Outline of A Murder

Recently, Sherri was at a Chamber of Commerce meeting when. s he found out that one of the employees had lunch with a killer. Her ears immediately perked up. She asked for an interview, and Nick graciously agreed to tell the story. it’s a great example of being smart, being rude, and lessons learned for all of us!

The Texarkana Moonlight Murders, also known as the "Phantom Killer" case, is one of the most notorious unsolved murder cases in American history. The murders took place in 1946 in the border town of Texarkana, which straddles the state lines of Texas and Arkansas. Over the course of three months, a serial killer attacked eight people - five of whom were killed - under the cover of darkness, earnin...

The Texarkana Moonlight Murders, also known as the "Phantom Killer" case, is one of the most notorious unsolved murder cases in American history. The murders took place in 1946 in the border town of Texarkana, which straddles the state lines of Texas and Arkansas. Over the course of three months, a serial killer attacked eight people - five of whom were killed - under the cover of darkness, earnin...

This case is located in Elephant Butte, a small town of 1300 a few miles from Truth or Consequences, NM, a town I go to for ministry events at least once a year. My father-in-law is the one that discovered the case and asked me if I had heard of it. It’s the case of the Toybox Killer, David Parker Ray. Ironically, Ray was never convicted of murder, which we’ll get into.

This case takes us to Peartree Apartments in Arlington, Texas. It was September 17 1996 and Thang Khuu remembers the morning well. His long-time girlfriend, Christine Vu, age 25, got ready that mourning for her teaching position at a local elementary school. He listened to her moving around their apartment, cooing at their dog, Caramel, making a bagel, and then she came into the bedroom and whispe...

A young widow with two daughters moves in across the street from Darrell and Debbie. They take her and her daughters under their wing. Their two daughters shared the same first name and become close almost like sisters. Over time, Darrell and the young window start an affair and the young widow becomes pregnant. Darrell moves in with her and her two daughters. The two Ariels are excited about it b...

A happily married man with a beautiful, loving wife and three beautiful children with a fourth on the way. A great career. A large home. Friends and family. Everything seemed perfect on the outside. A young single mother working a waitressing job to fund her way through school. Not a native to Clovis, NM, she was deciding whether to make the move back home to San Diego but a divorce and child cust...

While cleaning out her grandparent’s home, Sherri came across an 1990 newspaper clipping in her grandma’s stuff about a missing NY teenager, Kari Lynn Nixon written by Lane Willard. This sparked her curiosity on this case that uncovered a deeply disturbing and sad abduction and murder of a beautiful 19 year old, a New Kids on the Block connection, two Unsolved Mysteries episodes, and once again pr...

Tommy Sells was a serial killer that I had no interest ever outlining until a mother false accused and convicted on junk science for murdering her 10-year-old little boy captured my attention. Was she actually innocent? If so, who exactly killed her son? A true crime author and a serial killer helped exonerate this mother—one who cared deeply for her and the other who hated everyone.

Tommy Sells was a serial killer that I had no interest ever outlining until a mother false accused and convicted on junk science for murdering her 10-year-old little boy captured my attention. Was she actually innocent? If so, who exactly killed her son? A true crime author and a serial killer helped exonerate this mother—one who cared deeply for her and the other who hated everyone.

This case is one of the most disturbing, sad, and infuriating of the season so far. A man with a known history of violence toward women brutally murdered a mother of three and her daughter. The two boys survived thanks to the youngest. And to this day, Gary Green blames the victim. It is one of the best examples of this podcast’s purpose—educated others so they are smart, rude, and not a victim.

Traci McBride was at a military base in Texas for two short weeks. One night talking to her friend on a payphone she is snatched off a military base, brutally raped, and murdered. Misplaced anger made her a stranger-on-stranger victim. Did the killer do it from Gulf War Syndrome or just the usual poopbird monster?

This is one of the weirdest cases we’ve done and also the saddest. You have a young man deeply loved by both parents and brother. However, his life begins to spiral while his brother’s is going as planned. Depressed and unemployed, he begins building an online business. Or was he? No one would know what was really going on until everyone was dead.

Donald Rolle was a monster full of rage. It was just a matter of time before his explosive anger led to murder. A desperate 911 call and search wasn’t enough to save the victim. In this case, we not only outline the murder but we also dive into the legal ramifications of past bad acts.

A wealthy plastic surgeon wooed his prey using romantic airplane flights. One fell hard both in love with the wealthy, accomplished doctor and to her death. His genius almost helped him commit the perfect crime but a determined sister and detectives dogged him until he was finally caught.

Gabby Petito, the infamous case. We deep dive into this case starting with a break down of some red flags that no one saw but that were indicative of Gabby’s future with Brian Laundrie. We then break down the timeline and whether we buy Laundrie’s reason for killing Gabby. We also go deep in reviewing the infamous body cam footage from Utah. And it is our hope that our listeners gain valuable info...

Gabby Petito, the infamous case. We deep dive into this case starting with a break down of some red flags that no one saw but that were indicative of Gabby’s future with Brian Laundrie. We then break down the timeline and whether we buy Laundrie’s reason for killing Gabby. We also go deep in reviewing the infamous body cam footage from Utah. And it is our hope that our listeners gain valuable info...

Gabby Petito, the infamous case. We deep dive into this case starting with a break down of some red flags that no one saw but that were indicative of Gabby’s future with Brian Laundrie. We then break down the timeline and whether we buy Laundrie’s reason for killing Gabby. We also go deep in reviewing the infamous body cam footage from Utah. And it is our hope that our listeners gain valuable info...

This case was recommended by one our listeners, Peggy. it’s the story of a seemingly happy family that ends with gun shots, the family home burned down, and survivors who are now orphans. What happened? And why? And how can you protect yourself from this ever happening?

Clara and David Harris were successful and happy. Clara was a successful dentist living her childhood dreams from Colombia—a Mercedes, a happy family, and wealth. David was a successful orthodontist. Everything seemed great until David had an affair with his secretary. This case has more twists and turns than any case we’ve done so far!

Danielle Thomas was a beautiful soul. She was successful. She had a close-knit family and her beloved dog. She had just met the love of her life. They had so much in common. Florida Gators. Adventurous. Ambitious. And big dreams. But Danielle didn’t know that she was in mortal danger by the one she loved. She believed that her faith in God compelled her to help him. It was a big mistake.

Danielle Thomas was a beautiful soul. She was successful. She had a close-knit family and her beloved dog. She had just met the love of her life. They had so much in common. Florida Gators. Adventurous. Ambitious. And big dreams. But Danielle didn’t know that she was in mortal danger by the one she loved. She believed that her faith in God compelled her to help him. It was a big mistake.

This is our first ever bonus series, and we decided to kick it off with a case that polarized the country and still polarizes today—the case of Betty Broderick, a socialite housewife who shot her ex-husband and his new wife in their bed while sleeping. Some sympathized with Betty because she sacrificed her early years in life so Dan, her husband, could attend medical school and law school in order...

This is our first ever bonus series, and we decided to kick it off with a case that polarized the country and still polarizes today—the case of Betty Broderick, a socialite housewife who shot her ex-husband and his new wife in their bed while sleeping. Some sympathized with Betty because she sacrificed her early years in life so Dan, her husband, could attend medical school and law school in order...

This is our first ever bonus series, and we decided to kick it off with a case that polarized the country and still polarizes today—the case of Betty Broderick, a socialite housewife who shot her ex-husband and his new wife in their bed while sleeping. Some sympathized with Betty because she sacrificed her early years in life so Dan, her husband, could attend medical school and law school in order...