This episode contains discussion of animal cruelty, abuse, and disturbing criminal conduct.
This episode follows the story of "Norma" and "Chad Styles" (names changed for privacy), beginning with Chad's mysterious death in June 1999 in Okeechobee, Florida.
As investigators examined the circumstances surrounding his death, they uncovered a disturbing pattern of criminal activity. What began as a baffling death investigation soon became part of a story that attracted national and international attention.
Drawing primarily from archived newspaper coverage, this episode examines the facts that can be confirmed, the questions that were never definitively answered, and the complicated legal and moral issues surrounding Norma's involvement.
It also explores the limitations of the legal system at the time and the human consequences often hidden behind sensational headlines.
American Crush was researched, written, and produced by a real human, Tyler Martinez.
The voice used for this episode was a professional grade clone, trained on 3 hours of audio recorded by Tyler Martinez using his grief novel Ordinary Sun. Trained entirely on his own words, with his own voice.
You can license his voice for your own projects at Elevenlabs.io:
Ordinary Sun - Reflective Narration (Used for this Podcast)
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If you'd like him to record something for you without the use of AI, you can visit OrdinarySun.com for more information, or contact him at OrdinaryVoice@outlook.com.
The excellent music for this episode was created by a very real human being.
"Indie Rockin' 5" is an original song produced by MareProduction. You can use it for your own project by visiting: https://freesound.org/s/350810/
License: Attribution 4.0
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