A Deadly Pattern / A Desparate Housewife
Summary
This episode details two cold case murders solved through persistent investigation. First, Bill New is convicted of killing his wife Phyllis in 2004 and his first wife in 1973 after ballistics experts debunked his accident claims. Second, Brenda Kirkley confesses to shooting her husband Greg in 1982 after detectives link shotgun shells to the crime and use psychological tactics to break her silence.
Topics discussed
Intro and sponsors
Phyllis New's murder and initial investigation
Interrogating Bill New and uncovering lies
Investigating Bill New's first wife's death
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Expert analysis and motive similarities
Bill New's conviction and sentencing
Greg Kirkley's murder in 1982
Suspecting Brenda and the shotgun evidence
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Reopening the cold case and forensic review
Interrogating Brenda Kirkley
Brenda's confession and arrest
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