S13 E16 - The Perfect Murder - The Killing of Patty Artz

In July 1999, Patricia “Patty” Artz disappeared from the Jackson County restaurant she owned with her husband, Kevin “Kip” Artz. What investigators discovered inside Kipp's Pizza and Taco became one of Michigan's most disturbing murder cases—and eventually spawned an enduring urban legend. But behind the sensational stories was a documented history of marital violence, statements about murder, a recent brain hemorrhage, an insanity defense, and a later claim of marijuana-induced psychosis. Malice in the Mitten separates court-documented fact from folklore and puts Patty back at the center of her own story.

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Hosted, edited and produced by Tracy Preston, featuring Christine Mulligan.

Researched and written by Tracy Preston

Original music created exclusively for Malice in the Mitten by Tracy Preston

Original artwork created by Todd Preston

Sources:

People of the State of Michigan v. Kevin Lloyd Artz. No. 233471. Michigan Court of Appeals, 24 Apr. 2003. Justia.

Artz, Kevin Lloyd v. Paul Klee. No. 14-2035. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 11 Mar. 2016. Justia.

Di Forti, Marta, et al. “The Contribution of Cannabis Use to Variation in the Incidence of Psychotic Disorder across Europe (EU-GEI): A Multicentre Case-Control Study.” The Lancet Psychiatry, vol. 6, no. 5, 2019, pp. 427–436.

Murrie, Benjamin, et al. “Transition of Substance-Induced, Brief, and Atypical Psychoses to Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.” Schizophrenia Bulletin, vol. 46, no. 3, 2020, pp. 505–516.

United States Department of Justice, National Drug Intelligence Center. National Drug Threat Assessment 2008. U.S. Department of Justice. Marijuana Potency Monitoring Project data.

“Chef Faces Trial over ‘Cooking Wife in Eaterie.’” Irish Examiner, 2 Mar. 2001.