This case is as haunting as it is heartbreaking. At the center is Phoenix “Phe” Spencer-Horn, a 21-year-old woman whose compassion made her a lifeline for others. Friends described her as someone who radiated warmth, someone who always rose above hardship and carried people through their darkest moments. She was young, full of potential, and loved deeply by the community around her.

But behind closed doors, Phoenix’s marriage was collapsing under hidden tensions. On November 16th, she was murdered inside her home. For two days, her husband lived with the reality of what he had done. On November 18th, he finally dialed 999 and told the operator, with chilling calmness, “I had a psychotic break and killed my wife.”

This episode unravels the timeline of those two days, the psychological fracture that led to the killing, and the disturbing behavior that followed the crime. We explore who Phoenix was—her friendships, her kindness, her dreams—and the devastating impact her loss had on everyone who knew her. Through witness accounts, statements from close friends like Miss Scotland finalist Grace McCabe, and expert insight into impulsive domestic violence homicides, we examine how love can twist into fear, control, and deadly desperation.

It is one of the darkest stories we’ve ever covered, not only because of the brutality of the act, but because Phoenix’s life was defined by hope, resilience, and a future she never got the chance to reach.