Episode 36: Betrayed by the Ones They Trusted: The murder of Andrew Cataldi & Tricia Nordman

Jan 13, 2026

In July of 2000, two young people in Indianapolis, Indiana were killed in a crime that would later be overshadowed by one of the most infamous prison escapes in the state’s history.

Andrew Cataldi and Tricia Nordman were complicated, imperfect, real people, who made mistakes, but they were also more than the worst chapters of their pasts. Unfortunately, they were betrayed by the very people they trusted. Causing their murders to become tangled in the rise and fall of Sarah Jo Pender and Richard Hull — a case that would eventually grab national headlines when Sarah escaped from prison and disappeared.

While the world focused on the spectacle of her escape, the story of Andrew and Tricia quietly faded into the background.

This episode brings the focus back where it belongs — on two lives that were cut short, on the gray areas that make people human, and on the truth that a troubled past should never be a death sentence.

Because this story isn’t just about a fugitive.

It's about Andrew and Tricia who were more than their records. two lives that mattered — and a justice system that struggled to protect their memory.

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