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A Lifetime of Grief (Season 26, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary, Crime
Willoughby, Ohio, January 11, 1980: Young mother, 25-year-old Nadine Madger is savagely stabbed to death in her apartment. Due to painful and intrusive questions from law enforcement, Nadine's husband, Mark Madger, lives under a cloud of ...See moreWilloughby, Ohio, January 11, 1980: Young mother, 25-year-old Nadine Madger is savagely stabbed to death in her apartment. Due to painful and intrusive questions from law enforcement, Nadine's husband, Mark Madger, lives under a cloud of suspicion for decades. The criminal case goes cold for over 40 years, until DNA Forensic Genealogy solves the crime. The killer had been Stephen Joseph Simcak. However, Simcak had died in 2018. Both Mark Madger and his son Dan appear on this program, speaking about the heartache and grief they both felt over the loss of their wife and mother. See less
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RJ Martin | Libby Thomas
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Updated May 24, 2023
Release date
May 24, 2023 (United States)

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3 cast members
Name Known for
Paula Zahn
Self - Host / Narrator Self - Host / Narrator   See fewer
Murphy Brown (1988)
Richie Bruno
Mark Madger (as Richard M. Bruno III) Mark Madger (as Richard M. Bruno III)   See fewer
The Choices We Make
Tom Johnson
Friend of victim Friend of victim   See fewer
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