Amy and Stephen Allwine

About this episode

Amy and Stephen Allwine were a happy, devout Christian couple living in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Amy was a successful dog trainer; Stephen, a church elder and IT specialist. Shockingly, in 2016 the FBI came to Amy and warned her that someone had tried to hire a hitman to kill her through a dark web site called Besa Mafia. Who could possibly wish this wonderful, kind woman dead? Months later when Amy was found dead in the couple’s home from a single gunshot wound, it appeared to be a suicide. But the crime scene raised questions.As investigators dug deeper, troubling details emerged—betrayal, secrets, a double life and a twisted version of faith.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://patreon.com/lovemarrykill" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Support us on Patreon</a></b><br /><br />Today's snacks: Entenmann's <a href="https://www.entenmanns.com/p/fudge-iced-golden-cake" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fudge Iced Golden Cake</a> and <a href="https://www.entenmanns.com/p/mini-crumb-cake-12pk?category=111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mini Crumb Cake</a> (thanks Anne!), also <a href="https://www.snackfactory.com/product-line/popums/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pop'ums</a><br /><br />Sources:<ul><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-disrupts-alleged-dark-web-hitmen-in-potential-murder-for-hire-plots/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-disrupts-alleged-dark-web-hitmen-in-potential-murder-for-hire-plots/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5312457/Man-trial-killing-wife-staging-like-suicide.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5312457/Man-trial-killing-wife-staging-like-suicide.html</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/stephen-allwine-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-wifes-murder" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.fox9.com/news/stephen-allwine-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-wifes-murder</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/383606874/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/383606874/</a></li><li><a href="https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-iba-3&amp;ei=UTF-8&amp;hsimp=yhs-3&amp;hspart=iba&amp;p=Besa+Mafia&amp;vm=r&amp;type=dkff_9317_FFW_ZZ#id=2&amp;vid=6fbc51b0d98560a0bf5e23089b4de999&amp;action=click" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-iba-3&amp;ei=UTF-8&amp;hsimp=yhs-3&amp;hspart=iba&amp;p=Besa+Mafia&amp;vm=r&amp;type=dkff_9317_FFW_ZZ#id=2&amp;vid=6fbc51b0d98560a0bf5e23089b4de999&amp;action=click</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/convicted-dark-net-killer-claims-innocence-i-couldnt-have-done-it" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.fox9.com/news/convicted-dark-net-killer-claims-innocence-i-couldnt-have-done-it</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/dark-web-bitcoin-murder-cottage-grove/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.wired.com/story/dark-web-bitcoin-murder-cottage-grove/</a></li></ul>