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Kristin kicks things off with the story of tenured Rutgers University ethics professor Anna Stubblefield. A few years ago, Anna began working with a physically and mentally disabled man. Thanks to a mostly discredited technique called facilitated communication, Anna uncovered what no other professional had ever considered \\u2014 that although DJ\\u2019s body was disabled, his mind was not. The two eventually fell in love.

But were they really in love? And was DJ\\u2019s mind truly functioning at a high level? Did facilitated communication give DJ his voice, or was it Anna talking all along?

Then Brandi tells us the story of family annihilator John List. John appeared to have it all \\u2014 a sprawling mansion, a great job, and a beautiful family. But when John lost his job, he spiraled. Rather than tell his family about their new financial reality, John murdered his wife, his three children, and his mother. John meticulously planned their murders and his escape. He got away with the crimes for 18 years, but John\\u2019s luck ran dry when he was featured in an early episode of America\\u2019s Most Wanted.

And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.

In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
\\n\\u201cThe Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield\\u201d by Daniel Engber, New York Times Magazine
\\n\\u201cThe Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield \\u2014 Revisited\\u201d by Daniel Engber, New York Times Magazine
\\n\\u201cA Second Chance for Anna Stubblefield,\\u201d Slate.com

In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
\\n\\u201cJohn Emil List\\u201d murderpedia.org
\\n\\u201c1971 Family Killer Breaks Silence\\u201d by Austin Goodrich, ABC News
\\n\\u201c\\u2018America\\u2019s Most Wanted\\u2019 Helped Track down This Mass Murderer in 1989\\u201d by Matt Gilligan
\\n\\u201cI Know That What Has Been Done Is Wrong\\u201d New York Times
\\n\\u201cSlaying Suspect Saw 2 Choices, Doctor Testifies\\u201d by Joseph F. Sullivan, New York Times
\\n\\u201cKiller of Family Gets 5 Life Terms\\u201d Associated Press, Los Angeles Times

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