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The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

Episode 75 - LaNell Barsock

The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

themindsofmadness

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.46.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In the summer of 2010, 29 year old LaNell Barsock just about had it all and was living out her dream life in Palmdale California, or so it seemed. She had a beautiful home on a quiet suburban street and a successful career working as a licensed vocational nurse. But there was just one thing missing. The perfect person to share it all with.

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Research & Writing:
Phil Kurthausen

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An award-winning crime and thriller author. Latest novel ‘How to kill your friends’ is available at all online retailers.
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Assistant Editor:
Ashton Morrow

Sources:
“People V. Austin”
https://www.leagle.com/decision/incaco20180504046
“LaNell “C” Barsock- Findagrave.com
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71197175/lanell-c-barsock
“LaNell Barsock Update”
https://homicide.latimes.com/post/lanell-barsock/
“Woman Leaves False Clues”
https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/05/31/woman-leaves-false-clues-in-lovers-murder-caught-after-escape-to-belize/
“Belize Deports US Female”
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=466567&CategoryId=23558
“Palmdale Woman Guilty of Murdering Girlfriend, Attempting to Frame Women’s Boyfriend”
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/08/14/palmdale-woman-guilty-of-murdering-girlfriend-attempting-to-frame-victims-boyfriend/
“Lanell Barsock, Larene Austin: Black Lesbian Palmdale Nurse Murdered By Craigslist Lover, Who Fled To Belize — On TV One’s ‘Fatal Attraction”
https://www.inquisitr.com/3498072/lanell-barsock-larene-austin-black-lesbian-palmdale-nurse-murdered-by-craigslist-lover-who-fled-to-belize-on-tv-ones-fatal-attraction/
“Woman's sentence in slaying of ex-lover: two terms of 25 years to life”
https://homicide.latimes.com/post/sentence-barsock-slaying/
“Palmdale Fugitive Returned to United States from Central America After Tip Led Investigators to Her Whereabouts in Belize”
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/losangeles/press-releases/2012/palmdale-fugitive-returned-to-united-states-from-central-america-after-tip-led-investigators-to-her-whereabouts-in-belize
“Palmdale woman’s conviction upheld for fatally shooting ex-lover”
http://theavtimes.com/2017/11/10/palmdale-womans-conviction-upheld-for-fatally-shooting-ex-lover/
“Think twice before answering that ad: 101 murders have been linked to Craigslist”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/01/11/think-twice-before-answering-that-ad-101-killers-have-found-victims-on-craigslist/
“America’s Most Wanted suspect pleads not guilty”
http://theavtimes.com/2012/09/04/americas-most-wanted-murder-suspect-pleads-not-guilty/
“Jury deliberates in case of woman accused of shooting ex-lover, fleeing to Belize”
https://homicide.latimes.com/post/jury-deliberates-barsock-case/

Transcript

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The opinions expressed in the following episode do not necessarily reflect those of the Minds of Madness Podcast.

0:07.0

Listener discretion is advised. Oh, In the summer of 2010, 29-year-old Linnell Barsock just about had it all and was living at her dream life in Palmdale, California, or so it seemed.

0:54.0

She had a beautiful home on a quiet suburban street and a successful career, working as a licensed

1:00.3

vocational nurse, but there was just one thing missing, the perfect person to share

1:07.1

it all with.

1:09.2

Tragically, Linnell's passionate search for the final missing peace to her dream life would lead her into an

1:16.2

unscapable nightmare.

1:20.0

Join me now as we delve into the case of Linnell Barsock, a vibrant, compassionate woman entangled in two

1:29.3

deadly relationships. You'll discover how fragile trust can be and the lengths people will go to to obtain

1:39.3

money and love or the promise of it. And then. Palmdale, California is a city nestled in the Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles.

2:13.0

Flanked by the shimmering blue San Gabriel Mountain Range looming in the distance.

2:18.0

It's a quiet suburban stretch of golden desert.

2:21.0

It's also a haven for new families and all those seeking the security

2:26.0

and freedom that can be found out in the high desert. Under these expansive Californian skies is a spacious suburban street where Linnell Barsock resided, Rocky Lane. A street like so many other characterizing streets in the city.

2:44.4

Covered in a thin dusting of desert sand,

2:47.5

beautiful elegant homes are guarded by thirsty grass,

2:51.4

along with children's toys and gardening equipment that have been forgotten

2:55.4

on front yards.

2:58.1

With its wide boulevards and spacious suburban streets, there's a place there to build, to plan, and to work out what to do next with your life.

3:09.0

The houses that lined either side of the road were mainly large detached residences with double garages

3:16.2

to accommodate usually more than one car per household.

3:21.3

Linnell lived in a 3,700 square foot detached home with a cream-colored exterior and double garage.

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