The Corn Rake Mystery: Murder on the Iowa Farm
Was Amy Mullis’s death an accident or a calculated murder?
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156 mins
The Todd Mullis case reveals a chilling murder disguised as a farming accident on a quiet Iowa farm. As forensic and digital evidence expose the truth, a story of betrayal, jealousy, and control leads to a shocking conviction.
Ep 1:
Rake of Death
13-year-old Trysten Mullis discovers his mother, Amy, fatally wounded with a corn rake embedded in her back, triggering a shocking homicide investigation. Soon, the suspicion begins to shift toward Amy’s husband, Todd.
Ep 2:
Marriage of Suspicion
Investigators uncover a deeply fractured marriage marked by jealousy, surveillance, and Amy’s secret affair with farm employee Jerry Frasher. Digital evidence, and Amy’s plans to seek divorce, reveals a growing motive.
Ep 3:
The Missing Minutes
A reconstructed timeline reveals a critical 14-minute window in which Todd Mullis had the opportunity to kill Amy without witnesses. With digital and circumstantial proof, authorities arrest Todd for first-degree murder.
Ep 4:
The Corn Rake Evidence
In court, witness testimony, forensic reconstruction, and digital records systematically destroy the defense’s accident and intruder theories. After a brief deliberation, the jury convicts Todd Mullis of murder, and later appeals fail to overturn the life sentence.
Discussions (5)
Mars
Level 9 · 3 mo agoTodd couldve been innocent tho
Jesse
Level 2 · 3 mo agoThe dizziness detail being called 'sophisticated' is a stretch. Any investigator worth their salt sees through that immediately. Six wounds from four tines isn't subtle. That's not a carefully constructed lie, that's a desperate one.
Francis
Level 7 · 3 mo agoAmy told friends she was scared
