Danger lurks in the American landscape.

No one in their right mind would be out here, which makes it the perfect place to kill someone.

Introducing Hot and Deadly from ID, your podcast for classic American true crime served with a side of biscuits and gravy.

On each episode, you'll hear some of ID's most shocking stories of murder and betrayal.

From the mystery of a preacher shot and killed by a bow and arrow

to a former prom queen gone missing and found murder.

Listen to Hot and Deadly on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

This is a story that involves stalking, psychological torture, alleged sexual abuse, kidnapping, and murder.

Listener discretion is advised.

Christine Belford, Beth Mulford, and Tom Matusowitz lay dead in the entrance of the Wilmington

courthouse.

David Matuswitz has just narrowly been captured by authorities, trying to escape the crime scene

in the rear of the building.

They killed the person they hated the most and the place they hated the most.

This was not just a bullet to the heart of Christine Belford.

This was a bullet to the heart of the justice system that had wronged them.

They were aggrieved, and it was symbolic in so many ways that they kill her in that courthouse.

Members of local, state, and federal law enforcement systematically clear the courthouse

in surrounding areas for other possible threats.

8.11 clear.

We had learned where David's white Honda CRV was parked because we had detectives scouring the parking garage that was attached to the courthouse. David and Tom pulled into a handicap spot, backed their car in, and it was immediately adjacent to the exit of

the garage where they could quickly leave the garage if they were able to get out of there.

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