Between the Pews: Faith, Envy & Murder

True Crime Brewery

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True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 121 minutes

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Summary

Mary Jane Fonder was a 65-year-old woman living in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania. She was known to be a bit of a loner—socially awkward, emotionally fragile, and very involved in her local church, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran. But behind her reserved demeanor simmered a potent mix of envy and resentment, a hidden inner turmoil that would ultimately […]

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0:00.0	On January 23, 2008, I went to church to do my cleaning.
0:05.8	I went to the side door and put my key in, and the door felt loose.
0:11.6	So I walked into the office, and as I get to the desk, this object on the floor catches my eye.
0:20.0	And it was a woman.
0:21.6	And I didn't recognize if she was laying on her back
0:25.7	and she was in a pull of blood.
0:27.6	And I screamed and all I thought of was,
0:30.8	is somebody else in the church yet?
0:33.1	So I ran outside and I called 911.
0:36.2	911, where's the emergency?
0:38.3	Is that kid?
0:39.7	She's running behind the desk.
0:43.1	Oh, blood.
0:45.1	Listen, listen, ma'am, listen.
0:47.5	From what part of the church is she is?
0:49.6	I got it.
0:52.0	Is she a weak and able to talk to you?
0:53.8	Yeah, look at her. She looks like she's dead and able to talk to you? Yeah, look at her.
0:54.8	No, she looks like she's dead and is blood all over her head and around her head.
1:04.3	True Crime Brewery contains disturbing content related to real-life crimes.
1:10.1	Medical information is opinion based on facts of a crime and should not be interpreted as medical advice or treatment. Listener discretion is advised.
1:21.6	Welcome to True Crime Brewery. I'm Jill. And I'm Dick. Mary Jane Fonder was a 65-year-old woman. She was living in Springfield
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