Episode 103 - Catherine Martinez & Stovyne Magee
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
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4.4 • 6.5K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2021
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
On a hot day in Houston, Texas in June 2014, Catherine Martinez had just spent the day with her children as well as her mother and sisters. She was clearing the air after some difficulty with her sons’ father, Russell Neal, and was looking forward to getting back on her feet and expanding her personal training business. But Catherine’s former lover wasn’t used to being rejected.
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Sources:
https://abc13.com/news/family-of-woman-allegedly-killed-by-r-b-artist-speaks-out/156787/
http://helpingtheparents.blogspot.com/2014/07/member-of-90s-r-group-hi-five-stabs.html
https://www.essence.com/news/hi-five-group-member-russell-neal-charged-murder-wife/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html
https://madamenoire.com/787668/russell-neal-catherine-martinez/
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-dallas-morning-news/20080606/282037617912205
https://www.wfaa.com/mobile/article/news/local/police/-lose-track-of-accused-murderer/287-411450054
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| 0:00.0 | The opinions expressed in the following episode do not necessarily reflect those of the minds |
| 0:05.0 | of Madness podcast. |
| 0:06.8 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:36.8 | On a hot day in Houston, Texas in June 2014, Catherine Martinez had just spent the |
| 0:44.8 | day with her children as well as their mother and sisters. |
| 0:48.3 | She was clearing the air after ending things with her son's father and was looking forward |
| 0:52.7 | to getting back on her feet again as an entrepreneur. |
| 0:56.1 | But Catherine's former lover wasn't used to being rejected. |
| 1:00.4 | Join me now as we take a look back into the life of a talented young athletic star. |
| 1:07.0 | You'll learn how a washed up former member of a successful boy band crossed paths with |
| 1:12.6 | an ambitious dreamer and how a household name became a legend once more in the most heinous |
| 1:19.3 | and tragic of ways. |
| 1:26.4 | In today's world, a woman with the ambition to succeed can accomplish just about anything |
| 1:31.7 | she sets her mind to. |
| 1:33.8 | Even if those goals might be a bit more unusual than some I'd expect, something Mary |
| 1:38.8 | Figaroa came to realize as she raised her three daughters into strong-willed young women. |
| 1:45.3 | Ambition and determination came to play a significant role with one of her daughters in particular, |
| 1:50.9 | Catherine. |
| 1:52.4 | Catherine Martinez was born on January 15, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois, where she lived |
| 1:58.3 | with her mother and two sisters, Amy and Glenda. |
| 2:02.0 | From a young age, Catherine was a highly active outgoing girl with a passion for physical |
| 2:07.4 | fitness. |
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