EP233: The Cannabis Psychosis Killer

Crimes and Consequences

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 859 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

May 28, 2018, around 1:15 AM: Deputies with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a disturbance at a residence in a condo in Thousand Oaks California. When they arrived they found 26-year-old Chad O’Melia dead and 27-year-old Bryn Spejcher suffering from “self-inflicted stab wounds. Did she commit murder while in a cannabis-induced psychosis? Listen to form your own opinion.

Sources:
1) People Magazine: https://people.com/woman-who-avoided-prison-after-stabbing-lover-108-times-appealing-his-dad-speaking-out-exclusive-8644256
2) DailyMail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13376573/woman-stabbed-boyfriend-108-times-psychotic-weed-interview.html
3) Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/bryn-spejcher-weed-killing-trial-1234957571/
4) Ventura Star: https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2024/01/23/no-prison-time-for-bryn-spejcher-convicted-in-cannabis-induced-killing-chad-o-melia/72289273007/
5) New York Post: https://nypost.com/2024/05/02/us-news/woman-who-fatally-stabbed-boyfriend-108-times-to-appeal-conviction-report/
6) New York Post: https://nypost.com/2024/01/24/news/bryn-spejcher-the-california-woman-who-fatally-stabbed-boyfriend-108-times-sentenced-to-probation-community-service/
7) Dr. Phil: https://x.com/DrPhil/status/1782937508361146402

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0:00.0	This episode may contain content of a graphic nature, including descriptions of physical and sexual violence against adults, children, and animals.
0:09.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:12.0	Hi everyone, I'm Toulia. advised.
0:12.7	Hi everyone, I'm Tlaia.
0:14.1	And I'm Tanya.
0:15.3	And together we are Crimes and Consequences,
0:18.3	a true crime podcast. cast. Hi everybody welcome back to this episode of crimes in consequences I am Tlaia and I'm here with my lovely co-host, Tanya.
0:46.0	We are about two attorneys that love true crime.
0:50.9	And discussing it.
0:52.1	And discussing it and food. and shocking each other. Yes. So she doesn't know the
0:56.9	story. The story I'm going to tell today was recommended by my parents. Oh your
1:01.9	parents. So a shout out to Mark and Lorraine. Hey Mark and
1:06.2	Lorraine for recommending it. I'm going to give you a little teaser. So it's May 28th, 2018 and about 1.15 a.m. in the morning
1:18.9	deputies with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a disturbance at a condo in
1:28.0	Thousand Oaks, California.
1:31.4	When they arrived, they found 26-year Chad Omeila dead and 27 year old Bryn Spasher suffering from self-inflicted stab wounds.
1:44.0	And this story is very controversial.
1:47.0	Very controversial.
1:50.0	And I'm not sure how you guys will feel.
1:52.0	You guys are all going to have mixed feelings about this.
1:55.4	Oh boy. So let me give you a little bit of a background on Chad Amelia.
2:01.1	He was 26 in 2018. He was born to Sean Amelia and Michelle Larvae, he was a Santa Clarita, isn't that where that one show is?
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