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Wife of Crime

The Energy Vampire - Clara and Robert Schwartz

Wife of Crime

Jess & Russ

True Crime, Comedy

4.92.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Wife of Crime I'm telling Russ the insane case of the murder of Robert Schwartz. Robert was a world renowned DNA researcher and scientist. He actually pioneered and created the DNA database we use today to solve crimes! So when he was found murdered in his secluded farm house in rural Virginia cops initially thought he was targeted because of his work. But after learning he was murdered with a SWORD... cops started to realize there had to be way more to this story! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Okay, everybody, it's October. It is my absolute favorite time of year.

0:09.0

But it's also the time of year when the days get shorter and the nights get longer. The darkness is here to stay for a little while.

0:19.4

I was just talking to my therapist last week about setting up good

0:22.3

habits before daylight savings hits in November. Because if I get the good habits set up now,

0:30.0

by the time the winter is in full effect, I can try to combat the winter blues with my routines.

0:37.3

That's what my therapist is good for.

0:39.1

You know, she's always helping me figure out the tools I need to get through the tough times.

0:44.9

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0:49.4

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0:56.0

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1:03.9

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1:09.9

This podcast is an unscripted, unedited, unedited conversation about true crime.

1:15.0

We take the cases very seriously, but I don't take myself seriously at all, and neither should you.

1:20.7

Welcome to Wife of Crime.

1:22.8

So, Russ, in 2001, a scientist named Robert Schwartz was found dead in his home.

1:31.9

He was a pioneer for DNA research.

1:35.3

Initially, cops thought he was targeted because of his work.

1:39.2

But once the autopsy revealed that he was murdered with a sword that changed everything.

1:45.9

And it turns out this was way more personal.

1:49.4

This is the insane case of Robert and Clara Schwarz. Hello, everyone, welcome back to Wife of Crime, a true crime podcast where I tell my husband Russ, true crime stories and he reacts to them.

2:17.8

What's up, folks?

2:18.6

It's your boy, Russ, aka the best profiler around, aka Mr. Not Me Not Today, aka Man with a van,

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