Loved, Stalked, Attacked: The Madison Schemitz Story
15 May - 32 minsFollowing the end of their six-month relationship in April 2023, 18-year-old Spencer Pearson began a relentless campaign of stalking and harassment against his ex-girlfriend, 17-year-old Madison Schemitz. On June 3, 2023, Pearson tracked Schemitz to Mr. Chubby’s Wings in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where he waited in the parking lot to launch a premeditated ambush — an attack Schemitz would survive. Get the full story on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Law&Crime's Sierra Gillespie. Watch on Spotify. If you’re subscribed to Spotify Premium, you don’t get any Spotify ads on my video!
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Series Episodes
Colorado Woman Vanishes After Visiting High School Friend
A 19-year-old went to visit a former high school friend at his Colorado apartment and was never seen again. Lea Porter was planning to move from southern Colorado to Denver, where Christopher Waide was already living, and visited him while touring the area. Lea's family became concerned when she stopped answering all communications. Find out what happened to Lea Porter on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Law&Crime’s Sierra Gillespie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
56 mins
11 July Finished
The War at Home: The Audrey Cole Case
A chaotic 911 call shattered the air as a woman frantically told police she shot her boyfriend. Officers rush to Audrey Cole’s Ohio home and find Matthew Mott dead from a single gunshot wound. Audrey was charged with murder, but the evidence told another story. Find out what happened in Audrey Cole’s home that night on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Sierra Gillespie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
34 mins
11 July Finished
Trapped with a Monster: The Cecilia Rodriguez Story
Cecilia Rodriguez, 27, endured years of documented abuse at the hands of her boyfriend Juan Antonio Salinas III in Amarillo, Texas. On February 3, 2024, Salinas called 911 claiming she shot herself, but detectives weren't convinced. Get the full story on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Law&Crime’s Sierra Gillespie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
45 mins
27 June Finished
Monster In Michigan: Wade Allen
Kelly-Jien Warner-Miller (known as "K.J."), 42, vanished in spring 2019 after moving in with her boyfriend Wade Allen in Sturgis, Michigan. After a tip led police to Allen's apartment, officers made a horrifying discovery. Get the full story on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Law&Crime’s Sierra Gillespie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
45 mins
19 June Finished
Happily Never After: Disturbing Case of Joseph Ferlazzo
Emily Schwarz, 22, and her husband Joseph Ferlazzo, 41, traveled to Bolton, Vermont in October 2021 to celebrate their one-year anniversary, but Emily never came home. Joseph shot her twice in the head using a red throw pillow to muffle the gunshots, dismembered her body, and spent days lying to family before a friend called 911. A Vermont jury convicted him of first-degree murder, sentencing him to 42.5 years to life. Get the full story on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Law&Crime’s Sierra Gillespie. Watch on Spotify. If you’re subscribed to Spotify Premium, you don’t get any Spotify ads on my video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
40 mins
19 June Finished
NBA Star Murdered by Ex-Wife
Lorenzen Wright, beloved former NBA star and Memphis hometown hero, was shot to death in the early morning hours of July 19, 2010, his body discovered nine days later in a wooded area of southeast Memphis. Find out what happened next on this episode of Crimes of Passion with Sierra Gillespie, presented by Law&Crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
33 mins
6 June Finished
