10-minute murder contains depictions of violence that some listeners may find disturbing.

Discretion is advised. Welcome to the brief and bingeable true crime podcast, 10-minute murder. I'm Joe, and now more

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The story you're hearing about today is one of those couples you see on social media. So happy

in love, everything is perfect. Some even have a joint Facebook account, because that's not weird at all.

But behind closed doors, the reality is, sometimes they're just hanging on by a thread.

Matthew and Lauren Phelps were that cute newlywed couple. But once old demon's surface, Matthew Phelps blames too much cold medicine for the horrific acts he committed.

September 1st, 2017, 1 a.m. in Raleigh, North Carolina. A. man wakes up from a dream,

a bad dream, and sees that he is covered in blood. His wife is covered in blood, too. He took too much cold medicine, not because he was sick, but because he knows it makes you feel good.

And battling depression, Matthew Phelps wanted to feel good.

He picked up the phone and dialed 911.

Tell me exactly what happened.

I think I killed my...

What do you mean by that? What happened?

I had a dream.

And then I turn on the lights and she's dead on the floor.

How? How?

How?

I have blood all over me and there's a bloody knife on the bed.

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