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The First Degree

Episode 219: Chris Northon

The First Degree

Alexis Linkletter and Jac Vanek

True Crime, Society & Culture, News

4.5 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

On October 8th, 2000, 44-year-old Chris Northon is camping in Oregon with his wife, 38-year-old Liysa, and their 3-year-old son. After four years of marriage, Chris and Liysa were no longer happy. Both Chris and Liysa hoped that this weekend getaway could help mend their relationship’s troubles. But when Liysa confronts Chris about his poor behavior and substance abuse, the couple trade harsh words—and blows. That night, Liysa uses her .38-caliber revolver to shoot Chris in the head while he is asleep in his sleeping bag. At trial, Liysa reveals that Chris abused her, physically and emotionally, for years. But when unexpected evidence appears mid-trial, Liysa goes to prison for 12 years with a plea deal. Controversy is sparked years later when prolific true crime author Ann Rule covers the case in her best-selling novel Heart Full of Lies. In episode 219, Jac and Alexis explore the tangled web of lies surrounding Chris Northon’s death.

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First degree.

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First degree.

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First degree.

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First degree.

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First degree.

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Get on the grid.

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Get on the grid.

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You think they're supposed to happen in movies, not real life.

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If you believe her, you just buy in her bill of goods.

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She's really brilliant that she was able to be so convincing that everybody believed her at the time.

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I just think she's snake.

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And I think she's a genius.

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I'm sure you have come across people in your life that you are astounded by how clever they are.

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And I think that she was one of those.

0:48.0

And then sinister.

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So many people assume that the woman is in fact a victim when attraction is not.

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That is my heart-felt belief in impression.

0:58.0

Welcome to the first degree.

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The True Kind podcast that you might end up on.

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My name is McVanick.

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I'm here with Alexis Linkletter.

1:06.0

And I just got a spray tan.

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