Serialously with Annie Elise
264: New East Coast Serial Killer, TikToker Murders Family, and Celebrity Hairstylist Murder Plot
Thu, 24 Apr 2025
This week on Headline Highlights, a celebrity hairstylist is found murdered in cold blood. A poisoned Easter gift meant for revenge ends in the tragic death of a 7-year-old boy. Seven bodies have been discovered across New England—could a serial killer be on the loose? An Australian mother is kidnapped and assaulted in front of her kids in a horrifying home invasion. And a TikTok influencer is accused of slamming her car into a mother and her three kids who were pedestrians. 🔎Join Our True Crime Club & Get Exclusive Content & Perks 🔎 Join The Club: https://www.patreon.com/annieelise 🎧 Need More to Binge? Listen to EXTRA deep dive episodes every week on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/serialously-with-annie-elise/id1519456164 Follow Annie on Socials 📸 🩷Instagram: @ _annieelise 💜TikTok: @_annieelise 🗞️ Substack: @annieelise 💙Facebook: @10tolife ⭐️Sponsors ⭐️ Smalls: For 35% off your first order, head to http://Smalls.com and use code AE. Factor: Get started at http://Factormeals.com/ae50off and use code AE50OFF to get 50% off your box plus free shipping! Shop Annie’s Closet & Must-Haves! 👗 Poshmark: https://posh.mk/Tdbki6Ae0Rb ShopMY: https://shopmy.us/annieelise Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/10tolife?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_aipsfshop_BKN1ZMCMEZHACVFQ2R75&language=en_US Disclaimer ‣ Some links may be affiliate links, they do not cost you anything, but I make a small percentage from the sale. Thank you so much for watching and supporting me. 🎙️ Follow the podcast for FREE on all podcast platforms! Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/serialously-with-annie-elise/id1519456164 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/6HdheEH8WeMTHoe5da34qU All Other Platforms: https://audioboom.com/channels/5100770-serialously-with-annie-elise Get Involved or Recommend the Case 💬 About Annie: https://annieelise.com/ For Business Inquiries: [email protected] Episode Sources 🔗 7News Australia 9 News Australia ABC News ABC News (Australia) Boston 25 News CBS News Court TV Fox News Law & Crime Local 12 WKRC London Evening Standard Los Angeles Times New York Post News.com.au People.com True Crime News *Sources used to collect this information include various public news sites, interviews, court documents, FB groups dedicated to the case, and various news channel segments. When quoting statements made by others, they are strictly alleged until confirmed otherwise. Please remember my videos are my independent opinion and to always do your own research. •••••••••••••••••• Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this video are personal and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other agency, organization, employer, or company. Assumptions made in the analysis are not reflective of the position of any entity other than the creator(s). These views are subject to change, revision, and rethinking at any time and are not to be held in perpetuity. We make no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, correctness, suitability, or validity of any information on this video and will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use. All information is provided on an as-is basis. It is the reader’s responsibility to verify their own facts.
Chapter 1: Who is the celebrity hairstylist found murdered in California?
I mean, just kind of a big hitter in the space, the real deal. And everybody who knew him, they just described him as this incredibly charismatic guy, this fun-loving guy, just as cliche as it sounds, a real joy to be around. That was him. And even though he was, yeah, this busy, very well-renowned hairstylist, his family is really what mattered to him the most.
He loved being a father, loved being a husband, and was truly just devoted above everything else.
He was a blessing and a positive influence to people around the world.
A hardworking, self-made man who loved and treasured his family more than anything, who deserved better than to be betrayed by the person he loved and murdered in his own home.
Semen Tilly was known for his big personality and motivational advice. Here he is in 2015 telling American Salon how he would like to be remembered. I think about this a lot, you know, when you kind of sit in the backyard and I say to myself, you know, what do I want to be remembered for? Family, my friendship, my real close friendships.
And then I think the third is, for me, all the stylists that I've touched in my life.
So on the surface, it looked like Fabio was living his dream life, right? I mean, he was married. He had two teenage daughters. He had this incredible career. And he and his wife, Monica, seemed to be happily married at that. Monica was a stay-at-home mom. She stayed at home with their two daughters. She would fill her days playing racquetball.
She had a tight-knit group of girlfriends that she would spend time with and just had a picture-perfect life. But what nobody realized, not even her closest friends, was that Monica was living a double life. Because it turns out that, once again, as cliche as it sounds, Monica was having an affair with her racquetball coach. His name is Robert Baker, and this affair was back in 2016.
And let me just tell you a little bit about Robert Baker, okay? Not that he's a bad, well, no, he is. He is a bad guy. He was a convicted sex offender. He also has this history of being an adult film actor, if you catch my drift.
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Chapter 2: What evidence linked the racquetball coach to the murder?
Because sure enough, there was a $1.6 million life insurance policy that she was hoping to collect. This according to the prosecution. So it's believed that Robert, along with his friend and accomplice, Christopher Austin...
had jogged to the family home that morning both wearing hoodies that had covered their faces and then snuck into the property then as they saw fabio right there while he just sat outside in his favorite chair watching tv they attacked him then they ransacked the house to make it look like it was a robbery they took that home surveillance footage they stole the porsche and they took off
Now, seems like a pretty smart plan. And on the surface, it might have worked, right? There was a string of burglaries in the area. They didn't have any concrete proof that they were on the scene because they had stolen all that footage. But here's what Robert wasn't expecting. His accomplice, Christopher?
flipped on him robert's accomplice christopher austin came forward and testified that robert had actually told him monica was the one who directed the entire murder austin said that he never spoke to monica directly but that robert made it clear that his girlfriend monica wanted her husband quote gone austin says on the day of the murder baker was getting calls from monica it was like
We can go up there now. She told me he was gone. So he had been on his phone talking and texting. Like I said, he don't really talk around me like that. But it seemed like he was getting all that information from her.
He says Monica was giving them the green light to head over to Fabio's home because he was home alone.
He said, are we going to go up to the other thing? I got a call. That's when he kind of started revealing all the whole plans. Like, I remember the girl. I'm like, what about her? He's like, yeah, Rosalie's there.
How did he know she was there?
He was there? I believe the woman called him and told him. And he told me.
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Chapter 3: What was Monica's alleged motive in the murder plot?
I say it a lot, and if you're new to this podcast, you'll definitely hear this phrase again, but just get a divorce. Just get a divorce, which apparently Monica didn't really believe in divorce due to her Irish Catholic upbringing, but I guess murder was on the table even though divorce was frowned upon? I mean, it makes no sense.
So finally, six months after the murder, Monica and Robert were both arrested. They were both charged with first-degree murder with special circumstances of lying in wait and financial gain, making them eligible for the death penalty. Now, Robert pleaded no contest and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Meanwhile, Monica denied all wrongdoing, and she publicly denied the affair as well, which, hello, why am I not surprised? I mean, it didn't seem like this woman has an ounce of remorse in her entire body, but it was out there. It was fully, you know, public consumption at this point. Meanwhile, Robert denied that Monica had anything to do with the murder.
He was trying to protect her at all costs. He even claimed, quote, I murdered him because I wanted her. She had nothing to do with it. Now, thankfully, the jury is smart and they didn't buy any of this. They didn't buy any of this that Monica wasn't involved, that it was just him. And just last week, Monica was found guilty on all charges.
Her sentencing is scheduled for May 2nd, so we will see what the judge hands out to her. I will definitely keep you posted. We may even do a deep dive into this case to talk through, like, the affair, the footage, the trips, how they caught them, everything. So if you want that deep dive, let me know, but I'm guessing we probably will do that in the coming weeks. But again, you tell me.
Now let's move into another crazy case. And this one truly is bat shit crazy. Because a seven-year-old boy died after a woman sent poisoned Easter eggs to her ex. All out of jealousy. Let me break this down for you. Because it truly is so unbelievable and just incredibly sad. Police arrested 35-year-old Zordelia Barboza of Brazil back on April 16th.
This was after she allegedly sent poisoned Easter eggs to a new family of her ex-boyfriend. Now, police have CCTV footage of her purchasing these chocolate eggs while she's like dressed in disguise trying to hide herself. She's wearing like this black wig, sunglasses, hiding her dyed blonde hair underneath. But then after she buys the eggs...
She goes home, and she laced these chocolate eggs with poison. Then she sent them to this family via, you know, a motorcycle courier service, kind of like a door dash almost. And it was addressed to her ex's new partner, Miriam Lira. Now, it being Easter, there being a lot of candy, a lot of cause for celebrating, Miriam shared these eggs with her children, 7-year-old Luis and 13-year-old Evelyn.
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Chapter 4: How did the accomplice Christopher Austin contribute to the case?
Now, get this. This unhinged lunatic not only sent these poison eggs, but she also included a note with them. The note read, Almost as though it's like you're receiving a flower delivery or an edible arrangement. Like, oh my gosh, happy Easter. This is so nice. With love. Like, oh my gosh, how thoughtful. Who would have sent these? Here, guys, have some eggs.
Never suspecting that there would be poison inside of them. So, of course, her children were obviously really excited to get these chocolate Easter eggs. But then, shortly after eating them, Miriam's 7-year-old son became violently ill. And tragically, Luis passed away the very next day at the local hospital.
Miriam and her 13-year-old daughter also became extremely sick, which they are both apparently currently in critical condition. Which I can't even imagine what the father of this family must be dealing with right now and how livid he must be at his ex for doing this to his family. I mean, it truly, every definition of the word, it is diabolical. And I know I've said this before, but I'm sorry.
If you mess with kids, you deserve to be locked away for life. There should be no ounce of bail, bond, restriction, supervised release, nothing. Like, you hurt a child, lock them up forever. Now, thankfully, the police didn't waste any time arresting her. They arrested her that same day, which is pretty amazing.
And they reportedly also found the receipt for the chocolate eggs, the two wigs, scissors, cards, a saw knife, and the suspected drugs. The receipt was literally just in her possession. She didn't even try to get rid of it, which, thank goodness, right? We love to see a paper trail, but obviously that's also very indicative of her guilt. Clearly, she's not the sharpest tool in the shed.
So it appears to the investigators that this awful crime all stemmed from jealousy and from the desire for revenge on her ex-husband. Which, that just breaks my heart. It's like, because you're a psycho ex-girlfriend or ex-partner who can't move on with your life, now a seven-year-old child has lost his life because you wanted to poison your ex's new family? How selfish and unhinged can you be?
It is just appalling and heartbreaking and just so disgusting. Now, I want to talk to you, too, because I've been getting so many DMs from you guys about this potential serial killer in New England. I want to break down what is going on there in addition to some other cases we have to talk about.
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Chapter 5: What happened in the poisoned Easter eggs case in Brazil?
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Chapter 6: How did jealousy lead to a tragic death of a 7-year-old boy?
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Since March 2025, police have now recovered the remains of seven bodies. This is across Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, which it's of course now ramping up concerns that there might be a serial killer in the area. And you guys, it's now only April, and seven bodies have been discovered since early March. I mean, that's not just unusual. It is very alarming.
I don't even know what the statistics of that would be, but I gotta say, probably pretty rare. Now, it's unclear if the deaths of these seven victims are related in any way, and police are saying that there's no cause for concern, that they aren't seeing any connections between the seven different cases. They're actually adamant that there's no known threat to the public at this time. However...
We've heard that before, right? Like, of course, they're not gonna be like, yeah, be on alert. There's a serial killer out there. If they don't have concrete evidence of that, they're not gonna like fearmonger and put that out into the universe. And nobody's buying what they're selling. Everybody believes that there's something more to it. Speculation across the internet is growing significantly.
There's even a Facebook page that has been created called the New England Serial Killer, and it has over 15,000 members. Members of this group are very convinced that there is indeed a threat to the public out there in the New England area.
They even compare notes and possible links and connections among all of the different cases, like weaving them together, being like, uh, there are connections, there are ties, like why isn't the police saying anything? Apparently, at least four of the victims have been identified as women, and the remains of the other victims have not yet been identified.
But I can't help but find this eerily similar to the deep dive that I did a couple of weeks ago about the possible serial killer in Austin, Texas. And you guys like blew that episode up because it is so concerning. And the day that that episode was released, it was announced that there was another body found.
And sure enough, similar to this case, police are denying that there's any possibility of a serial killer. So I don't know if they're just trying to prevent mass panic at this point, or if maybe they're trying to sweep it under the rug. You tell me. But seven bodies in like a month feels like grounds for a little bit of concern.
Now I will say that the family of one of the victims, 56-year-old Michelle Romano, they did state that they do not believe that Michelle's passing had anything to do with a serial killer. They even followed that up by saying, quote, we have complete faith in the Rhode Island State Police and our private investigator that the person responsible will be brought to justice sooner rather than later.
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Chapter 7: What is the update on the New England possible serial killer?
Chapter 8: What is the format and focus of the Serialistly podcast?
We also are live streaming the trial every single day over on my YouTube channel, 10 to Life, where we have a live chat going. I jump on screen in between breaks and talk with you about what we're hearing. And so if you want to, you know, really get in the true crime weeds of it with us, you definitely can over there.
Now, before I jump into all of the new cases and things that we need to talk about about what's happening this week in true crime, if you're a brand new listener, I just want to let you know what it is we do over here on Serialistly. Basically, it's... your true crime headquarters. I give you guys full case deep dives every single Monday.
Every Thursday, we do headline highlights where I break down what's happening this week in true crime, some of the viral cases and other cases that maybe you don't know about. And I try to just have the conversation with you like I'm talking with a friend or like I'm talking with my sister Amy, just breaking it down for you in a casual way, calling out the red flags and just
kind of having a conversation about it, like you're talking with a friend. So hopefully I hit the mark with that, but you tell me, I guess. But that's what we do over here. So there are a lot of cases we need to get into today. I'm going to stop talking. I'm going to jump right in because they are wild. I mean, we're talking...
jealousy, deceit, a possible serial killer in New England, a lot to go over. And let's talk about this first case that it has to do with a celebrity hairstylist who was found murdered at his own home. Because this first story, it is a wild one. And it's a case that I've been watching and keeping my eye on for quite some time. It involves all the things too, right?
Sex, money, murder, betrayal, I mean, you name it. So Fabio Simonelli was a 49-year-old man who was originally from Toronto, Canada, but had moved with his wife Monica and his two teenage daughters to the Woodland Hills area of California. They moved back in 2007. He's a celebrity hairstylist.
He even had recently been promoted to the vice president of education for Wella, which if you're not familiar with Wella, that is like a salon brand where they have hair products, color. It's just, you know, a professional brand. So he was doing really well for himself. He even styled celebrities ranging from J-Lo all the way over to Russell Crowe.
I mean, just kind of a big hitter in the space, the real deal. And everybody who knew him, they just described him as this incredibly charismatic guy, this fun-loving guy, just as cliche as it sounds, a real joy to be around. That was him. And even though he was, yeah, this busy, very well-renowned hairstylist, his family is really what mattered to him the most.
He loved being a father, loved being a husband, and was truly just devoted above everything else.
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