The Cindy Problem

Oct 3, 2022 MrBallen Podcast
In February of 1985, a couple (a man and a woman) were sitting inside of a car chatting about their relationship, when the woman finally just turned to the man and said, “OK, you have to tell me, it’s now or never.” The man looked at her, and could see she was serious, and so after a long pause, the man sighed and then leaned across the center console of the car, and whispered something into her ear. Little did he know, she was not the only person who could hear him.

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Note about content:

We do not do any original reporting. The stories we tell are based on events that we research and describe using existing source material.

While we make every effort to use the best quality sources we can access within our production deadlines, and while we make every effort to verify facts through multiple sources, we do make occasional mistakes, and we cannot verify the accuracy of the source material we use.

Please note that creative liberties have been taken in the creation and presentation of the material on which we have based this podcast.

HIGH QUALITY:

Ray v. State:

https://www.leagle.com/decision/19881...

Inmate record of David West: https://inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateS...

Custodial death report of Cynthia Ray Campbell:

https://oagtx.force.com/cdr/VIPForm__...

Obituary of the Campbells

https://www.newspapers.com/image/2086...

BOOKS:

Olsen, Jack. Cold Kill: The True Story of a Murderous Love New York: Atheneum, 1987.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON WEB:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archiv...

https://apnews.com/article/b5ec69c275...

Rookie PI cracks the case

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-x...

SUBSCRIPTION NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:

February 1985:

Woman faces charges for mother’s murder (2/25)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/5890...

Woman charged in hired killing of her parents (2/26)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/5902...

Romance snares suspect (2/27)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/2995...

March 1985:

Relatives sue woman accused in slayings of her parents (3/2)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/7582...

Bond set for daughter in hired killing of parents (3/5)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/3635...

Private eye will probe case broken by another detective (3/8)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/7600...

Detective who romanced man into confession would do it again (3/14)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/5902...

Woman no-billed in mother’s death (3/15)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/5902...

Woman’s son plays key role in made for tv murder case (3/24)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/5925...

December 1985:

Girlfriend taped murder confession (12/2) https://www.newspapers.com/image/6390...