EP. 117 ILLINOIS - The Coleman Family Killings: Lies, Prayers & Murder

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.8 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2023

⏱️ 96 minutes

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In 2009, a family was found murdered in their home in Illinois. The only survivor was father Chris Coleman, a bodyguard who worked for Joyce Meyer, a famous televangelist. As it turned out, the family had been receiving death threats for months, but no one had really seemed to listen... but the truth was much darker than it appeared on the surface. - Try therapy today with BETTERHELP. Just visit https://www.betterhelp.com/MIA to get 10% off your first month. - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica Instagram: http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel - SOURCES: Cooperman, Jeannette. “A Family Erased: The Chris Coleman Story.” July 22, 2011. Cuneo, Michael. “One Last Kiss.” St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 2012. “Documents: Coleman texted his girlfriend on the days the wake, funeral were held for his wife and sons.” TMCnet News, July 16, 2009. “Head of security for religious figure convicted of murdering wife, two sons.” True Crime Daily, April 26, 2018. Moss, James. “Judge Rules Against Coleman.” Republic-Times, September 2, 2020. https://www.republictimes.net/judge-rules-against-coleman/ People v. Coleman, 2014. Saathoff, Andrea. “Motion to dismiss Coleman petition.” Republic-Times, December 19, 2018. Smith, Olivia. “Chris Coleman family murders trial, what happened, latest updates.” April 8, 2022. “The Coleman Triple Murder.” CBS News, July 19, 2014. “The Writing on the Wall.” CBS News, March 30 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Warning. The following podcast is not suitable for all audiences.
0:04.0	We go into great detail with every case that we cover and do our best to bring viewers even deeper into the stories by utilizing disturbing audio and sound effects.
0:12.0	Trigger warnings from the stories we cover may include violence, rape, murder, and offenses against children.
0:18.0	This podcast is not for everyone. You have been warned.
0:22.0	The Coleman's were your ideal American. everyone, you have been warned.
0:22.7	The Colmans were your ideal American family.
0:26.7	Chris Coleman, the Patriarch, was an ex-marine, who at the turn of the 21st century started working with televangelis Joyce Meyer as her head of security.
0:38.0	The job not only gave him recognition and respect, but also a pretty good paycheck, making enough money
0:46.3	where his wife Sherry could be a stay-at-home mom for their two young boys, Garrett and
0:51.6	Gavin. But trouble was right around the corner for the Coleman family.
0:57.5	On November 14th 2008, Chris received a threatening email from Destroy Chris at gmail.com.
1:06.0	The email referenced his employer Joyce Meyer
1:10.0	and in part it read
1:12.0	Tell Joyce to stop preaching the bullshit or Chris's family will die.
1:15.0	If I can't get to Joyce, then I will get to someone close to her.
1:19.0	And if I can't get to him, then I will kill his wife and kids.
1:22.0	I know Joyce's schedule, so then I know Chris's schedule.
1:25.2	If Joyce doesn't quit preaching the bullshit, then they will die.
1:29.1	During the Houston Conference, I will kill them all as they sleep. If I don't hit there, then I will kill them during the book tour or the trip to India.
1:36.0	I know where he lives and I know they are alone. And they will die soon.
1:40.0	Tell that motherfucker next time to let me talk to Joyce.
1:43.0	She needs to hear what I have to say and now she will.
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