Love Marry Kill: Just the Facts

On November 6, 2000, when 26-year-old Greg de Villers failed to show up for work in San Diego, California, his coworkers grew more concerned with each passing hour. Greg was dependable, hardworking, and had a promising future ahead of him. It was unlike him to miss work without letting anyone know. In recent weeks, his marriage to Kristin Rossum, a toxicologist at the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office, seemed to be crumbling. When Greg died unexpectedly later that evening, his family struggled to understand what had happened. As troubling details about his marriage emerged, they began to question the circumstances surrounding his death.

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On November 6, 2000, when 26-year-old Greg de Villers failed to show up for work in San Diego, California, his coworkers grew more concerned with each passing hour. Greg was dependable, hardworking, and had a promising future ahead of him. It was unlike him to miss work without letting anyone know. In recent weeks, his marriage to Kristin Rossum, a toxicologist at the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office, seemed to be crumbling. When Greg died unexpectedly later that evening, his family struggled to understand what had happened. As troubling details about his marriage emerged, they began to question the circumstances surrounding his death.

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On paper, they looked like the perfect couple — a Harvard-educated law professor and a passionate immigration attorney, both brilliant, driven, and devoted to their two little boys. But behind closed doors, their differences were driving them apart. Throw in a mother-in-law who needed to control everything, and a protective older brother with a tough-guy image, and it was a recipe for things to get very ugly. Eventually, it would end with murder. But would there ever be justice?

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In January 1897, a young bride, Zona Shue, was found dead on the floor of her home in the mountains of West Virginia. The doctor called it an everlasting faint — an old fashioned term for a sudden, unexplained death from natural causes. Days later, Zona’s mother woke in the cold, dark night to find an apparition standing at the foot of the bed. It was Zona, back to tell the story of how she really died. But would a jury buy it?

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On paper, they looked like the perfect couple — a Harvard-educated law professor and a passionate immigration attorney, both brilliant, driven, and devoted to their two little boys. But behind closed doors, their differences were driving them apart. Throw in a mother-in-law who needed to control everything, and a protective older brother with a tough-guy image, and it was a recipe for things to get very ugly. Eventually, it would end with murder. But would there ever be justice?

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