Seduced by Madness - October 14 2025

October 21st: Rosemarie Essa Born (Yazeed Essa) (1966) There’s no such thing as perfect. On October 21st 1966 a woman was born who would, on the surface, appear to have the picture perfect family. One that came under fire after her mysterious death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 20th: Lee Barnett's Episode of Unsolved Mysteries Aired (1995) There are two sides to every story. And, even then, it’s hard to know which side is telling the truth. On October 20th 1995 an episode of Unsolved Mysteries aired talking about a case where, up until 2013, only one side got to tell their version of the story. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dear-savanna-lee-barnett-mother-at-center-of-international-manhunt-breaks-silence-to-48-hours/, https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Dorothy_Barnett, https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-mum-who-kidnapped-daughter-from-us-wants-to-return-to-australia/f563e30e-22af-40c4-bb9b-25c0ab03f9a7https://www.oxygen.com/dateline-secrets-uncovered/crime-news/dorothy-lee-barnett-kidnaps-daughter-savanna-found-by-fbi, https://people.com/crime/dorothy-lee-barnett-today-48-hours-interview/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 19th: Cheryll Spegal Goes Missing (1971) Can someone truly just disappear without a trace? On October 19th 1971 a young girl went missing. Leaving behind no clues or trace, it was as if she vanished into thin air. https://hhsjournalism.com/uncategorized/2021/01/22/gone-in-the-fog-one-teachers-pursuit-of-the-truth-fifty-years-later/, https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/n2ub27/who_killed_cheryll_spegal/, https://goneinthefog.video.blog/2019/04/05/the-man-on-the-porch/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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October 16th: Samuel Paty Killed (2020) We live in a world where teachers take their lives in their hands every single day. On October 16th 2020 a teacher lost his life but not in the way that one has grown to expect. A case that greatly affected France and opened up old wounds they thought were closed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Samuel_Paty, https://www.france24.com/en/france/20211015-the-violence-shook-me-profoundly-teachers-students-remember-samuel-paty-s-murder, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/world/europe/france-beheading-teacher.html, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56325254, https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/six-teenagers-convicted-connection-with-2020-beheading-teacher-paty-2023-12-08/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 15th: Wyn Reed Born (1989) Self defense can be difficult to prove. On October 15th 1989 a young woman was born who would find herself trying, desperately, to prove that her actions were motivated by self defense. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tucker_Reed, https://www.the-sun.com/news/9967168/tucker-moore-reed-dateline-killer-role/, https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2023/12/29/24018914/indie-horror-film-murder-dateline/, https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dateline-nbc-where-tucker-reed-115020617.html, https://heavy.com/entertainment/aisling-tucker-moore-reed-today-2020/, https://medium.com/@daisyaspencer4/the-author-who-murdered-her-uncle-tucker-reed-f94322d302a7, https://ktvl.com/news/local/horror-film-actress-sentenced-to-6-years-for-manslaughter-in-killing-of-her-unclehttps://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/tucker-moore-reed-actress-kills-uncle-similar-to-film-plot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 14th: Felix Polk Found Dead (2002) When a marriage ends, a life shouldn’t end with it. On October 14th 2002 a man was found dead who was in the midst of a messy divorce. One where, depending on whose side you landed on, he was the victim or the aggressor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Polk, https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/snapped-oxygen-where-susan-polk-084202842.html, https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/susan-polk-accuses-dr-felix-polk-of-abuse-before-murder, https://www.popmatters.com/seduced-by-madness-the-true-story-of-the-susan-polk-murder-case-by-carol-po-2496228173.html, https://murderpedia.org/female.P/p/polk-susan.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 13th: John Clayton Born (1840) Political corruption can sometimes be deadly. On October 13th 1840 a man was born who would, in fighting for what was fair, lose his life to an unknown assassin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_M._Clayton_(Arkansas_politician), https://www.newspapers.com/article/angola-herald-john-clayton-murder-arkans/12701226/, https://aymag.com/murder-mystery-the-assassination-of-john-middleton-clayton/, https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/44f88l/who_killed_john_clayton_a_reconstruction_mystery/, https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=96451 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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