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Apr 2022
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Episode 128 - The Black Widow

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About this episode
The courtyard of an elementary school is probably the last place on earth you'd expect someone to attempt hiring a hitman. Not for a mom in Southern Australia in 2001.

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Special Thanks:
Dr. Christina Forzani Psy.D

Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Sources:
Dead By Friday, Derek Pedley (2012)
Contract Killers: Who Killed Carolyn Matthews?
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Daily Mail
NZ Herald
True Crime Library
The Adelaide Advertiser
The Adelaide Advertiser #2
ABC.net.au
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