PART #1 of 2 - By early 2006, Brandi Mathews had realized it was time to take control of her future. The young Missouri mother had spent years trying to turn her life around. With the support of her family and even the police, Brandi knew it was time to stop being a victim for the sake of both herself and her young son Caleb. Music Credits:The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan FosterThe Funkoars – Feel The MadnessUsed with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/Please check out this episodes sponsors and help support our podcast:Perfect Bar - Right now, Perfect Bar is offering you 15% off your online order. Just go perfectbar.com/madnessResearch & Writing:Christine Penhale https://thetruecrimefiles.com/ Featured Podcasts:Beyond Contempt True Crime - https://beyondcontemptpodcast.com/ Cold Girls - https://podtail.com/en/podcast/cold-girls/ Domestic Violence Resources:http://www.thehotline.org/https://www.helpguide.org/articles/abuse/domestic-violence-and-abuse.htmhttps://www.mosaicmethod.com/http://vanetwork.org/Looking for extra content?If you would like to support the show and get some extra perks including extra content, including early release/ad-free episodes, Go to: https://www.patreon.com/MadnessPodWebsite - https://mindsofmadnesspodcast.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/themindsofmadness/Twitter - @MadnessPodInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/themindsofmadness/Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Review, and Share. Please help listeners find this show more easily, by taking the time to review on iTunes. Thank you Sources: “Feature: 5K to memorialize Brandi Matthews, victim of domestic violence.” Lake Expo, September 9, 2014.https://www.lakeexpo.com/news/lake_news/feature-k-to-memorialize-brandi-matthews-victim-of-domestic-violence/article_e8799612-3831-11e4-b671-0019bb2963f4.html “Mother forgives daughter’s killer at sentencing.” Lake Expo, January 9, 2012.https://www.lakeexpo.com/news/crime/mother-forgives-daughter-s-killer-at-sentencing/article_f8285f00-3a99-11e1-be1f-0019bb2963f4.html “The murder trial of Kelly Simino, the man convicted of killing Brandi Mathews.” Lake Expo, November 2, 2011.https://www.lakeexpo.com/news/crime/the-murder-trial-of-kelly-simino-the-man-convicted-of/article_6be867f6-0588-11e1-a155-001cc4c03286.html “Brandi Mathews’ killer convicted of murder.” Lake Expo, November 1, 2011.https://www.lakeexpo.com/news/crime/brandi-mathews-killer-convicted-of-murder/article_37c22144-04b9-11e1-b42a-001cc4c03286.html “Mother of murdered woman expresses gratitude to the Osage Beach Police.” Lake Expo, March 15, 2011.https://www.lakeexpo.com/news/lake_news/mother-of-murdered-woman-expresses-gratitude-to-the-osage-beach/article_9d41187c-3c23-5584-92f0-d0a9d4e65053.html “Brandi Mathews: A story of domestic violence, drugs, murder.” Lake Expo, January 9, 2011.https://www.lakeexpo.com/news/lake_news/brandi-mathews-a-story-of-domestic-violence-drugs-murder/article_96424048-3eeb-5cba-8015-403896019f0b.html “Missing Woman: Mother says Brandi Mathews helped law enforcement in attempt to escape abusive boyfriend.” Lake Expo, June 12, 2008. https://www.lakeexpo.com/news/top_stories/missing-woman-mother-says-brandi-mathews-helped-law-enforcement-in/article_36780dfa-ef71-50f9-9fbe-70e3bb06afcb.html   “Brandi June Matthews.” Find A Grave, n.d.https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33197810 “Eldon remains spotlight unsolved cases”https://krcgtv.com/news/local/eldon-remains-spotlight-unsolved-cases “Boyfriend of Woman Missing for 3 Years Charged With Murder; Simino Convicted”http://crimesceneinvestigations.blogspot.com/2011/01/boyfriend-of-woman-missing-for-three.html “The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence”https://ncadv.org/ “Interview With Deanna Roberts.” The Minds of Madness, 2019. “Interview With Osage Beach Detective.” The Minds of Madness, 2019. “Interview with Kate Hanger.” The Minds of Madness 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt