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Episode 68, Season 4 - Diane Newton King and Brad King – Murder Most Perfect

  • Bianca Sloane
  • Jun 16
  • 1 min read

Diane Newton King was the popular and beloved anchorwoman in Battle Creek, Michigan.


Diane seems like she’s on top of the world, but what nobody knows is that she’s being stalked by an obsessed fan.


And when Diane is gunned down in her driveway one night, it seems as though that obsessed fan has gone too far.


Except the real killer was hiding in plain sight.


Listen to the episode HERE.



Photo caption: Diane Marler as a cheerleader in junior high. She was described as vivacious, outgoing and ambitious (credit: "Eye of the Beholder by Lowell Caufiel); Diane had her sights set on a career in TV news (credit: Oxygen); Brad King aka Mr. America as a quarterback on his high school football team. Brad was known to be good-looking, wealthy, and a snappy dresser (credit: "Eye of the Beholder); Diane reporting the news for Channel 41 in Battle Creek, Michigan, a lifelong dream achieved (credit: IMDB); Brad, Diane and Baby Marler (credit: IMDB); Diane and Brad with Brad's daughter, Alissa (credit: "Eye of the Beholder"); Brad during his murder trial (credit: CourtTV); Example of the news coverage surrounding Diane's murder (credit: OIDV Project of Michigan)



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