Episode 273 - Blacked Out - The Murder of Taylor Escontrias
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
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4.4 • 6.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 July 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Both were working to overcome alcohol addiction.
Inside the structure of recovery, their connection grew quickly and deeply.
But when they moved in together after the program ended, they found themselves at a crossroads.
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| 1:50.9 | Music Thank you. I'm Do opposites really attract? |
| 1:54.1 | Or is it our common ground that pulls us closer? |
| 1:58.8 | Differences can spark curiosity, even excitement. |
| 2:02.7 | But it's the things we share that help us feel understood. |
| 2:11.3 | Most would agree a strong relationship needs both, enough contrast to stay interesting, enough in common to feel safe. But there's a catch, because sometimes the very thing that connects people can also be what breaks them. |
| 2:22.3 | Because when two people carry enough wounds, instead of healing, those wounds can deepen. |
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