Reine of Terror: Melvin Reine, Wanda Medeiros Reine, and Shirley Souza Reine

LOVE MURDER

Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette

True Crime, Comedy

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Summary

Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the summertime is nothing short of picturesque, however in this episode, it’s the backdrop for no less than four murders, one attempted murder of a cop and countless arsons. The culprit, known as the “Falmouth Fox,” ends up being one of the most ruthless villains we’ve ever seen on Love Murder. Will he get his comeuppance in the end, and will the last enduring mystery ever be solved?

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0:00.0	All right, Jesse, I am thrilled to be back in the listener's seat and dying to know what you've
0:05.1	got for us this week. Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the summertime, is incredibly picturesque.
0:12.1	However, today it is the backdrop of no less than four murders, one attempted murder of a cop,
0:19.8	and countless arsons.
0:21.7	The culprit, known as the Falmouth Fox,
0:24.1	ends up being one of the most ruthless villains we have seen yet.
0:28.5	But will he get his comeuppance in the end
0:31.2	and will the last enduring mystery ever get solved?
0:35.8	I'm Andy Cassette.
0:37.0	And I'm Jesse Prey, and this Hi, Jesse. Welcome back everyone to Love Murder, a podcast about clues, the blues, and love gone fatally wrong.
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1:40.1	So a big old thank you to Kathleen G, Alejandra V and Catherine M.
1:47.3	Lisa S, Nancy C, and Jennifer G.
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2:00.7	And by the time this comes out,
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