Burn, Marry, Kill - The Wicked Web of Sarah Hartsfield - Part 2

Episode 89

In Part 2 of our deep dive into the life and crimes of Sarah Hartsfield, we follow the tangled threads back to the beginning. Because before the alleged poisoning, before the string of dead or endangered husbands, before the Dateline episode…
there was a childhood already splintered by chaos.

This week, we explore:

• Sarah’s early life — the patterns that began long before her first “I do.”

• Marriage #1: A relationship marked by volatility, control, and infidelity

• Her marriage to Chris — the escalating behaviors, the violence, and the fear her family lives with

• Her brother’s house fire — a nearly fatal fire that was never ruled arson, but relatives think Sarah may be responsible

• How Sarah’s ability to reinvent herself, charm authority, and flip narratives became the defining machinery of her survival.

Part 2 is the setup for where this case truly becomes unbelievable — but as you’ll hear, the warning signs were there all along.

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Sources: For a full list of sources, please see the show notes for Episode 88 (part 1 of this series)