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After 20 years of marriage, Gina was unhappy. Instead of getting a divorce, she began having an affair. But, that wasn’t enough for Gina. She wanted her husband out of the picture completely.

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Episode Page - https://www.murderdownsouth.com/podcasts/2020/2/3/episode-38-mario-scramuzza

NamUs #UP14679 - https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/14679?nav

Episode Sources:

https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_7abe99b5-7f66-5490-8742-84e3a0bdfb8d.html

Covington murder-for-hire: How it happened - Times-Picayune article by Kim Chatelain (May 24, 2016).

https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_872bfe96-f5d5-50bd-a209-5b7526b2c762.html

Woman pleads guilty in St. Tammany murder-for-hire plot, is sentenced to life in prison - Times-Picayune article by Heather Nolan (August 15, 2013).

https://www.oxygen.com/killer-couples/crime-time/mario-scramuzza-murdered-gina-hire-paramedic-louisiana

Louisiana Paramedic Strangled To Death By Disgruntled Wife’s Lover - Oxygen article by Daniel Egitto (October 4, 2019).

https://casetext.com/case/state-v-rodriguez-hernandez

State v. Rodriguez-Hernandez, 2012 KA 1040 (La. Ct. App. Sep. 13, 2013)

https://casetext.com/case/state-ex-rel-rodriguez-hernandez-v-state-2/?PHONE_NUMBER_GROUP=C&NEW_CASE_PAGE=N

State ex rel. Rodriguez-Hernandez v. State, 221 So. 3d 48 (La. 2017)

https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/carlos-rodriguez-la-hitman-escapes-from-jail/83-401803118

Carlos Rodriguez, LA Hitman, Escapes From Jail - WFMY News article by Kelly Heffernan-Tabor (February 22, 2010).

https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_ba3a39f6-15dc-5da0-bc72-c5a0eb8105e2.html

St. Tammany escapee captured through team effort - Times-Picayune article by Jeff Adelson (March 2, 2010).

https://www.nola.com/news/communities/st_tammany/article_fb9fd964-011d-5582-8cc8-772459b7891b.html

Man gets life in Covington murder for hire involving girlfriend, her husband - The Advocate article by Sara Pagones (July 7, 2016).

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/la-court-of-appeal/1874004.html

STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CARLOS ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ. NUMBER 2017 KA 0245. Decided: September 15, 2017.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34445857/mario-j-scramuzza

https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/illegal-status-of-2-men-involved-in-covington-killing-sparks-call-for-reform/347944490

Illegal status of 2 men involved in Covington killing sparks call for reform - 4WWL article by WWL Staff (October 22, 2009).

Cleanser:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtles_Plantation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_Myrtles_Plantation

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Intro Music:

She-Wolf In My Heart (bonus) by Sergey Cheremisinov is licensed under a Attribution License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/The_Signals/Sergey_Cheremisinov_-_The_Signals_-_07_She-Wolf_In_My_Heart_bonus

Outro Music:

Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Trio_for_Piano_Violin_and_Viola