The one-hour monologue: Levi Norwood and the mind of the killer

The one-hour monologue: Levi Norwood and the mind of the killer: The murder of Jennifer and Wyatt Norwood in Midland, Virginia On February 14, 2020, a 17-year-old teenager murdered his mother and his six-year-old brother, covered them with blankets, ambushed his father when he came home from work, and hours later was captured stealing hair dye in North Carolina. His friends described him as "a good guy." But in an interrogation room, alone and handcuffed, he recorded a sixty-minute monologue where he laughed while recounting the crimes with chilling precision. In this episode, we explore the contradictions that define this case of criminal minds: a monologue where Levi planned his psychiatric defense while questioning why killing felt good, his father's silence about previous warning signs, and the gap between what Levi voluntarily confessed and what the defense later argued as systematic abuse. How does a "normal" teenager become a calculating murderer, and why would his own incriminating account contradict his insanity plea two years later? Victim: Jennifer Norwood, Wyatt Norwood Date: February 14, 2020 Location: Midland, Virginia Status: Life imprisonment + 40 years (sentenced January 2023) - Levi recorded an hour recounting the crimes while laughing, with no apparent coercion, describing why killing "felt good." - His father Joshua found previous suicidal messages from Levi on his phone but publicly stated "there were no warning signs." - Levi was captured attempting to steal hair dye hours after the murders, hundreds of kilometers away, in a flight that suggests calculation, not psychosis. - Joshua Norwood committed suicide two months after the crimes, before his son's sentencing, leaving unanswered questions about what he really knew. Levi Norwood, Midland Virginia crime, 2020, teenage murder, homicide investigation, criminal minds, killer, confession monologue, forensic suspense, psychological intrigue, true crime Spanish To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases. Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived. We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered. From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault. © 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie