'Cough syrup killer' allegedly stabs young wife 123 times, obsessed with 'American Psycho'

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 4 April 2018

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

When a would-be North Carolina pastor, called 911 he explained that he had taken a strong cough medicine before falling asleep only to wake up to find his wife stabbed to death. While Matthew Phelps may hope the cough syrup defense might save him from a murder conviction, police say the 26-year-old was obsessed with "American Psycho," a movie about a serial killer. Nancy Grace digs into the case with medical examiner Dr. William Morrone, criminal defense lawyer Mickey Sherman, psychotherapist Lauren Howard, and reporter John Lemley.

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0:00.0	I had a dream and then I turned on the lights and she did on the floor.
0:23.5	In a inspiring pastor, 29, claims he had too much cough medicine.
0:31.9	You heard me right, cough medicine that made him stab his wife, his young, beautiful wife,
0:40.7	123 times.
0:44.7	Okay, and now we're learning a new development that maybe it wasn't just the cough syrup.
0:54.5	He was obsessed with American psycho.
0:59.9	I'm Nancy Grace.
1:00.7	This is Crime Stories.
1:02.0	Thank you for being with us.
1:03.7	We've got an all-star lineup to break it down and put it back together today.
1:06.9	Dr. William Moroni, renowned medical examiner, famed criminal defense attorney based out
1:12.8	of Connecticut, Mickey Sherman, New York Psychotherapist Lauren Howard and Crime Stories
1:18.4	Investigative Reporter John Limley.
1:21.7	You know, this guy Matthew Phelps, ends up calling 911 in a very vague explanation of why
1:31.3	is his young wife.
1:33.3	There's still on a honeymoon for Pete's sake is in the floor covered in blood.
1:39.8	I want you to hear this.
1:41.1	Listen.
1:42.1	I think I told my what do you mean by that what happened?
1:48.1	I had a dream and then I turned on the lights and she did it on the floor.
1:56.4	How?
1:57.4	How?
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