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This episode includes discussions of violence and murder.

We advise extreme caution for children under the age of 13.

Kendra Hatcher pulled into the garage at Gables Park 17 in Dallas, Texas, later than usual.

She'd stomped at a friend's house to borrow a waterproof camera on her way home from work.

She and her boyfriend, Ricky Paniagua, were flying to Cancun the next day.

After a summer spent visiting their families, the trip would hopefully offer some relaxation

before life got too hectic.

Ricky was starting a job soon near Sacramento and they'd yet to move, but that wasn't

her at all for another day.

Kendra slung her coach purse over her shoulder and pushed the car door open.

She stepped into the garage, about to head up to her apartment, but as she did, a dark

figure ran up behind her and pointed a pistol at her head.

Hi, I'm Leni Hobbs, and this is Crime's A Passion, a Spotify original from podcast.

In the legal definition, a crime of passion is a violent crime that occurs in the throes

of extreme emotion, leaving no time to reflect on the consequences.

And in this show, we explore how passionate relationships sometimes lead us to criminal

activity.

How does a husband and wife become killer and victim, or killer and co-conspirator?

If there's a thin mind between love and hate, what manipulates our relationships into

deadly results?

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