Real-life true crime is horrifying. Fictional mom-assassins? Surprisingly relatable.
This week on Cursewords and Crayons, we're covering a case that's equal parts gruesome, infuriating, and absolutely stomach-turning: the murder of Dawn Marie Viens, a vibrant and hardworking woman whose life was stolen in the most horrific way imaginable—by her own husband, David Viens, who then tried to cover it up in a way that defies belief.
⚠️ Spoiler: There are pressure cookers involved. And not the metaphorical kind.
We’re diving into the timeline, the red flags, the jaw-dropping confession, and the shockingly casual attitude of a man who clearly watched way too many episodes of CSI and thought he could just cook up a crime and walk away.
This episode is raw, rage-inducing, and heavy—but we’re here to process it together with our usual cocktail of chaos, side-eyes, and cathartic yelling.
🍷 And for our Show and Tell this week?
We’re balancing out the horror with some fictional fun by discussing the Finley Donovan series by Elle Cosimano—because sometimes, you just need a mom-turned-hitwoman to make life feel manageable.
☠️ As always, we bring the rants, the outrage, and the snark. Because if we don’t laugh, we will absolutely start screaming into the void.
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