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Hidden: A True Crime Podcast

BEYOND THE VEIL: Suzanne Freeman, Friend of Chad Daybell PART 1

Hidden: A True Crime Podcast

Hidden True Crime

True Crime, Society & Culture, News Commentary, Documentary, News

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

PART ONE: This interview with Suzanne was originally recorded in 2022. A friend of Chad Daybell for 15 years, Suzanna and Chad had a falling out once he started publishing books by Julie Rowe. Suzanne emailed him and told him that his new beliefs would "Lead to death and destruction".

Find out what else Suzanne knows and discovers during this heart-to-heart talk with investigative journalist and Hidden True Crime host Lauren Matthias.

LAUREN MATTHIAS spent a decade working as an anchor and reporter. She has reported for News Nation and now produces the Hidden True Crime Podcast along with her husband Dr. John Matthias, a forensic psychologist.

HIDDEN: A TRUE CRIME PODCAST is: CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY REINVENTED. Join us on a journey into the darkest recesses of the human mind and the unconscious motivations that drive human behaviors in order to understand the world and ourselves.

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0:00.0

Hidden, a true crime podcast. A forensic psychologist and a journalist explore the hidden motives behind unthinkable crimes while examining our deepest fears along the way.

0:14.0

As we prepare for Chad Daybell's trial scheduled for April 2024,

0:27.0

we revisit many interviews that have never been shared on our podcast until now. For many of our listeners they understand

0:35.2

the Lori Valo Chad-Day Bell case but for those new to this twisted case about

0:40.1

doomsday beliefs leading to a murderous spree across states.

0:44.6

To better understand future episodes, I really recommend our entire Beyond the Vale season.

0:50.4

But hey, I also realize we don't all have time to listen to an entire season.

0:55.0

So I took care of that for you, summarizing everything in a single episode.

1:00.0

If there is one episode to listen to that will get you caught up on the Chad Daybell and

1:04.9

Lori Valo case. It is our May 2nd 2023 podcast episode titled Beyond the Vale,

1:10.8

the prequel Chad Daybell and Lori Valo, the background story you've never heard.

1:16.0

You can also find this on our YouTube channel if you want the visuals.

1:19.3

I wrote and produced this episode for that very reason so everyone can have a solid

1:24.0

grasp on this case in less than an hour. For any of your friends who need the

1:28.9

basics so that they too can follow along into the next month and into Chad's trial, send them that May 2nd

1:35.9

2023 episode to get them started. Now back to this episode we're about to listen to.

1:47.0

I have a very special interview with someone today. Someone I have been waiting to interview for a very long time and

1:51.0

I'm so grateful that Suzanne Freeman is with us today.

1:55.7

Suzanne wrote a book about her near-death experience in 2004.

2:00.7

Chad Day Bell was your publisher. Is that right Suzanne?

2:05.0

Yes. Yes. And someone that you considered once a friend

2:10.0

before a falling out years later.

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