They've been married 19 years. She's intrigued by true crime. He couldn't care less. Can their marriage survive a podcast? Or will it end in murder?Meet the MacArthur's! Your soon-to-be favorite dysfunctional true crime couple. Offending your ear holes since 2022. Melissa brings the research and Daniel brings the sarcasm. Telling you cases of other dysfunctional couples whose love affair has ended in murder. With cases you might know and others you've certainly never heard before. You can find us on all podcast streaming services. With over 150 episodes to binge. We also have bonus episodes over at Patreon.com. For a small monetary fee, you get 4 spinoff shows each and every month. When it comes to happily ever after, just remember to: "Be careful, for marriage is a life sentence. And divorce is always the better option"... over Murder!
In this episode Melissa tells Daniel all about The Sociopathic Killer from the book Till Death Do Us Part.
The case featured in this chapter leaves Daniel very heated. No apologies. His anger is real …
When a 41-year marriage ends in murder, could it really have been the spouse? Or was it somebody else? Perhaps someone with more of a motive?
Join Melissa as she tells Daniel about two recent cases that will lead to some interesting banter and conversation. What would you do if you were faced with this same choice? Especially if it had to …
In 1985, Gail Beirenbaum went missing from her upper east side Manhattan apartment in broad daylight. Had Gail walked away from her seemingly perfect life with her seemingly perfect doctor husband? O…
Join Daniel as Melissa tells him all about The Control Killer from the second chapter of the book titled ‘Till Death Do Us Part’.
The Control Killer features the 2003 case of Tacoma Washington’s chief…
The MacArthur's decided to release an Afternoon Delight that has only been available, until now, on our Patreon.
When a vacation turns into murder... again.
*Trigger Warning- we talk about traveling a…
Welcome to another addition of Afternoon Delight. In this episode Melissa tells Daniel of a case that has just hit the news outlets.
When an up-and-coming Colombian DJ is found brutally murdered, onl…
When the body of a woman was found lying on the floor of her home with a gunshot wound to her temple, Investigators immediately believe that they are dealing with a possible suicide. But after taking…
On May 5th 2004, a young boy spotted a dark green suitcase floating in the waters of Chesapeake Bay. What was found in that suitcase shocked a nation. Join Daniel as Melissa tells him a case built on…
We'd Love to introduce you to our fellow podcasting friends Randy and Megan, who have been married forever, and their friend John. We were invited on their show in April of 2022, where Melissa discus…
We decided it was time to do a series. Once a month we will be diving into the personality of a killer. But not just any killer, a man or woman who has murdered their significant other. Join us, the …
Happy New Year! 1st episode for 2023, Melissa tells Daniel a case from 2020 with a few twists and turns and of course, murder. Let us know what you think.
Join Daniel as Melissa tells him a case that takes place in beautiful Australia. Would a wife and mother just up and disappear and only leave a note? Most would think not.
On this episode of an Afternoon Delight, Melissa tells Daniel two cases of love gone horrifically wrong within 2022. One case has been resolved and one case has just begun.
In 2006, in Cleveland Ohio, a young man is rushed to the hospital with extreme back pain. Believing it to be kidney stones, medical staff are shocked when 8 hours later he has died from kidney failur…
We as a society tend to take in limited information and immediately make a judgement and or an opinion. Join Daniel as Melissa tells him a case that might make a person question their judgement. In 1…
Are you ready? The crazy conclusion to the murder of Dr. Felix Polk and the first-degree murder trial of his wife of over 20 years, Susan Polk.
In 2002, when a prominent Bay Area psychologist is found dead in his pool house under “unnatural” causes, a web of toxic history begins to unravel. Join Daniel as Melissa tells him the ends and outs …
In 2013, in the city of Germantown Tennessee, Heather Palumbo Jones didn't show up to her job as a kindergarten teacher. Knowing what a nightmare Heather’s contentious divorce had become; her co-wor…