Mother and Wife Murdered after Exposing Son's Gay Affair to Family

A shocking small-town murder rocked Bridgeport, Nebraska, in June 2013 when beloved mother Vivian Crowden was found brutally stabbed in her own home. As investigators uncovered dark family secrets, they zeroed in on her 22-year-old son, David Michael Crowden, whose hidden relationship with his best friend, Brody Carter, became a key motive. With twists involving a staged robbery, a pawn shop tip, and an emotional courtroom battle, this gripping true crime case reveals how fear, shame, and deception led to an unthinkable tragedy.