188: The Mysterious Death of Greg Fleniken & a Love Triangle

Published: Sept. 22, 2021, 11:30 a.m.

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When Detective Scott Apple entered room 348 of the MCM Elegante Hotel, he didn\\u2019t think he had a mystery on his hands. A man named Greg Fleniken lay dead on the floor. The hotel room showed no signs of a struggle. Greg\\u2019s wallet contained more than $1,000. His body showed no obvious signs of trauma. Clearly, he hadn\\u2019t been the victim of a robbery or foul play. It seemed a lifetime of smoking had caught up with him. But an autopsy revealed otherwise.
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Then Brandi tells us about a love triangle. Rachel Wade and Sarah Ludemann were in love with the same guy -- Josh Camacho. But rather than turn their anger toward the guy who was playing them both, Rachel and Sarah battled one another. Sarah showed up at Rachel\\u2019s work to harass her. They left each other nasty voicemails. Then, on the evening of April 14, 2009, Rachel headed over to an ex-boyfriend\\u2019s house. But before she left, she tucked a knife into her purse.\\xa0
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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.
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In this episode, Kristin pulled from:
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\\u201cThe Body in Room 348\\u201d by Mark Bowden for Vanity Fair
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\\u201cI know what you did,\\u201d episode of 20/20
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\\u201cTrial nixed in civil suit over notorious death at MCM Elegante Hotel,\\u201d by David Yates for the Southeast Texas Record
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\\u201cWife of man found dead at MCM Elegante proceeds with lawsuit,\\u201d by Sarah Moore for the Beaumont Enterprise
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\\u201cUpdate: Lance Mueller gets 10 year prison sentence for shooting,\\u201d The Chippewa Herald
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In this episode, Brandi pulled from:
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\\u201cOne teen boy, two teen girls and homicide\\u201d by Lane DeGregory, Tampa Bay Times
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\\u201cRachel Wade Sentenced: Teenage Love Triangle Murderer Gets 27 Years for Death of Sarah Ludemann\\u201d by Kevin Hayes, CBS News
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\\u201cTeen love triangle: Street fight over boyfriend ends in death\\u201d True Crime Daily
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\\u201cRachel Wade\\u201d episode Snapped
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\\u201cWoman found guilty in death of love rival\\u201d by Mark Douglas, The Tampa Tribune
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\\u201cRachel Wade\\u201d wikipedia.org\\n
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