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In 2002, a home invasion left two people dead but the plot quickly unraveled. The only question–one that would last beyond the deaths of two of the co-conspirators–is who was the mastermind.  This case is solved.  (Episode correction: Matthew Shallenberger's name is mispronounced as Shallenberg twice in the episode. I am out of town and cannot re-record to correct it.) Thank you to our sponsor Newspapers.com [https://go.newspapers.com/truecrime.php?xid=5809&utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Crimelines25]. Use code CRIMELINES [https://go.newspapers.com/truecrime.php?xid=5809&utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Crimelines25] for 20% off! See me at the True Crime Podcast Festival! https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ [https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/] Support the show! Get the exclusive show Beyond the Files plus Crimelines episodes ad free on Supercast: https://crimelines.supercast.com/ [https://crimelines.supercast.com/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimelines [https://www.patreon.com/crimelines] Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494]  For one time support: https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support [https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support] Links to all my socials and more: https://linktr.ee/crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines] Sources: 2025 Crimelines Podcast Source List [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caHVJgF6FtPMSr4HoL0G9X70Q6ysyD_c4-xQMmzqF7U/edit?usp=sharing]  Transcript: https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790 [https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790] If an exact transcript is needed, please request at crimelinespodcast@gmail.com   Licensing and credits: Theme music by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ [https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/] Cover Art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Crimelines is a registered trademark of Crimelines LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Episode 1: The United States vs. Sean Combs Opening statements rock the courtroom as federal prosecutors accuse Sean “Diddy” Combs of running a decades-long criminal enterprise built on violence, sex trafficking, and power. The defense hits back hard, painting it all as a toxic relationship, not a RICO case. Then Cassie Ventura takes the stand, and everything changes. Her voice may be quiet. Her story is not. Listen to The Rise & Fall of Diddy now [https://Wondery.fm/Diddy_Crimelines]! Click here: https://Wondery.fm/Diddy_Crimelines See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Sylvia Browne made a name for herself in the true crime world on talk shows, giving psychic readings to the families of the missing and the murdered. But an evaluation of her success rate shows that she was probably just guessing and she wasn’t that good of a guesser.  Skeptical Inquirer articles: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2020/03/psychic-defective-sylvia-brownes-history-of-failure/ [https://skepticalinquirer.org/2020/03/psychic-defective-sylvia-brownes-history-of-failure/] https://skepticalinquirer.org/2020/03/the-psychic-defective-revisited-years-later-sylvia-brownes-accuracy-remains/ [https://skepticalinquirer.org/2020/03/the-psychic-defective-revisited-years-later-sylvia-brownes-accuracy-remains/] Guardian article by Jon Ronson: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/oct/27/usa.jonronson [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/oct/27/usa.jonronson] Pretend Podcast Grave Detector Part 1 https://player.fm/series/pretend-1846581/ep-1602-the-grave-detector-part-1 [https://player.fm/series/pretend-1846581/ep-1602-the-grave-detector-part-1] See me at the True Crime Podcast Festival! https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ [https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/] Sponsor Support the show! Get the exclusive show Beyond the Files plus Crimelines episodes ad free on Supercast: https://crimelines.supercast.com/ [https://crimelines.supercast.com/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimelines [https://www.patreon.com/crimelines] Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494]  For one time support: https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support [https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support] Links to all my socials and more: https://linktr.ee/crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines] Sources: 2025 Crimelines Podcast Source List [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caHVJgF6FtPMSr4HoL0G9X70Q6ysyD_c4-xQMmzqF7U/edit?usp=sharing]  Transcript: https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790 [https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790] If an exact transcript is needed, please request at crimelinespodcast@gmail.com   Licensing and credits: Theme music by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ [https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/] Cover Art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Crimelines is a registered trademark of Crimelines LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

When a woman’s body was found in a field, the police found a potential piece of evidence in the grass. But they decided to hold that information back, leading some to wonder if that is what stalled the investigation.  If you have any information, call the Burton Police Department at (810) 742-2542 or the Crimestoppers at 1-800-422-JAIL.  This case is unsolved.  See me at the True Crime Podcast Festival! https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ [https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/] Support the show! Get the exclusive show Beyond the Files plus Crimelines episodes ad free on Supercast: https://crimelines.supercast.com/ [https://crimelines.supercast.com/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimelines [https://www.patreon.com/crimelines] Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494]  For one time support: https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support [https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support] Links to all my socials and more: https://linktr.ee/crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines] Sources: 2025 Crimelines Podcast Source List [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caHVJgF6FtPMSr4HoL0G9X70Q6ysyD_c4-xQMmzqF7U/edit?usp=sharing]  Transcript: https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790 [https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790] If an exact transcript is needed, please request at crimelinespodcast@gmail.com   Licensing and credits: Theme music by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ [https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/] Cover Art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Crimelines is a registered trademark of Crimelines LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

When a confrontation between a husband and the man his wife was having an affair with erupted in violence, two families were left to grapple with what led to that moment and how to move forward.  Read Ashlee’s book: Silence Breaks: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22873779-silence-breaks [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22873779-silence-breaks] See me at the True Crime Podcast Festival! https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/ [https://www.truecrimepodcastfestival.com/] This case is solved. Thank you to Newspapers.com [https://go.newspapers.com/truecrime.php?xid=5809&utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Crimelines25] for sponsoring this episode! Use code CRIMELINES [https://go.newspapers.com/truecrime.php?xid=5809&utm_source=referral&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Crimelines25] for 20% off your subscription! Support the show! Get the exclusive show Beyond the Files plus Crimelines episodes ad free on Supercast: https://crimelines.supercast.com/ [https://crimelines.supercast.com/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimelines [https://www.patreon.com/crimelines] Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494]  For one time support: https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support [https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support] Links to all my socials and more: https://linktr.ee/crimelines [https://linktr.ee/crimelines] Sources: 2025 Crimelines Podcast Source List [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1caHVJgF6FtPMSr4HoL0G9X70Q6ysyD_c4-xQMmzqF7U/edit?usp=sharing]  Transcript: https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790 [https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790] If an exact transcript is needed, please request at crimelinespodcast@gmail.com   Licensing and credits: Theme music by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ [https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/] Cover Art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Crimelines is a registered trademark of Crimelines LLC. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].