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A Custody Battle Gone Wrong - February 11 2026

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

True Crime, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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February 11th: Christine Belford Killed (2013) When you tie your life to another person by taking the vow of marriage, you hope beyond all hope that you’ve chosen the right one. On February 11th 2013 two women were killed in a case that, when investigators dug deeper, all boiled down to a bad marriage and an even worse custody battle. https://www.justice.gov/usao-de/pr/three-members-matusiewicz-family-convicted-federal-stalking-crimes-resulting-murder, https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-family-members-receive-life-sentences-courthouse-murder-conspiracy, https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/landmark-cyberstalking-case-results-in-life-sentences-for-three-family-members, https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/baltimore/press-releases/2013/three-members-of-matusiewicz-family-indicted-for-federal-stalking-crimes-resulting-in-courthouse-murders, https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2016/02/18/david-matusiewicz-amy-gonzalez-sentencing/80518104/, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/delaware-court-gunmans-son-daughter-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/, https://www.oxygen.com/fatal-family-feuds/crime-news/what-happened-to-christine-belfords-killer-thomas-matusiewicz, https://whyy.org/articles/christine-belfords-neighbors-paint-picture-of-violence-leading-up-to-the-courthouse-shooting-in-wilmington/, https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2017/05/04/matusiewicz-siblings-argue-appeal-cyberstalking-case/101288736/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You want to send me to Michael Thompson, who bucked the whole AB, dropped out and testified against them, and you think I'm going to go there and convince him to recant?

0:12.1

He has created this illusion of who he is.

0:18.5

I was just stunned that I would have a conversation like this with an ex-gang leader.

0:23.5

I was in the hearing and I thought, oh my goodness, these girls are fallen for his bullshit.

0:29.7

I think they're going to let this guy out.

0:31.5

The world would be a much better place with this man out.

0:34.8

It's like a light just kind of pours out of him.

0:37.1

And I was determined to help that

0:40.1

light get out into the world. Blood memory, a new podcast series from love and radio. Search for

0:47.9

blood memory, wherever you get your podcasts. There were two more murders. 15 miles away.

0:53.1

When police arrives, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

0:56.5

We have a weird homicide.

0:59.1

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

1:02.6

When you tie your life to another person by taking the vow of marriage, you hope beyond all hope that you've chosen the right

1:12.6

one. On February 11, 2013, two women were killed, in a case that, when investigators dug deeper,

1:21.8

all boiled down to a bad marriage and an even worse custody battle. So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled,

1:31.1

sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder. On February 11, 2013, something devastating

1:39.1

happened at the Newcastle County Courthouse in Delaware. Those there that day watched in horror as a man,

1:46.2

chasing down a female, suddenly opened fire, and then turned towards another woman and pulled

1:52.1

the trigger several more times. Then, standing there between the two bodies, he took the gun

1:58.8

and turned it on himself instead of surrendering to the corporal

2:02.6

who demanded he dropped his weapon, taking his life, along with the lives of 39-year-old

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