SUMMER FEATURE: Kirstin Costas - Initiation to Murder

Bob worked on Hollywood movies but his wife Mary found him boring. Rather than divorce him she hired a hit man to collect on his insurance. But then she worried he might talk. So she hired another hit man to take him out.  #marysamuels #robertsamuels #jamesbernstein #murderin20podcast #truecrimepodcast

Celeste fled Philadelphia and travelled west to California. But even with the promise of a new start, she couldn't outrun her past. Faced with the loss of her job, she made decisions that ended four lives including her own. #celestecarrington #victoresparza #carolyngleason #deathrowwomen #murderin20podcast #truecrimepodcast

Cynthia left her religious upbringing and went on the road with a felon. Fueled by drugs she and James set out to be the next Bonnie and Clyde, stealing cars, robbing, kidnapping and murder. #cynthiacoffman #jamesmarlow #corinnanovis #lynelmurray #murderin20podcast #truecrimepodcast

Kristen and Greg, both from prominent families had successful careers and the perfect marriage. That is until she had an affair and he turned up dead. One extra needle prick and a surprise lab test led to his murderer. #kristenrossum #gregdeville #murderbypoison #murderin20podcat #truecrimepodcast #truecrime

Helen was a successful realtor in Los Angeles worth millions. But it wasn't enough. In their 70's she and her friend Olga targeted two men they thought  no one would miss, took out life insurance, then ended their lives. #helengolay #olgarutterschmidt #paulvados #kennethmcdavid #truecrimepodcast #murderin20podcast

Narcy married Ben, the son of a famous hotelier. After 17 years she wasn’t about to give up her plush life. She knew Ben provided for her in his will and his estate was worth 10 million. But there was a glitch, his mother. #narcynovack #bennovack #bernicenovack #truecrimepodcast #murderin20podcast

In high school Bernadette was popular but she brushed aside her high marks and dwelled on her failures. Her classmate Kirsten became a symbol for everything wrong in Bernadette's life. One night she lured Kirsten in to her car. #kirstencostas #bernadetteprotti #highschoolmurder #truecrimepodcast #murderin20podcast

Once a successful business woman Nancy and her husband were in a financial mess. She wrote romantic novels with a dash of murderous suspense. With retirement looming she turned fiction into reality. #danielbrophy #nancycrompton #truecrimepodcast #murderin20podcast

Stephanie, a police officer went on a jealous rage and murdered her ex-boyfriend’s wife. She thought she got away with it. But 19 years later when detectives reopened Sherri's case they discovered long-forgotten DNA. #stephanielazarus #sherrirasmussen #truecrimepodcast #murderin20podcast

Irene was crowned Miss South Texas in 1958 and was the first in her family to got to college. On Easter weekend she went to confession and met Father Feit, a priest with a slim build, dark hair,  glasses and a sinister side. #irenegarza #johnfeit #coldcasesolved #truecrimepodcast #murderin20podcast