Episode 291 - Text Messages from the Dead - The Gretchen Anthony Case

The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

themindsofmadness

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.4 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Join us, as we examine the case of Gretchen Anthony, a woman whose final words may not have been her own.

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Research & Writing:
Sherri Smith

Editing:
Aiden Wolf

Sources:
Palm Beach Post
KIRO 7
Legacy
48 Hours Season 34, Episode 31
Killer Relationship with Faith Jenkins
Film Rise True Crime
EW Crime Storytime
Miami New Times
Wikipedia
KTSM
CBS12
CBS News

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0:31.6	Listener discretion is advised.
0:33.3	Music The As spring 2020 unfolded, a silent enemy spread across the globe.
1:11.7	COVID-19 forced humanity into an unprecedented retreat.
1:16.8	Streets empty, businesses shut down, isolation became a way of life.
1:23.3	Fear spread as quickly as the virus itself, as families were separated, left to wait, hope,
1:30.7	and worry.
1:32.5	In those uncertain days, a single text, I have COVID carried enormous weight.
1:39.8	It wasn't just a warning.
1:42.6	Sometimes it was a goodbye. With strict hospital protocols in place,
1:48.4	loved ones couldn't visit. They couldn't hold a hand or whisper a final word. All they could do was
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