Ep. 143 - The Murders of Melissa Haferman (Melissa Love) and Amanda Wood

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In 1999, country singer Melissa Love (born Melissa Haferman) was on the way home from recording her first album in Nashville when she encountered a burgeoning serial killer. For four and a half years, police had no real leads. That is, until a woman found the body of 24-year-old Amanda Wood in her basement.

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Episode Source List:

https://www.wave3.com/story/1593030/murder-suspect-in-tennessee-confesses-to-killing-country-singer-in-louisville/ 

https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/johnson-city-womans-murder-to-be-featured-on-motives-and-murders/article_46d09d4b-4743-597a-8003-ba7e0d584c00.html#google_vignette   

https://www.wave3.com/story/1600904/police-man-suspected-of-killing-country-singer-said-he-liked-killing-people/ 

https://www.newspapers.com/article/52426000/the-daily-tribune/ 

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.true-crime/c/0B15UMQ4rBs?pli=1 

https://alt.obituaries.narkive.com/yMRNt39P/suspect-in-aspiring-country-singer-s-death-found-hanged-in-his-jail-cell 

“The Ballad of Melissa Love.” Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case. S 4 Ep 9. 26 November 2014.

https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/melissa-a-haferman-birth-1978-death-1999-united-st/55157852