Episode 79 - Donna & Dan Fryman

The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

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True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.4 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

On a chilly January evening in 2004 all that Donna and Dan Fryman had built together, came crashing down. Life as they knew it would never be the same.

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Research & Writing:
Christine Penhale

Sources:
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https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a19872615/how-to-talk-about-domestic-abuse/
“Death by Design.” Hear No Evil, 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynpqAkxZNBg
“Donna Fryman.” Dateline, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ0N0fcCV_8
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“Fryman Indicted; Claims Self Defense.” The Courier-Journal, March 19, 2004.
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“Melvin Daniel Fryman.” The Courier-Journal, January 15, 2004.
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Transcript

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0:00.0	What does Home mean to you? I'm Jimmy Famire, writer, broadcaster and restaurant critic,
0:06.4	and I've been speaking to well-known names about what Home means to them.
0:10.6	And it was in the East End of Burmesemese, when Burmese it was rough.
0:13.7	I remember thinking, none of the boys are going to fancy me.
0:16.5	Gourd-Dum Barotti and a chicken curry.
0:19.0	You are full, you are connected to your culture, and you may get a heart attack.
0:23.9	That's Where's Home Really, with me Jimmy Famera.
0:27.4	Find it wherever you're listening to this.
0:30.5	The opinions expressed in the following episode do not necessarily reflect those of the Minds of Madness Podcast.
0:37.0	Listener discretion is advised. Oh, On a chilly January evening in 2004, all that Donna and Dan Freiman built together came crashing
1:16.8	down.
1:17.8	Life as they knew it, would never be the same.
1:22.8	Join me now as we take a look into a case that will leave you wondering if people
1:28.2	are truly the person they portray.
1:31.0	You'll also learn how addiction, abuse and infidelity can play a destructive role in the fabric of the strongest relationships.
1:55.0	Donna and Dan met during study hall at Jefferson High School in Louisville, Kentucky, a city widely known for the Kentucky Derby. While dating throughout high school, the couple hung out every chance they got.
2:00.0	Donna said, they were more than a boyfriend and girlfriend.
2:04.0	They were also best friends.
2:06.2	Her dad treated Dan like a son, and all her extended family welcomed him with open arms. Donna's younger sister, Gail, was only four years old when she first met Dan,
2:17.0	and she felt right away.
2:19.0	He was like a protective older brother.
2:21.0	Helping her with homework, coached her softball team and even vetted her
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