Borderland Crimes, from KVIA-TV, ABC-7

Borderland Crimes

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A winner of three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. El Paso, Texas is one of America’s safest cities. But it’s not immune to crime. This podcast by ABC-7 anchor Stephanie Valle dives deep into stories that grip the Borderland community with details that rarely make the news - but deserve to be heard.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: borderlandcrimes.podbean.com

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Borderland Crimes, from KVIA-TV, ABC-7

Episodes

Killing for Custody: The Life and Death of Bill Wolff 19.11.2019 48:48

A college professor was found shot to death on a sidewalk. Detectives learn the victim and his ex-wife were in the midst of a custody battle so bitter, months before his murder she had secretly fled to Mexico with their daughter. Around that time, the professor's former father-in-law was looking for a 'sicario,' someone who would kill for money. The murder investigation expands into an internation...

Witness to a Murder: An update on the Life and Death of Rick Madrigal 23.09.2019 22:49

Marinda Palacios saw her friend, Rick Madrigal, get shot to death by her boyfriend. Leonel Hernandez was convicted of Rick's murder. Months after podcast host Stephanie Valle reached out to Marinda, she talks about what happened that night, the hours she spent with the killer after the murder, and how she was accused of murder by Leonel's own defense team.

“Hey, are you alive?”: The life and death of Rick Madrigal 25.06.2019 47:46

A former radio DJ lays dead inside his apartment. Detectives believe his death is connected to a tip about a case of a possible kidnapping and murder. The investigation uncovered a twisted relationship that may have entangled the victim and led to his death.

Borderland Crimes: An Introduction 25.06.2019 1:10

Welcome to a podcast that’s made for the Borderland, a corner of the U.S. Southwest where Texas, New Mexico and old Mexico meet. This brief episode is a taste of what's to come: in-depth storytelling focusing on the some of the area's notorious crimes and those behind them. Listen and subscribe. Produced by KVIA-TV, ABC-7 and longtime journalist and former court reporter Stephanie Valle.