The Murder of Leon Laureles in Brown County, Texas Part 1

On November 11th, 1982, 20-year-old Kathy Mae Goad took the day off work to run some errands in the Fort Worth, Texas suburb of Hurst. She never made it back to the east Fort Worth home she shared with her husband, who reported her missing that evening. The Fort Worth Police believed that Kathy had simply left her husband and more or less refused to investigate the case. But authorities in her Kentucky hometown felt very differently. They sent one of their best detectives to Texas to investigate. In the first two days of Commonwealth of Kentucky Attorney’s Detective Glen Wood’s visit, he uncovered information that strongly pointed to a suspect in Kathy Goad’s disappearance. Twelve years after Kathy went missing, a mysterious letter sent to FWPD attempted to connect her case with one of the city’s most talked about mysteries – the Fort Worth Missing Trio. Still, the 20-year-old has never been found and no one has ever been held accountable for whatever happened to her. If you have any information on the disappearance of Kathy Mae Brownfield Goad, please contact the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Missing Person’s Clearinghouse at (512)424 5074 or (800)346-3243If you’d like to learn more about the disappearances of Rachel Trlica, Renee Wilson, and Julie Moseley, the Fort Worth Missing Trio, you can listen to gone cold’s 7 part series from December 2020 – January 2021Support independent music and our friend Kash Mojo by purchasing his debut single “Galveston Gone” on Spotify, YouTube, DistroKid, or Apple MusicPlease donate to help get #JusticeForLeonLaureles at gofundme.com/f/leon-laureles-private-detective-and-memorial/If you’d like to donate to law enforcement investigations that need funding or upload your DNA into a database used only for law enforcement investigations, go to DNAsolves.com/The Fort Worth Police Department still has nearly 1,000 unsolved cases dating back to 1959. You can help our diligent Cold Case Detectives by donating to the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group at fwpdcoldcasesupport.org/Find gone cold – texas true crime on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by using @gonecoldpodcast and on YouTube at: youtube.com/c/gonecoldpodcastThe Park City Daily News, The Louisville Courier Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and Police Reports were used as sources for this episode #JusticeForKathyGoad #MissingTrio #FortWorthMissingTrio #JusticeForReneeJulieAndRachel #FortWorth #FortWorthTX #Texas #TX #BowlingGreenKY #Kentucky #KY #TexasTrueCrime #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #ColdCase #Missing #MissingPerson #UnsolvedBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gone-cold-texas-true-crime--3203003/support.

15 Elo 202244min

This episode, we discuss developments in a few more Texas cases, including the 1992 murder of Shenda Denise Hayes, the identification of the remains of 16-year-old Sylvia Nicole Smith, the apprehension of a 75-year-old serial killer in Fort Worth, the murders of Heather Willms and Esmeralda Herrera in 2005 and 2011 respectively, and the 2002 robbery / murder of Subir Chatterjee. Also, a little about the newly passed law known as Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights Act of 2021 at the top.If you have any information about the murder of Sylvia Nicole Smith, please contact the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477)Check out the great podcast Remnant Stew here: remnantstew.com/Please donate to help get #JusticeForLeonLaureles at gofundme.com/f/leon-laureles-private-detective-and-memorial/If you’d like to donate to law enforcement investigations that need funding or upload your DNA into a database used only for law enforcement investigations, go to DNAsolves.com/The Fort Worth Police Department still has nearly 1,000 unsolved cases dating back to 1959. You can help our diligent Cold Case Detectives by donating to the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group at fwpdcoldcasesupport.org/Find gone cold – texas true crime on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by using @gonecoldpodcast and on YouTube at: youtube.com/c/gonecoldpodcastSources for this episode:Subir Chatterjee:https://www.lakeconroe.com/detective-seals-dna-conviction-in-montgomery-county-cold-case-murder/https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/DNA-testing-leads-to-20-year-old-cold-case-murder-17274640.phphttps://www.chron.com/neighborhood/article/Murder-victim-handled-millions-of-dollars-9921180.phpSylvia Nicole Smith: https://www.dps.texas.gov/coldCase/Home/Details/233https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/dps-missing-teen-midland/285-c44b8f9b-688f-4350-a0fb-95bb261f69d3https://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article262941423.htmlHeather Willms & Esmeralda Herrera:https://lawandcrime.com/tag/jose-baldomero-flores-iii/https://www.dps.texas.gov/news/convicted-killer-texas-ranger-cold-case-gets-two-life-sentenceshttps://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/San-Antonio-man-gets-three-life-terms-for-brutal-17328250.phphttps://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/unsolved-for-11-years-leon-valley-police-make-arrest-in-young-womans-brutal-murderhttps://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Capital-murder-indictments-returned-in-two-San-10949310.phpSherri Herrera & Shenda Denise Hayeshttps://centralrecorder.com/accused-killer-charged-with-2nd-cold-case-murder-in-slaying-of-california-mother-of-4-prosecutors-say/https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/douglas-thomas-riverside-titus-murder-charge-17238286.phphttps://www.kltv.com/2022/08/05/man-indicted-charges-murdering-sex-workers-texas-california-dating-back-30-years/https://wacotrib.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/texas-rangers-dna-links-retired-mclennan-county-trucker-to-killings-from-1990s/article_1844b63e-ec2e-11ec-8228-575b2b2a7d6c.htmlBilly Ray Richardson:https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article263508473.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-14/texas-man-arrested-los-angeles-area-cold-case-killings-dating-to-1980https://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/texas-man-charged-four-decades-old-murdershttps://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/cold-case-arrest-of-billy-ray-richardson-in-fort-worth-texas-nr22201ah/#Texas #TX #GoneCold #GoneColdPodcast #TexasTrueCrime #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast #ColdCase #UnsolvedMysteries #UnsolvedMurder #Murder #JaneDoeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gone-cold-texas-true-crime--3203003/support.

11 Elo 202232min

This episode, we discuss developments in several Texas cases, including the 1989 murder of Mary Hague Kelly, the identification of the remains of Pamela Darlene Young, the 2002 slaying of Dannarriah Finley, the murders of Laura Smither, Jessica Cain, and Kelli Cox in 1997, the 1979 murder of Lesia Michelle Jackson, the 2006 Pizza Hut Murders of Patricia Ann Oferosky and Stephen Dale Mitchelltree, and the slayings of Janine Johnson and Stephen Taylor in 2009.Should you have information about Pamela Darlene Young’s death, please contact the Gregg County Sheriff's Office at 903-236-8400.If you have any information about the 2002 murder of Dannarriah Finley in Orange, Texas, please contact the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-252-TIPS (8477). All tips to Texas Crime Stoppers are anonymous. Tipsters will be given a tip number for reward eligibility, and do not have to provide a name.If you have any information about the murders of Janine Johnson and Stephen Taylor, please contact Detective Richardson at (469)651-9282.Please donate to help get #JusticeForLeonLaureles at gofundme.com/f/leon-laureles-private-detective-and-memorialIf you’d like to donate to law enforcement investigations that need funding or upload your DNA into a database used only for law enforcement investigations, go to DNAsolves.comThe Fort Worth Police Department still has nearly 1,000 unsolved cases dating back to 1959. You can help our diligent Cold Case Detectives by donating to the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group at fwpdcoldcasesupport.orgTo learn more about the work the DNA Doe Project is doing, go to dnadoeproject.org/Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by using @gonecoldpodcast and on YouTube at: youtube.com/c/gonecoldpodcast#Texas #TX #GoneCold #GoneColdPodcast #TexasTrueCrime #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast #ColdCase #UnsolvedMysteries #UnsolvedMurder #Murder #JaneDoeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gone-cold-texas-true-crime--3203003/support.

8 Elo 202232min

This is an excerpt from The Fall Line Podcast’s episode on the unsolved disappearance of Carlos Ariel Delgado Mancha. Carlos Delgado disappeared in 1997, but there’s no formal record of this fact—at least, not one his family can access. Although ICE allegedly holds that information in their internal records, there is no listing for Carlos, who was in the US on a temporary residency visa, with NamUs or any other state or county agency. And that has made tracking him, and publicizing his case, extraordinarily difficult. Add in the circumstances of Carlos’’ life, and his place among the “missing missing,” and his son Hugo and niece Sheila have had a hard road toward seeking help in publicizing his case. Sources at our website: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/sourcesSubmit a case to The Fall Line: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/case-submissionsWritten, researched, and hosted by Laurah Norton, with research assistance from Bryan Worters, Kyana Burgess, and Michaela Morrill/Interviews by Brooke Hargrove/Produced, scored, and engineered by Maura Currie/Line-editor Bill Bertschinger/ Content advisors are Brandy C. Williams, Liv Fallon, and Vic Kennedy/Special advisement Guadalupe Lopez Theme music by RJR/Special thanks to Angie DoddSources at our website: https://www.thefalllinepodcast.com/sourcesJoin us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thefalllinepodcast2022 All Rights Reserved The Fall Line Podcast, LLCBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gone-cold-texas-true-crime--3203003/support.

28 Heinä 202210min

During the course of John Palmer’s journey to see justice for his wife Katie, he’s gone up against the Grayson County District Attorney, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and even taken his fight to Texas State Congress. When House Bill 558 passed, it was a huge victory – not only for John but also for the family of Royce City’s Colten Carney, who was struck and killed by a pickup truck as he walked to work in 2017. Even though his other battles are yet to be won, John Palmer isn’t stopping anytime soon, especially not before he gets #JusticeForKatiePalmer. To learn more and see how you can help, search for and visit the Facebook group called “Justice for Katie Palmer”Also, visit katiepalmerproject.com to nominate a family who has recently endured loss or hardship, or to donateWe’d like to thank John Palmer for his invaluable help and contributions to this storySources, such as police body cam footage, the third party crash recreation, and his case against Cory Todd Foster were supplied by JohnTexoma’s KXII TV and Central Texas’s KWTX TV were also used as sources for this episodePlease donate to help get #JusticeForLeonLaureles at gofundme.com/f/leon-laureles-private-detective-and-memorialThe Fort Worth Police Department still has nearly 1,000 unsolved cases dating back to 1959. You can help our diligent Cold Case Detectives by donating to the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group at http://fwpdcoldcasesupport.orgIf you’d like to donate to law enforcement investigations that need funding or upload your DNA into a database used only for law enforcement investigations, you can at DNAsolves.comIf you don’t have DNA data from a consumer testing site, you can get a kit at connect.DNAsolves.comYou can support gone cold and listen ad-free at patreon.com/gonecoldpodcastFind us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by using @gonecoldpodcast and on YouTube at: youtube.com/c/gonecoldpodcast#JusticeForKatiePalmer #Denison #DenisonTX #GraysonCountyTX #Texas #TX #GoneCold #GoneColdPodcast #TexasTrueCrime #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast #InjusticeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gone-cold-texas-true-crime--3203003/support.

27 Heinä 202233min

On an April 2020 morning in a country neighborhood of Denison, Texas, Katie and John Palmer set out for a walk and to hopefully spot some killdeer birds nesting down the street. When they headed back home on Glenwood Drive, walking on the left side of the road where they would face traffic should there be any, the couple was struck from behind without warning. John Palmer survived his injuries, but his wife Katie was pronounced dead at a Plano Hospital trauma center many hours later. There was much to be desired concerning the Texas Department of Public Safety’s “investigation” at the scene. Months later, a grand jury declined to indict the man who hit Katie and John Palmer, killing her. But a trooper at the scene recommended the man’s arrest and charges in his report, citing criminal negligence. To this day, John Palmer continues to fight for justice for Katie. Part 1 of 2.To learn more and see how you can help, search for and visit the Facebook group called “Justice for Katie Palmer”Special thanks to John Palmer for his invaluable contributions to this episode. Please donate to help get #JusticeForLeonLaureles at gofundme.com/f/leon-laureles-private-detective-and-memorialThe Fort Worth Police Department still has nearly 1,000 unsolved cases dating back to 1959. You can help our diligent Cold Case Detectives by donating to the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group at http://fwpdcoldcasesupport.orgIf you’d like to donate to law enforcement investigations that need funding or upload your DNA into a database used only for law enforcement investigations, you can at DNAsolves.comIf you don’t have DNA data from a consumer testing site, you can get a kit at connect.DNAsolves.comYou can support gone cold and listen ad-free at patreon.com/gonecoldpodcastFind us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by using @gonecoldpodcast and on YouTube at: youtube.com/c/gonecoldpodcast#JusticeForKatiePalmer #Denison #DenisonTX #GraysonCountyTX #Texas #TX #GoneCold #GoneColdPodcast #TexasTrueCrime #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast #InjusticeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gone-cold-texas-true-crime--3203003/support.

25 Heinä 202232min

Sunnyside, Houston, Texas was once a community of hope and prosperity. But by the 1990s, the community was riddled with dilapidated buildings and infrastructure, poverty, and crime. Track champion, basketball all-star, and honor student Trellis “Tree” Sykes was a light in the community. Everyone in Sunnyside was proud to have her as a local. In 1994, however, someone who can only be described as a monster accosted Tree and violently ended her incredibly special and promising life. Years later, when a neighborhood rapist was identified after the city of Houston finally prioritized ending their backlog of rape kits, the cops were sure the man was responsible for Tree’s slaying. Though the case remains unsolved to this day, Houston Homicide Division Cold Case Detective Darcus Shorten recently reopened the case.If you have any information about the murder of Trellis Tree Sykes, please contact the Houston Police Department Homicide Division’s Cold Case Squad at (713)308-3618If you are a survivor of sexual violence and need confidential help, please call the national sexual assault hotline at (800)656-HELP or (800)656-4673. You can also visit the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network at RAINN.orgAlso, visit endthebacklog.org to find out how you can help get justice for victims and survivors and take dangerous sexual offenders off the streetPlease donate to help get #JusticeForLeonLaureles at gofundme.com/f/leon-laureles-private-detective-and-memorialTo help the family of Brittany McGlone afford a billboard, go to gofundme.com/f/billboard-ad-for-the-unsolved-murder-of-my-sisterThe Fort Worth Police Department still has nearly 1,000 unsolved cases dating back to 1959. You can help our diligent Cold Case Detectives by donating to the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group at http://fwpdcoldcasesupport.orgIf you’d like to donate to law enforcement investigations that need funding or upload your DNA into a database used only for law enforcement investigations, you can at DNAsolves.com. If you don’t have DNA data from a consumer testing site, you can get a kit at connect.DNAsolves.comYou can support gone cold and listen ad-free at patreon.com/gonecoldpodcastFind us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by using @gonecoldpodcast and on YouTube at: youtube.com/c/gonecoldpodcast#JusticeForTree #JusticeForTrellisSykes #Houston #HoustonTX #SunnysideTX #HarrisCountyTX #Texas #TX #GoneCold #GoneColdPodcast #TexasTrueCrime #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast #ColdCase #UnsolvedMysteries #UnsolvedMurder #Murder #Homicide #EndtheBacklogBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gone-cold-texas-true-crime--3203003/support.

18 Heinä 202233min

San Antonio, Texas is known for the Alamo and the River Walk, among other things. Though the city is certainly set apart from other comparable Texas cities by the amazing culture and the interesting history, San Antonio’s violent crime rate isn’t any different. In 1988, as gang violence began to escalate, so did other terrible crimes involving juveniles, many in San Antonio’s west and southwest sides. Perhaps the most senseless and baffling homicide in the city that year, and possibly for many years before and after, was the random killing of 8-year-old Jennifer Delgado. The lack of motive and the fact that Jennifer did not know the man who murdered her at all rendered the case cold from the get-go.Special thanks to Christopher Palmer for his help with this episode. Go to jennifersuedelgado.org to see Christopher’s great work and to donate to the cause.If you have any information, please contact Crime Stoppers of San Antonio at (210)224-7867. You can remain anonymous.Please donate to help get #JusticeForLeonLaureles at gofundme.com/f/leon-laureles-private-detective-and-memorialTo help the family of Brittany McGlone afford a billboard, go to gofundme.com/f/billboard-ad-for-the-unsolved-murder-of-my-sisterThe Fort Worth Police Department still has nearly 1,000 unsolved cases dating back to 1959. You can help our diligent Cold Case Detectives by donating to the Fort Worth Cold Case Support Group at http://fwpdcoldcasesupport.orgIf you’d like to donate to law enforcement investigations that need funding or upload your DNA into a database used only for law enforcement investigations, you can at DNAsolves.com. If you don’t have DNA data from a consumer testing site, you can get a kit at connect.DNAsolves.comYou can support gone cold and listen ad-free at patreon.com/gonecoldpodcastFind us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by using @gonecoldpodcast and on YouTube at: youtube.com/c/gonecoldpodcastThe San Antonio Express News, The San Antonio Light, The Odessa American, KHOU.com, and the Handbook of Texas online were used as sources for this episode.#JusticeForJenniferSueDelgado #SanAntonio #Alamo #BexarCountyTX #Texas #TX #GoneCold #GoneColdPodcast #TexasTrueCrime #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #Podcast #ColdCase #UnsolvedMysteries #UnsolvedMurder #MurderBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/gone-cold-texas-true-crime--3203003/support.

11 Heinä 202228min