{"podcast":{"title":"Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide","slug":"love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide-1319674","podcast_index_feed_id":1319674,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4348896/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.murderandlove.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/576adf70a3643a703c0c1a5f899160b0.jpg","author":"Love and Murder","episode_count":594,"summary":"What drives people to hurt the ones they love? Every week on Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide, we’ll go on a journey, together, through true crime relationship stories that were doomed bonds from the start. You won't be alone. I, Ky Charles, will be on the emotional journey with you; retelling stories of crimes of passion — reacting with raw honesty, passionate rants, and unfiltered frustration when justice isn’t served. 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