Victim Targets - Spouse Partner

Stephanie Hudnall became the focus of a high-profile Oklahoma homicide investigation following the death of her husband, William "Bill" Hudnall, in June 2011. Although she initially claimed he had died from natural causes, investigators uncovered evidence that Bill had been intentionally poisoned. Following a lengthy investigation and trial, Stephanie Hudnall was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Fotis Dulos became the focus of an internationally publicized criminal investigation after his estranged wife, Jennifer Dulos, disappeared from New Canaan, Connecticut, on May 24, 2019. Prosecutors alleged that Dulos murdered Jennifer during a contentious divorce and child custody dispute before attempting to dispose of evidence. He pleaded not guilty to all charges but died by suicide in January 2020 before his trial began. Jennifer Dulos has never been found and is legally presumed dead.

Danny Johnson became one of Columbus, Ohio's most notorious domestic killers after murdering his girlfriend, 46-year-old Cathleen "Kit Kat" Howatt, at a homeless encampment near the Scioto River in April 2016. The killing followed a violent altercation witnessed by nearby residents who had become accustomed to Johnson's abuse of Howatt. Following a jury trial in 2017, Johnson was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 15 years.

David Tronnes became one of Florida's most notorious domestic killers after murdering his wife, Shanti Cooper-Tronnes, inside their Orlando home in 2018. Prosecutors alleged Tronnes killed Shanti after their marriage deteriorated amid financial disputes and his obsession with renovating their home for profit. He then attempted to disguise the homicide as an accidental fall during construction work. Following a lengthy investigation and trial, Tronnes was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

John Reginald Halliday Christie became one of the United Kingdom's most infamous serial killers after murdering multiple women, including his wife, at his home in Notting Hill, London, during the 1940s and early 1950s. His crimes, committed at 10 Rillington Place, led to one of Britain's greatest miscarriages of justice when Timothy Evans was wrongly convicted and executed before Christie's guilt was uncovered. The case remains one of the most significant in British criminal history.

Rebecca Cleland became known in true crime coverage after being convicted in a conspiracy to murder her husband, Bruce Cleland, during what prosecutors described as a staged “reconciliation dinner” in California. Authorities alleged Cleland orchestrated the killing while pretending to repair the failing marriage, turning what appeared to be a private dinner meeting into a planned execution. The case generated major media attention because of the calculated betrayal involved and the prosecution’s claim that the reconciliation attempt was deliberately used to lure Bruce Cleland into a vulnerable situation before the murder occurred. Investigators later uncovered conspiracy evidence, relationship conflict, and communications tied to the plot. The shocking domestic deception and calculated setup turned the homicide into one of California’s more disturbing spousal murder conspiracy cases.

Bruce Koklich became known in true crime coverage after being convicted in connection with the disappearance and presumed murder of his wife, millionaire real estate broker Jana Koklich, in Michigan. The case generated major media attention because Jana vanished without a trace in 2009, leaving investigators to pursue a homicide prosecution despite never recovering her body.

Vince Marinello became known in true crime coverage after murdering his wife, sports anchor and television personality Trina Edwards Marinello, in a case that shocked Louisiana media circles. Prosecutors alleged Marinello strangled Trina inside their home in 2017 before attempting to stage and conceal aspects of the crime while creating what investigators later described as a disturbing “murder checklist.” The case generated widespread media attention because Trina Edwards Marinello was a well-known New Orleans sports journalist and former television anchor. Investigators later uncovered evidence suggesting Vince Marinello researched homicide methods, evidence concealment, and post-crime planning before the killing. The “murder checklist” allegations, combined with the couple’s deteriorating marriage and Marinello’s deceptive behavior after the homicide, turned the case into one of Louisiana’s most infamous domestic murder prosecutions.