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Hear the unexpected twist in Part 2 of Crime in the Corn Belt! Check out the dateline episode "Scorned"

When a bright, charming woman from a small town starts exhibiting symptoms of mania, her family worries for her safety, and a man and his ex-girlfriend start worrying about theirs. Listen to Part 1 of this twisty, turny case!

Leonard Lake, Charles Ng, and Cricket Balazs raped and/or murdered an estimated 25 people in only 1 year. What drove them to engage in this disturbing fantasy? A book that Leonard read when he was teenager. Listen as Coral and Dusty take a deep dive into the psychology of this twisted trio. Leonard Lake and Charles Ng: Journey into Evil-YouTube

Pam Hupp murdered a man who she told police was an intruder. With a little more digging, police learned quickly that Pam's version of the story was far from the truth. Listen to the second half of Pam's case and Coral and Dusty's breakdown of the psychopathology gathered from case details.

When Betsy Faria was murdered in her home, suspicions immediately turned to her husband. But when it was discovered that her close friend, Pam Hupp, was the last to see her alive, AND that only days before her muder, Betsy's life insurance policy was suddenly transferred to Pam, police should have shifted their attention. They didn't. Listen as Coral and Dusty discuss the way Pam manipulated the Faria family and local police with her verbal gymnastics.

Willie Pickton grew up on a pig farm, the same pig farm that would later become the murder site for as many as 49 women. Listen as Coral and Dusty discuss how Pickton got away with murder for so long.

Pearl Fernandez did the unthinkable; she and her boyfriend, Isauro, tortured and murdered her 8-year-old son. But why was their abuse allowed to continue even after DCFS and the sheriff's department visited their home multiple times? Listen as Coral and Dusty discuss the individual psychopathology involved, as well as the culture of secrecy within the DCFS system.

When Marina Calabro was discovered dead at the bottom of a three story flight of stairs, her death was deemed an accident. But Quincy, MA police weren't so sure. Listen as Coral and Dusty discuss the list of suspects, and the police's relentless pursuit of the truth.

Luz Cuevas lost her newborn daughter in a devastating house fire. Overcome with grief, Luz held on tightly to the belief that her daughter was still alive, growing up somewhere with another family. Everyone, including Luz's closest friends and family, thought she was crazy...but was she? Listen as Coral and Dusty discuss the possible motives of this unbelievable crime. Sources: Crime Show: 18 Minutes Dad's Turn With 'Dead' Daughter - CBS News