Green Bay police officers are dispatched to a house following a disturbing 911 call from the resident who believed she had found her son's head in a bucket. As investigators search the basement of the house, they uncover a gruesome crime.

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The Basement

Wisconsin is no stranger to high-profile cases and horrific murderers, from the notorious Jeffrey Dahmer to the perplexing Ed Gein. But on a cold night in February 2022, a new name was added to the list of Wisconsin’s worst: Taylor Schabusiness. From the outset, the details of the case shocked even the most hardened detectives and traumatized young rookies. Using Law&amp;Crime Network’s gavel-to-gavel coverage, Severed Affair provides an in-depth narrative of the disturbing case. The Law&amp;Crime original podcast uses exclusive audio and court footage to piece together the gruesome story.

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Former YouTube “momfluencer” Ruby Franke was known for her no-nonsense parenting style, but authorities now say that "tough love" was actually child abuse. Franke's 12-year-old son escaped from the Utah home of her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, where he was reportedly starved and tied up with duct tape alongside his sister. As law enforcement dug deeper, they uncovered torture, injuries, and emotional harm inflicted by Franke and Hildebrandt. Law&Crime takes you behind the scenes, from Ruby and Jodi's path to internet stardom, to the investigation that brought them down. We also take you inside the courtroom as they face justice in this Law&Crime original podcast, The Rise and Fall of Ruby Franke.

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Any true crime fan knows, the cases that disturb us the most all have one thing in common: the elusive why. What turns a regular person…into a monster? That’s where KILLER PSYCHE comes in. Host Candice DeLong, a former FBI criminal profiler considered a legend in the field, spends each episode digging into the psyche of one killer. 

Using proven and effective psychological methods and profiling techniques, she’s able to venture inside the minds of these villains and explain the perverted motivations – ego, power, revenge – that drove them to madness. You’ll feel like a fly on the wall at FBI Headquarters as she cracks a case and once again restores order to the world.

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After the verdicts were rendered in quick succession, Schabusiness is brought back to court to face sentencing and the victim’s family. 

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Aftermath

Charged with intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, and third degree sexual assault, Schabusiness faces two trials - one to determine her guilt, and the other to determine whether she was responsible for her actions.

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Two Trials

As investigators continue to build a case against Taylor Schabusiness, her behavior in court calls her sanity into question.

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The Basement

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