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True Crime Vault: Burning Bed

2024/10/16
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Jennifer Skipski and Paul Zumott were a young couple living in Palo Alto. Their tumultuous relationship ended with Jennifer's death in a fire. The investigation focuses on Paul, given their history of domestic disputes.
  • Jennifer, a successful real estate agent, and Paul, a hookah lounge owner, had a volatile relationship.
  • Jennifer's body was found on a burning bed, initially suggesting an accident.
  • Evidence of accelerant on the body and Paul's clothes pointed to arson.
  • Jennifer died from strangulation before the fire started.

Shownotes Transcript

They were a young couple living the good life in Palo Alto, California. She, a beautiful, ambitious, real estate agent and he, the fun-loving owner of a local hookah lounge. In this story, a tumultuous 2-year romance leads to fiery passion and then murder. How did the relationship become so volatile, and who is responsible for the death? What follows is a shocking tale of love gone awry, and a history of domestic violence that lay just below the surface.

Originally Aired 03/25/11

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