S8 Ep316: Tarnished Hollywood: Grant and Amanda Hayes and the Murder of Laura Ackerson

Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

Esther Ludlow

True Crime, Crime, Truecrime, Criminology, History, Criminals

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Amanda Hayes, an actress known for roles on The Sopranos and The Stepford Wives, was convicted of conspiring with her husband, Grant Hayes, to murder Laura Ackerson, his ex-wife and mother of his two children. The murder and its cover-up would be one of the most grisly crimes investigators had ever encountered.

Sources:
Bitter Remains, author Diane Fanning, Berkley Books, 2016.

See No Evil: Who killed Laura Ackerson and where are they now?
ID’s See No Evil: Who killed Laura Ackerson and where are they now? (sportskeeda.com)

Amanda Hayes: Deadly Women -
https://deadlywomen.fandom.com/wiki/Amanda_Hayes

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases.
0:03.0	It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:07.0	It is not intended for children.
0:09.0	Listener discretion is advised. today's episode of Once Upon a Crime. In this month's series I'll discuss cases of
0:24.6	Hollywood actors who ran afoul of the law. Today I'll tell you the story of a
0:29.7	woman who although her life started out rough, began a promising acting career,
0:35.0	landing roles in shows like Dexter and the Sopranos.
0:38.0	But after falling in love with a mentally unstable musician,
0:42.0	her life will fall apart, and she'll become party to a
0:45.4	grisly murder. This is the second chapter in the series Tarnished Hollywood, Grant
0:51.6	and Amanda Hayes and the murder of Laura Ackerson. If you're tuning in to this podcast you've got a thing for true crime. That's why we're thrilled to invite you to CrimeCon London.
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1:38.8	Amanda Hayes's early years were difficult and tumultuous.
1:45.0	Born Amanda Perry Tucker in Taft, Texas in 1972,
1:50.0	Amanda's mother married twice and had three children before Amanda was born.
1:55.0	After her second marriage ended,
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