Welcome to the podcast Crime Salad, where we talk true crime.

I'm your host Ashley and with me always is my husband in Partner in Crime, Ricky.

The purpose of this podcast is to honor the victims through ethical storytelling in the

hopes of preventing future tragedies.

We want our stories to resonate and educate others in hopes that some of these similar cases

with identifiable patterns can be prevented.

Now, before we jump in, please let us warn you that this is a true crime podcast.

The details of this episode may be triggering to some listeners.

Listener discretion advised.

In custody disputes, it is almost always in the best interest of the child or children

to maintain close and regular contact with both parents.

In these types of disputes, emotions can run high, and for a myriad of reasons,

some parents may feel like they should have more or all of the custody of their children.

Sometimes these preferences arise from valid intangible beliefs that the other person or

their living situation can be a danger to their child.

There may be abuse or substance abuse issues.

However, for other individuals, the intense desire to maintain sole custody is punitive in nature.

The Agreeft party may not have one of the relationships to end,

and they see the child or children as a way to punish the other parent.

And even in these more contentious situations, it is still rare for one of those

parents to choose violence as a solution to their problems.

In extremely rare cases, if one of the parents is highly disturbed, they may choose violence,

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