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Love, Lies, and Homicide
Hosted by Osaybean Howard · EN
Love, Lies, and Homicide, the podcast where we talk about the darkest corners of human relationships—where passion turns to obsession, trust becomes betrayal, and love leads to murder. Each week, we dive deep into the twisted stories of those who were bound by love, but torn apart by secrets and violence.
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Throwback to Kemia Hassel
Feb 2500:38:52Tap to summarizeAnother Throwback! New Episode Dropping this Weekend!New Year's Eve 2018: When Army Staff Sergeant Tyrone Hassel III, who is 23 at the time, is gunned down at his dad’s home on December 31, 2018, investigators are at a loss as to who would harm the beloved Staff Sergeant, father, son, and husband. After some confessions and some seemingly stealth purchases. Detectives will learn that when his wife vowed “til death do us part” she meant that even if it was her that would orchestrate his death. Instagram: @LoveLiesHomicidePodTikTok: LoveLiesHomicidePodcast Gmail: lovelieshpod@gmail.com
Transcribe →Wind Back Wednesday: Chiquita Tate
Feb 1800:39:11Tap to summarizeWind Back Wednesday: An episode that we have heard before that a lot of people were interested in. We will have a new episode for our BHM episode this week. Enjoy the replay!What happens when a high-powered defense attorney issubjected to violence. Could it be that one of her defendants were not pleased with her representation of them. Was she in the middle of a love triangle. Or was the killer someone who had vowed to love her til death do them part. Let’s take a look at the case of Chiquita Tate on Love, Lies and Homicide where we learn that sometimes… Love Kills.Insta: LoveLiesHomicidePodTikTok: LoveLiesHomicidePodcastFacebook: Love Lies Homicide Podcast Discussion GroupGmail: LoveLiesHPod@gmail.com
Transcribe →BHM: 5 Unsung Black Pioneers
Feb 1200:28:25Tap to summarizeBefore a rocket ever left the ground… Before a phone ever displayed who was calling… Before a blood bank stored its first life-saving donation… Before a Black woman built a million-dollar empire fromnothing…Before a civil rights leader gave his life demanding equality… Five different industries. Five different battles. One undeniable truth. Progress has always had architects. And many of them were forced to build in silence. On this episode, we break that silence. We speak their names ; not as footnotesin history, but as foundations of the world we live in. This is their story.Insta: LoveLiesHomicidePodTikTok: LoveLiesHomicidePodcastFacebook: Love Lies Homicide Podcast Discussion GroupGmail: LoveLiesHPod@gmail.com
Transcribe →The Tempest of Vincent Taylor Jr
Feb 1100:29:30Tap to summarizeLove isn’t supposed to feel like fear.It’s not supposed to sound like insults, control, or doors slamming shut.And it’s definitely not supposed to end in blood on the pavement of a gas station.Vincent Taylor Jr. wanted what so many of us want — love,family, stability, and a chance to be better than what hurt us growing up. But behind closed doors, the relationship he fought so hard to hold together was quietly unraveling into something dark, volatile, and deadly.This is a story about manipulation disguised as love.About power, control, and warning signs that were ignored for the sake of “family.”And about a man who tried to leave… but never got the chance.Let’s talk about the case of Vincent Taylor Jr. on thisepisode of Love, Lies, and Homicide, the podcast where we learn that sometimes… love kills. Insta: LoveLiesHomicidePodTikTok: LoveLiesHomicidePodcastFacebook: Love Lies Homicide Podcast Discussion GroupGmail: LoveLiesHPod@gmail.com
Transcribe →BHM Bonus: Fannie Lou Hamer
Feb 500:19:05Tap to summarizeBlack history isn’t only written in textbooks or memorialized inmonumentsSometimes, it lives in voices that were silenced, resisted, and punished for telling the truth.Today’s episode is different.This is the story of a woman the system tried to break—butcouldn’t.A woman whose “crime” was demanding the right to be free.A woman whose courage exposed how violence, fear, and power were used as toolsto control Black lives.Her name is Fannie Lou Hamer.She wasn’t a politician when she stood up. She wasn’t protected by power or privilege. She was a sharecropper from Mississippi who dared to challenge a system built on terror—and paid for it with her body, her safety, and her peace.In a true crime podcast, we often talk about victims of injustice.Today, we talk about someone who survived it—and forced the world to look.This is a special Black History episode.This is the story of resistance.This is the story of Fannie Lou Hamer.Insta: LoveLiesHomicidePodTikTok: LoveLiesHomicidePodcastFacebook: Love Lies Homicide Podcast Discussion GroupGmail: LoveLiesHPod@gmail.com
Transcribe →Shooting Star: Merlin Santana and Monique King
Feb 300:31:39Tap to summarizeHe was a former child star who beat impossible odds, risingfrom Washington Heights to prime-time television fame. She was a troubled teenager hiding behind a fake name, a fake age, and a dangerous lie. What began as a chance meeting turned into obsession, manipulation, and a split-second actof violence that ended a promising life far too soon. This case isn’t just about a shooting—it’s about how deception, jealousy, and misplaced loyalty can spiral into irreversible tragedy. On this episode of Love, Lies and Homicide—the podcast where we learn that sometimes… love kills.Insta: LoveLiesHomicidePodTikTok: LoveLiesHomicidePodcastFacebook: Love Lies Homicide Podcast Discussion GroupGmail: LoveLiesHPod@gmail.com
Transcribe →What Happened to Danielle Locklear?
Jan 1900:44:00Tap to summarizeHighschool is supposed to be the time of your life where youcan finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. You meet friends that will hopefully last a lifetime, but who knows. Well 15-year-old Danielle Locklear was living with her grandparents in Hope Mills, NC after visiting with them over the summer and decided to stay to start high school with them. However,what started out as a simple walk to a friend’s house turned into a missing person that had all of North Carolina on edge. Sadly, the ending was not what anyone wanted, after her body was found floating in the river. Who would want to harmthis young girl who had just started her high school journey? Was this a random stranger or someone who was right under her families nose the whole time. Let’s find out on this week’s episode of Love, Lies, and Homicide. The podcast wherewe learn that sometimes… love kills. Insta: LoveLiesHomicidePodTikTok: LoveLiesHomicidePodcastFacebook: Love Lies Homicide Podcast Discussion GroupGmail: LoveLiesHPod@gmail.com
Transcribe →Beverly McColm: A Deadly Reconnection
Jan 700:31:13Tap to summarizeHave you ever wondered what happened to that friend that youhad in elementary? Ever wonder where they are now? Well in today’s case we take a look at the story of Maurice Byrd a man who reconnected with a friend after 22 years of not speaking and maybe them not speaking would have been for thebetter. Let’s take a look at the case of Maurice Byrd on this episode of Love, Lies, and Homicide where we learn that sometimes love kills.Ratings and Reviews: Wherever You StreamTikTok: LoveLiesHomicidePodCSTInsta: LoveLiesHomicidePodFacebook: Love Lies and Homicide Podcast Discussion GroupGMail: loveliesHPod@gmail.com
Transcribe →Tracy Burleson: All in the Family
Mar 19, 202500:38:41Tap to summarizeWhen people say they are a soldier in the army of the Lord,that typically means that they are following the ways of Christ and that is a nonviolent call. However, what could have caused a first lady of a church to be gunned down in her driveway, a short time after their church was set on fire. Could there be a congregation member who was upset enough with leadership that they would kill the first lady? Or was the murder more personal? These are the questions that we need to answer in the case of Pastor Tracy Burleson and First Lady Pauletteon this episode of Love, Lies and Homicide. The podcast where we learn that sometimes love kills.www.lovelieshomicidepod.comTikTok: LoveLiesHomicidePodCSTInsta: LoveLiesHomicidePodFacebook: Love Lies Homicide Podcastlove@lovelieshomicidepod.com
Transcribe →Makeva Jenkins: The Climb Up Shot Down
Mar 5, 202500:37:32Tap to summarizeOur story today is the American story of rags to riches. No matter where you start out with hard work you can achieve anything that you want in life. That’s what Makeva Jenkins believed. She believed that if she worked hard and put in the effort, she could write her own story. She was finally beginning to see her hard work pay off when her life was tragically cut short. Why would someone blow out the flame of a woman who just wanted to have a better life than where she started from let’s find out on Love lies and homicide. The podcast where we learn that sometimes, love kills.www.lovelieshomicidepod.comTikTok: lovelieshomicidepodCSTInsta: lovelieshomicidepodFacebook: Love, Lies and Homicide PodcastLeave Ratings and Reviews
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