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May 18, 2025 32 mins
Part 2 of 2. Juan Leon Laureles was only 30 years old when he was shot execution style on the side of a small gravel road just east of Brownwood, Texas in May of 1996 – his 1988 Ford Thunderbird ablaze. Few theories have been floating around since that terrible, tragic day. The Brown County Sheriff’s department has theirs but won’t acknowledge that there might be a better one: a theory that actual makes sense and seems to better fit the known facts – that the slaying was an act of hate. But, of course, there are other plausible theories and some recent information that allows for even more speculation. Still though, with the climate of hate towards the gay and lesbian community, among other groups, in Brown County and the city of Brownwood, the possibility that Leon’s murder was a hate crime is extremely possible and plausible. Did the Sheriff’s Department investigation lag because Leon Laureles was gay? It certainly seems that way.

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Gone Call.

Speaker 2 (00:02):
Podcasts may contain violent or graphics subject matter.

Speaker 3 (00:05):
Listener discretion is advised. This is part two of two
of the murder of Leon Laurels in Brown County, Texas.
If you haven't listened to part one, it would be
a good idea to do that before going any further
into this episode. Here's a brief rundown of what we've
already covered. One Leon Lorellis, who went by his middle name,

(00:29):
was described to us as a gentle giant. He was
tall and stout, but his physicality was dwarfed by his
kindness and compassion. That's what made his violent death unfathomable.
At around twelve thirty am on Friday, May tenth, nineteen
ninety six, shortly after Leon was due to work as
shift at the Kroger grocery store in Brownwood, Texas, his

(00:53):
nineteen eighty eight black Ford thunderbird was found burning on
a narrow road next to an outdoor shooting range off
Farmed Market Road twenty one, twenty six, just a little
east of Brownwood in a rural area. The body of
thirty year old Leon Lorells was found near the blaze.
He'd been shot in the back of his head while kneeling,

(01:15):
described as execution style by authorities. Leon's car was seen
by a witness parked in the Kroger parking lot sometime
after eleven thirty pm, presumably shortly after arriving to work
his shift. Another vehicle was seen next to his and
both drove off. This was highly out of character for Leon,

(01:37):
who'd never even been late for a shift, let alone
skipped out on one without telling any of his co workers.
He was most likely forced somehow. Leon, it appears, might
have been in a relationship with a man from his
hometown of Brady, Texas, a teacher or coach at his
alma mater, Brady High School. Un expressed to a man

(02:01):
named Steve Harris that he was frustrated because the man
he was seeing preferred to keep the relationship a secret,
while Leon was tired of hiding it. Since a faculty
member of a small Texas town high school in nineteen
ninety six would likely have lost his job if it
became known that he was gay or worse, it could

(02:22):
be considered a plausible motive to kill Leon, but there
are other theories in the case, one of which just
as plausible, if not more. One theory concerning the execution
style murder of Leon Lorells is that the act was
a hate crime.

Speaker 4 (03:01):
And he was always there for me, He was there
for everyone. So the fact that somebody could do this
to him, I just don't understand. And it's just left
a big old hole in my heart.

Speaker 2 (03:15):
You know, it's not going to change anything if we
find who did this, but I feel like he deserves just.

Speaker 3 (03:22):
As Leon Lorells didn't hate anything or anyone, but perhaps

(03:45):
there were those who hated who he was. The city
of Brownwood had a history of folks terrorizing gay and
lesbian residents, among others, because of their skin color or
religious beliefs. In fact, Howard pain University in Brownwood is
consistently ranked among a handful of the absolute worst colleges

(04:06):
for LGBTQ plus students in Texas. Colleges that discriminate against
LGBTQ plus students once lost federal funds by doing so,
But according to a twenty sixteen Dallas Morning News article,
Howard Paine University is among nine colleges in Texas that

(04:27):
continually filed for exemptions based on religious beliefs. But it
gets much darker when you hear what others have been
through in Brownwood and Brown County. The theory that the
slang of Leon Loreles was a hate crime is incredibly plausible.
A Brownwood High school student was harassed and once sexually

(04:48):
assaulted while at school because he was gay. A Brownwood
woman was raped by a man because she was a lesbian.
I'll show you what it's like to have a man,
the rapist told her. As far as Leon's murder is concerned,
an Arson investigator that worked the case in recent years
said he'd been told that Leon had propositioned a man

(05:11):
who was straight and that that person wanted to get even.
According to this theory, the angry man told others who
then took it upon themselves to get back at Leon
or helped the man. Late local businessman Steve Harris fought
against harassment and attempts to run him. His partner also

(05:32):
named Steve and their business out of town for years.
Not long after Leon's murder, Steve and Steve, inspired by
Anthony and johna Latino's coffee shop I spoke of on
Part one, opened up a deli in Brownwood like mister
Anthony's Holy Grounds, Steve's Market and Delhi was a place

(05:53):
where anyone was welcomed, no matter who they were, so
long as they were not driven by hate. Steve even
Steve saw their fair share of hateful obstacles while growing
their business. But they are not folks who tuck their
tails and run. Steve Harris in two thousand and one
went after a local radio host and councilman who used

(06:14):
hateful language against gay folks on air. When the radio
station received complaints, they apologized for using the language, but
city councilman Ed McMillan, who regularly called into the show,
offered a six pack of beer if the radio talk
show host said the derogatory word again on the air.

(06:36):
Steve told me a little bit about the attitude in Brownwood.

Speaker 1 (06:40):
I was born in Brownwood, but I was not raised here,
and that's why I can see it for what it is.
I believe I don't see it when rose collar classes.
I came here frequently growing up during the summer because
my mother's parents lived here. This town has had a
history of intolerance and hatefulness, not only from political leaders

(07:02):
radio talk show hosts. You know, there were gay and
lesbian brothers and sisters and family members that were literally
being attacked, and no one was lifting a finger to
help them. No one was speaking out on their behalf.
If anybody was doing anything, it was all closeted because
there was no one speaking out against the hate radio
and hate speech. And that radio station had all the

(07:23):
major players advertising on it, you know, so it was
community supported hate radio, is what I called it. It
helped create an environment of intolerance. And there's good bad,
and there's ugly everywhere, but in rural, small town America,
it's very personal because you know typically the players involved.

(07:44):
You know who your judge is, you know who your
county attorney is, you know who your sheriff is, you
know who your police chief bills, you know who your
police officers are, you know community members, and so you
take it much more personal when you have all the
hate around you.

Speaker 3 (08:02):
He went on to say that there are some of
the best people he's ever met in Brownwood too, and
there's no doubt that's true. But there are further examples
of bigotry. In twenty seventeen, two young Brownwood men, when
on a vandalism spree in nearby early on homes and vehicles.
Twenty one year old Matthew Allen Keith and twenty two

(08:25):
year old Jesse Rodriguez spray painted racial and homophobic slurs
on homes and vehicles.

Speaker 4 (08:31):
There.

Speaker 3 (08:32):
They blamed alcohol, and some local news outlets declined to
mention the bigoted nature of the graffiti in their news
stories about the incident. The bigotry displayed by Councilman McMillan
wasn't the only example of such behavior by city officials.
Other disturbing incidents of intolerance were reported upon as recently

(08:54):
as twenty twenty two. At ten thirty am on April
twenty eighth, twenty twenty two, the Pride of Texas Filmfest
director Brock Cravy entered the Brown County slash City of

(09:18):
Brownwood Law Enforcement Center. The Pride of Texas Film Festival
was a planned LGBTQ plus film festival set to take
place in Brownwood, which was to be the smallest town
in Texas to host a Pride event. Cravey was to
meet with Chief of Police Educating to discuss safety measures

(09:39):
for the upcoming event, which was going to be that June.
After introducing himself at the visitor's window and having a seat,
Cravey said he overheard the folks behind the counter saying
in loud voices some disturbing things. We will not accept them.
Cravey heard, and where does he think he is? According

(10:01):
to Cravy, after one woman attempted to quell her coworker's
bigoted statements by saying we aren't to judge them, another
woman replied, it's our job as Christians to correct them.
They must be corrected. She apparently repeated this several times.
The Dallas Voice reported that Cravey's statement included the following quote.

(10:25):
A public servant, a member of law enforcement made a
statement about me that implied that killing me and hurting
me was an option. I've never been more frightened in
my life. End quote. The Brown County Sheriff's office is
reluctant to call leon Lorellis's murder a hate crime. Their theory,

(10:47):
at least the theory they seemed to be selling the public,
is one that we've been told they often turned to.
Some said that leon Lorellis had begun hanging around a
group of guys known around Brownwood and Brown County as
the Northeast or sometimes called the North Side Posse or
the Brownwood Mafia. There were three families consistently involved in

(11:10):
this group, though we will not be disclosing the names.
First off, it's unlikely Leon was hanging around these guys.
This group of men, we were told, wreaked havoc on
the city of Brownwood in the nineteen eighties and nineteen nineties.
Their pleasure apparently was inflicting pain and fear on others

(11:32):
whoever they chose on a given night to terrorize. They'd
corner off the city's main drag where folks cruised on
weekend nights. It's said the Northeast would box in someone
in their vehicle, pull them out, and beat them. No
one we were told, ever, really knew why they'd show
up at house parties slinging around guns, and when the

(11:55):
police were called, somehow avoided consequence. We are told. That's
about the extent of the information we could gather on
these guys as far as their activities are concerned. We
reached out to many folks hoping to get more, but
apparently the Northeast still inspire enough fear in the hearts

(12:16):
of the residents of Brownwood to keep them from talking. Now,
if Leon was indeed hanging around these individuals, it doesn't
make a lot of sense given his character, unless somehow
he was not aware of their violent activity. According to
everyone who knew him well, Leon did not lead a

(12:36):
high risk lifestyle. The Brown County Sheriff's Department seems to
lean toward the theory that Leon Lorellis saw some sort
of criminal activity he shouldn't have and was silenced as
a result. There was at least one incident days before
Leon was slain that potentially backs up that theory.

Speaker 4 (12:57):
I know that two days before this happened, he told
his sister that there were some people that were mad
at him and wanted to hurt him, but he didn't
know why. But you know, she didn't really ask him
anything further than that, so he I think he was
aware that, you know, somebody was after him or something.

Speaker 3 (13:19):
Then again, that could back up many theories. There's another
concerning the northeast. A coworker said they'd been going into
the Kroger where Leon worked and stealing merchandise. One night.
According to the coworker, Leon stood up to them and
told them he'd call the cops if they continued to steal.

(13:40):
A petty reason to commit a murder, but perhaps it
was just fuel for the already burning fire. Yet another
theory involving the Northeast exists, one that backs up the
notion that Leon's murder was the result of a hate crime.
Arlene has received multiple calls and email from folks saying

(14:01):
they heard one member of this group bragg at parties
about killing Leon, saying that he killed Leon because Leon
was quote fucking my brother. The people who reported this
to Arlene also said they reported it to the Brown
County Sheriff's office, but never received a follow up call.

(14:23):
Days before the release of our original part one, in
May of twenty twenty one, Arlene's cousin came to her
with something she'd never heard before.

Speaker 2 (14:33):
I did have an interesting call the other day from
a cousin, my mom's second cousins and my third cousin
that was about the same age as Leon, and I mean,
I haven't seen him like in twenty years or whateverybody
called me and said that he had some information for
me that he's tried to tell the police, but nobody

(14:55):
ever listens to him. And he said that he had
just gotten out of jail and he was at a
halfway house in Brownwood, like sixty days prior to this happened,
so him and Leon would hang out. Sometimes Leon would
go visit him at the halfway house. And one day
he was driving down past Kroger where Leon worked and
saw Leon's car across the street, so he pulled into

(15:17):
the parking lot. He said, he thought it was like
a hasting store at the time, but we're not sure.
But he asked Leon, what are you doing? And Leon said, well,
I'm waiting for my girlfriend to come out of work. Girlfriend,
I don't know, maybe just a friend. I'm not sure anyway,
So my cousin asked him, why are you parked out here?
Why aren't you parked at Kroger? He said because the

(15:39):
girl's dad is a highway patrol man and he doesn't
like Leon, and he told them he would kill him
if he ever saw him with his daughter. I was
like done, and like, why have I never heard this?
Why haven't you told anybody? And he said that two
investigators went to behalf of White House a day or

(16:01):
two after Leon was murdered and questioned him, and so
he told him about this, and they kind of just
kind of like, you know, okay, sure whatever. He's like,
I don't even know how they knew I was there
or why they were questioning me or anything. And I'm like,

(16:22):
who were they? He said, I don't know. They just
said they were investigators. They're not police. Like, it's not
the police that was investigating, because it was, you know,
out of city limits. It was the sheriffs and the
Texas Rangers that were doing the investigation on this. Well,
he doesn't know who they were. But a couple of
days before Leon was killed, he was driving again, because

(16:45):
you know, that's just what we do in small towns.
He saw Leon at the park talking to a man
in a red car, So you had to go a
little bit distanced in order to turn around because he
was going to go see Leon at the park. And
when he did that, the guy in the red car
was at the stop sign directly across the street from

(17:08):
where he was. At the stop sign, he said, he
pointed at the guy just to let him know, I know,
I see you, and you know, so they had to
go on. He drove forward, and again he had to
go a little ways in order to turn around. He said.
By the time he turned around because he was going
to follow the guy in the red car, that those
two investigators stopped him, but they only spoke to him

(17:30):
for a few minutes and let him go. So he
went back to the park and asked, then, who is
that guy? And Leon said, Oh, he's a doctor. He's
a friend of mine. He works at the hospital here.
He doesn't remember her name, though, so he said. He
tried to call the investigators many, many, many times. They

(17:51):
would not answer him. He would leave messages to have
them call him back, and they never returned his call.

Speaker 3 (17:57):
There is a belief that because Leon wasn't completely out
of the closet, he used the term girlfriend instead of boyfriend,
and perhaps Arlene's cousin was mistaken about the friend being
the offspring of highway patrol. According to Texas Ranger Jason Say,
the main suspect in Leon's murder died by suicide years ago.

(18:20):
In twenty fourteen. The son of the man who was
sheriff at the time of Leon's death took his own life.
Ranger Say also suggested there were known witnesses, but said
they were intoxicated and could not remember anything. The theories
that can be reached from what Arlene's cousin told her

(18:40):
are numerous, and perhaps a big piece of the puzzle,
but apparently authorities did not seem receptive to the information.
Speaking of puzzles, that the cases a jigsaw puzzle with
multiple pieces. Is the Brown County Sheriff's department go to
line when speaking to the press about the murder of
life Leon Lorellis. That's what former Texas Ranger turned Brown

(19:04):
County Sheriff Bobby Grubbs called the case. In May of
two thousand and seven when he told the Brownwood Bulletin
that they had several persons of interest that they wanted
to either eliminate or move forward with investigating more closely.
They set all of that again in two thousand and eight.
Again we were told the motive the Brown County Sheriff's

(19:25):
Department likes the most is the Leon saw something he
shouldn't have and had to be silenced as a result. Motive.
We were also told that that particular motive, as well
as motives involving drug deals gone bad, are favorites of
area law enforcement, particularly when dealing with unsolved crimes. After

(19:47):
his autopsy and the subsequent reports were released, Leon's toxicology
screening came back clean, But then Texas Ranger Bobby Grubbs
had jumped the gun. Unclear why, but Leon's coworkers reported
that Ranger Grubbs came into the Kroger store in the
early morning hours after Leon was killed. As he questioned them.

(20:10):
He pushed the coworkers hard to corroborate some sort of
drug involvement in the crime, though again, no evidence that
proves or even suggests Leon was involved with drugs exists.

(20:34):
If there has been any progress made in the investigation
of the murder of Leon Larellis, the cops are keeping
it close to the chest, as they have kept virtually
every detail of the case from the get go. It's
unknown what happened to Leon's nineteen eighty eight black Ford
Thunderbird Arlene told us the question of the driver's seat

(20:56):
position is particularly relevant since Leon was a large man,
he drove with the seat all the way back and reclined.
Family does not know if the seat was in that
position after it was found burning, nor did they know
if the police took note of that, but the detail
is a crucial one. While it is unknown if Leon

(21:18):
drove his own car to his own slaying, it seems
perfectly clear that he was forced or tricked since he
didn't go into work at Kroger to tell them he
had something to do, and he'd either be late or
needed to skip his shift entirely. There is an incredibly
unfortunate belief by some members of Leon's family, as well

(21:39):
as Brown County locals, concerning the police's investigation. One of
Leon's relatives told us they disagreed with other family members
that Leon's murder has been covered up. He chalked up
the failure to solve the case as law enforcement's general
attitude toward it. The Brown County Sheriff's office was hesitant

(22:00):
to pursue the case aggressively, this family member said, perhaps
due to the notion that Leon's slang was a hate crime.
The fact that Leon was gay, this relative believes, was
enough for the Sheriff's office to work the case less
than diligently. Late Brownwood business owner and activist Steve Harris

(22:21):
believes that local law enforcement dropped the ball in Leon's
case and in other crimes in Brownwood and Brown County.

Speaker 1 (22:31):
You'd almost have to be crazy to think that these
people would get justice. I mean, seriously, the only time
I've ever seen justice happen is when people rise up
and demand that bad apples be called out of the system.
And I spoke with the police lieutenant police chiefs the
other day about in another situation that's going on right

(22:54):
now in Brownwood, and he talked about how many bad
apples they've had to get rid of out of the
police department. There have been five different sheriffs in the
sheriff's department since Leon's murder. All of them, from what
I understand, val that it was important, you know, to
solve his death. Yet nothing, And again I'll say, I

(23:17):
believe the only way justice is going to come for
these victims in Brownwood, Texas, in Brown County, Texas is
for outsiders. Bring in the big guns, the federal, FBI,
and what other agencies can. I believe that's the only
way these victims are in this community, actually not only
the victims, but the families and the community are going

(23:40):
to get justice is by outsiders. I don't believe those
who are in the system here are capable or are
willing to get the justice. And I don't know how
long you have to wait, but when you have all
these murders on the books that are insolved, that are
twenty twenty five thirty years old. How long is a

(24:00):
community going to have to.

Speaker 3 (24:01):
Wait lending credence to the notion of some sort of
cover up. Perhaps is the experience that private investigator William C.
Deer had when Leon's family hired him to work the case.
Deer is a relatively famous fixture in Texas, if not nationally,

(24:21):
for his work on several high profile cases, including the
nineteen eighty seven poisoning murder of wax Museum heiress Patsy Wright,
his involvement with the exhumation of Lee Harvey Oswald's body,
and his own investigation into the murder of Nicole Brown
Simpson in California. Deer apparently began working on Leon Lorellis's

(24:44):
murder case and instead of answers, found nothing but a
tight lipped citizenry in Brownwood and what he called corruption
in area law enforcement. He quit the case as a result.
We reached out to William C. Deer, but didn't hear back.
It is known that Leon's Bell's Department store credit card

(25:07):
was used after his death, but by the time Sheriff's
Office investigators went looking for surveillance footage, there was none.
Even though Leon was known for his generosity, often buying
gifts for friends and even allowing them to use his
Bell's Department store credit card if they needed something. A
robbery motive alone doesn't make sense. Leon was a working

(25:31):
class guy. Even those who barely knew Leon were touched
by his kindness and moved to tears by his murder,
even after all this time. Like Steve Harris, I.

Speaker 1 (25:45):
Hate that Leon didn't get to experience the love and
the relationship that I have been able to experience. For
whatever reason, that he was mark as a gay man
and he wasn't able to have that joy and to

(26:06):
have people that loved him surround him, and that I
have never really thought about it until now. That's heartbreaking.
That he was taken so young. It is heartbreaking. I
never haven't really thought about it in that way until now.
It's tragic, will matter, But when you reflect on your

(26:31):
life and you know of someone who was struggling but
yet was strong and is no longer with us, and
the possibility that he's no longer with us is because
he was strong and that was a threat to someone.
That's heartbreaking.

Speaker 3 (26:49):
On May fifteenth, twenty twenty one, the day before the
original recording of this episode was released, Leon's niece and
best friend, Arlene, gathered family at the site where Leon
was killed. Family members emotionally and tearfully read poems they'd
written in tribute to Leon. The memorial was streamed on

(27:10):
Facebook Live and was both beautiful and devastatingly heartbreaking. There
have been celebrations of Leon's life every year since. In Brownwood.
The nonprofit Season of Justice helped Arlene get a billboard
up in high traffic areas around Brownwood from September twenty

(27:30):
twenty two to November of twenty twenty three. It's unclear
if the billboard generated any new leads. Someone in Brown
County knows what happened to Leon Lorellis, and how that
someone can see a family member in such pain and
not speak up is unconscionable. Leon's family is still in

(27:52):
brutal anguish over his death twenty nine years ago at
the time of this recording, His niece, Arlene, with whom
he was close, is desperate for answers, for at least
some ability to move forward by getting justice for her
beloved uncle Leon, her best friend, the gentle Giant. She's

(28:13):
made her life's mission to raise awareness and though it's
difficult emotionally. Arlene continues that mission today.

Speaker 4 (28:21):
I don't understand how anybody could ever be mad at him,
let alone want to kill him. He was always buying
gifts for his friends, letting them know, use his bells,
card or whatever.

Speaker 2 (28:35):
Taking him out to lunch. He was just always given.

Speaker 4 (28:39):
Even though he didn't even have that much money, he
would spend it on everyone else.

Speaker 2 (28:45):
That is the type of person he was, is very kind,
very trusting. Basically, I want people to know just what
a wonderful person he was, that he didn't deserve this,
and I'm begging people know anything to please speak up now.
My heart's being broken for twenty five years now. I

(29:08):
missed him all the time. They'll be like a song
or something that reminds me, or I'll make one of
his with recipes because I don't know if I told
you that, but he was an amazing cook. So I mean,
there's things that remind me, and it just it brings
me to tears every single time because I still miss him,
because I know that he would be right here next

(29:28):
to me, you know, playing with my grandkids if he could,
and he was always there for me.

Speaker 4 (29:36):
He was there for everyone so the fact that somebody
could do this to him, I just don't understand, and
it's just left a big old.

Speaker 2 (29:45):
Hole in my heart. You know, it's not going to
change anything if we find who did this, but I
feel like he deserves justice because he was an amazing
person and what they did to him was still wrong
and I need to pay for it. Everybody was deeply
impacted by it, and I think more so for my

(30:08):
uncle that he was living with, because you know, he
was used to seeing him there every day. I don't
know for a fact, but I feel like I'm the
one that has been impacted the most because I was
so close to him, and our family.

Speaker 4 (30:25):
Is you know, we don't talk about feelings, we don't
talk about bad stuff, so we never really did talk
about it except for when I would, you know, ask
my uncle, has he had.

Speaker 2 (30:36):
Any updates, have you heard anything, you know, stuff like that.
Now he only has a one brother and one sister,
which is my mom that's left in the family. So
I'm the one that's still here fighting fighting for justice
for him.

Speaker 3 (30:55):
If you are able your presence at common Grounds Coffeehouse,
located at eight zero nine Main Street in Brownwood, Texas,
on May thirty first, twenty twenty five would be much appreciated.
Leon Lorellis's Memorial Party is a three hour event that
runs from eleven am to two pm that day. If

(31:17):
you have any information about the murder of Juan Leon Lorellis,
please contact the Brown County Sheriff's Office at three two
five six four six five point five one zero. We'd
like to thank the incredible folks who contributed to this episode, Arlene,
Steve Harris, and John O. Latino. Also be sure to

(31:40):
check out the podcast box in the basement for our
Len's very personal and moving episodes about Leon. If you'd
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It’s 1996 in rural North Carolina, and an oddball crew makes history when they pull off America’s third largest cash heist. But it’s all downhill from there. Join host Johnny Knoxville as he unspools a wild and woolly tale about a group of regular ‘ol folks who risked it all for a chance at a better life. CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist answers the question: what would you do with 17.3 million dollars? The answer includes diamond rings, mansions, velvet Elvis paintings, plus a run for the border, murder-for-hire-plots, and FBI busts.

Crime Junkie

Crime Junkie

Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.

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Stuff You Should Know

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