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KSAT court reporter Erica Hernandez featured in true crime show ‘Snapped’
Read full article: KSAT court reporter Erica Hernandez featured in true crime show ‘Snapped’KSAT court reporter Erica Hernandez was featured in the Oxygen true crime show “Snapped” to discuss the trial of Sasha Skare, who killed a San Antonio rapper related to Beyonce in 2021.
‘The will to live’: The sole survivor of the railroad serial killer speaks on Texas Crime Stories
Read full article: ‘The will to live’: The sole survivor of the railroad serial killer speaks on Texas Crime StoriesTexas Crime Stories: Holly Dunn is the only survivor of Angel Resendiz, better known as the Railroad Killer.
Member of the San Antonio four shares how satanic panic played into her false conviction
Read full article: Member of the San Antonio four shares how satanic panic played into her false convictionThey are known as the San Antonio Four, a group of friends wrongfully convicted in the 1990s. All four were accused of satanic rituals on two little girls and charged with aggravated sexual assault and indecency with a child.
Explaining satanic panic: South Texas Crime Stories
Read full article: Explaining satanic panic: South Texas Crime StoriesHysteria in the United States spread in the eighties and nineties, Satanists committing horrific crimes. People all over the country were getting arrested and convicted of crimes against children, but all of it was unfounded and false.
The brutal murder of runner Lauren Bump: South Texas Crime Stories
Read full article: The brutal murder of runner Lauren Bump: South Texas Crime StoriesShe was an avid runner who dedicated her life to helping others, but her life was taken in a violent act by a complete stranger. It seemed to be totally random. This is South Texas Crime Stories the murder of Lauren Bump.
Friendship turns deadly for 2 young women: South Texas Crime Stories
Read full article: Friendship turns deadly for 2 young women: South Texas Crime StoriesTwo brutal murders six years a part that turned into cold cases. What nobody knew at the time was that the Heather Willms 2005 murder case and the Esmeralda Herrer murder case in 2011 had one thing in common, both victims were friends with a man named Jose Baldomero Flores.
The disappearance of great-grandmother Pauline Diaz: South Texas Crime Stories
Read full article: The disappearance of great-grandmother Pauline Diaz: South Texas Crime StoriesFor over a decade, Pauline Diaz's family has been searching relentlessly for her. She seemingly vanished without a trace in 2010, at age 63.
The San Antonio Strangler: South Texas Crime Stories
Read full article: The San Antonio Strangler: South Texas Crime StoriesAfter 15-year-old Natalie Chavez disappeared and then her body was found a short time later, SAPD detectives got to work to find out who was responsible. What they uncovered was a deadly pattern from a man no one expected.
The ambush murder of SAPD Detective Benjamin Marconi; South Texas Crime Stories
Read full article: The ambush murder of SAPD Detective Benjamin Marconi; South Texas Crime StoriesIn 2016, SAPD Detective Benjamin Marconi was shot and killed outside of the Public Safety Headquarters downtown on a Sunday afternoon. After a 30-hour manhunt and dramatic trial, his killer is now on death row.
The murder of Bridget Townsend; South Texas Crime Stories
Read full article: The murder of Bridget Townsend; South Texas Crime StoriesIn 2001, 18-year-old Bridget Townsend was kidnapped, raped, and murdered by Ramiro Gonzalez. He confessed to the crimes but his death row sentence has been anything but straightforward.
Where is Lina Khil? South Texas Crime Stories
Read full article: Where is Lina Khil? South Texas Crime StoriesLina Khil's disappearance has left the community and her family desperately searching for answers for over half a year. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus says their dedication remains the same in their efforts to find her.
Where is Nicholas Plaza? South Texas Crime Stories
Read full article: Where is Nicholas Plaza? South Texas Crime StoriesIn 2001, then 5-year-old Nicholas Plaza disappeared. As his case unfolded, a series of lies and abuse were uncovered, Erica and Leigh dissect the details of the case many around San Antonio have never forgotten.
Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ is essential quarantine viewing
Read full article: Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ is essential quarantine viewingWe all know that Netflix has hundreds of movies and TV shows for us to watch, but there’s a new true crime documentary series that just landed called “Tiger King,” and it’s the perfect show to watch while you’re quarantined inside your home. The story mostly follows the self-proclaimed “Tiger King,” also known as Joe Exotic. Exotic (as well as the other exotic animal owners featured in the series) has a nemesis, and her name is Carole Baskin, who owns the Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida. He hates Baskin more than anything in the world, and won’t stop at anything until he sees her destroyed. Let us know what you think of “Tiger King” in the comments once you’ve finished.