51 - Laura Ackerson and Grant Ruffin Hayes – Composition in Murder, Part 1

Nineteen year old Rachel Wade and eighteen year old Sarah Ludemann are locked in a vicious battle over bad boy, Josh Camacho, who is playing both girls against each other and telling them if they love him, they’ll fight each other for him. Rachel and Sarah are all too happy to oblige, leaving each other nasty text messages and voicemails and increasing threats to stay away from Josh. And then, on one April night, the threats of violence, turn into a horrible reality.***Visit ⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

In a perfect world, nineteen year old Rachel Wade and eighteen year old Sarah Ludemann should have been friends. They went to the same high school, were both blonde, loved the beach and were daddy’s girls. The reality was, Rachel and Sarah were locked in a vicious battle over a boy they were both in love with. Everyone thinks the battle will blow over. Until one night when all of their hatred boils over in a heated confrontation that leaves one girl dead. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

On a cold December night in 2018, Good Samaritan Jacquelyn Smith reached out of the window of her car to give a young woman in need and her baby, ten dollars for food. It was the last good deed Jacquelyn ever performed, because in the next instant, she was stabbed to death and robbed. But there’s something about the story that doesn’t add up and it’s not long before the disturbing and gruesome truth comes out, leaving Baltimore reeling. ***Visit ⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

Michelle Le and Giselle Esteban were the best of friends all through high school, even attending college in the same city so they could maintain their sisterly bond. However, their friendship starts to take a drastic turn when Gisele falls hopelessly in love and has a baby, while Michelle devotes herself to pursuing her career. And it’s because of this drastic turn that this once close friendship is headed for murder. ***Visit ⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

Previously, on the Dark Side of Love, Laura Ackerson falls hard and fast for popular Raleigh, North Carolina singer/songwriter, Grant Hayes, not knowing about his drug and alcohol use or penchant for bizarre and dangerous conspiracy theories. After a tumultuous two-year union that produces two little boys, Grant decides Laura is old news when he becomes smitten with beautiful wealthy widow, Amanda Smith. And then suddenly, Laura disappears. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

Laura Ackerson thinks she’s met her soulmate in the form of singer/songwriter, Grant Hayes. The two fall in love fast, marrying and welcoming two little boys in the space of two years. However, Grant is far from Prince Charming and it’s not long before his true colors come out, as he verbally, mentally, and physically abuses Laura. And when Grant meets and falls in love with wealthy widow, Amanda Smith, he hatches a diabolical plan to get Laura out of the way – forever. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

When young Marine sniper, Tommy, strikes up a flirtation in an Internet chatroom with an eighteen-year-old girl calling herself TalHotBlond, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot. Before long, Tommy and his TalHotBlond are exchanging gifts, love letters, phone calls and eventually, cybersex. However, when a third-party enters the chat, this online romance goes from fun and games to murder. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

Karlyn Ramirez joined the Army so she could see the world and make a difference. And her world changed drastically when she was deployed overseas and met and fell in love with fellow soldier, Maliek Kearney. After a whirlwind romance that included a baby and a wedding, the bloom soon wore off the rose, as the couple battled infidelity, jealousy and eventually, murder. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

Angela Bledsoe was a smart, ambitious and accomplished financial advisor who was hired by James R. Ray the Third to work at his insurance brokerage firm. Before long, the two were doing more than crunching numbers and became involved in a full-blown love affair that resulted in the birth of their daughter. However, the relationship between the two quickly goes south, leaving one of them dead and the other on the run, wanted for murder. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!

Rising rapper Rahim Grant was hard at work on taking his music career to the next level when he crossed paths with one of his biggest fans, Ciera Harp. It wasn’t long before Ciera and Rahim are an item and expecting a baby together. However, the relationship quickly swirls down the drain, leaving Rahim and Ciera struggling to establish a harmonious co-parenting relationship. Except, one of them won’t live to see their daughter grow up. ***Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thedarksideoflove.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for episode transcripts and sources. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thedarksideoflove⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified about new episodes!