian law.Support us on PatreonSources:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5CPymqg4kIBagby, David. (2007) Dance with the Devil: A Murder of Memoir and Loss. Diversion Books (ebook). ​​www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/40-3/just/meeting-2/evidencehttps://archive.org/details/WBAL_20100724_010000_Dateline_NBC/start/7140/end/7200 Dateline https://www.childandyouthadvocate.nl.ca/files/turner-v1.pdfhttps://dearzachary.com/PDF/turner-v1.pdfhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/496421855/?match=1&terms=Shirley%20Jane%20Turnerhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/1223729029/?match=1&terms=%22Shirley%20Jane%20Turner%22https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=bR2o8-0bMlc&list=FLI1etmqmsqvUsDHcuE5cQ2Q&index=3 UPDATEhttps://dearzachary.com/press/PDFs/News/The%20Telegram%20-%20Scarred%20by%20Murder.pdfhttps://www.documentary.org/online-feature/meet-filmmakers-kurt-kuenne-dear-zachary-letter-son-about-his-father