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Jan 2021
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Episode 93 - Cari Farver

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About this episode
In 2012, David Kroupa was working as a mechanic and enjoying life as a bachelor when his life was suddenly turned upside down after a few visits to a dating website.

David had no idea he’d become the deadly obsession of a woman with predatory focus unwilling to let anything stand in her way.

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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/

Research & Writing:
Ashton Morrow

Script Editing:
Rose Keefe

Special Thanks:
Samii Taylor

Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu0uc1KZTNs
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http://charleyproject.org/case/cari-lea-farver
https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/cari-farver/
https://omaha.com/news/crime/prosecution-defendant-confessed-to-killing-in-emails-she-sent-while-posing-as-another-woman/article_eaccc905-8843-5ffe-80f0-1729ae4c6640.html
https://omaha.com/news/crime/harassing-messages-from-person-claiming-to-be-missing-woman-kept-coming-for-years-man-testifies/article_fa772a86-05c9-5f3c-998d-832ee64c416c.html
https://newsfortomorrow.com/index.php/2019/08/04/how-investigators-used-technology-to-solve-the-mysterious-disappearance-murder-of-a-macedonia-woman-crime/
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https://kearneyhub.com/news/state/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-in-bizarre-case-of-woman-who-posed-as-romantic-rival-after/article_ce39913e-e4fe-11e8-b0ec-5f51cd7e3668.html
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“A Tangled Web: A Cyberstalker, a Deadly Obsession, and the Twisting Path to Justice.”
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