The Murder of Avis Banks

A smart and dedicated daycare provider is thrilled to be expecting her first child with her fiancé, a middle school teacher and basketball coach. But as the couple prepares for the baby and their upcoming wedding, deceit and darkness plague their relationship, eventually resulting in a tragic murder. Sources: Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203939147/avis_marie-banks Clarion-Ledger: https://www.newspapers.com/image/185554507/?match=1&terms=%22avis%20banks%22%20 Mississippi vs. Carla Hughes: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ms-supreme-court/1604051.html Forensic FIles: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1747028/ Clarion-Ledger: https://www.newspapers.com/image/185601857/?match=1&terms=%22avis%20banks%22%20 Clarion-Ledger: https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/04/27/gofund-account-convicted-ex-teacher-carla-hughes/83589426/ Clarion-Ledger: https://www.newspapers.com/image/185555872/?match=1&terms=%22avis%20banks%22%20 Clarion-Ledger: https://www.newspapers.com/image/185574654/?match=1&terms=%22avis%20banks%22%20 The Vicksburg Post: https://www.newspapers.com/image/1041981206/?match=1&terms=%22avis%20banks%22%20 Snapped: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1751781/ Picayune Item: https://www.picayuneitem.com/2009/10/man-testifies-he-did-not-kill-his-pregnant-fiancee/ Oxygen: https://www.oxygen.com/a-wedding-and-a-murder/crime-time/pregnant-woman-stabbed-shot-fiance-girlfriend Clarion-Ledger: https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-avis/129027361/ Justice 4 Carla: https://justice4carla.blogspot.com/2015/03/carla-hughes-was-framed-hughes-is.html American Monster S7E5 "With Honors" Scorned: Love Kills S1E12 "Hot & Sweet" Forensic Files S14E9 "Textbook Murder" This Week's Episode Brought to You By: Ice Cold Case | In 2002, my dad was murdered in the doorway of his home. Now, I am ready to find answers to the coldest case in Belmont County, Ohio. This is the story of a daughter desperate for justice, for closure, for someone to care. It doesn't get more personal than this. | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ice-cold-case/id1685378007 BetterHelp - Convenient and affordable online therapy and counseling - https://betterhelp.com/lovemurder for 10% off your first month Hello Bello - Go to hellobello.com/LOVEMURDER, to get 30 PERCENT OFF your first customized bundle, AND a full-size freebie product of your choice. Hiya Health - Essential Super Nutrients for Kids - https://hiyahealth.com/LOVEMURDER for 50% off your first order Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman

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Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette team up each week to tell stories of love and relationships gone fatally wrong. This show is all about seemingly normal people driven to terrible madness by passion and rage. Hang out with your new best friends each week to discover how someone can go from sweet to murderous in the blink of an eye, and to hear all the ways murder can give love a real bad name.