I Fear You, Babe
I Fear You, Babe is a true crime podcast hosted by Dino Malvone, a New York-based storyteller who believes the most important part of any case isn't the crime — it's the person at the center of it.
Every Thursday, Dino goes deep on one case: the victim's life, the investigation, the failures, and the questions that remain. Every Monday, he covers what's moving in the true crime world right now — active trials, new arrests, verdicts, and developments that can't wait for a deep dive.
No gore. No sensationalism. No pretending to be a detective. Just careful research, honest storytelling, and a commitment to saying a person's name like it means something — because it does.
Before we talk about how they died, we talk about how they lived.
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I Fear You, Babe
9. Chad Entzel: When a Fire Isn’t the Truth
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This is I Fear You, Babe.
Before we talk about how Chad Entzel died, we talk about how he lived.
Chad Entzel was 42 years old, a regular at his bowling league, a working guy with routines and people who expected him to show up. He was not a plot twist in someone else’s story.
This episode walks through the house fire in North Dakota, how investigators realized it wasn’t an accident, and the courtroom record that revealed a conspiracy to cover up Chad’s murder.
This episode is built only on documented facts, court records, plea agreements, trial testimony, and verified reporting.
Because Chad Entzel was a life.
And he deserved better.
SOURCES & REFERENCES
Case overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Entzel
Investigation and fire
https://abcnews.go.com/US/alleged-affair-security-cameras-9-police-determined-north/story?id=97911794
Trial and convictions
https://abcnews.go.com/US/convicted-north-dakota-woman-speaks-publicly-1st-time/story?id=97912264
https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/02/17/nikki-sue-entzel-sentenced-life-with-possibility-parole-conspiring-murder-her-husband/
Plea agreement and sentencing
https://apnews.com/article/legal-proceedings-bismarck-prisons-crime-14100d6b087ff983c84925b05e5db360
Courtroom reporting and testimony
https://www.inforum.com/news/bismarck/furnace-calls-life-insurance-highlight-testimony-in-north-dakota-murder-conspiracy-trial
https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/deputy-details-how-entzel-investigation-shifted-from-suicide-to-murder-conspiracy
Trial hub
https://www.courttv.com/news/north-dakota-v-nikki-entzel-cheating-wife-murder-trial/
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