350: The Murder of Josh Niles and Amber Washburn

This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)

This Feels Criminal | Formerly Killer Queens

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

A former police chief orchestrates the cold-blooded murder of his wife's ex and his new girlfriend in a twisted custody battle that rocked a small New York town. When Josh Niles and Amber Washburn were gunned down in their driveway, no one suspected the mastermind was Tim Dean - an ex-police chief who crossed state lines to commit murder at his wife's behest.

This chilling true crime case reveals how a custody dispute spiraled into deadly violence when Charlene Childers lost her children due to her new husband's abuse allegations. Despite her tearful appearances at vigils and funerals, Charlene had orchestrated the entire plot, manipulating her police chief husband to eliminate her custody problem permanently.

Watch as investigators unravel an inept murder conspiracy involving rental cars, crossed jurisdictions, and a trail of evidence that led straight back to a former top cop who should have known better. This shocking story proves that sometimes the most dangerous criminals are the ones sworn to uphold the law.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, welcome to Killer Queens, a true crime podcast. I'm your host, Terella, and like most
0:09.5	millennials, I've always had an obsession with true crime. On KQ, you'll find light true crime
0:14.8	stories, millennial hypes and gripes, some adult language, and maybe a special guest here
0:20.2	and there.
0:24.4	Just like a 90s sleepover, we're just a couple BFFs hanging out.
0:27.5	So gather around and let's launch right into it.
0:38.7	This episode contains discussion of murder by gunshot, mentions of suicide, and mentions of child abuse. Listener discretion is advised. All right, you guys, welcome back to another episode
0:45.7	and get ready to throw everything that you own, everything that you love, everyone you love
0:51.3	right out the window, okay? We teach emotional regulation on this podcast
0:56.8	and to regulate the emotions and the anger and the rage that you're going to feel
1:01.4	and how senseless and entitled this woman is and how stupid her boyfriend is.
1:10.0	Everything's going out the window.
1:11.6	I don't know what to tell you.
1:12.6	You had a good run.
1:13.6	Okay?
1:14.5	That's all there is to it.
1:15.9	Before we get into the case,
1:17.1	I do want to give a hey girl thanks to Kelsey M for requesting this one and Mark for writing it up.
1:23.6	And there are a couple things you can watch on this.
1:26.5	There's a snapped killer couples.
1:29.2	You can watch that a bunch of places.
1:31.5	And there's a dateline on this.
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