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In 2017, Valerie McDaniel was a prominent veterinarian, running a successful practice, while focusing much of her attention on raising her eight-year-old daughter. Although she’d recently left an unhappy marriage of 17 years, she quickly found herself falling in love with another man. 

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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
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Research & Writing:
Christine Penhale 
https://thetruecrimefiles.com/ 

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Scene Of The Crime -  https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/sceneofthecrime?selected=HIM1005356840 

Sources:
“Leon Phillip Jacob V. the State of Texas,” Court of Appeal Ruling, August 29, 2019.  
https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/fourteenth-court-of-appeals/2019/14-18-00304-cr.html 
“Woman dies by suicide after she and boyfriend are arrested for hiring hitman to kill their exes.” Oxygen, May 12, 2019. 
https://www.oxygen.com/murder-for-hire/crime-time/woman-suicide-arrested-hire-hitman
“Appellate lawyers argue that Harris County botched murder-for-hire trial.” AP, April 17, 2019. 
https://apnews.com/a183cf83c67d4d9488509985981a6546 
“Houston doctor charged in murder-for-hire plot goes to trial.” 48 Hours, November 17, 2018. 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/houston-doctor-leon-jacob-charged-in-murder-for-hire-plot-goes-to-trial/ 
“Faking death.” Real People, July 5, 2018. 
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/real-people/20180705/281505046962298 
“Man who hired hitman to kill ex-girlfriend ‘won't be around to terrorise others’ after guilty verdict.” 9 News, April 1, 2018. 
https://www.9news.com.au/world/leon-jacob-valerie-mcdaniel-trial-hitman-houston-texas/49fa1dfe-1737-415f-8c5b-ab60f4d2869b 
“What happened in bizarre murder-for-hire plot that led to veterinarian's suicide, her boyfriend in prison.” ABC News, March 29, 2018. 

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