Ruby Franke once dreamed of being a world famous musician. How did she end up the worst mother ever?

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Shari Franke's memoir about her mother Ruby Franke titled:

The House of My Mother: One Daughter's Quest for Freedom.

Check out the Hulu Documentary: "Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke."

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Hey! Nancy here. I'm working hard on a new episode that needs a bit more time. So for this week, I'm sharing one of my favorite bonus episodes and making it available to everyone until the next episode comes out. I love this episode because it's an extra-sleepy homage to the cult true crime series Forensic Files.

In this episode, inspired by a case from 2004, a 35-year old nurse is found dead at the bottom of an icy lake. It appears to be a terrible accident, until detectives discover a strange detail lands her husband in hot water.

Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is created and narrated by award-winning journalist Nancy Miller (host of HBO Max's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" and "Love & Death" podcasts).

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Forensic Files Season 9, Ep 22: "Seeds for Doubt" (original version):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6TQ-njaWgs

Peter Wlasiuk Overview:

https://www.newspapers.com/image/252524655/?match=1&terms=peter%20wlasiuk

Critical Speed Velocity Formula:

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/critical-velocity-formula/

Nancy sleepwalks us through the little known scammer accused of cancer fraud beyond Belle or Scamanda.

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KEY SOURCE LIST:

Scamanda Podcast:

Maintenance Phase "Illness Influencer"

FTC Complaint against Greg Anderson:

Nixon's War on Cancer 50 Years Later:

History of "Tuberculisis Chic" :

Susan G Komen Origin Story:

Steve McQueen, Gerson Therapy, and Mesothelioma:

Steve McQueen and Laetrile:

A passionate love affair turns toxic when a jilted mistress is accused of killing her rival with a deadly box of chocolates.

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"Killer Candy" via King River Life Magazine

Newspaper article with juicy details about the trial from 1898 (via UC Riverside Archive)

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A violent killer in Northern England tries to fool CCTV when he disposes of a woman's body far away from the crime scene. Little does he know there are a million little followers tracking his every move — ready to spill his dirty secret.

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Patricia Wiltshire's two book titles:

"The Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Trace" and "The Natural History of Crime"

More on the "Valentine murder" case: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/nov/08/ukcrime

Detectives in a small English town are stumped when a local man is viciously and mysteriously attacked after leaving a local pub. With no suspect, no weapon, and no witnesses, they turn to a unique forensic expert who digs deep - very deep - to solve this baffling mystery from the ground up.

In this David Lynch tribute, Nancy revisits the murder case that inspired Twin Peaks's Laura Palmer saga: the "beautiful and beguiling" Hazel Drew, a 20-year old small town girl whose mysterious life and violent death was a shocking, enduring mystery for over a century.

That is, until two diehard Twin Peaks fans took a crack at the case — and wrote a book about their investigation. Who killed Hazel Drew, the real-life Laura Palmer? They have a clue. Enjoy this very sleepy true crime story inspired by the late great David Lynch.

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Murder at Teal's Pond: Hazel Drew and the Mystery that Inspired Twin Peaks by David Bushman and Mark T Givens

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A young Utah widow who wrote a book about grief becomes the prime suspect in her husband's suspicious death. Are the murder accusations against her fact...or fiction?

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