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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Astronaut Love Triangle Leads to Murder Plot?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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True Crime, News

4.2 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Lisa Marie Nowak seemed to have it all. She was an American aeronautical engineer, a former United States Navy captain, naval flight officer and, test pilot Nowak was selected by NASA to be aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. She was also a wife, mother, and mistress. Nowak had an affair with colleague William Oefelein in 2004. Oefelein, ultimately, divorced and Nowak separated from her husband. Oefelein, however, met someone new, Air Force Captain Colleen Shipman, and the trail toward a murder plot begins. Nowak devises a plan and embarks on a 900-mile car trip, taking with her what's described as a kill kit. Investigators find hundreds of dollars in cash, mase, a knife, rubber tubing, gloves, a BB gun, a mallet, a CD containing images of bondage scenes, and diapers. Joining Nancy Grace today:Ashley Willcott - Judge and Trial Attorney, Anchor on Court TV, www.ashleywillcott.com Dr. Shari Schwartz, Forensic Psychologist (specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocacy), www.panthermitigation.com, Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrialDoc, Author: "Criminal Behavior" and "Where Law and Psychology Intersect: Issues in Legal Psychology"Sheryl McCollum - Forensic Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder, ColdCaseCrimes.orgKimberly C. Moore - Investigative Reporter, The Ledger (Lakeland, Florida), Covered Lisa Nowak’s criminal case for Florida Today, Author: "Star Crossed: The Story of Astronaut Lisa Nowak" on Amazon, @KMooreTheLedger

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0:00.0

I'm Cheryl McCollum, host of the brand new Cold Case Podcast, Zone 7.

0:04.1

We're going to be talking to family members, detectives, prosecutors, and nationally recognized

0:09.1

experts that are in my Zone 7. The group of professionals that I've called on

0:13.6

to help me work hundreds of cases you've heard of and thousands you haven't.

0:18.0

We are going to solve these cases own air together.

0:22.4

Listen to Zone 7 on the I Heart Radio app, the Apple Podcast app, or wherever you listen to your

0:28.4

favorite podcast.

0:35.6

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.

0:44.0

Just recently, both of my twins, now age 13, took part in a country-wide scout activity,

0:52.7

and it was online, and part of it included speaking with a real live astronaut.

1:01.6

It led us down to NASA, to tour the facilities there. Both of the twins ran around trying to

1:11.9

actually see and or touch a real astronaut. So when you think of an astronaut, you think

1:18.8

of the very, very best our country has to offer, right? You don't really think of them driving

1:26.4

cross-country and an adult diaper to wreak havoc on a love rival.

1:34.5

All.

1:42.8

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.

1:51.6

It is a haunting situation.

1:55.6

Alone, late at night in a deserted Orlando airport parking lot with a stranger in pursuit.

2:02.0

Are you walking quickly?

2:03.1

Yes, at a fast pace, speed walking like you read about.

2:08.8

So you think you're being pursued?

2:10.5

Yeah, oh definitely. Oh, I knew it.

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