Due to the graphic nature of these killer's crimes, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of murder, domestic violence, and sexual assault that

some people may find offensive.

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

A woman awaiting execution on death row once said these words.

My story is a love story.

Those tortured with love can understand what I mean.

In the history of the world, how many crimes have been attributed to love?

The answer to that question?

Too many to count.

Whether it's a crime of passion committed in the heat of the moment, or a killing spree

carried out by lovers, we're all familiar with stories in which love and murder dovetail.

Thanks to the popular culture infamy of criminal couples like Bonnie and Clyde, we sometimes

imagine that these romances, while dark, are built on a real connection.

But if you take a closer look at the real-life bonds between couples who kill and tend them,

you often find they're rooted not in romance, but in fear, obsession, and toxic codependency.

If love keeps you locked in a cycle of abuse, or turns you into somebody you don't recognize,

can you even call it love?

And what does love mean if the person you love is also the one who destroys you?

Hi, I'm Greg Poulson.

This is serial killers, a Spotify original from Harcast.

This is the first episode of a four-part look at couples who kill.

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