Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

Milton Sawyer was a familiar face in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The 55 year old father of three owned The Treasure Hunter, an antique and collectible shop where he knew his customers and loved finding something worth keeping. At home, he and his wife, Angel Sawyer, were raising a blended family of seven children.
In the early hours of August 2, 2018, Angel appeared at a neighbor’s door with a head injury and duct tape still attached to her wrist. She said a masked intruder had entered their home, demanded money, and attacked them both. Officers found Milton dead on the bathroom floor, and the ransacked bedroom seemed to support her account of a robbery.
But details about the intruder’s access to the house raised questions, and investigators began hearing about a relationship Angel had kept hidden. In this episode, we follow the supposed home invasion, the inconsistencies detectives uncovered, and the unexpected call from Oregon that helped expose what happened to Milton.
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Sources:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. ANGEL MARIE SAWYER (2023) | FindLaw
Obituary information for Milton Henry Sawyer
https://courtdocket.org/dateline-righteous-obsession-the-milton-sawyer-murder-plot/
https://forensicfiles.com/episodes/righteous-obsession?t=3121
Melcher admits murder, says Sawyer helped plot it | Local News | dailyadvance.com
Isaac Melcher and Angel Sawyer Kill Her Husband Milton Sawyer
Beloved Vintage Store Owner Murdered By His Wife And Her Lover — How Were They Caught? | Oxygen
https://web.archive.org/web/20250105020908/https://www.dailyadvance.com/news/local/sawyer-guilty-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/article_b88cbb6c-4c3d-5e3e-b003-bb8fdfa32b51.html
https://courtdocket.org/isaac-melcher-case-affair-killing-plea-and-sawyer-appeal/
Trial in death of Milton Sawyer gets underway with opening arguments
https://webapps.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=1671464&searchLastName=Melcher&searchFirstName=Isaac&searchDOBRange=0&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&listpage=1
https://webapps.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=1668234&searchLastName=Sawyer&searchFirstName=Angel&searchDOBRange=0&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&listpage=1
Elizabeth City woman now one of two facing charges in husband’s death
Wife and Lover’s Deadly Plot to End Husband’s Life | by The Crime Chronicles | Medium

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Before we begin our bonus coverage of the three part documentary CTRL+ALT+DESIRE, we’re revisiting our original 2019 episode about Grant Amato. Whether you’re hearing this case for the first time or need a refresher, this episode gives you the background before our documentary discussions begin.
In January 2019, Cody Amato failed to show up for work at an Orlando hospital. A welfare check at his family’s home in Chuluota, Florida, led deputies to discover that Cody and his parents, Chad Amato and Margaret Amato, had been killed. His younger brother, Grant, was missing. The investigation revealed months of stolen money, an online relationship with a webcam model in Bulgaria, and a family’s attempts to get Grant help. We follow the events leading up to the murders, his police interviews, and the evidence presented at trial.
We’ll be discussing the documentary over the coming weeks on Patreon and our subscriber feeds on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Listen here first, then join us for the documentary coverage.

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Tyler Nulisch loved his life in the Florida Keys, especially days on the water with his dog, Chief. At 30, he was restoring a boat and working toward starting a fishing charter business. He was also building a life with his girlfriend, Brittany Holbrook, though his longtime friends had begun to worry about what they were seeing in the relationship.
Early on June 17, 2023, the couple’s roommate woke to Brittany screaming for help. He found Tyler bleeding on the living room floor of their Big Coppitt Key home. Brittany initially said she could not remember what happened, but Tyler was still able to speak. What he told his roommate became central to the investigation.
In this episode, we follow Tyler’s life, the accounts his friends shared with detectives, and the evidence presented at Brittany’s 2025 murder trial. We also discuss her claim of self defense and the warning signs that people close to Tyler remembered after his death.
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Sources:
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/murder-defendant-claims-victim-strangled-her-but-she-had-no-marks-on-throat-deputies/
https://keysweekly.com/42/woman-arrested-for-fatally-shooting-boyfriend-on-big-coppitt-key/#google_vignette
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/florida-woman-murder-dying-words-contradict
https://www.keysnews.com/news/crime/holbrook-charged-with-murder/article_a8260daa-0eb2-11ee-82b4-8bde6ae8a393.html
https://www.keysnews.com/news/local/suspect-pleads-not-guilty-in-big-coppitt-shooting/article_c23d3010-1682-11ee-a0f2-efc357e88f58.html
https://www.keysnews.com/news/crime/new-evidence-in-big-coppitt-keys-shooting-case/article_3719f446-20b9-11ee-8866-3344d423c4ac.html
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2023/07/11/newly-obtained-911-calls-reveal-moments-after-deputies-say-keys-woman-fatally-shot-boyfriend/
https://www.keysnews.com/news/local/big-coppitt-key-shooting-on-course-for-grand-jury/article_1d955a04-3141-11ee-886d-5b7f9de1d44a.html
https://www.keysnews.com/news/local/big-coppitt-key-shooting-on-course-for-grand-jury/article_1d955a04-3141-11ee-886d-5b7f9de1d44a.html
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article301091714.html
https://www.keysnews.com/news/local/guilty-verdict-in-big-coppitt-murder-trial/article_72978a42-f461-11ef-938d-3364e97e4a27.html
https://keysweekly.com/42/woman-convicted-of-shooting-and-killing-boyfriend-in-2023-sentenced-to-40-years-in-prison/
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/the-b-shot-me-in-the-back-woman-who-fantasized-about-gutting-ex-like-a-deer-is-sentenced-for-murdering-current-boyfriend-after-self-defense-claim-implodes/
https://www.deanlopezfuneralhome.com/obituaries/tyler-nulisch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIhVjkkOYrI&t=473s
https://pubapps.fdc.myflorida.com/offenderSearch/detail.aspx?Page=Detail&DCNumber=K79419&TypeSearch=AI

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On July 17, 2020, Brandon Rollins, Keven Springfield, and Damion Tillman met near Lake Streety Road in Frostproof, Florida, for a night of fishing. Later that evening, Brandon called his father, Cyril Rollins, and pleaded for help. When Cyril arrived, he found all three friends had been shot.
A receipt left at the scene led investigators back to a Dollar General and surveillance footage from earlier that evening. As detectives pieced together the group’s movements, they focused on a dispute involving a truck engine, a remote road, and the evidence left behind after the shootings.
In this episode, we follow the Frostproof triple murder investigation, the years of delays that kept the victims’ families waiting, and the trial that finally took place in 2026. Tony “TJ” Wiggins was convicted of three counts of first degree murder and sentenced to three consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole.
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In November 1928, Nelson Rehmeyer was killed inside his farmhouse in southern York County, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer and a practitioner of powwowing, a Pennsylvania German healing tradition that used prayers, scripture, and folk remedies.

John Blymire believed a hex was responsible for years of illness, sleeplessness, and bad luck. After a woman told him Nelson was the person behind it, John became convinced that he needed Nelson’s copy of The Long Lost Friend or a lock of his hair to break the curse. He recruited 14 year old John Curry and 18 year old Wilbert Hess, and the three went to Nelson’s home looking for a way to end the supposed hex.

In this episode, we follow the murder at what became known as Hex Hollow, the beliefs and rumors surrounding the case, and the trials that followed. All three men were convicted of murder, but the story that survived in newspapers and local folklore often obscured the person Nelson was before his death.

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A. Monroe Aurand Jr., The “Pow-Wow” Book and account of the murder trials (1929)

Commonwealth v. Curry—Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion (1930)

Morning Register—“Curry Goes on Trial,” January 11, 1929

Morning Register—“John Curry Is Convicted,” January 12, 1929

Knickerbocker Press—Wilbert Hess verdict coverage, January 13, 1929

Eugene Guard—“Witch Trial Stirs East,” January 9, 1929

Amarillo Daily News—December 7, 1928

Camden Chronicle—January 18, 1929

Glencairn Museum—“Powwowing in Pennsylvania: Healing Rituals of the Dutch Country”

Berks History Center—“The Origin and Practition of Pow-Wow”

YorkBlog—What happened to the defendants? Part I

YorkBlog—Part II: John Curry’s portrait of Buddy Marrese

YorkBlog—Part III: Recollections of John Blymire and his son

YorkBlog—“Visiting the scene of (York County’s hex) crime”

YorkBlog—“Powwowing was done for good”

YorkBlog—Part IV: Jeannette Harvey’s recollections

YorkBlog—“Little-known facts about Hex murder trial emerge”

YorkBlog—“Trials of Hex helps make sense of notorious York County murder case”

YorkBlog—“York County’s Hex murder house visit offers surprises”

YorkBlog—“York County’s Hex murder: 5 quick facts”

CrimeReads—“A Tale of Witchcraft and Murder in Jazz Age America”

David W. Kriebel—“Powwowing: A Persistent American Esoteric Tradition”

Order of the Jackalope—“Bound in Mystery and Shadow”

Bonham Daily Favorite—December 11, 1928

Daily Iowan—January 9, 1929

Eugene Guard—“Boy of 14 Given Life Prison Term,” January 12, 1929

YorkBlog—“Evil in York County’s Hex murder came from outside—relative”

YorkBlog—“York County’s Hex murder: 5 more quick facts”

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