To Catch a Genius | Full Episode

A successful wife dead from nicotine poisoning. Her genius husband beat "Jeopardy!" -- can he beat a murder rap? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. Watch more full episodes of "48 Hours" on Pluto TV.
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[@susanlynneorton2858]

😅 0:24

[@marleneorein9484]

​@@susanlynneorton2858He got the idea from Agatha Christie's books. In one of her stories, nicotine is used by the murderer.

[@alinayakistle]

😮😊 0:37 😊😅😊

[@alinayakistle]

😮😊 0:37 😊😅😊

[@JMV55]

@@susanlynneorton2858

[@ub0815]

"Wasn't the most handsome man, he was very short, didn't have much to work with." She did not hold back:)

[@TheLadyj8402]

😂😂😂 Not at all!

[@AbrilLopez-w7v]

😂 I know lol . I was like jeez lady

[@Swilla12]

That's how the modern woman thinks of the average man.

[@gnomie2.0]

@@AbrilLopez-w7vI literally “jeez!”’d this rant too 😂

[@mmmwangi82]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 Same here

[@HAIRHOLIC_1]

Linda is the prime example of “ You can’t save someone that doesn’t want to be saved ”

[@Venmaylove]

So true.

[@dynamicpisces]

Yup😮

[@Talentedtadpole]

They could have done more once this was clear.

[@junemarshall-kingsley566]

it's like the "victims" of romance scammers. Even after they are told by researchers that Johnny Depp doesn't want to marry them, they still would rather believe the fantasy and continue to send bitcoin and gift cards.

[@HAIRHOLIC_1]

@@Talentedtadpole​​⁠ Like what exactly? This guy took an insurance policy on her right after they got married first red flag 🚩, then he poisoned her not once but twice, he lied about his previous marriages, he lied about his job. Her friends told her to get out of that house, the police told her that her husband might be poisoning her, the hospital staff told her that her husband was messing with her IV fluids and banned him from the hospital, literally everyone around her told her to leave him, what else could’ve been done ? Drag her out of that house by force ? She was a grown woman who refused to accept the reality, unfortunately it costed her life.

[@kyliecox3162]

hiding 2 ex wifes and 3 children are “little lies” ?!

[@citygirlingraham]

Huge lies….

[@TTXX455]

Omg. That’s absolutely insane.

[@SMWF-qh5lg]

Same as my former husband 🙄😬🤌🏽

[@oldhickory4686]

As soon as she found that out, she should have been out of there. She must have been a lonely woman with low self esteem. Ladies you don't need a man to give you your self worth, because God creating you is enough. A man's love is just icing on the cake.

[@danikagildon268]

That would've been the end of our marriage. 😊

[@Oliver-le1us]

As a nurse, the IV bags being tampered with and no arrests is insane and alarming!!!

[@MrBLAAHHHHHHHHHHH]

Knowing the bags were tampered with and proving who did the tampering are two separate things...

[@sgtlucifer6883]

● never ignore the red flags. ● the minute s/he does or say something that leads to reason to distrust, it won't end well. ● ask me how i know.

[@jimwerther]

​@@sgtlucifer6883 How do you know?

[@gastondraco5906]

And that’s the Difference between 1994 and and 2024

[@JoseC888888]

​@sgtlucifer6883 how do you know?

[@funjoy0738]

Much respect to the investigator for breaking this case wide open!!

[@topthecat2259]

Zero respect, spent years and years on a cold case without bringing charges.

[@sookie_the_fairy]

I love when the killers find out the victim changed the beneficiary.. Hee hee . 😮😊

[@LondiweMtshali-yy5kf]

Great move any1 can take😂😂😂

[@MsKeepItMoving-h8z]

Genuises

[@babyjane87]

But he still got plenty when she died 😤

[@JessicaRodriguez-zy5gz]

You’d think that would be the first thing they CONFIRM b4 killing anyone. SMH. Knowing they’ll get caught

[@kleeblatt3131]

He got millions, what are you talking about.

[@dae4444]

This is one situation where EVERYONE tried to step in n help the victim. Friends, family, even doctors n detectives. Her own denial n desperation got her killed

[@Julienna]

The desperation of being loved. Probably an impact of a childhood trauma. :-( He played the trauma, the longing for love so well. Psychopaths are great in emotional games, although they don't feel anything. - I heard this claim from a criminal psychologist. Maybe, no feelings mean no boundaries... definitely no remorse or regrets. Unless, the psychopath gets less money than expected. Then he chokes on his own words, lol!

[@praxym9293]

Unfortunately I fear the same for my sister.

[@dynamicpisces]

Yup!! She did not need to be a victim.

[@deidradahl2802]

@@dynamicpisces Yup, only a fool breaks his own heart.

[@angelinat6816]

@@praxym9293get her out of that situation while she’s still here even if you physically have to go get her and pack her stuff!!!

[@MashaRistova]

If only Linda knew how lucky she was to have so many genuine, real, good friends who cared about her so much. The deep denial she was in must’ve been SO frustrating for them

[@ninaballerina2807]

That is the thing, when one is so bent upon destroying oneself, one ends up like the proverbial humpty dumpty none can hope to redeem or put together again.

[@alexlogan202]

Those people looked really fake

[@artetface]

And imagine her dying moments I wonder if she finally realized it was her husband

[@Ais-eb9bk]

Real, good friends? Hahahaha

[@billybussey]

you are joking right? I found myself screaming at those phonies. Women friends are the worst to each other. You believe all their stories? haha

[@thyslop1737]

The woman/friend Mary with the black hair seems like a real genuine friend.

[@korqui.p]

And the blonde friend doesnt

[@leahrebecca2051]

@@korqui.psome of the things the blonde woman said really bothered me!

[@jen6106]

Ladies and gentlemen.. please.. do NOT be desperate for a partner..

[@jamesl9371]

Married one month and he wants a $1 million dollar insurance policy?! No way !! Red flag 🚩!! And then she starts getting sick

[@monicarenee7949]

Yeah the insurance policy would have been enough for me but once I got sick that’s a no-brainer

[@bbooher9663]

1 word when he wanted the million $ insurance -D.I.V O.R.C.E.

[@shirlebug]

I would never tell anyone about life insurance. There is a way to not tell the beneficiary. I would not also let someone with my knowledge have any kind of life insurance for themselves unless it’s just funeral life insurance

[@ninaballerina2807]

The very idea of an insurance policy on one's life to me is pure evil. Yes, evil that can only conceive and beget more evil. The evil that draws the rich and the poor alike. Is it any wonder therefore that insurance scheme is the number one cause for homicides in the modern world!

[@petep5207]

This is why you do not entrust women with running companies--or with anything of importance. Their judgment and decision-making are horrible and ALL emotion-based.

[@larrynelson3329]

Married one month and he's already wanting a million dollar policy? He wasn't wasting any time.

[@cuzzitsmee]

At all!

[@alexacarrillo4339]

I would only think that wasn’t suspicious if they wanted to immediately have kids. I didn’t try to get life insurance until I was pregnant and they rejected me until I wasn’t pregnant anymore. Anything other than wanting kids super fast and protect them if you both pass is a big red flag with the life insurance and he should have an equivalent policy if kids were the reasoning for the policies.

[@WaylandGaming]

I mean, I don't know. Makes sense to me if both parties have one set up right after they get married. If anything bad happens, neither are left in the dust financially.

[@Roy-w2o3f]

It is sad when you try to help people but they won't listen....

[@eyesopen66]

It's easier to fool someone, than to convince them that they have been fooled? Fact!😊

[@earthrooster1969]

Truly! In this one case I was feeling more frustrated for her dear friends than for her...

[@tracynieminen1357]

And some will think you are just a jealous friend, but in most cases we outsiders we notice all the red flags 😢😢😢😢😢

[@bods1]

Yep and that's never been more common than it is today, the amount of people with health issues now after people tried to tell them to think logically before acting on misinformation.

[@Roy-w2o3f]

@@tracynieminen1357 facts...She fall horrible sick twice and still stayed with her killer..Worse,she left him money and the house in her will...Who does that?..

[@faeerie]

I love her friend who just “glanced” at the insurance papers *on top of a tall dresser* 😂 miss girl was snoopin up there with a chair

[@LeleeB]

Lmaoo okay 😂 them letters weren’t that bold and big but as she should

[@silvanyferreiradesouza2348]

People are increribly easy to be received. " He draws a bubble bath for you , off course he loves you " I can't believe someone thinks like that .

[@romystumpy1197]

Yes,I think that's wierd behaviour

[@ladyeerie713]

My god, I agree. I don't care how much in love a man is; there's no way he's drawing a bath every night for his woman. There are so many red flags! I understand not wanting to believe the worst in your partner, but ignoring things like hidden families, life insurance policies, etc. almost gives the perp a green light (not that she deserved this AT ALL). Poor woman.

[@midnightstar1908]

It was a simpler time, I suppose

[@ZintleMgwelo]

Linda was too naive for a 40 something year old. I’m so sorry to speak ill of the dead but you can have all the beauty and money and lack of self love. She loved another person more than she loved herself.

[@TheKeeperMadz]

Just because some people are dead dies not mean they are great people unfortunately. If you were duh then your duh.

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

Love is blind.

[@TheJoStephan]

Very true. Emotionally weak and blinded, and was clearly willing to die for that blinded “love.” Very tragic.

[@dynamicpisces]

100%!!

[@julie5310]

Addiction to a love fantasy

[@melanindescendants4240]

“ he didn’t have much to work with” made me chuckle honestly. She should’ve divorced him the second he mentioned a life insurance that high

[@obimalope8154]

Should've run for the hills as soon as she found out about the ex wives snd kids he kept a secret

[@gailmiller6333]

@@obimalope8154 AGREE!!

[@GoodWillPrevail]

I would run for the hills if my husband asked me to sign a policy like this.

[@davidperez5089]

He was my lowest possible level and I took him. Look at me now. Deaf, dumb, blind n dead.

[@lovelymayhem888]

@@davidperez5089damn

[@denisebenedict6102]

Kudos to that awesome Detective for being so invested in seeing this man face justice!!

[@vutomi9874]

Which detective?

[@LWalks64]

The nurses!

[@lorencast]

Totally! He took a cold case and got the killer to pay for the crime! Very smart guy

[@ryanegoe7579]

He’s not an engineer he didn’t even have a degree!!! COMPLETE FRUAD 🎊

[@ChristineCline-y8z]

He could still do the job though was a liar. My son in law an engineer with no degree.

[@maginot2u]

Nicotine poisoning brings back a crisis event from 20 years ago. I was never a smoker but foolishly decided one day to try a stick of nicotine gum that was sold over the counter in drug stores under the brand name "Nicorette". The purpose of the gum was to help people quit smoking but my thought was that it might give me a "buzz". I began chewing the small piece of the nicotine gum and within minutes, I began sweating and felt a racing heart beat. I then became nauseous and ran to the bathroom. I vomited more violently that I could ever remember. I remember thinking I will have to call 911 for an ambulance. But it was the violent vomiting that rid my system of the nicotine. Nicotine is nothing to play around with. I learned this the hard way.

[@00shivani]

That’s wild, I wonder how many milligrams it was. I was a smoker, then a vaper, and I’ve been trying nicorette to stop vaping. It does literally nothing for me lol. But i understand, because once i put 2 4mg zins in my mouth at once, and it definitely made my heart race faster and my stomach turn a bit. I believe nicotine is a stimulant, like caffeine and cocaine. People would smoke cigarettes with coffee in the morning to go number two.

[@birdobserver7543]

@@00shivaniplease stop poisoning your body. 😢

[@TieraOwens]

Lord, let me never be that desperate for "love" that I blatantly ignore the signs and the red and crimson flags! 🥴

[@monicarenee7949]

Listen! Every time I get sick I assume someone is trying to poison me. Won’t catch me slipping

[@siobhanbailey7320]

@TieraOwens I pray the same. Amen to that!!

[@TieraOwens]

@@monicarenee7949 🤣🤣😂😂 Gotta stay on your toes! I get it!

[@corrinebayraktaroglu5695]

I don't think she was desperate for love, she was blinded by a master manipulator and in severe denial.

[@latoya7477]

Desperate for man, not love

[@nikos9257]

Its really weird that no charges were made to anyone for the tampered IV.

[@EffSharp]

Yep. Probably would have saved her life if they’d charged him.

[@BexBrydie]

The fact it was tampered with twice at two different hospitals baffles me at how he wasn’t charged. Such a failure on Linda’s part 💔

[@DawnNa_22]

Especially when they banned him from being alone with her. I don’t understand why that’s as far as they went with this situation.

[@tommyriam8320]

Why the hell was this case not brought contemporaneously ...it's not as if all that time passing revealed new and more convincing evidence against the perpetrator

[@AmandaWhite-bd8sf]

⁠@@tommyriam8320 It was the new assistant DA on the case. He wanted to solve it and he was able to prove she died within 30 minutes of the nicotine being injected into her body and through his own admission, of no one else being in the house or around Linda within a 6 hour time period was enough to prove he did it. Although, it was mostly circumstantial evidence that bit was missing in the beginning but it was enough to convince this jury.

[@ighdesigns]

Ex-wives and kids aren’t little secrets.

[@alanasbaby7]

@@laprimo21 So many red flags. Had she listened to even a few of them she might still be alive today. A lesson for all of us.

[@kayisehadebe1790]

Exactly!

[@MashaRistova]

They are if he keeps them a secret from his new wife! Just because you’re sensitive about that term for whatever reason personal and specific to you and only you doesn’t change the reality of Linda and Paul’s situation. Anything is a secret if it’s kept secret from someone.

[@ighdesigns]

@@MashaRistova You misread. I was saying they are big secrets.

[@Macie7777]

I thought the same thing! What?! He's keeping "little" secrets like 2 ex wives and children.

[@sherrycarter6222]

Thank you Marie. From all of us that have not seen justice for the death of a loved one.

[@VVilla-zh5mw]

1:50 _"He wasn't the most handsome man ! He was VERY short."_ 😂 Yeeees go get him Queen ! 👏

[@lachicunique8157]

didn’t have much to work with 🤣🤣

[@JudeNance]

I was so dumb that I got married at 17 and divorced at 35 and never did that again. I am 84 years old now. I don't miss the abuse, lies and cheating.

[@2legit2Kwit]

You had all of years of peace after that and you deserve them all ❤

[@clairewaters4297]

Everyone deserves to be married once. Once was enough for me.

[@olgavarela3647]

Why?​@@clairewaters4297

[@S-nyc]

And apparently that's how we stay alive too these days!

[@onerainiday]

​@@S-nycI agree with your statement. The perp is usually rmthe husband, ex-husband, boyfriend, or ex-boyfriend. Scary...

[@cosmos5623]

Police Sargent Shull and Deputy DA Bayteai - dynamic duo. Thank you for not giving up on finding justice for Linda. She did not deserve to be murdered.

[@tommyriam8320]

@@stoveboltlvr3798 Brian Wilson is more like it.

[@jespernielsen543]

I agree. Thanks for detectives seeking justice.

[@LeighHite]

No she didn't... thank you for having a heart...I do realize how blinded a woman can become because I divorced one of those men...

[@Damy20]

One thing about narcissists is that they truly believe they are the smartest person in the room.! 😂

[@damienhunt4264]

His membership of Mensa was a giveaway.

[@Mansikkacake]

yup, as an introvert I can see through most of these narcissists from miles away. they are so full of themselves and don't realize that lol

[@headgirlblues]

They're also very good at playing the amazing partner - and making other women wonder what's wrong with you, being suspicious of this "wonderful" man.

[@talesfromtheleashexpatdogl1426]

And some narcissist are nothing but cons

[@talesfromtheleashexpatdogl1426]

​@@damienhunt4264being in MENSA can mean you have book sense but zero common sense

[@quantumnature514]

The prosecuting attorney has such nice eyes. I loved Yvonne's tenacity. Everyone deserves such a caring team on their side!

[@doramatthewswhorley1585]

Love that DA..."the enema defense, the enema defense!!"😂

[@MandiMomOf9Channel]

When he stuttered out of shock learning about her changing the life insurance policy around........PRICELESS.

[@agnesstokes1078]

It's a shame she waited to long. RIP

[@bhat_ysrael]

I’m wondering why he didn’t use his Mensa intellect to sell the house or rent it out as a source of income. Why make it go into foreclosure?

[@AmandaWhite-bd8sf]

@@bhat_ysrael probably wanted to just get out of town! I thought about that also…

[@justmeagain7]

She should have told him that he wasn't the beneficiary anymore. There, she would have known if he really loved her or if he only loved her money.

[@bethlovett7612]

Yes. She got the last laugh at least

[@a.robare]

She didn't listen to her inner voice. The inner voice that asked her friend to watch her husband. The minute you have a doubt, that is the minute you need to make your exit plan. RIP poor lost soul.

[@trinleywangmo]

I learned this the hard way... but it's is SO TRUE!

[@citygirlingraham]

Right, if you have to ask your friend to spy on your husband, it’s game over…she should have left him….

[@donnakreye8339]

She was living a VERY OUTWARD LIFE. Physical belongings, staying involved with ex-boyfriend-she was distracted with her own life.

[@colinluckens9591]

Unfortunately wasn't a perceptive enough friend "he loves you..."😔😔😔

[@Jezebellum-l2u]

You'd think the hospitals would have done a full toxicology report while she was ill ...

[@axtasticbee5677]

It doesn't matter she still would have stayed with him

[@lauralee9694]

That’s what I thought, not a real cut and dried case, it has holes in it.??

[@whatsthebigfndeal]

Doctors and nurses are far more concerned with their next swinger party than your health. People don't seem to understand what the medical industry really is.

[@citygirlingraham]

@@whatsthebigfndealyikes, swinger parties? Really?

[@anagggrth65hryycontreras73]

Cuando ahí dinero por delante no miran nada pura corrupción

[@macforme]

48 hours did a fantastic job on this story. Interviewing her friends gave us great insight on what a wonderful person she was. I hope Paul lives into his 90s and re-lives his traitorous behavior every day. She trusted him.

[@kathykay6602]

You can not save someone who does not want to save herself. RIP Linda.

[@irenegaltung9304]

You're a great friend to Linda. And your kind words at the end of the video: "I'll see her again."

[@EdgyBird224]

No she won’t

[@justmemother2]

Maybe you won't, but the rest of us with a brain and an eye on the Lord will.

[@MissMia-q5n]

I can't wrap it up in my mind how some people think money is worthy more than someone's life .Rest in peace Linda

[@thisisme3238]

The love of money is the root of all evil....enough said.

[@thefaceoffuzz]

He obviously had it planned from the rip. Sad and demonic.

[@eyesopen66]

Unfortunately, there's lots like that in life.

[@musictomyears6920]

I was diagnosed with cancer, don’t have insurance. Asked my multi-millionaire brother-in-law to help financially. Treatment, hospital, tests etc cost $15,000 none of which I could afford. He earns around $40,000/month. He gave me $2000. He wasn’t the only one who turned their back on me when I asked for help. Money has more value than human life, to many people.

[@cynthiasilvera4656]

@@musictomyears6920I’m so sorry that he did this to you. I do hope that you have received treatment.

[@jenniferjamison4912]

The first time she was a victim; the second time she was a volunteer. 🤦‍♀️

[@ms.faiththomas4372]

Unfortunately yes 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@theresarasche3173]

Sad, but true 😢

[@barbikayler40532]

Yep

[@chelseamoore6074]

Yes, as sad as her death was, it was a case of "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me."

[@anthonyromayo9255]

She was married three times too

[@abigailandino6251]

10:16 He pampered her but they weren’t having sex. . NO SEX 🚩

[@Shakespearelover1717]

Chilling. I lived a creepy parallel to Linda but I was lucky enough to get out in time. RIP Linda. So sorry for what happened to you!!

[@edwardwong654]

It felt great watching the detective feel great at the arrest.

[@chelseamoore6074]

It was too formal, though. Nowadays, police treat suspects with kid gloves. She should have given him a verbal licking and put the cuffs on with some vigor.

[@loretta3556]

Read this just as she said it and I agree

[@molliemae6855]

What widower would refer to his dead wife as his EX wife? 🙄

[@lovekoko200]

Omg that part! And then he tried to backpedal real quick and say "i mean, she died" hmmm.. too odd imo

[@2024s_truth-speaker]

And say "I guess we're here about a woman named linda?" Tf? U mean your wife that died.. wtf

[@thetransparentjerseygirl]

Right smh

[@justmemother2]

A habit. He'd already married and divorced twice before Linda.

[@incognitonegress3453]

That part killed me ​@@2024s_truth-speaker

[@dynamicpisces]

Ladies we have been equipped with intuition for a reason!! She knew something was off which is why she invited her friend to temporarily move in and watch Paul. She ignored those feelings, red flags, suspicious circumstances around her illness and even urging from friends, medical staff and law enforcement, to her own detriment. She did not need to be a victim. That’s the saddest part about this whole story. 😢

[@Macie7777]

Yes! Listen to yourself! If you have an intuition something is wrong, you are probably right.

[@ockmf]

Women's intuition is quite real. Pay attention. Give it your full attention.

[@someone3187]

Sadly also the friend fell for his manipulations. As soon as the friend said something positive about her husband Linda was relieved and dropped her guard again.

[@valvodka]

So intuition is a genetic trait of females? I dont think so

[@keepitfrankwithfentse]

​@@valvodkaAll women have it BUT not all women know how to tap into it. Its almost like common sense.

[@RoofKorean-pm]

That blonde woman was no friend

[@bobcat4100]

The detective and the prosecutor. They got the justice Linda deserved. Living her life doing everything right, l think the jury got a good impression of Linda's character. She worked hard, and was looking at a good future. Not perfect but nobody is. Im glad that selfish little toad paid for taking her away from loved ones, friends, work colleagues, and for taking away her life and future.

[@carolannemckenzie3849]

How cruel and arrogant to continue poisoning your own wife in a HOSPITAL!

[@BFku36]

How CRAZY it is, that the hospital didn't catch on either!! I mean, REALLY!!

[@MungoLouis]

Yeah, l bet he would have sued the hospital and made millions.

[@CupcakeBeauty24]

@@MungoLouis I bet that is what he was trying to do! Double his earnings. Then when he realized the hospital kept saving her life, he figured he'd be better off with just the life insurance. smh! He is down right disgusting!!!

[@truthadvocacy]

That's some tenacity.

[@Midwest_Juli]

It's called Narcissism.

[@AndrewLewis-ks4pk]

“He didn’t have much to work with” that’s what she said 😂

[@lesedilight1514]

She's over his diabolical aas😂😂

[@WatercolorMama2345]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@annegachanja3468]

😅😅😅

[@nintendoswitchonlineisabad9491]

😆😆😆😂

[@missydehart6920]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@nancylarrea9396]

Most dangerous river to swim in..de-Nile! Dark humor to soften the reality

[@Sadbuttrue-ThatSwedishGirl]

😂😂😂

[@ronaldwalker1009]

This the reason why parents should teach their children about, human psychology, especially with personality type. 💯💯💯💯

[@determined2win585]

Awesome prosecutor! 🎉🎉 Also, the female detective is great! 🎉🎉

[@flawlessmogul9719]

A prayer I have always prayed- may I never marry my enemy

[@renewashington791]

👍🏽 It’s a good prayer 😊 But one just Never knows what’s in a Person’s Heart 🖤 Only GOD can read the Heart and its Intentions.

[@flawlessmogul9719]

@@renewashington791 true! Prayer worked for me. Prayed it since I was a teenager.

[@carlyrowland1640]

Why was she allowed to go home when suspicion was there that someone was poisoning her and an investigation was never done. Shocking

[@schy9614]

Sounds like she would've willingly go anyways.

[@pk6810]

Free will

[@EjupLika]

She was an grown woman not a kid ,dhe knew he was killingvher and just accepted that

[@catdooley4616]

Because she is an adult.

[@Hallowworth2]

His nose just gets more bulbous with each lie.

[@souleymeneabbadi3891]

Lol😂 i am crying

[@ritajordan6598]

🤣😂🤣😂 Pinocchio

[@joanag.1268]

😂😂😂

[@onerainiday]

Thank you for your witty comments. I needed a really good laugh.😂😂🤣🤣 bahwahhahaha

[@Keezie27]

😂😂😂 hilarious

[@BrendaEaster-c8k]

Women are emotionally vulnerable, especially older women. I wish there was a way to convince women that is is ok to be alone.

[@Kyutenessss]

Linda seemed like such a wonderful friend with equally wonderful friends. ❤

[@n.c.467]

One thing is clear: many people will do anything to believe that someone loves them. 😢

[@truthadvocacy]

👍

[@meredith4610]

What a sweet best friend. I can only hope when I pass my friends speak about me as Mary did about Linda.

[@tommyriam8320]

_'pass'_ where?

[@dzLola]

What you gonna win if you're not there

[@KK-ol5ov]

Sometimes intelligent people can be so dumb.

[@AJLinthe5D]

It's true. Geniuses are known to have little common sense.

[@annamarielewis7078]

Emotional intelligence is very different from book learning.

[@gailmiller6333]

@@annamarielewis7078 Very different.

[@MidnightVentures]

Sad! She was so naive. Had so many chances to leave.

[@SAMSAM-kl6fv]

The word "Genius " should be used only to describe someone doing good things 😊😊

[@MetteC5]

..and who's actually brilliant..

[@luzvaldes1030]

Ibrahim and Marie are firecrackers! Great job nabbing the “genius”…

[@kalitheamare]

Who else has a dear friend in denial who simply won't listen and is probably in danger 😢

[@Dulcimertunes]

Probably most of us over the course of a lifetime

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

The hospitals almost seam culpable. Hospital 1 sends the IV bag for testing, but no arrest. Hospital 2 puts a friggin sign on the door?? Really?

[@Oliver-le1us]

As a nurse this is bizarre!

[@funtyes1970]

how you going to arrest someone if they don't have any proof, he did it. you can't arrest someone cuz think he is guilty lol

[@Rebecca-hc5ju]

​@funtyes1970 they didn't say someone should have been arrested without any proof or just because they think he did it. I'm sure they mean that at a minimum there should have been a thorough investigation! Putting a sign on the door was ridiculous.

[@2brnt2b]

Most people at hospitals don't have good common sense.

[@chatisawasteoftime]

@@funtyes1970 It's called "investigations".

[@SerenDipity64711]

I can only surmise that Linda, being older than her husband, and lonely despite her wealth, fell heavily for the Paul she thought she knew. I wish she had heeded her gut feeling, because she did suspect he was the cause of her illness. She probably thought she wouldn't be able to move on if they separated/divorced. Loneliness and low self esteem, allows some people to make irrational decisions. Bless her. She sounded like a lovely woman. Rest in peace🌹

[@vonpfrentsch]

He loves me because he makes a bubble bath for me? Ha?

[@jennifermanu2983]

😂😂😂

[@heatherbukowski2102]

i'm sure he didn't make it hot enough smh

[@Macie7777]

Really, how hard is it to turn on the water for yourself anyway....

[@kikilo9647]

That made me so sad because if that is what she used to measure love with my god! The bar is in hell

[@adamfindlay7091]

Logical, right? But...2+3 does not equal 4.

[@Trending_News_Kenya]

nothing impresses me like when victims change beneficiaries. greedy people deserve nothing

[@TinyStar-oz3bo]

They should make sure the suspect knows it - make sure you reduce their motive

[@gnomie2.0]

33:40 I smiled so big to see this detective’s pride in her great work catching this creep

[@waypay1]

Me too! 😂

[@gnomie2.0]

@@waypay1 oh yay! I’m so glad you felt it too. Hate the creeps, love the people who are so dedicated to catching them!

[@ThePrettyProfessor]

Me too

[@ThePrettyProfessor]

I’m crying!! Thank God for you Det. Shull.

[@Kaymieeee]

LINDAAAA LISTENNNNNNNNN.. if you have to question if that man loves you, he doesn't.

[@loudloveen]

Truly genius people rarely brag about their intelligence.

[@junemarshall-kingsley566]

Bright people don't have to declare they are members of Mensa. Intelligence has not saved the world from greed and pollution--it's enabled greed to be greedier--as in this case.

[@hayacinthyawriang2082]

So true.. they will be like I am a teacher. ( teacher who have 2..3 PhD.)

[@marleneorein9484]

He got the idea from Agatha Christie's books. In one of her stories, nicotine is used by the murderer.

[@LoraHari81]

I thought exactly the same. Agatha was very clever and she worked in a pharmacy in her young years.

[@bethlee7260]

Brilliant. I forgot about that. Thanks

[@keepitfrankwithfentse]

Yep. I remember reading the books n this sounded eerily familiar.

[@nancymanliquez3930]

how was it done, did he soak a pack of cigarettes in water and extrcted nicotine from it?

[@manichairdo9265]

​@@nancymanliquez3930I'd Google it but I'm afraid I'd be questioned if ever my online life is hauled before a judge. 😂

[@murtl5595]

The narcissist in him just had to talk to the cops years later.

[@maryjane4432]

Having 2 ex wives and 3 kids isn’t a small white lie

[@thetransparentjerseygirl]

Right not a small lie smh

[@sharonrice8255]

Lesson, if you feel something’s wrong with your relationship, trust your gut. Especially if you’re feeling it strong enough to ask your friends if they feel something’s wrong. Run!

[@mrandmrsanderson3396]

That poor woman simply wanted to be loved. Glad he didn’t get the million he wanted! Rip to this beautiful soul. Sometimes it’s easier to listen to your warnings. They usually come before destruction.

[@eyesopen66]

If you feel you need to get someone to "watch" your spouse within the first year of marriage, and soon after your getting very sick? Surely anyone realises that they are in danger and need to seek immediate help.

[@lgrundy6139]

Hospitals are mandatory reporters, HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN. Cops don’t just ask you if you think your husband is poisoning you. They should have investigated

[@aaronsnowden6311]

The scary thing is you can buy liquid nicotine online to add to vape juice. It is nice to see justice work.

[@BrendaEaster-c8k]

My sister stuck by her cheating, druggee husband for years. They met in 1972 and she passed in 2017. Like Linda Curry, my sister would have denied there were any problems, get mad at anyone saying her husband was a bad person. We suspected he had been poisoned her. Like Linda, my sister was in denial about her husband, who was mentally and emotionally abusive to her. OMG.

[@tommyriam8320]

_'passed'_ where ?

[@justmemother2]

I'm sorry to hear. But like this case, you can't help someone who really doesn't want to be helped, as you stated. Don't worry, as the friend said at the end, you'll see your sister again. ❤

[@jamesl9371]

She did a smart thing by leaving half the money to the sister

[@mariebchaney]

She should have left the lot to her sister 😢

[@gailmiller6333]

@@mariebchaney Exactly, every single penny plus her material possessions.

[@803brando]

1993, the last decade killers could kind of get away with this stuff. no security cameras, no intersection traffic cameras, no gps, no digital records of purchases at stores, etc. glad we have the tech we do today.

[@2legit2Kwit]

Same. Crime is absolutely less because of this, in my opinion. I have cameras, tracking devices, etc of everything that happens on my 1.5 acres and it’s all pinging to my neighbors cams with ring neighborhood. You can track a car driving in/out…. A person walking. I feel safer as a single woman!

[@colleenmillergrant123]

Circumstances, he was the only one alone in the room! Simple deduction!!!

[@TinyStar-oz3bo]

​@@2legit2KwitSurveillance doesn't keep anybody safe and it's very helpful for control freak governments. I feel like we're moving in the direction of China.

[@bods1]

And yet it happens more these days so all the tracking and surveillance is for what I wonder?🤔 It's not for stopping criminals I can tell you that!

[@cmfrtblynmb02]

​@@bods1murder rates are down, way way down. You don't know anything.

[@haleaspeer5221]

Linda looked like an older Nichole Brown Simpson

[@davidjunto1008]

If only she knew that love isn't the guy who is all compliments, love is the guy that wants you to stop spending beyond your means. 🤫

[@ericmol2614]

I have a friend like this. He met a girl on line and they want to get married. He hardly knows much about her at all. He's in his 70s and she's in her 30s. I told him this is a huge red flag and she might try to poison him and take out a policy on him. I've told him that a few times in front of others and they agree. He's still committed to her though. I'll send him this video and see if he watches it.

[@mortalclown3812]

💙🙏

[@aceeedgar3969]

Did he watch it yet😢?

[@vitaminhead1465]

So she's a murderer because she's 30? Makes sense, case closed genius.

[@kathytaylor3673]

Why didn't the hospital know what was in her system before she died in 2 hospitals no less? Negligence in my opinion.

[@BFku36]

100%. Hospital: "Do you smoke cigarettes or use nicotine?" Her: "No." Hospital: sees extremely high levels of nicotine in her bloodstream. 😱 Oh wait.. that didn't happen, but it should have.

[@mariesmith8076]

The hospital should have been sued !

[@rrutland88]

Nicotine doesn’t show up in routine blood or urine tests. The lab has to be told to test for it. But the cloudy IV bag should have been thoroughly tested.

[@Djl472]

Nicotine is not part of routine toxicology screening. Paul must have known this and chose nicotine. They found nicotine in her body only after she died. Most likely at autopsy when testing is more detailed.

[@hnr4994]

That hospital door sign is mind-blowing 😮

[@BlueIvysAssistant]

This is what happens when you settle, ladies. Don't fall to sociatel pressure about needing to get married or have kids by a certain age.

[@justmemother2]

100% right on!

[@rosylee5683]

The blonde lady was smiling was loving her fifteen minutes. 😮

[@Vicky-ws8kl]

She didn't leave him because he was her "child", those clingy, over sweet, can't survive without you type man children. She was older = he clutched deeper, she had money = he had nothing, she was somebody = he was nobody. That's why she left him her house, so "he would be ok". What a monster this man is

[@jrchmgn.]

Correct me if I'm wrong,isn't that mensa same as the one where this another genius man poison his neighbor because they are noisy?

[@Ilanahnah]

Yes

[@liseklerekoper2441]

There’s always been a very fine line between genius/brilliant & crazy/psychopathic.

[@JulieRushworth-k4w]

There's smarts, then there's life smarts

[@KqthyWilliams]

Yes!! He put Thallium in their coke.

[@HelynHughes]

Yep. They both had big brains and no human feelings.

[@itsahellofaname]

It's a shame you can't buy bottles of intuition for people who really need some.

[@Therezumee92]

People need to learn self love. She was too desperate to have a man. She knew yet decided to turn a blind eye. How sad.

[@ilikeitlikethat7305]

Linda had nooooo power of discernment. And that’s a huge handicap. Poor baby.🥺💔 And two ex wives & children are not “little” lies😩

[@PyrPupMom]

She's a hero! Thank you, Yvonne!!

[@jamesl9371]

Nowadays I would get a background check done on the guy before marriage They were both on their third marriage. Red flags 🚩

[@Back-handedLuck-ul7ms]

@jamesl9371 - yes. I did. Major debt, minor law infractions (lots) and a string of ex-wives. I dodged a bullet.

[@S-nyc]

One of my previous coworkers said I was being too picky because she's already found 4 men to marry her. She was only 30 & on her 4th marriage! That's when I realized, SHE was THE big red flag! Scary how people go thru marriages like it's nothing.

[@lorileewhitbord8260]

She would have denied his past too. She found out about his little secrets and it changed nothing.

[@jimtaylor9957]

Loved the passion of that prosecutor - a job well done, sir!

[@FIONA21ful]

Ive heard so many stories from people how its always the ones you arent even physically attracted to , the ones who lovebomb & absolutely shower you with attention & affection anyway & whom you eventually talk yourself into dating, lowering your standards & settling for, because you start to believe they must really love you & will be reliable life partners, ... who then - once you give in & commit to them- end up taking liberties & giving you grief like no one ever before! I think its a revenge for your not having wanted them at the start. I wonder did this unattractive & arrogant sociopath have to lovebomb her before she gave in & fell in love with who she thought he was?

[@MusgraveRitual]

You are so on point, it's so true. And then you're beating yourself with "I should have listened to myself the first time!" when you end up in a world of sh^% for letting someone you didn't even like wear down your defenses. Though I don't understand the lady in this story. It looks like there wasn't even any passion in their relationship. Baby talk and bubble baths. Her loyalty to literal death is so puzzling.

[@Nyasha-16z]

💯+💯

[@junemarshall-kingsley566]

Narcissists are famous for their love bombing. They don't know how to feel love but they display all the symbols of love: bubble baths, doting on you. Then they gaslight you and make you feel like you are a bad person for imagining they could do any harm.

[@AJLinthe5D]

​@@MusgraveRitualSounds like what happened to me except I didn't die.

[@FigaroHey]

That's exactly how narcissists work. Been there.

[@mrsbankster]

"For every dollar she made - she spent 2" LOL I felt that!

[@Maribel-q3y]

He was 13 y.o younger than her, they were not having any, there were less than a year married and he was asking her for 1,000,000 life insurance and him as beneficiary, twice her IV has poisoned in the hospitals (different hospitals)............Duh! Linda!