EP 243 - TEXAS: THE DARKEST CRIME IN TEXAS HISTORY: The Gang Killings of Elizabeth Peña and Jennifer Ertman

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.8 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Elizabeth Peña and Jennifer Ertman were just two teens enjoying a walk home on a hot summer night on June 24th, 1993. When they took a shortcut home, they stumbled upon the aftermath of the unthinkable: A violent gang initiation. What happened to them afterward is the stuff of nightmares. - Sources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTYeCoYyxm58DXXdoFbHQyWHlWbcH9iKGIefFcQToW4/edit?tab=t.y2yayotxnlcb Listen to our new show, "THE CONSPIRACY FILES"!: -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl -Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844 -Amazon/Audible - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files -Pandora - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101 -iHeart - https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/ -PocketCast - https://pca.st/dpdyrcca -CastBox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us - 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 - (c) BLOOD IN THE SINK PRODUCTIONS 2026 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.
0:04.1	We go into great detail with every case that we cover and do our best to bring viewers even
0:08.1	deeper into the stories by utilizing disturbing audio and sound effects.
0:12.1	Trigger warnings from the stories we cover may include violence, rape, murder, and offenses
0:17.1	against children.
0:18.3	This podcast is not for everyone.
0:20.6	You have been warned.
0:22.7	Our story takes place in Houston, Texas,
0:26.2	the city that me and Colin call home.
0:28.8	It's one of the largest cities in America,
0:31.0	with over 2.3 million people.
0:34.0	And with that big of a population,
0:35.8	Houston has its fair share of crime. Now, I grew up outside of
0:39.8	Houston, but me and Colin moved here together in 2023. And naturally, upon moving, we wanted to look at all
0:47.2	of the infamous crimes that have taken place here. One that we all know out of Houston is Andrea Yates.
0:53.8	We covered her episode in episode 184 and 185.
0:58.0	She's the mother who drowned her five children in the bathtub in June of 2001.
1:03.0	Another infamous one that comes to mind is Dean Coral, the Candyman.
1:07.0	Dean was a serial killer who tortured and murdered at least 28 people, most being young men and boys.
1:14.2	And obviously, we can't forget about the second episode of Murder in America about the Texas
1:19.2	killing fields, a stretch of land between Houston and Galveston that was used as a dumping
1:24.1	ground for dozens of young women in the 1970s through the 90s.
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