Wife of Crime

On this episode of Wife of Crime we are going back to a case that has impacted me for over 10 years. Sonia "Sunny" Jacobs and her husband Jesse Tafero were 2 self described hippies who needed a ride when their car broke down. Walter Rhodes, a co worker of Jesse's gave the family that ride and what started off as an innocent favor would turn into a series of events that would change Sunny, Jesse and their 2 children's lives forever! Sunny would spend the next 17 years fighting for freedom in a system that worked hard against her. Through it all she would spend her time in jail spreading love and positivity, teaching everyone she could about the power of meditation. Sunny sadly passed away last year in June 2025. We want to honor her with this episode and use her story as a reminder that no matter what you're faced with keep pushing and keep hope alive. It all starts with your mindset!
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On this episode of Start Spreading the News we talk about KNICKS IN 5!!! A huge Epstein update, the acquittal of Rick Chow and murder of Cyrus Carmack-Belton, Philadelphia banning carriage horses, the bungee jumper who was killed in Brazil and the teacher Russ has officially named HUNK of the year!!
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On this episode of Wife of Crime we are traveling back in time to December of 2020 when we first covered the case of The Tiede Family! This episode has lived rent free in Russ's head for years. It's by far one of his favorite episodes we've ever done. We will talk about what was going on in our lives when we first recorded it, what we think of the case today and how far we've come since then! This was a lot of fun to make and reminisce about! This case has that NOT ME NOT TODAY energy we all love!
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When 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez got into an Uber headed for the Hollywood Hills, she believed she was going to see someone she loved. Months later, her remains would be discovered inside the front trunk of a Tesla registered to rising music star David Burke aka D4vd. In this episode, we unravel the disturbing timeline prosecutors say led from a secret relationship to one of the most shocking criminal cases we've talked about. I tell Russ all about how David's career exploded, who Celeste Hernandez was and the dangerous line between being loved and being consumed.
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Alex Murdaugh's conviction has been overturned!! Way back in 2021 we were one of the first podcasts to talk about this insane case. So today we bring you an episode we like to call Wife of Crime Rewind! We talk all about the new developments in the case and then we rewind and go back to our original episode so you can hear all the background information you may have forgotten. Stay tuned for the end of the episode when we go back to the future and we talk about the big thing Russ got right!
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