Two of the closest bonds a person can have are with a spouse and with a child. Ideally, in the first you're a loving partner, and in the second, a guide and a caregiver. Of course, real life doesn't always match the ideal, and both of those relationships can get twisted and strange. Sometimes your spouse and your child can even become the deadliest enemies. Join us for a bizarre story of lust, greed and motherhood turned dark.

Sources: Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/woman-sentenced-to-22-years-in-prison-for-plotting-slaying-of-her-husband/ Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/des-moines-murder-for-hire-brings-25-year-prison-terms/ Murderpedia, various articles: https://murderpedia.org/female.O/o/ogden-whitehead.htm#google_vignette Investigation Discovery's "Mother May I Murder," episode "Mommy's Little Sex Dungeon" Oxygen's "Snapped," episode "Velma Ogden-Whitehead"

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