Crimes of Passion, Obsession and Revenge
Crimes of passion are some of the most unsettling—and strangely compelling—cases in true crime history. How can someone you love become someone you fear? In her latest anthology, The Best New True Crime Stories: Crimes of Passion, Obsession & Revenge, internationally acclaimed author Mitzi Szereto gathers gripping real-life accounts of people driven to extremes by love, lust, betrayal, and obsession.
From unrequited love turned violent to jealousy-fueled revenge, these stories reveal how ordinary emotions can spiral into shocking crimes. With contributions from award-winning crime writers and investigative journalists across the globe, this collection takes readers beyond mythology and fiction into the very real world of obsessive lovers, vengeful partners, and relationships that ended in bloodshed.
Ranked a #1 New Release in Forensic Science Law and Hoaxes & Deceptions, this volume explores why even the most mild-mannered souls can cross a line when pushed by powerful emotions. It’s a chilling reminder that the darkest crimes often begin with the deepest passions.
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They mentioned it's set in the Netherlands and it involves a 15-year-old girl who put a comment on her friend's post on Facebook.
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And it was, you know, it's the sort of comment that, you know, someone would thoughtlessly do. And when you're 15, you're not as, you know, you probably are more thoughtless than when you're older than that.
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And it just blew up from there. Her friend just got extremely upset and involved her own boyfriend into this.
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And it just escalated with threats, threats against this girl who put the, you know, put the comment, threats against the girl's family. Nothing was taken seriously.
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People just assumed it's just, you know, teenagers mouthing off, doing what they do. And ultimately, the recipient of the comment and her boyfriend recruited somebody to kill this girl, to kill the young girl.
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So they hired a hitman, a teenage hitman. That's crazy. Unlock this episode right now by clicking on the link for your free seven-day trial in the show notes or by visiting mysteriousradio.com.
