"If I End Up Dead, My Husband Did It": Part 1
The Dating Detectives
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🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
This week on the podcast, our guest Hannah shares the terrifying story of how a whirlwind romance that felt like a fairytale quickly unraveled into something far darker. After meeting a man on Hinge who seemed perfect in every way, the two fell fast, married within months, and began building what Hannah believed was her dream life. But when subtle behavioral changes and suspicious late nights started piling up, Hannah’s intuition led her into full detective mode — uncovering a shocking double life involving lies, manipulation, and escalating abuse. In this emotional and deeply intense first part of a two-part story, Hannah walks through the moment she realized the man she trusted was not who he claimed to be, and how quickly love can turn dangerous behind closed doors.
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| 0:00.0 | The following program contains names, places, and events that have been anonymized or fictionalized for the purposes of protection and safety. |
| 0:08.8 | The following program is provided for entertainment purposes only, and any commentary from the hosts are strictly conjecture and should not be held as making any definitive statements about the truth or identity of any particular individuals or circumstances. |
| 0:21.2 | If you or a loved one are involved in an abusive relationship, |
| 0:24.2 | please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-723 for support. |
| 0:40.5 | Happy dating detective Sunday. |
| 0:42.3 | Hello, hello. |
| 0:43.7 | Hi, hi. |
| 0:47.9 | We've got quite a story today, part one of a two-parter. |
| 0:50.3 | But before we get into that, happy things. But first. |
| 0:51.6 | We're going on tour. |
| 0:53.4 | If you haven't heard, we have live shows coming up in Chicago, Orlando, and Tampa. |
| 0:59.4 | July 16th is our Chicago date. And then August 5th and 6th for Orlando and Tampa. Come see me. |
| 1:06.4 | Yeah, we're going to McKenzie's stomping grounds and all of the info to get tickets is in our |
| 1:12.3 | show notes and they're selling fast. So we'd love to meet you and see you. The show will be fun. Can we |
| 1:18.4 | talk about how I love how fast the tickets are selling? Like you guys are awesome. Thank you. |
| 1:22.5 | It really is like blowing my mind. It still blows my mind. So that's our first order of business. Um, and Patreon, as |
| 1:32.1 | always, if you want to support us, there's $5 a month for extra episodes, $9 a month for |
| 1:38.3 | everything that Patreon gets you plus ad free listening experience. So you could listen without ads. |
| 1:45.4 | And thank you to all of our Patreoners. |
| 1:47.5 | All right. |
| 1:48.1 | We're so grateful for you. |
| 1:49.5 | But that being said, this one's kind of a hard one, you guys. |
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