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Something Was Wrong

S20 E5: Evil to Her Core

Something Was Wrong

Broken Cycle Media | Wondery

True Crime, Education, Society & Culture

4.124.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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*Content Warning: cyberstalking, stalking, catfishing, fraud, psychological violence, death, medical trauma, suicide, suicidal ideation, threats of self harm, emotional abuse, harassment, sexual abuse.


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0:00.0

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0:06.0

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0:11.0

Nancy's love story could have been ripped right out of the pages of one of her

0:15.7

own novels. She was a romance mystery writer who happens to be married to a chef.

0:21.0

But this story didn't end with a happily ever after.

0:25.6

When I stepped into the kitchen I could see that chef Brophy was on the ground and

0:30.8

I heard somebody say call 911. As writers we'd written the that's usually the first person they look at would be the spouse.

0:42.5

We understand that's usually the way they do it.

0:44.8

But we began to wonder, had Nancy gotten so wrapped up in her own novels,

0:50.2

there are murders in all of the books, that she was playing them out in real life

0:55.3

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1:05.1

podcasts.

1:07.8

50 high school senior girls descend on Mobile, Alabama every summer to compete for a massive cash prize.

1:16.0

It's one of America's most lucrative scholarship competitions for teen girls, from Pineapple Street

1:21.2

Studios and Wundry. This is the competition.

1:24.4

Follow the competition on the Wundry app or wherever you get your podcast.

1:28.2

Something was wrong is intended for mature audiences and may be distressing for some

1:33.2

listeners. For a full trigger warning for each episode and for a list of resources for survivors and their loved ones

1:39.7

please see the episode notes.

1:42.1

Pseudanems are given to all minors and some survivors in these stories for their privacy and protection.

1:48.0

Testimony shared by guests of the show is their own, and does not necessarily reflect the views of myself,

1:54.8

broken cycle media, or wondery. This podcast and any linked materials should not be

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