Fallen Star // 170

This episode is available early and ad-free on Invisible Choir + on Apple Podcasts and Patreon, and is scheduled for regular release on Sunday, May 10th, 2026.

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How do you know when that bump in the night is something warranting concern?  For Yoko Willette, she would discover that her fear regarding a loud banging noise in her home in the middle of the night was justified when she made a horrifying discovery inside her son’s room the next morning…

Written by Trevor Pason, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

Written/Audio Sources:

1. ‘Very shocking’: Mother of Henderson man killed and decapitated talks about finding body  

2. Mother Heard Strange Noise Before Discovering Beheaded Son 

3. NV v. Devyn Michaels: Love Triangle Beheading Trial | Court TV 

4. Officers Recall Discovering Decapitated Body at Crime Scene 

5. Mixing Bleach and Ammonia - Here's What Happens

6. Man Was Decapitated After Being Murdered: Medical Examiner

7. Hyoid bone fracture - Wikipedia

8. 'Wrapped up in blankets and bloody': Girlfriend of man whose smoking, headless corpse was found in his bed faces murder charge | Law & Crime 

9. Nevada judge excludes abuse accusations in decapitation trial | Courthouse News Service

10. Away from jury, detective testifies about disposal of victim’s head in decapitation case

11. Devyn Michaels’ Husband Recounts Moment He Learned of Father’s Death 

12. Husband of Accused Ex-Boyfriend Killer Takes the Stand

13. Johnathan Willette Obituary 

14. Nikki Fairchild - Biography - IMDb 

15. Who is Devyn Michaels? Woman Decapitates Kids’ Father, Puts Head in Trash - Newsweek 

16. Nevada judge excludes abuse accusations in decapitation trial | Courthouse News Service 

17. Las Vegas judge sentences ex-porn star to 28 years to life for beheading ex-husband 

18. Las Vegas man says he slept with stepmom for years before father's murder 

19. Las Vegas murder trial begins for ex-porn star accused of beheading father of her children

20. Deviere & Devyn Marriage Certificate 

21. Las Vegas woman told judge she 'was not an abusive person' days after police suspect she decapitated father

22. Prosecutor: Woman Brutally Beheaded Kids’ Father 

23. Las Vegas woman told judge she 'was not an abusive person' days after police suspect she decapitated father

24. 'He stopped moving,' Ex-porn star says she hit victim before Henderson police found him decapitated 

25. Away from jury, detective testifies about disposal of victim’s head in decapitation case

26. Las Vegas beheading trial: Ex-porn star accused of driving with victim's phone after murder

27. Arrest report: Woman arrested after boyfriend's headless body found in Henderson home 

28. Son testifies he had affair with stepmom, who is now on trial for killing dad in Henderson

29. Accused Killer's Daughter Sent Voicemails About Mother's Whereabouts 

30. Woman charged with decapitating boyfriend in Henderson withdraws guilty plea 

31. Woman convicted of decapitating Henderson man sentenced to 28 years to life

32. Devyn Michaels pleads guilty to killing of Henderson man found headless | Homicides  

33. Vegas woman recants guilty plea in decapitation case, halts sentencing | Courthouse News Service 

34. Away from jury, detective testifies about disposal of victim’s head in decapitation case  

35. Woman accused of decapitating ex-boyfriend and tossing his head in the trash makes plea deal | Law & Crime 

36. Defense Points to Dead Man's Son as Real Killer 

37. Accused Killer Took Advantage of Beheaded Lover's Son: State 

38. Las Vegas murder trial begins for ex-porn star accused of beheading father of her children

39. Defense Points to Dead Man's Son as Real Killer 

40. Son testifies he had affair with stepmom, who is now on trial for killing dad in Henderson 

41. Las Vegas murder trial begins for ex-porn star accused of beheading father of her children 

42. Accused Killer Took Advantage of Beheaded Lover's Son: State 

43. Former Adult Film Star Beheaded Ex-Husband Before She Married His Son | Us Weekly 

44. Killer says ex-lover had no role in her husband's slaying: 'I murdered him because I wanted her' 

45. Boyfriend Beheading Murder Trial: Full Sentencing Hearing 

Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “Cloudsight” by Red Dictionary 

• Closing Track: “Minor Majority” by Martin Baekkevold; “Death Whistle OUTRO” by Michael Ojibway

Music & Sound Effect Sources

All music and sound effects used with express permission under unlimited blanket license authority from Epidemic Sound ® and SoundStripe ®.  Individual sources are available via request at info@invisiblechoir.com