Episode 256 - The Serpent Keeper - The Death of Ryelee Manente-Powell
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
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4.4 • 6.5K Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
You’ll hear how an 18-year-old father was shot dead minutes after Angela’s discovery and how one split-second decision left a teenager dead, his mother imprisoned, and a former police officer on trial — leaving a small community to question whether it was self-defense or a calculated execution.
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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger
Editing:
Aiden Wolf
Sources:
Stolen Reptile Murder Trial | WI v. William Zelenski - On the Docket
WATCH LIVE: Stolen Reptile Murder Trial — WI v. William Zelenski
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WATCH LIVE: Stolen Reptile Murder Trial — WI v. William Zelenski — Day Four
VERDICT REACHED: Stolen Reptile Murder Trial — WI v. William Zelenski — Day Five
WATCH LIVE: Stolen Reptile Murder Trial — WI v. William Zelenski — Sentencing
‘Fight Like a Man!’: Video Shows Deadly Confrontation Between Exotic Pet Owner and Teen Thief
Exotic Pet Owner Gunned Down Teen Thief with Double Barrell Shotgun: Prosecutor
Teen Attacked Exotic Pet Owner Before Deadly Shooting, Defense Claims
Victim's Mother Testifies to Night of Murder in Stolen Reptile Murder Trial
Obituary
R.I.P Rylee Manente-Powell Facebook Page
Zelenski gets life with chance of parole
Waupaca County mom sentenced to prison for son’s death after reptile theft
Former sheriff’s deputy sits stone-faced as jury convicts him of killing teen over stolen reptiles
Jury convicts Zelenski
Victim’s mother slated for homicide trial
Victim’s mother pleads no contest
Woman sent to prison for son’s death
Zelenski’s homicide trial continues
Zelenski testifies at homicide trial
Exclusive: Photo Shows Ryelee Manente-Powell's Family Praying
Domestic abuse charges filed
Green Bay Press-Gazette Wed, Aug 30, 2023
Ashton Criminal Complaint
William Criminal Complaint
Tiffany Criminal Complaint
Waupaca homicide suspect agrees to sell his exotic animals to pay for his defense
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| 0:33.3 | The Thank you. I'm going to comes to you with an |
| 1:12.8 | urgent message. There's something in the basement that shouldn't be there. You open the door, |
| 1:19.6 | flick on the light, and descend the stairs. What you find at the bottom stops you cold, |
| 1:27.2 | dozens of eyes staring back at you. |
| 1:30.6 | There's a Nile crocodile, a red-tailed boa constrictor, and a Burmese python. |
| 1:38.1 | There's a collection of venomous lizards, but most terrifying of all, you see a West African goboon viper, an extremely deadly snake with the largest fangs on earth. |
| 1:52.4 | This is exactly what happened to Angela Borzik on October 19, 2020, in her Wapagga Wisconsin home. The mere sight of these exotic and dangerous reptiles |
| 2:06.0 | was terrifying enough. But even more frightening for Angela was the realization. She knew exactly |
| 2:14.7 | where they'd come from, and who'd put them there. |
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