Feds Looking Into Ellen Greenberg, Barry Morphew News, & Man Stabs Wife, Calls Son to Confess

What this episode is about

This discussion covers significant updates in several criminal cases, including Barry Morphew's trial timeline and plea, the disappearance of a child named Boon, and new murder charges against Milong Akbari. The conversation reflects on the disturbing nature of these cases and the broader implications of recent violent incidents in society.

Key takeaways

• In the justice system, 'not guilty' often means 'let's see how tangled this web gets.'
• Missing persons cases remind us that every timeline has chilling implications; Boon vanished at 6 PM, not by chance.
• A seemingly clean record can quickly stain; Cecil Mains now joins the ranks of notoriety with his shocking charges.
• True crime fatigue is real; one week of hope can dissolve into a morbid buffet of horror right after.
• Hair crises and murder trials—who knew they’d both make such riveting podcast material? Tune in for the true chaos.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Annie Elise (Host) · 29 min speaking
• Amy Colette (Guest) · 12 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 5:00: Cecil Mains, Milong Akbari, Orange is the New Black, Succession
2. 5:00 – 10:00: Barry Morphew, Suzanne Morphew, Chad Daybell
3. 10:00 – 15:00: Ellen Greenberg, Chad Daybell, Celsius
4. 15:00 – 20:00: Malikica Boone
5. 20:00 – 25:00: Malikica Boone, Milong Akbari
6. 25:00 – 30:00: Quint
7. 30:00 – 35:00: Jerry Mains, Cecil Mains, Quint
8. 35:00 – 40:00: Cecil Mains
9. 40:00 – 41:10: Barry Morphew

Notable quotes from "Feds Looking Into Ellen Greenberg, Barry Morphew News, & Man Stabs Wife, Calls Son to Confess"

• I think that first I would look a little too aggressive with the tattoos. I would look like that character from Orange is the New Black and Succession. What's their name? Asia something. I would look a little aggressive, I think. But I also.

  about Orange is the New Black · at 4:22

• This back and forth since 2020 of him being arrested, charged, then let go, all of these things, a grand jury reindicted Barry on first-degree murder charges for the murder of…

  about Barry Morphew · at 7:08

• Case update, let's talk about Ellen Greenberg because this is potentially pretty major. Federal authorities are now reviewing the handling of Ellen Greenberg's death, which if…

  about Ellen Greenberg · at 13:06

• Reported missing, the outcome that everybody feared became reality because the authorities announced that 8-year-old Malikica had been found deceased. Now, at this time, at the…

  about Malikica Boone · at 19:09

• Firstdegree murder after prosecutors say he stabbed his wife to death in their kitchen. Then get this, he called his adult son and calmly told him, I killed your mom and I left the house.

  about Milong Akbari · at 22:28

• It's not cute. My closet is like it's squished. I just want like the good stuff. And Quint really does make it easy with elevated essentials that feel effortless but look…

  about Quint · at 29:29

• So this is the case of Cecil Mains and Jerry Mains and it's coming to us out of Indianapolis, Indiana. On the night of December 28th, 2025, police were called to a home in the southeast side of.

  about Jerry Mains · at 32:07

• She later died from her injuries. Now, by the time that the police got there, Cecil, Jerry's husband, he had already left the scene. He was later located during a traffic stop…

  about Cecil Mains · at 33:19

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Barry Morphew — Person · Referenced suspect/defendant in a case update · 3 mentions · first at 7:00
  Central figure in the episode’s lead update: his re-indicted first-degree murder case and upcoming trial timeline for the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew.
• Suzanne Morphew — Person · Referenced victim in a case update · 1 mention · first at 7:59
  Her disappearance and later discovery of remains underpin the Barry Morphew update; forensic findings (tranquilizers) are discussed as key evidence context.
  Suzanne's remains had ended up being found in September of 2023, which was about a year and a half after the first charges against Barry were dropped. Now, when her remains were found, they also.
• Cecil Mains — Person · Referenced suspect/defendant in a case narrative · 4 mentions · first at 0:26
  Accused of murdering his wife Jerry Mains in Indianapolis; the episode focuses on the protective order timing and children’s 911 calls.
• Malikica Boone — Person · Referenced victim in an active investigation · 3 mentions · first at 17:18
  An 8-year-old Navajo Nation child reported missing and found deceased within 24 hours; the episode highlights limited public details and jurisdictional complexity.
• Jerry Mains — Person · Referenced victim in a case narrative · 3 mentions · first at 32:07
  Victim of a fatal shooting allegedly by her husband Cecil Mains; her attempted protective order filing is framed as a key systemic failure point.
• Ellen Greenberg — Person · Referenced victim in a case update · 1 mention · first at 13:06
  Her death (controversially ruled suicide) is discussed as federal authorities review the handling of the investigation, suggesting potential mishandling or cover-up.
• Milong Akbari — Person · Referenced suspect/defendant in a case narrative · 2 mentions · first at 0:20
  Mentioned as charged with first-degree murder and related offenses; later described in detail as allegedly stabbing his wife and triggering an Amber Alert involving a child.
• Chad Daybell — Person · Referenced comparator in commentary · 2 mentions · first at 7:32
  Used as a parallel example to Barry Morphew (odd animal-related explanations) to underscore perceived suspicious behavior patterns in high-profile cases.
  Events in my opinion. He has not been convicted and found guilty, but a lot of shady things with like his story about the chipmunks, which is was so reminiscent of Chad Del…

Products & tech

• Celsius — Product · Incidental mention · 1 mention · first at 12:33
  Mentioned in passing as a product consumed by the host
  What's happening? I'm [clears throat] not tracking it, but I didn't sleep the whole night before cuz I broke open another Celsius. Bad mistake at 5:00 p.m. before Dave and Busters thinking I That's not a nightmare. That's real.

Media & podcasts

• Orange is the New Black — Media · Referenced work · 1 mention · first at 4:26
  Referenced in a humorous context about appearance
• Succession — Media · Referenced work · 1 mention · first at 4:27
  Referenced in a humorous context about appearance
  I think that first I would look a little too aggressive with the tattoos. I would look like that character from Orange is the New Black and Succession. What's their name? Asia something. I would look a little aggressive, I think. But I also.

Sponsors

• Quint — Product · Sponsor · 2 mentions · first at 29:33
  Promoted as a sponsor of the podcast, offering wardrobe essentials

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 Now, not only know Barry Morphy's official plea is not guilty, we know when the trial is going to start, how long it could last. Petitions and headlines calling for someone, anyone, to admit the evidence doesn't make sense. Boon first went missing around 6:00 p.m. yesterday when she was seen playing near a Navajo Housing Authority complex. 46-year-old Milong Akbari is charged with first-degree murder, child endangerment, and armed criminal action.

0:26 Cecil Mains had no criminal record until now. The father of four is now charged with murder. Hey true crime besties. Welcome back to an all new episode of Serlessly. Hello, hello, hello. Welcome back to an all new episode of Serialistly with me, your host Annie Elise. We've got headline highlights today. There is so much to go over. I probably just blew out your ears when I said it that way. Sorry. But hope you guys all are having a good week so far. Um, I'm probably about to ruin it because these stories are beyond grotesque. I mean, the stories we're going over today, the cases we're going over, it's just like, what is wrong with people? I know we said last week that I was hopeful for humanity because we had a little bit of a light week in terms of how many cases were out there. That is not the case this week. There were unfortunately too many to choose from. So, we are going to get into all of it. We are of course

1:49 going to start like we normally start with updates to cases that we have previously discussed. But before I get into that, because I definitely want Amy to weigh in on some of those updates, let's welcome back Amy Colette to the show.

2:04 The intro keeps getting grander and grander. Now there's a drum roll. I know. I feel like maybe it's time to reel it in.

2:10 No. And we fixed Amy's mic. So, I'm here and I'm hopefully much clearer. Yes, because it was a little echoey. That was my bad. So, well, not my bad, but the XLR cable's bad. So, we're back. We're back

2:23 and we've got a lot to talk about. I know. Well, and the polls are in from Instagram. Like, are we shaving your head today live?

2:30 If you don't f That's a helpful note, little call to action. If you don't follow me on Instagram, you definitely should. It's @oreanie Eliss because I'm sharing a lot of my like private life there. And yes, over the weekend or early this week, I guess it was, I posted a real. I have been in crisis. I don't know what color to color my hair. I always this always happens to me.

2:53 I love the family's comments because it was they're like, "Well, you've now been wrestling with this for a while." So, we can tell a change is imminent.

3:00 Yeah, I know. So, in it, I kind of went a little drastic, bought a lot of wigs, did a try- on haul, and I will say bangs are not for me, but I

3:14 I was dying when you all of a sudden just popped your head back up and there's this mermaid hair with bangs and then you kept adjusting them and I'm like, "Please stop doing that. Please." No. And like, but here's the thing. better than me going through this crisis and cutting real bangs.

3:31 Oh, I would I would be here for the real bang. Oh, I don't have the forehead for this.

3:35 And then you'd have to do Emmys again so that you could just have twin haircuts with your bobs.

3:40 Oh my. We would be twins. So cute. And you could go dark. We can be twins without the bangs. Or as Emmy would say, the bangs, but I don't have the forehead for bangs. Also, I Botox my forehead too much for bang. Like, what's the point?

3:53 I felt like that was definitely where I started going. Oh, we're going down. This is different than just going dark.

3:59 Yeah, because at the very bang and then we talked about shaving the head, which I have to tell you, I don't think we've ever had this conversation and people are going to kill us cuz here we are now 3 minutes and 37 seconds into the intro. I have seriously considered shaving my head.

4:15 I think you would look great. Well, here's the problem. I have seriously considered shaving my head multiple times. Here's my reservations. I think that first I would look a little too aggressive with the tattoos. I would look like that character from Orange is the New Black and Succession. What's their name? Asia something. I would look a little aggressive, I think. But I also would look psychotic because of the scar on my head. That would

4:39 it could make you look badass. No, I would look like GI Jane or something, but not in a good way. So, for those of you who have not are a little newer to the podcast, I had brain surgery when I was 16 years old and they had to cut me open from ear to ear. And so, I have a very gnarly scar. You can sometimes see it like right now with my hair up a little bit I guess but it goes all the way from ear to ear. So if I shaved my head

5:00 I would I would look like what's that not it's not Sid from Toy Story but he plays with like this psychotic doll that has staples in his head like that's what I would look like.

5:10 Well yeah you it would definitely be a conversation starter one that you probably wouldn't want to have over and over again.

5:17 What's wrong with your pet? I'm here for you trying to go dark again because I feel like I always liked you with dark hair, but I don't think extensions are the answer. Cuz the last time you got extensions, they lasted 36 hours and then you took them out of your hair and put them into mine. True. True. Well, okay. So, here's where I landed.

5:36 Okay. I think I'm going darker, but I'm not going as dark as I was at my wedding.

5:40 Okay. I did a little bit of research, color analysis, and I don't know if this is true, but apparently I'm a soft autumn. Okay. Whatever the hell that means.

5:48 I could see that. So, I'm going to do like, and I hate this word, but I'm going to say it in the cringe way. Caramel. I hate when people It doesn't make you want to vomit.

5:56 I have the ick. I know. So do I. But I think I'm going to do the Haley Bieber brown where it's like more of a golden brown.

6:02 A brond if you will. A blonde, if you will. Where it has like some caramel, caramel, however the hell you say. People hate us right now. I know. Like those kinds of highlights.

6:12 We'll see. Okay. But I like the idea of having healthy, shiny hair. And I don't think I'm going to get that with platinum blonde if I were to go back platinum.

6:20 Definitely not. And like I would like some like re reality checks for myself. Like somebody recently commented on the real of Theodore and I from when we did our little mock show in here and I looked at my hair.

6:34 I think you were wearing the same outfit, weren't you? Played me. That you're wearing right now.

6:38 Played me. I was. Jeez. Oprah. Well, no. Let's get started. Yeah, on that note. Okay, sorry guys. Here we are. 6 minutes and 22 seconds again. People are going to be like, "Why don't you just shut up, youing idiot?" Um, okay. So, let's start with another effing idiot, Barry Morphw. Now, I don't know if you know a whole lot about this case. I We hate Barry.

7:02 We hate Barry. We hate his name. We hate everything about him. But back in June of 2025, we also know that after all of this back and forth since 2020 of him being arrested, charged, then let go, all of these things, a grand jury reindicted Barry on first-degree murder charges for the murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphw, who went missing on Mother's Day of 2020. He said she went out for a bike ride, never came home. So many shady things within his version of events in my opinion. He has not been convicted and found guilty, but a lot of shady things with like his story about the chipmunks, which is was so reminiscent of Chad Del saying he was shooting raccoons. He said he was chasing chipmunks. I think he was chasing Suzanne around the property, the tranquilizers, all of these things. So, moral of the story, a grand jury reindicted him back in June of 2025.

7:49 Suzanne's remains had ended up being found in September of 2023, which was about a year and a half after the first charges against Barry were dropped. Now, when her remains were found, they also had forensic testing done. And when this was done, it showed a quote cocktail of tranquilizers that were found in her bone marrow. Bringing you back to the original case really quickly too. When they searched the house, they found not a tranquilizer dart but a piece of it inside the washing m machine which call to action. Also, you know, Allah Jodi Arias with the SD card from the camera.

8:25 I don't know why people think the washing machine is going to like wash away physical property, but

8:30 I've never understood that. No, it's like you are dumb dumb dumb. So they found that tranquilizer piece and I was like, "Oh yeah, he tranquilized her, chased her around the property and then ultimately killed her." My opinion, again, has not been convicted. Now, fun fact, this testing showed that he she had this cocktail of tranquilizer drugs in her system, which all three tranquilizers that were found in her system are only typically used in animals, never people. Also, Barry had like the only prescription for these in like the whole county or something like that. We did a huge deep dive. You can go back and listen to that. We will link it in the show notes. But trying to bring you up to speed for those of you who are unfamiliar with Barry and what happened there. It's a wild case. So anyway, now fast forward to now in January and Barry was in court on January 12th for these new first-degree

9:21 murder charges or the murder first-degree murder charge I should say. And to absolutely nobody's surprise, he pleaded not guilty again, which this is officially the second time now that he has formally denied the charge since the reindictment. And I have to say, too, his daughters have been sticking by him through thick and thin, believing that he's innocent, that he has nothing to do with this. I don't know if that's because they're in denial and don't want to lose another parent. I would have to assume so given what I think is the stacking list of evidence against him, but they have stood by him. So Barry waved his right to a speedy trial and the court has set his trial date for October 12th, 2026, meaning we are officially back on track to seeing a full trial against this cheap loser [ __ ] Barry Morphw and getting justice for Suzanne. And I have to say, you heard it here first.

10:19 We will be at that trial. I will be at that trial if I had to. I am so invested in this case. It is one of the first cases that I ever covered ever over on YouTube on anything.

10:29 I feel like a would you rather is coming like of what trials I would want to go to?

10:34 No. Of like people you hate the most. Oh god, we'd be here all day. I don't know. I I hate a lot of people. I didn't realize Barry was up there for you.

10:41 Oh, he is up there because I think he is such a grifter loser and that he felt so entitled because Suzanne was going to finally leave his sorry ass. She had a boyfriend. He like is playing innocent. And again, different cases, different strokes, but like similar parallels with Chad Del with like

11:00 That's exactly what I was going to say. Chad Del, Barry Morphw, and then I was going to put Chris Watts on that list.

11:06 That That would be a hard one. I couldn't do the Mary Fill. I'd have to do the kill kill because like there's no other option honestly. Um I don't condone violence. Okay. Um so yeah, we're gonna follow this and we will be at that trial. Another not fun fact, more of a nightmare fact and I put this in my notes because I you know how you forget dreams but like if you want to remember it, you have to type it out. I had a dream last night and Barry Morphe was in it and I think it's because I was getting fully caught up on what's going on. But we were on a cruise ship and God know I know it was a nightmare. I know it's getting worse by the minute. We were on a cruise ship at a blackjack table. I don't know if getting better.

11:44 Yeah. Getting warmer. And he was there with some other person who now it's like I was friends with her and I knew her and she was the connection to him and like so I was trying to like be like play nice but basically I was trying to like be nice to him and hear him out to like see like okay let's do an interview like get on camera. Let me ask you like the hard-hitting questions. But he was at the blackjack table saying he's innocent, that he had nothing to do with it. Then as dreams happen, it got really weird and I went in an elevator. The whole top of the skyscraper broke off and it went in the ocean. I was in the ocean and didn't even know it. And then I got say it was a weird one. I need a dream interpreting interpreter.

12:24 I don't know if that's the only thing you [clears throat] need. No. You tracking your REM at night? Like what's happening? I'm [clears throat] not tracking it, but I didn't sleep the whole night before cuz I broke open another Celsius. Bad mistake at 5:00 p.m. before Dave and Busters thinking I That's not a a nightmare. That's real.

12:42 I hate all of this. My weekend. Yeah, last weekend was jam-packed. Um, no. So, yeah, I had that dream last night and I don't know what it means. I don't know what it means, but I'm invested. Obviously,

12:53 you want your day with Barry, which you might have at court. In court. And let's call it something not a date.

12:58 No, I said day. Oh, okay. Okay, fair. I'm all That wasn't the dream, O'Brien. Okay. Now, in some positive news in a case update, let's talk about Ellen Greenberg because this is potentially pretty major. Federal authorities are now reviewing the handling of Ellen Greenberg's death, which if you will remember, and I know many of you have been following along with this case, as we have, her death was ruled a despite her suffering over 20 stab wounds, several of which were to the back of her head and neck. It has divided everybody out there for years and years and years. And I have never even seen a single person say they believe that Ellen did this to herself.

13:39 Her parents have advocated for her this entire time. We have spoken with her um parents. Her mom I spoke to I think it was like a month ago as well. And everybody is hoping that Ellen will get justice in all of this. So now multiple agencies have reportedly been asked to turn over documents. Agencies including the Philadelphia Police Department, the medical examiner's office, even the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. So this raises the question of why does the federal government now need to step in more than a decade later unless something potentially seriously went wrong? We also in our deep dive covered the family connections with Ellen's fiance and who many believe was involved in this and his family connections with political ties, people of influence, things like that to where the whole thing was weird, right? If you remember, his uncle came to the apartment the very next day and took Ellen's computer.

14:36 Like, why does he need Ellen's computer? Like, weird stuff like that. So, I don't know what this means. I'm hopeful it does mean something because so many people have wanted answers in this and not just answers but the right answer in what really happened to Ellen and justice. So, this federal involvement is not, at least for right now, a new murder charge or a reversal of the self harm ruling or anything like that, but it is kind of this new glance to look at it and see if the original investigation was mishandled or if things were potentially covered up. And I also have to say her fianceé Sam, he has been flying under the radar for years and years and years since this whole thing happened, which I could say, you could say is because he doesn't want the attention. He's distraught, all these things, or you could say he's nervous and hiding. But somebody did hard work over on TikTok. Okay, he does not look

15:33 good. I was just going to say I saw a photo pop up on Facebook. I know that he is looking rough.

15:39 And I saw it over the weekend and I'm like, whoa, it was a jump scare. But then I started reading the comments and the public, I mean, I know they don't like him. They already felt like something was shady, but everyone's pointing at corruption.

15:52 Yes. Yes. And I try to be very mindful of that because allegedly do your own research, form your own opinions. Even in our deep dive, I tried to be mindful of that because anytime there's corruption allegations or conspiracy allegations, it can get ugly very fast. And I'm not looking for people to come after me legally or send me cease and desist or kind of like you can wipe your ass with that, nothing will happen. But like true. Um, but yeah, a lot of people think that there was some cover up stuff going on and that that is why he also has been flying under the radar to not draw attention to himself because or to his family because of what could be exposed. But he is looking rough and we love to see it.

16:36 Karma, we do. No, I know. I actually I meant to I think I did screen time to No, I just saw

16:42 Oh, I'll find the video for you. It's like I know it's winter, but what's happening?

16:47 What's happening? Um, yeah. So, we'll see. Stay tuned. Hopefully, we have a very positive update in the near future regarding Ellen, her case, and her family. Now, let's move into this next case because it has a lot of people asking what the heck happened, and it's really not only devastating, but pretty frustrating when you get into it. So, this is our first case we're going to talk about, and it's out of Arizona, and it literally happened overnight. And as of now, there are no real answers, nothing concrete. So, this is the case of Malikica Boone, an 18-year-old girl from the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona. As a reminder, this is an active ongoing investigation. So, a lot of what we are going to talk about today is just what we know so far based on law enforcement statements, certain things that are out there, and early reporting.

17:37 But Malikica Boon was last seen on the evening of January 15th around 6 pm. She was seen near her home in the Coalmine NHA housing area in Colemine, Arizona. However, when she didn't come home, her family immediately knew that something was wrong because not only did they say that this was extremely out of character for her, but she was also only 8 years old. So, of course, it was extremely concerning. So, police started asking the public for help locating Malikica. They also issued a turquoise alert, which I had to do a little bit of research to know what a turquoise alert was. I haven't heard of it. I think I've heard of it one other time, but basically a turquoise alert is similar to an Amber Alert, but it's used in certain states to help locate missing indigenous or Native American people, particularly when the disappearance is suspicious or unexplained, and when it's not believed to be a runaway. The

18:28 turquoise alert was actually created to address the disproportionate amount of missing and murdered indigenous people. So a great system in place, but that is the alert that they issued when Malikica went missing. So this alert spread all across Arizona and beyond. And once it went out, the investigation into finding out where Malikica went, it really escalated. Navajo police began searching the area. And within just a few hours, the FBI and the Navajo Department of Criminal Investigation joined in. Residents in the coalmine community were also at that point asked to stay inside of their homes while the officers were all working in the area. So coalmine was essentially on lockdown. But then less than 24 hours after Malikica was reported missing, the outcome that everybody feared became reality because the authorities announced that 8-year-old Malikica had been found deceased. Now, at this time, at the time

19:20 of this recording, investigators have not released a cause of death. They also haven't said where she was found, whether foul play was suspected in this, whether they are looking for any suspects or persons of interest, and the information kind of has just stopped. All that the authorities have released so far is that the investigation is ongoing. Also, that coalmine residents are supposed to stay inside their homes and that multiple agencies are involved. And here's where that gets a little bit frustrating because I understand everybody wants answers, but cases like this one can get very complicated in terms of jurisdiction, especially when they happen on tribal land or in those areas because depending on the circumstances, tribal police, state authorities, and federal agencies like the FBI may all be involved in this. And when multiple agencies are all coordinating together, the information

20:12 often will take a lot longer to be shared publicly. We s have seen that with similar cases like Emily Pike. We saw it in a little bit different of a way with Anna Kapner just because I think too it was like different rules and jurisdictions apply when it comes to open water crimes. So if there are very complex cases that involve overlapping jurisdictions, sometimes even if the legal reasons differ from one another, everything has to be very carefully coordinated before details are released. Not to mention she obviously is a minor as well. So, all we really know right now, and what has a lot of people up in arms, is that we know an 8-year-old went missing, that she was found dead the next day, but nobody knows what else really happened, begging the question, what really happened to Malikica Boone.

20:59 So, we will definitely be following this case very closely. We will see if new information comes out and hopefully we'll learn more. But I know a lot of you have been in my DMs on Instagram about this case and I've seen it pop up a few other places, so wanted to at least touch on it. But incredibly sad. It's so sad.

21:16 I hope that poor girl gets justice. I know. I I really do love this whole turquoise alert and I need to look into it more because again like I said I'm not extremely familiar, but there is such a high level of crimes against natives and um indigenous women and children and just actually all genders. And so the fact that now because it's it's kind of like a double-edged sword, right? because the numbers are so high, they created this secondary alert similar to an amber Amber alert but different, which is great, but also it's like it'll you only got to that place because these numbers are so incredibly high, which is so disheartening.

21:56 Well, and you just need to have the support and system in place for when those alerts are happening that you have the resources hopefully to

22:03 act quickly. I know, incredibly sad. So, we will definitely follow up on this one. I know you have one you want to talk about, too. Yeah, I want to talk about this case that's coming out of Missouri and it's really sad and unsettling because it's again another crime that's family on family which we've been seeing a lot of. This story is about Malayang John Akbari who's a 46-year-old man from Jefferson City, Missouri and is now being charged with firstdegree murder after prosecutors say he stabbed his wife to death in their kitchen. Then get this, he called his adult son and calmly told him, "I killed your mom and I left the house."

22:40 According to court documents, this is exactly what his son told the 911 dispatchers when he called while he was rushing to his parents' home after that call. When he got to the house, he found his mother unresponsive and bleeding on the kitchen floor. And when first responders arrived shortly after, they pronounced her dead on the scene. But what police say happened next and what Malang allegedly admitted to is what actually makes this case so chilling. According to the probable cause affidavit, Malang told investigators that he and his wife were having a fight. And the fight happened because he believed that she was cheating on him and because he also believed she was tampering with his food. So Malang allegedly confronted her in the kitchen and then she told him if he had did anything to hurt her at all that she would go to the police. That's when he grabbed a knife and began screaming and

23:32 looking around. And at this point, he believed she was looking to grab a knife as well, probably to defend herself. And when she was looking around for that supposed knife, that's when he stabbed her. Mang allegedly then told the police that after stabbing his wife, he then laid her down on the kitchen floor, placed a pillow under her head, and sat next to her and watched her bleed out without calling for help. Just sat there and watched her bleed out. Investigators say that later he told them, "I sacrificed everything for her. I made a mistake and I do regret this. There was no other option for me." Which

24:08 uh there was a lot of other options. Well, and you hear that often like when it's a loved one, they then get protective and like care for the victim afterwards. And after his wife was dead, investigators say Malang left the house, taking a child with him that was also in the home at the same time, an 18-month-old baby, which prompted an Amber Alert to be sent out immediately. Police eventually found Mang about an hour away in Sidellia, Missouri, and arrested him. The baby wasn't with him, however, and was later then recovered at a relative's home. Mang is now being charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and firstdegree endangering the welfare of a child, and he is currently being held without bond at the Cole County jail. In court, Malayang's attorney said he pleaded not guilty because of mental disease or defect, citing PTSD linked to his time in the

25:01 Afghan military and other mental health concerns. And so, the judge ordered that a mental health evaluation needs to be done. So, especially at this early stage in the investigations and like most cases, this case has left a lot of questions, what was the real reason for that fight? Was there a reason to think that he had some reason to be angry about those things? What warning signs might have been missed? What were those like final moments between he and his wife? Obviously, she must have been terrified if if she's now looking around and maybe searching for something to defend herself. And now their kids, including that 18-month baby, now have to live not only without their mother, but also without their father because he's now sitting in a jail cell. And who knows what his future holds. So now this is going to follow them the rest of their lives. And I can't imagine how terrifying that phone call was to

25:52 receive from your dad, that poor son. Um, but I have a lot of questions. Well, not a lot, but like two.

26:01 Okay. Okay. one, why he says that she was cheating on him and that he thought she was tampering with his food and so that's why he did this. So, in my mind, I'm thinking, okay, she was cheating on him. She was going to poison him so that he would die and she could leave with her lover. I hate that word. Um, I know. Then why wouldn't you claim self-defense? Why would you change it to mental health defect if that really were the case? or it's like you're saying two different narratives where it's like just stick with that one if you're saying you had no other choice like he said and that she was cheating, she was going to poison him, all of that. Or was that all made up in his mind because of the mental health struggles so that obviously they wouldn't find any poison on the scene? Maybe no affair would ever be found. So now he's leaning on the PTSD. I don't know. Was she cheating?

26:50 Obviously I have like gut feelings, but that's not backed by anything. But I'm just thinking like you're not really getting a picture here of like what their marriage was. So like was this this like loving marriage and this happened out of nowhere? Was there strain ahead of time? But like I know there are people who like kind of paint pictures in their mind and like tell themselves a story and then it like fers and boils over and like was this like the boiling point where he's like she's making me dinner. We're in this kitchen. like what I've been thinking all along is true and like saw her maybe like do something a little different or like reach for something he wasn't used to.

27:26 Reach for a new spice. It's the paprika. No. No. I know. You know what I mean? Or becomes your reality.

27:32 Or like was she I'm like going off on way tangents here, but like was she improving herself and like working on herself like working out more? Like

27:41 Okay. Wait, now you're just making up a whole No, cuz like you're thinking cheating. Like why do people think someone's cheating? Like is it cuz they're back at the gym? Are they like getting a new haircut? Like, uh-huh, Annie, Elise, with your wigs. But like, so [snorts] I don't know. What made him think that? And then was this like the tipping point?

28:00 And it's sad cuz even if she was cheating on him and even if she was going to put like antifreeze in his food,

28:06 it just get a divorce doesn't mean she deserves to be murdered. No. And what I don't understand by what we see oftent times in these like family on family crimes is these like heinous crimes with people that obviously like the ultimate form of betrayal. They're in their home with a significant other or a child or whatever. They have these they commit these murders and then just call someone and admit right after whether that be another family member or the police. So that's where I'm like there was some sort of a like disconnect there when that moment happened because they're not really trying to then cover it up or evade consequence.

28:47 And the fact that he just sat there while she bled out and didn't do anything and like put the pillow under her head and like showed care for her. So that's

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31:32 for free. Go to row.co/safety co/safety for boxed warning and full safety information about GLP-1 medications. Okay, now this next case is one of those cases that just sits with you. I mean, they all do, but this one is just so jarring and unsettling. And honestly, it hits almost every warning sign that we talk about. What happens when somebody asks for help? what happens when they see that danger is coming and when the system just does not move fast enough. So this is the case of Cecil Mains and Jerry Mains and it's coming to us out of Indianapolis, Indiana. On the night of December 28th, 2025, police were called to a home in the southeast side of Indianapolis. This was after multiple frantic 911 calls had come in. And these weren't neighbors who were calling 911.

32:26 These calls were coming from inside the house. And the dispatchers say that these calls all came in from the couple's four children, all of whom were at home during the time that all of this went down. They were 10 years old, 14 years old, 16 years old, and 19 years old. And these kids were crying, screaming, just begging for help, telling these operators that their dad was shooting their mom. One of the children even told 911 that their mother had a restraining order against their dad, yet he was still there attacking her. So obviously it was a lot of chaos, a lot of 911 calls. I mean just pure, you know, kids being frantic and terrified and scared. And sure enough, when the officers arrived, they found 44year-old Jerry lying in the driveway and she had gunshot wounds all over her body. She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, but unfortunately she later died from her injuries. Now,

33:21 by the time that the police got there, Cecil, Jerry's husband, he had already left the scene. He was later located during a traffic stop and was fortunately taken into custody. And the investigators also say that they found a handgun in his truck that matched the evidence from the scene. But this is where the case becomes especially hard to hear, as if it's not already extremely difficult. But just 3 days earlier on Christmas Day, Jerry had filed for that protective order against her husband Cecil. And in that filing, she described that their relationship had recently become much more volatile.

33:57 Court documents also alleged that arguments intensified after Jerry learned that Cecil had allegedly been cheating on her. And she told the court that she feared that the situation was escalating beyond what she had seen happen in their relationship before. She detailed physical violence in this report as well, including two specific incidents. one from Christmas Eve where she said that Cecil hit her with a pair of kitchen tongs and it left behind cuts and bruises and another incident where the two of them were fighting and he punched her in the face. She also wrote about a series of threats including times when Cecil had threatened violence against their children. However, because this filing happened over the Christmas holiday, the courthouse was closed. So, a judge never had the opportunity to review or sign into order this protective order before the shooting occurred just a few days later. Which I

34:49 have to say too though, we know that a lot of people out there don't even let a protective order stop them. So, even if this was filed earlier, who's to say that Cecil wouldn't have still gone to these measures, right? So, I don't want there to be any sort of, you know, victim shaming that she should have acted sooner or anything like that because you never know if this will even stop him. But during all of this, when he did go into the home and attack her, the children were all still inside. So, some of them, unfortunately, had to witness parts of what happened and others were hiding, calling for help, and just listening in, you know, the dark and hiding while everything was unfolding. It's just absolutely terrifying. And as a child too, I know some of them were older at, you know, 19 years old, but for the 10-year-old, the 14-year-old, even the 16-year-old, and, you know, even 19 years old, how do you

35:37 even reconcile that in your brain that you're witnessing your parents going against each other in that way and like how to intervene and like what to do? And they did the right thing. They all were calling 911 non-stop. But I just can't imagine like how traumatizing that would be for these children. So, in early January, prosecutors charged Cecil with murder, and he's currently being held without bond as the case moves forward. Now, what has a lot of people very angry in this case and equally heartbroken is that Jerry did what so many people are told to do and who what many people are scared to even do. She asked for help. She went to court. She put in writing that she was scared for her life. And she cited very specific examples as well. Yet still, she lost her life in front of her four children.

36:25 It's what no mother would ever want to go through. I mean, no mother would ever want to lose her life, period, obviously. But like, and I'm just speaking for myself here, God forbid if I was ever in a situation like that or any situation where my life was about to end. I would just pray to God that it would not be in front of my kids and that they wouldn't have to witness that. It's horrible. So now these four kids, they're left without their mother. They're left without their father and they're carrying trauma that no child should ever have to carry. And it makes you wonder again what was the root in this? Was he truly cheating? Was she getting ready to leave? Did he want control over her? Was he what? Like what was going on? Not that the root matters, but it gives context, right? And we have said so many times, of course, just get a divorce, just do this, but also [clears throat] in any moment where the abuser thinks

37:15 that they're going to, you know, inflict death or harm to control the situation and to have their kids and to not break up their life. It's like, well, now your kids don't have either of you. So, like, what was that for? You know, it's the kids are the ones who are left to suffer. not yes the their your wife and their mother but like your kids are the ones who are suffering through all of this like I don't know how grown ass adults can make sense of it and think that that is the solution no and like they say like crimes of passion and we talked even earlier about maybe it was just this boiling point but when you have four of your children screaming out to you like stop hurting mom like how is that not something that snaps you back in cuz

38:02 I have the chills. I know. It's disgusting. And I don't know how a person gets to become like a father of four and then like completely disassociate to where that would not be motivation enough to stop what you're doing

38:18 and just leave. And that's the thing. There's no consequence to the divorce outside of your ego and maybe some finances or whatever. But it's like

38:25 just get the divorce. Yeah, I know. I know. How do I don't I will never understand how people think that murder is the solution in any of this. It is it is so beyond selfish. So that is what we have got today. I know that it was a lot. I appreciate you guys sticking through and dealing with our banter in the beginning cuz I'm trying to get better with that. But I just don't think that's on the horizon for 2026 for me. I feel like self-improvement should be on my bingo card and it's not. Well, so next week, will we see you with a dark bob or what are we in for?

39:00 I don't know. I don't know, Amy. That's a great question. What are we in for? Can't wait.

39:06 Tune in. Yeah, tune in to find out or on my Instagram because that's where you'll see it first. I don't know. I I really don't know. The million-dollar question. But who's this calling me? Nope. Decline. Um, so thank you guys so much for tuning in to another episode. Um, as a reminder, I know this was a shorter week, but we still put out all of our scheduled content. So, we put out an episode on Monday over on this exact same feed on Serlessly, where we do the full deep dive into Spencer and Mon'nique Teepe, the couple in Columbus who were murdered. The ex, as you know, had been arrested, but we go into the ex's backstory, his connection with Mo'Nique, everything going on there. So, we put everything that we know on the case in that single episode. And then on the 10 to life feed, we covered a brand new case, the case of Riley Crossman.

39:56 And this is a tough one because it's about a girl who sent a final text message that haunted everyone. So that is over on the 10 to feed available wherever you get your podcasts. Also here on YouTube. So make sure you're following both podcasts, that you're subscribed on YouTube, all the things. Follow me on Instagram_anie Eliss. That way I'm just in your face all the time. All right, guys. Thanks again. And until the next one, be nice. Don't kill people. Just get a divorce. And don't be a Barry Morphew.

40:29 Don't be a berry. Don't be a Barry. Sorry, Annie Berries. Or anybody who's married to a berry. Don't be a berry. Did you see too that it's now not no longer a Karen? It's Jessica.

40:37 I was dying. I'm like tell Jess. I saw she I saw like you know how it'll tell you what reals your friends liked. I never look at that, but someone recently told me about it, so I'm like, "Oh." I looked and Jess liked this reel that was saying the worst name that you can have is Jessica. I'm like, "Of course she would go." I'm like, "Of course she would."

40:56 All right. Bye, guys. Bye.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Feds Looking Into Ellen Greenberg, Barry Morphew News, & Man Stabs Wife, Calls Son to Confess"?

Annie Elise (Host), Amy Colette (Guest).

What is "Feds Looking Into Ellen Greenberg, Barry Morphew News, & Man Stabs Wife, Calls Son to Confess" about?

This discussion covers significant updates in several criminal cases, including Barry Morphew's trial timeline and plea, the disappearance of a child named Boon, and new murder charges against Milong Akbari. The conversation reflects on the disturbing nature of these cases and the broader implications of recent violent incidents in society.

What is mentioned in this Annie Elise episode?

12 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Barry Morphew, Suzanne Morphew, Cecil Mains, Malikica Boone, Jerry Mains, Ellen Greenberg. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Feds Looking Into Ellen Greenberg, Barry Morphew News, & Man Stabs Wife, Calls Son to Confess"?

The episode runs 41 min; the transcript is about 7,902 words in 94 timestamped sections.

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