Smoke and Mirrors

Speaker 10:00

Most violent crimes that capture the public's imagination seem larger than life, but sometimes the most terrifying criminals are right next door.

Speaker 20:09

And he's just yelling, "Mataron a mi hijo," which translates to, "They killed my son."

Speaker 10:14

On the Fear Thy Neighbor podcast from ID, we'll explore these true stories and hear what happens when neighborly disputes reach the point of no return.

Rick Rendon· Guest0:22

What do you want?

Rob Terwilliger· Guest0:23

Justice.

Speaker 10:25

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Josh Mankiewicz· Host0:29

[machine whirring] She could feel their eyes on her. She could smell their contempt, even though she could not hear their thoughts. The taunts and catcalls that greeted Cindy Summer that first week in the Las Colinas Women's Detention Center in San Diego were unrelenting.

Cindy Sommer· Guest0:55

Everybody knew who I was. I was very high profile.

Josh Mankiewicz· Host1:00

In a lockup full of accused criminals, Cindy Summer was not just a new fish, she was a celebrity, a husband killer, the arsenic assassin.

Cindy Sommer· Guest1:11

Even, like, the homeless girls that came in from the street knew who I was. I, I... All the deputies knew who I was.

Josh Mankiewicz· Host1:18

And her notoriety was far and wide. Every week brought a new stack of mail, letters from strangers, some offering encouragement,