# Husband Rented a Woodchipper Weeks Before Wife Disappeared | The Murder of Helle Crafts

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Podcast: [Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide](https://stenobird.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide-1319674)
Published: 2026-03-09T11:40:43+00:00
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A Pan Am flight attendant comes home from work during a snowstorm and disappears. Her husband says she left town. But investigators find missing carpet, a rented woodchipper, and something chilling scattered along the banks of a Connecticut river. This is the case of Helle Crafts, one of the first murder convictions in the United States without a body. ************************************************************************************************ Past Episodes Mentioned: Salt Poisoning, “Murder by Omission,” and a 7-Year Wrongful Conviction | Hannah Overton https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-andrew-burd-case-salt-poisoning-murder-by-omission-and-a-7-year-wrongful-conviction-hannah-overton--70381503 ************************************************************************************************ Podcast Promo: Darkcast Network ************************************************************************************************* Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contact Find the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please take some time to Rate, Share, Subscribe! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks for stopping by and remember that it’s All Love and No Murder Yall! Intro music by: Shalash by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalash License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podca…

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