Soldier and his girlfriend fatally shot in Valentine’s Day slaying

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🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Kateryna Tovmash left her native Ukraine when the war broke out, but police say violence came knocking on her front door in the U.S. While Tovmash and her boyfriend, soldier Matthew Wade, slept in their bed, Tovmash’s ex-boyfriend Caleb Fosnaugh allegedly drove seven hours before breaking into their home and shooting the young couple. Mike King joins host Ana Garcia. Check out Mike’s podcast ‘Gardens of Evil’ here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-nightmares-gardens-of-evil-inside-the/id1461511691 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A word of warning. This podcast explores graphic and disturbing stories and includes some strong language.
0:06.6	It therefore may not be suitable for our young listeners or other folks who may find it disturbing.
0:12.5	Hello and welcome to True Crime News, the podcast covering high profile and under the radar cases from across the country every week.
0:19.6	I'm your host, Anna Garcia. Our case this week,
0:22.8	it is a Valentine's Day murder. The young couple were shot in their bed, the victims,
0:28.9	a young soldier at Fort Bragg, and his girlfriend, a refugee from Ukraine. Police have arrested
0:34.5	the woman's ex-boyfriend who, Detective Say, drove seven hours from Ohio to North Carolina for the early morning ambush.
0:43.5	The Ohio State Patrol found the wanted suspect driving back home, and here is the body cam footage of his arrest.
0:51.2	You're walking? You're walking.
0:55.0	And here's another ugly twist in this case.
0:59.0	Family members told police that a child in the house was allegedly ordered to wake up the woman before she was shot. The woman had fled Ukraine with her younger
1:13.8	siblings. Those little ones have been traumatized again and war is just part of the violence.
1:20.8	We're recording this on Friday, February 20th of 20, 26. Our guest today is Mike King, a law
1:26.3	enforcement expert and the creator and host of profiling
1:30.3	evil who has a new podcast series out called Gardens of Evil, which is number one on Apple Podcasts
1:37.7	in the true crime genre. We are always so happy to applaud the accomplishments of our amazing
1:44.0	guests. Welcome, Mike. Well, thank you, Anna. It's so great to applaud the accomplishments of our amazing guests. Welcome, Mike.
1:45.6	Well, thank you, Anna. It's so great to be with you. It's always wonderful to hear your take on
1:51.5	everything. This case has a little bit more connection only because part of the victim's family
1:59.8	is in Utah, and you've been monitoring some of the
2:04.4	Utah news about this, because it's beyond just, you know, when someone is murdered, it affects
2:11.3	the immediate family, obviously. It affects the community, but then there is the broader
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