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David and Maria had known each other for more than 15 years.

They met on a blind date and after a few years of dating, they

split up, but they remained friends and never lost contact. On Saturday, October 17th, 2015,

Maria and David meet in his apartment to watch a movie and drink some wine.

But before the night is over, David is dead and Maria arrested.

This is the sad story of a desperate woman on the verge of a mental breakdown,

and a man who wanted so desperately to be with her

that he told one lie too much. I'm Hi, and welcome to episode 33 of True Crime Sweden.

I am your host, Panilla.

The disclaimer you hear in the beginning is read by Tyler Allen from the Minds of Madness podcast.

Check it out if you haven't already. It's a really

good podcast. And the music is made by Nico from We Talk of Dreams. If you need some

customized music, you can reach him at we talkofdreams.com. This episode is written and researched by Johanna Udstol-Friberg.

Thank you, Johanna, for another great research job.

And before we get into today's case, I have some recommendations on podcasts that you can find on Stitcher Premium.

I know I said it before, but I really recommend that you

check out Off the Record with Nick and the Captain from True Crime Garage. They release an

episode of Off the Record each week, and you get extra content around that week's case and also

some updates on all cases in which new information has come up.

Another great thing about using Stitcher Premium is that you get ad-free episodes of, for example,

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