Episode 259 - Roaming Rosie - The VanLife Murder of Emily Ferlazzo
The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories
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4.4 • 6.5K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
You'll hear how a young bride with dreams of traveling the world found herself swept up in a whirlwind romance that seemed perfect for Instagram…and how what began as a romantic getaway in Vermont's autumn foliage, soon ended in murder and a shocking confession.
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VERDICT WATCH: Wedding Anniversary Murder Trial — VT v. Joseph Ferlazzo — Day Five
Joseph Ferlazzo's Sister: I'm Not Here Voluntarily
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| 0:29.0 | those of the minds |
| 0:29.8 | of madness podcast. |
| 0:31.6 | Listener discretion is advised. |
| 0:33.3 | Music The Have you ever wanted to pack up your entire life into a hundred square feet and hit the open road with your favorite person. |
| 1:12.2 | This is the promise of van life. Take a vintage bus or weathered van, |
| 1:17.5 | gut the interior, and transform it into a tiny home on wheels. It's a seductive vision, |
| 1:24.5 | full of morning mountain coffees and sunset yoga by the beach. |
| 1:29.0 | And this alternative lifestyle has become increasingly popular in the age of social media. |
| 1:35.5 | Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok are full of young couples sharing their hashtag van life stories. |
| 1:42.3 | But behind the carefully filtered photos lurks a darker reality. In such |
| 1:48.0 | close quarters, there's no escape when tensions rise. For couples in healthy relationships, this |
| 1:55.6 | intensity could strengthen their bond. But for those in a toxic one, it can become a pressure cooker. |
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