Nature vs. Nurture // 162

This episode is available early and ad-free on Invisible Choir + on Apple Podcasts and Patreon, and is scheduled for regular/free release on Sunday, January 25th, 2026.

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Just after midnight on June 22nd, 2019, a disturbing 911 call was made by two children, who reported that they had just been stabbed in their home.  As police arrived on scene, they made two horrific discoveries.  One was the dead body of 62-year-old Diane Madison, grandmother of the attacked children.  The other was the fact that just six years earlier, police had been called to this same home for a completely different case… 

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

Written/Sources:

1. Cleveland man sentenced to life in prison for killing grandma, stabbing 3 other family members 

2. FOIA: 911 Call Audio

3. FOIA: Incident Report

4. Cleveland teen indicted on multiple charges for allegedly killing grandmother, stabbing 3 children | wkyc.com

5. 18-year-old man charged for murder of 67-year-old woman, stabbing 3 children | FOX8 WGHP 

6. Man pleads not guilty to fatally stabbing woman, injuring 3 children 

7. Serial killer Michael Madison's mother killed in stabbing on CLE's East Side, 3 children injured

8. Cleveland man pleads guilty to charges of killing grandmother, stabbing siblings and cousin; sentenced to life in prison

9. Cleveland man sentenced to life in prison for killing grandma, stabbing 3 other family members 

10. Neighbors: Woman killed in Cleveland Saturday is mother of convicted serial killer Michael Madison 

11. Serial killer's mother allegedly killed by grandson in Cleveland 

12. 🩸 Serial Killer Interview - MICHAEL MADISON, Hints At More Killings - Phil Chalmers 

13. Ohio sex offender pleads not guilty to slayings, could get death  

14. East Cleveland serial killer Michael Madison has his execution date postponed 

15. Michael Madison | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers

16. Neighbors search abandoned Cleveland homes for more bodies 

17. INSIDE ACCUSED SERIAL KILLER MICHAEL MADISON'S HOME - A SCOTT TAYLOR INVESTIGATION

18. Victim's mother speaks 

19.  Cause of Death Released in East Cleveland Murders 

20. State of Ohio v. Michael Madison

21. Michael Madison - Wikipedia 

22. Teen victim of alleged Cleveland serial killer was 'a good girl' 

23. After 3 bodies found, mayor warns: ‘There might be more victims’ | CNN  

24. Michael Madison's ex says the accused serial killer 'can't stand the female species' - cleveland.com 

25. East Cleveland murder victim Angela Deskins was a graduate of Euclid High School who had been missing since June 7 

26. RAW: Michael Madison arraignment 

27. Anthony Sowell - Wikipedia  

28. Serial killer Michael Madison sentenced to death 

29. ​​Serial killer Michael Madison's childhood abuse used as defense to avoid death penalty - cleveland.com 

30. Sonya Richardson explains why her brother attacked serial killer Michael Madison

31. Western Reserve Land Conservancy 

32. Remembering Diane Madison, more than the mother of a serial killer 

33. Remembering Diane Madison, more than the mother of a serial killer | wkyc.com

34. Friends want Diane Madison's life remembered for more than being the mother of a serial killer | wkyc.com

35. Competency hearing ordered for Cleveland man accused of killing a woman and stabbing 3 children

36. Cleveland man gets life in prison in stabbing of grandmother that attorney says may have been result of PCP-laced marijuana  

37. The Shirellda Helen Terry Foundation living out her legacy 11 years after murder

38. East Cleveland serial killer Michael Madison has his execution date postponed 

39. The Shirellda Helen Terry Foundation living out her legacy 11 years after murder  

Music & Sound Effect Sources

Opening Track: “Don’t Go Inside” by Farrell Wooten

Closing Track: “The Web” by Marten Moses ;“Death Whistle OUTRO” by Michael Ojibway

Music & Sound Effect Sources

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