Crimes Of Passion

After years of abusing his underage female clients, Sergio Andrade was finally exposed as a monster by his victims. The quest to bring the aging music producer to justice quickly turned into an international manhunt, as Andrade struggled to retain his control over the women and girls he manipulated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

During the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Mexican music producer Sergio Andrade was on top of the world, thanks to his biggest star Gloria Trevi. But no one knew that behind closed doors, Andrade abused Trevi and controlled nearly every aspect of her life — and she wasn’t his only victim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was difficult for Londoners to understand how Ruth Ellis could commit murder. She was beautiful, well-dressed, and in the courtroom, exuded a gentle demeanor. But as her trial commenced, the question became less about if she did it, but rather, why? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1955, a wealthy race car driver was gunned down outside a bar in London. Passersby were shocked to see a petite, picturesque woman standing over his corpse with the smoking gun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the summer of 2015, tensions between Dee Dee Blanchard and her daughter, Gypsy Rose, reached a head. Their final blowout shocked their Springfield neighbors and inspired nationwide terror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dee Dee Blanchard seemed like the perfect mother to her terminally ill daughter, Gypsy Rose. But she hid a horrifying secret. By the time it came out in 2015, Dee Dee was dead, and Gypsy — who’d spent her lifetime relying on her mother’s care — was responsible.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1779, James Hackman's toxic fixation on Martha Ray erupted in violence. When her lover, the fourth Earl of Sandwich got involved, the scandal shocked the nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1761, Martha Ray caught the eye of the fourth Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu. She worked hard to secure a comfortable life for her family. But when a former soldier, James Hackman, started stalking her, all of it was put in jeopardy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just after midnight on September 3rd, 2012, Billy Woodward decided to put an end to the long-running feud with neighbors who had been tormenting his family. In court, Billy turned to Florida’s controversial Stand Your Ground law to mount his defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A spat between neighbors exploded into a matter of life and death over Labor Day weekend in 2012. Florida men Gary Hembree, Roger Picior and Tim Blake pushed Gulf War veteran Billy Woodward to his breaking point, with deadly results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Desperation and devotion turned deadly in June 1954. Chaperoned by Pauline’s mother, Honorah Parker, the teenage best friends took a midday hike in Victoria Park. They returned bloodied and alone.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In New Zealand in the early 1950s, two young girls formed an intense bond over the agony and isolation of their childhood illnesses and their love of fantastical make-believe. When their parents threatened to separate them, they agreed to do whatever it took to stay together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Husband and wife Gerald and Charlene Gallego embarked on a brutal killing spree in the fall of 1978. For months, they terrorized young women in California, until an FBI manhunt brought their reign of terror to an end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

By the time Gerald Gallego was 30, he was already a lifelong predator whose twisted crimes reached back into his childhood. When he met Charlene Williams in 1977, she became the newest target of his abuse — until she proposed a plan that made her his accomplice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1990, Gregg Smart was murdered. Suspicion fell on 15-year-old Billy Flynn and his friends at first, but eventually the trail led back to Gregg's wife, 22-year-old Pamela Smart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pamela and Gregg Smart's romance started strong, but after Gregg had an affair, 22-year-old Pamela turned to 15-year-old Billy Flynn for validation. The once happy marriage ended in betrayal... and death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Casting himself as a lovestruck Robin Hood, 27-year-old John Wojtowicz tried to rob a bank so he could pay for his estranged wife’s gender confirmation surgery. The heist didn’t go as planned — but it would change both their lives forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Volatile and brash, John Wojtowicz lusted after a vibrant transgender woman named Liz Eden in the 1970s. They had a passionate relationship, but it soured — leaving Liz doomed to a hospital’s mistreatment, and John with an outrageous plan to get her out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Years of emotional abuse, combined with an addictive prescription from Dr. Herman Tarnower, led Jean Harris to become severely depressed. She decided to take her life in March 1980 — but not before seeing Herman one last time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the 1960s, Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower developed an unconventional open relationship. He strung her along as a romantic afterthought for years, while prescribing her methamphetamines — leaving her hopelessly devoted, dependent, and ultimately, doomed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices