Ep:99 | The Murder of Sheila Bellush, Pt.2 | "If she leaves me, I'll kill her!" | Murder Unscripted

About this episode

This episode concludes the devastating case of Sheila Bellush, detailing her murder and the subsequent investigation and trial.

⚠️ Content warning: domestic violence, murder, child endangerment. If you haven't listened to Part 1 (Ep. 98) yet — start there. This is the conclusion of one of the most devastating cases MU has ever covered. Sheila Bellush had done everything right. She got out of the marriage, fled across the country in the middle of the night, and built a new life in Sarasota, Florida with her husband Jamie and six children - including the quadruplets who made her a local celebrity known as "The Quad Mom." She was safe,,..or so she thought. Allen Blackthorne had spent years manipulating a golf buddy named Danny Rocha.... feeding him lies about Sheila being an abusive mother, escalating his rage, and eventually putting a $50,000 contract on her life. The man who took the job, Joey Del Torro, drove from Texas to Florida and hid inside Sheila's home while she played with her babies and did laundry, completely unaware. In Part 2, Ed walks through the murder, the investigation that unraveled the conspiracy piece by piece, and the trial that finally brought Allen Blackthorne to justice — two life sentences without the possibility of parole. And the aftermath: what happened to Jamie, to Stevie, to…

People in this episode

Host: Ed Hydock

Topics covered

• domestic violence
• murder
• child endangerment
• investigation
• trial
• justice

Keywords

• Sheila Bellush
• murder
• domestic violence
• investigation
• trial
• Allen Blackthorne
• Joey Del Torro

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Murder Unscripted Pod, Money Beet Media, The Darkcast Network

Books & works: Every Breath You Take

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