Turtle Dove // 183

This episode is available early and ad-free on Invisible Choir + on Apple Podcasts and Patreon, and is scheduled for free/regular release on Sunday, November 8th, 2026.

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When Nathaniel Huey Jr. was unfaithful to his long-term girlfriend, Ermalinda Palomo, in 2023, things spiraled out of control quickly. He began receiving messages from mysterious individuals claiming to be part of Mexican and Bulgarian gangs threatening his life. Soon, Ermalinda and the woman he had been seeing secretly, started being harassed as well. The messages he received over the span of years began to weigh on Nate’s mental health, and he became desperate, paranoid and confused, leading him to take drastic action… 

Written by Sam Foster, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

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Written/Audio Sources: 

1. FOIA: Romeoville Murders Police Reports

2. FOIA: Ermalinda Palomo and Nathaniel Huey Jr. Text Message Transcripts

3. FOIA: Ermalinda Palomo and Zoriada Bartolomei Text Message Transcripts 

4. FOIA: Zoraida Bartolomei and Alberto Rolon Text Message Transcripts 

5. FOIA: Romeoville Police Body-worn Camera Footage

6. Ill. Woman Allegedly Tricked Her Fiancé Into Killing Family of Four After Discovering Affair

7. How a 'missing, endangered' woman was the mastermind behind a Romeoville quadruple-murder

8. Police docs paint horrifying picture in shocking Romeoville murders – NBC Chicago

9. Woman found with man suspected of killing Chicago-area family was shot dead, her attorney says 

10. Romeoville police investigating deaths of 2 adults, 2 kids as murder; killer not among victims

11. Oklahoma police detail pursuit of Romeoville murder suspect – NBC Chicago  

12. Shooter Nathaniel Huey, Jr.'s fiancée Ermalinda Palomo was mastermind behind 2023 murder of Romeoville family, police files show - ABC7 Chicago  

13. Police chase of Romeoville murders suspect Nathaniel Huey Jr. ends with burning vehicle near Tulsa, OK: VIDEO - ABC7 Chicago 

14. Murder weapon never recovered from Romeoville family mass shooting, police confirm

15. Red flags and warnings led up to mass murder of Romeoville family, police files show 

16. ‘Person of interest’ in Romeoville family’s slaying ‘is a victim’: lawyer - Chicago Sun-Times

17. Romeoville family’s suspected killer dead from gunfire after car crash - Chicago Sun-Times

18. Suspect had relationship with mother killed in Romeoville family slayings, police say

19. Family of woman implicated in Romeoville slayings extends ‘extreme condolences’ to victims’ family – Shaw Local  

20. Romeoville shooter’s fiancée was brains behind family murder plot: Investigators | WGN-TV

21. Police Reveal Chilling Details Behind Shocking Illinois Quadruple Murder – Crime Online

22. A Romeoville Love Triangle Turns Deadly | Nathaniel Huey Jr. | by Love and Murder | Medium

23. Deadly Deception. The Cartel, the Affair, and the… | by Nikki Young | Medium 

24. A Woman’s Jealous Catfishing Plot Led Her Fiancé To Kill An Entire Family, Police Say

25. Absalom and Achitophel | The Poetry Foundation                                    

Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “Second Domain” by Christian Andersen 

• Closing Tracks: “Procession of Time” by Rand Aldo; “Death Whistle OUTRO” by Michael Ojibway

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