Two women, both mentally impaired, in love, living apart, wanting to be together. What’s stopping them? One, living in a care facility—her caretakers. The other—her mother, her caretaker.

Divorce is ugly more often than it’s not. Custody battles. Financial settlements. Division of property. Oftentimes, when the wife is a stay-at-home mom who didn’t contribute financially to the family, the money settlement is especially aggravating for the working husband.

One way to get rid of the competition is to hire some thugs to deal with him—in the most permanent way.

Were they friends? The 41-year-old man and the 88-year-old woman. He said they were.

Small towns often evoke images of peaceful streets, friendly neighbors, and quiet nights. Yet beneath this calm surface, some communities harbor dark secrets and gripping stories of crime that captivate and intrigue.