The Murder In My Family

Episode 153 Meet Your New Host; Eric Carter-Landin After more than 150 episodes, original host Mike Morford steps aside from hosting the show, and introduces the new host- his friend, and past guest of the show; Eric Carter-Landin. Eric is a past guest of the show. In episode 94 , he spoke about the heartbreaking case of his little brother Jacob who was murdered in 1987, and whose killer has never...

Episode 152 Juan Leon Laureles Rewind  In this episode, we rewind and go back into The Murder In My Family vault to explore the case of Juan Leon Laureles who was murdered in Brown County, TX and was seemingly the victim of a hate crime because he was gay. Since the original release of our episode in July, 2021, Leon's case has gotten a lot more media attention in an ongoing effort to see his case...

Episode 149 James 'Jimmy' Townsend In 1985, 13 year old James 'Jimmy' Townsend was a popular boy in his hometown of Monroe, Louisiana. He was a friendly and gifted athlete who played a variety of sports and excelled at them. By September of that year, Jimmy had become involved in boxing, but that wasnt all that was new for Jimmy. He was also a new father to a baby girl; Kristy. Being a father at 1...

Episode 148 The Hanson Family Murders In December, 2021, a shocking triple murder happened in Milbank, SD. 29 year old Jessica Hanson, her unborn daughter Annika, who she was 9 months pregnant with, and her 59 year old husband Clyde were murdered in their residence in separate attacks in an act of domestic violence at the hands of Clyde's brother, Brent Hanson. The attacks were brutal; while Jessi...

When a charismatic young doctor announces revolutionary treatments for cancer and HIV, patients from around the world turn to him for their last chance. As medical experts praise Serhat Gumrukcu's genius, the company he co-founded rockets in value to over half a billion dollars. But when a team of researchers makes a startling discovery, they begin to suspect the brilliant doctor is hiding a secre...

Episode 146 Kendrick Jerry Kendrick Jerry was a man who had a troubled past, but was working to turn his life around. He was focusing on family. The 47 year old father of five sons was excited to find out he had a sixth child on the way; a daughter with his  fiancé Arin. Arin was due in October, 2023, but sadly, Kendrick would never see his daughter born. On June 25,2023, Kendrick was shot to deat...

Episode 145 Robert Gonzalez In the early morning hours of August 31st, 2013, 21 year-old father of 2, Robert Gonzalez was stabbed 15 times by a group of 4 men in August 2013 as he walked home from a club with his friend in a Chicago neighborhood. His friend was able to escape and tell police what happened. Robert was rushed to an area hospital, but soon died from his wounds. Despite Robert's frien...

Episode 144 Zachary 'Zack' Flyte   In January, 2017, 21 year old Zachary Flyte, or Zack as he was known, was excited to embark on a new chapter in his life. He was going to take a test to get into the police academy. He felt it would be an excellent way to take care of his 3 young children. By all accounts, he was excited for the opportunity, but he would never get the chance. Days before he was s...

Episode 143 Leslie Rodriguez    27 year old Orlando, Florida resident, Leslie Rodriguez by all accounts was a positive force and good friend to those that knew her. She always had a smile, and brought happiness and positive energy to every situation. Described as a 'ray of sunshine', Leslie was a new mom to a young son, Roman and was looking to the next chapter in her life after breaking off a rel...

Episode 142 Darrell Holderman On June 1st, 2022, 78 year old Darrell Holderman was working a job as a security guard watching over a prisoner at a Dayton, Ohio area hospital. He wasn't supposed to work that day, but he picked up an extra shift. Despite his age and declining health, Darrell was a hard worker. The beloved father and grandfather had served his country proudly in Vietnam, and just a m...

Episode 141 Rusty Meye Rusty Meye was a man who was down on his luck. Living alone in a rented Vero Beach, Florida mobile home, he had battled depression, drinking and overuse of medication brought on by a terrible foot injury he suffered that left him disabled. Rusty had made the decision to stop drinking and not rely on his medications anymore, and was making progress in his life. However, one t...

Episode 140 Elizabeth 'Liz' Barraza Part 2     In this episode,  we continue the discussion with Robert and Rosemary Nuelle who discuss the tragic January, 2019 murder of their daughter Liz Barraza in Tomball, Texas, and their efforts to see her killer brought to justice. They talk about the many issues they have faced in the aftermath of Liz's murder, and some of the resources and allies that the...

Introducing Exposed: Cover-Up at Columbia University from Wondery  Dr. Robert Hadden was a trusted OB-GYN at Columbia University. Friendly, caring, unassuming… and behind the closed door of exam rooms, one of the most prolific sexual predators in New York City. During his 25-year career, he assaulted hundreds, perhaps thousands, of patients, under the guise of medical exams. Those who tried to war...

Episode 139 Elizabeth 'Liz' Barraza Part 1 of 2 On the morning of January 25,2019 just before sunrise, 29 year old Elizabeth 'Liz' Barraza was setting up for a garage sale in her yard in Tomball, Texas. She and her husband Sergio were about to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary with a vacation to Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, so the extra cash from the sale would come in handy. Sergi...

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Episode 138 Robert 'Robbie' Lamp In 1981, 27 year old Robert Lamp, or Robbie as he went by seemed to have a lot of things going for him. He was a young husband and father, and had recently purchased a home in a great neighborhood in Pennsylvania. Robbie was a successful manager of a Grand Union Super Market; in fact, he has done such a great job, that the company asked him if he'd work at their st...

20 year-old Kristie Gunderson Lee was a young wife, and new mom living in Pompano Beach, Florida in 1994. She was a friendly and popular hairdresser who was not known to have enemies, but on March 31st of that year, she died a violent death in her apartment. She was bludgeoned and strangled to death. Initially, it seemed like a burglary gone wrong, but police ruled that out and instead investigate...

In this episode, we update 3 cases previously discussed on The Murder In My Family. The case updates are for the following three cases; The 2017 Delphi Murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams from episode 6 and episode 38 . The 1975 murder of Lindy Sue Biechler in Lancaster County PA in episode 19 , and the 2016 murder of Devirrie Schiller in California City in episode 11 . Additionally, De...

Episode 135 Thomas Clancy Sr. Thomas Clancy Sr was a proud and decorated WW2 veteran who became a successful businessman in Dallas, Texas when he moved there with his large family in the 1960s. Thomas and his wife of 35 years divorced, and he found himself re-married a couple years later. But Thomas's second marriage appeared to be falling apart, and was on the verge of divorce. In November 1983,...

Episode 134 Jesse Dempsey 41 Year old father of three, Jesse Dempsey was shot to death around 11pm as he drove about 70MPH along I-20 near Lithonia, in DeKalb County Georgia on October 25th, 2020. Jesse was in the passenger seat driving his girlfriend Kendra Vickery's White GMC Sierra Pickup when a single bullet blew out the back window, passed through the driver's headrest, and struck Jesse in th...

Episode 133 Ernestine Hurt 48 year old mother and grandmother Ernestine Hurt was stabbed to death as she walked from a night shift at work to catch a bus in Cincinnati Ohio. Usually her daughter or her husband would walk with her at night to make her feel safe. On this night however, she was alone and a killer struck. It seemed like it could have been a mugging, but nothing was taken from Ernestin...

Episode 132 Jorge Luis Delgado Jr 23 year old Jorge Luis Delgado, known as "Spazz' or 'Georgie' to those who loved him was gunned down in New Haven, CT in April, 2022. Despite rumors and names swirling about his killer, or killers, there has not been an arrest yet. The lack of an arrest is agnozing for Jorge's loved ones, and they are worried that the killer, or killers may strike again, if they h...

Episode 131 Stephen Sloman On October 13, 2022, gunfire erupted in Baltimore, MD. When the shooting stopped, 56 year old Stephen Sloman was dead, killed in a hail of bullets. Stephen, a father of three, and a military veteran was down on his luck after a divorce. His career in the IT field had suffered, and he was battling addiction. Stephen was also depressed about the recent death of his mother...

Episode 130 Catrina Mowrey In June, 1985, 24 year old Kansas native Catherine 'Catrina' Mowrey was planning to travel from the Dallas, Texas area where she was living, back to Kansas to visit family. She never showed up. On June 25th, her nude body was found in the trunk of a car in an area of Dallas known for its high crime rate. Catrina's body was wrapped in a sheet, and according to some report...

Episode 129 Colby Wilcher In January, 2022,27 year-old father of 3 Colby Wilcher vanished under mysterious circumstances out of Holt, Florida. Colby's family was worried because it wasn't like Colby to drop from sight, and he was supposed to start a new job. Days turned into weeks without answers. During the time he was gone, there were suspicious posts and communications from Colby's phone and so...