S1: Introducing the Podcast MANslaughter

Criminally Listed Presents: Into the Killing

Society & Culture, Documentary, History, True Crime

4 • 685 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

MAN-Slaughter tells intertwining stories about how one gunshot on a cold Wisconsin night in 1970 dramatically changed multiple lives. A bullet brutally tore through decorated law enforcement veteran LaVerne Stordock. Decades later, his niece, Dorothy Marcic, transformed herself into an amateur detective in a quest for truth and closure about that night. At the center of Dorothy’s investigation is Suzanne Brandon, LaVerne’s second wife, who confessed to the shooting -- and who Dorothy believes completely escaped justice. As it follows Dorothy’s discoveries, MAN-Slaughter explores questions around the psychology of crime, the ways women are made responsible in families, and the lasting impact of trauma.

A final encounter between Suzanne and Dorothy reveals a complex connection that even that gunshot cannot shatter.

Listen today at https://wondery.fm/MS_Intothekilling

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0:00.0	Hey listeners, I'm excited to tell you about a harrowing new true crime podcast called manslaughter.
0:06.7	It's the spine-chilling story of murderer Suzanne Stordock, a Wisconsin housewife who confessed to killing her husband in cold blood with a single gunshot to the head.
0:17.3	Suzanne called the police to report that Vern, her husband, have been shot.
0:22.5	When the police arrived, they found Vern's murdered body slumped over near the bed and Suzanne covered in blood.
0:30.4	Suzanne was as much charming as she was manipulative.
0:34.8	She was always successful in getting what she wanted. and in this case it was getting away with murder.
0:43.1	But this might not have been the first time, nor the last.
0:47.6	I'm about to play you a brief clip from the show, but while you're listening, make sure you subscribe to Manslaughter on Amazon Music, Stitcher, or wherever you're listening right now.
0:58.3	You can also binge all six episodes right now and add free by starting a free trial of Wondery Plus in the Wondery app.
1:05.3	Love hearts.
1:16.6	Love. Love hurts. Ooh, love hurts. 2 a.m., the village of Oregon in Wisconsin.
1:21.6	A. few thousand people on the edge of a small highway,
1:25.6	a few miles of streets like this one, the kind of place where
1:29.4	people take pride in keeping the sidewalks shoveled neat from snow.
1:33.9	And it's cold.
1:35.5	The calendar says March, but the weather says January.
1:40.4	A lone car whizzing by, there won't be another one for a while.
1:44.8	It's probably some kids sneaking home after a night partying in Madison.
1:49.1	The big city.
1:50.6	This is a small town.
1:52.8	But it's a late night for someone moving through that big, elegant house.
1:58.2	The light burning in the den snaps off.
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