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Mike Williams was an avid outdoorsman. So it was no surprise when he headed out early one morning to go duck hunting on Lake Seminole. But it was definitely surprising when Mike wasn\u2019t home by noon. So his wife Denise asked her father and a friend to check on him. They spotted Mike\u2019s vehicle at a remote boat dock, but couldn\u2019t find Mike or his boat anywhere. Searchers eventually discovered Mike\u2019s boat, but couldn\u2019t find his body. As the search continued, investigators discovered \u2013 and ignored \u2013 clues that Mike had been the victim of foul play.
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\nThen Brandi tells us the story of Jema Donahue. Jema had a protective order against her husband, Javon Donahue, but when she came home one day, she says she found him in her basement brandishing a gun. He attacked her, but Jema fought back. She shot Javon four times. Afterward, Jema called 911. Before she said anything, she hung up.
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\nAnd 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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\nIn this episode, Kristin pulled from:
\n\u201cThe voice in the lake\u201d episode of Cold Case Files
\n\u201cMystery in the swamp,\u201d episode of People Magazine Investigates
\n\u201cWife who plotted husband\u2019s murder with his best friend, then married him, gets life in prison,\u201d by Steve Helling for People.com
\n\u201cThreesome twist revealed during testimony in Denise Williams\u2019 murder trial,\u201d by Jackie Salo for the New York Post
\n\u201c\u2018Snowballed\u2019 into murder,\u201d by Karl Etters and Jeff Burlew for the Tallahassee Democrat
\n\u201cDenise Williams, wife convicted in Mike Williams murder, resentenced to 30 years,\u201d by Karl Etters for the Tallahassee Democrat
\n\u201cFlorida Supreme Court declines review of Denise Williams Case,\u201d by Christopher Cann for the Tallahassee Democrat
\n\u201cCrusade to conviction,\u201d by Karl Etters and Jennifer Portman for the Tallahassee Democrat
\n\u201cBrian Winchester grilled as Mike Williams\u2019 family testifies,\u201d by Karl Etters and Jennifer Portman for the Tallahassee Democrat
\n\u201cWilliams murder trial: Denise\u2019s fate will be in jury\u2019s hands today,\u201d by Karl Etters and Jennifer Portman for the Tallahassee Democrat
\n\u201cMan with ties to cold case in jail on unrelated charges,\u201d by Jennifer Portman for the Tallahassee Democrat
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\nIn this episode, Brandi pulled from:
\n\u201cA Mother\u2019s Love\u201d episode I Am A Killer
\n\u201cBuried body found on rural farm in Warrensburg leads to wife's arrest\u201d by Melissa Greenstein, KSHB 41 News
\n\u201cTwo more people charged, additional charges announced against woman who allegedly killed husband\u201d KMBC 9 News
\n\u201cKnob Noster woman who alleged abuse sentenced in husband\u2019s death\u201d by Associated Press, Fox 4 News
\n\u201cMARRIAGE ENDS IN MAYHEM Who is Jema Donahue and where is she now?\u201d By Kevin Quinitchett, The Sun
\n\u201cDonahue receives 10-year sentence on manslaughter charge\u201d by Sue Sterling, johnpicerno.com
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