About Time for True Crime

Episode 228: The Bugs Bunny Defense
In 2007, Linda Duffy placed a frantic call to 9-1-1 claiming she’d accidentally shot her husband. Patrick and Linda had been married 18 years, and according to Linda, they often joked and played acting out some Looney Tunes skits. She claimed while she was joking, she aimed a gun at him, pulled the trigger, and to her surprise, it fired. Her defense became known as the Bugs Bunny defense.
Tune in to this episode to learn more!
Email us at: [email protected]
Follow us on IG: @about.time.for.true.crime.pod
Linktree
Don’t forget to rate, follow, download, and tell a friend!
Sources
48 Hours
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-the-bugs-bunny-defense-48-hours-investigates-the-shooting-death-of-patrick-duffey/
https://da.lacounty.gov/sites/default/files/press/042415_Woman_Sentenced_to_Prison_for_Fatally_Shooting_Husband_in_2007.pdf
https://mynewsla.com/life/2025/11/06/appeal-dismissed-in-case-of-woman-convicted-of-husbands-shooting-death/
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/690e2bb5330422c04f8a8b1a
https://patch.com/california/baldwinpark/conviction-upheld-husbands-shooting-death
https://moviedelic.com/patrick-albert-duffey/

Episode 227: The Bali Suitcase Murder
Heather Mack always had a contentious, chaotic relationship with her mother Sheila in which Heather was the aggressor. After dozens of 911 calls regarding abuse in the home, Sheila’s friends encouraged her to kick Heather out of their home. By 2014, Heather was 19 and dating a man named Tommy Schaefer, who Sheila disapproved of. She thought she and her daughter could reconnect on a vacation to Bali, Indonesia. Unbeknown to Sheila, Heather had used her credit card to purchase plane tickets for Tommy to join them on vacation. When Sheila’s body was discovered in a suitcase in the trunk of a taxi, police didn’t need to look far to find her killers. (TW: violence, DV, abortion)
DV Resources (US):
The Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/
Call 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788
https://nrcdv.org/

Tune in to this episode to learn more!
Email us at: [email protected]
Follow us on IG: @about.time.for.true.crime.pod
Linktree
Don’t forget to rate, follow, download, and tell a friend!
Sources
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Episode 226: Viktoria Nasyrova
Viktoria Nasyrova is a Russian native who landed herself on interpol’s radar after allegedly committing a murder in Russia before fleeing to New York City where she attempted to murder at least one more. Viktoria had befriended Alla Aleksenko, her neighbor in Russia, and the two had grown close. When Alla stopped answering her daughter Nadia’s calls, flags were raised. Viktoria had taken off to NYC before charges were filed. Once there, she used poisoned cheesecake (you read that right) in the attempted murder of a Ukrainian lookalike, Olga Tsvyk, to steal her passport. Viktoria worked as an escort/dominatrix who would often sedate her clients before robbing them. It’s unknown what her murder count truly is.
Tune in to this episode to learn more!
Email us at: [email protected]
Follow us on IG: @about.time.for.true.crime.pod
Linktree
Don’t forget to rate, follow, download, and tell a friend!
Sources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ1FM0gnyiM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OjhgnmVMP0
Viktoria Nasyrova sentenced to 21 years for poisoned cheesecake murder attempt | CNN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Era_of_Stagnation

Episode 225: Lee Cawthon, the Murder of Rebecca Cawthon
Lee Cawthon began dating Genie Gagnon in high school, and throughout their marriage, he was in all ways, abusive. His step-cousin Becky began babysitting their children, and a romance budded between Lee and Becky. Though Genie did not consent, Becky was soon a third partner in their marriage before Genie saw her chance to run away with her children. Lee and Becky married, and continued introducing other women into their relationship. In 2017, they allowed their first male partner, which seemingly started an even faster downward spiral that would result in Becky’s murder. (TW: violence, SA, childhood SA, animal cruelty, suicide)
DV Resources (US):
The Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/
Call 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788
https://nrcdv.org/
Tune in to this episode to learn more!
Email us at: [email protected]
Follow us on IG: @about.time.for.true.crime.pod
Linktree
Don’t forget to rate, follow, download, and tell a friend!
Sources
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Evil Lives Here S13 E9

Episode 225: Lee Cawthon, the Murder of Rebecca Cawthon
Lee Cawthon began dating Genie Gagnon in high school, and throughout their marriage, he was in all ways, abusive. His step-cousin Becky began babysitting their children, and a romance budded between Lee and Becky. Though Genie did not consent, Becky was soon a third partner in their marriage before Genie saw her chance to run away with her children. Lee and Becky married, and continued introducing other women into their relationship. In 2017, they allowed their first male partner, which seemingly started an even faster downward spiral that would result in Becky’s murder. (TW: violence, SA, childhood SA, animal cruelty, suicide)
DV Resources (US):
The Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/
Call 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788
https://nrcdv.org/
Tune in to this episode to learn more!
Email us at: [email protected]
Follow us on IG: @about.time.for.true.crime.pod
Linktree
Don’t forget to rate, follow, download, and tell a friend!
Sources
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Evil Lives Here S13 E9