Ep 75: Reasonable Doubt? The AJ Armstrong Case

Court Junkie

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Government, True Crime, News

4.8 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2019

⏱️ 79 minutes

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In the early morning hours of July 29, 2016, a 16-year-old boy called 911, telling the dispatcher that he heard gunshots coming from his parents' bedroom. When police arrived, they found Antonio Armstrong Sr and his wife, Dawn Armstrong, deceased in their bed. Was it an intruder, or did the killer come from the inside? Sponsors in this episode: PROcure Hydrocortisone Cream with Calendula is enhanced with organic calendula to provide fast itch relief that won't irritate further. It doesn't contain parabens, alcohols, or fragrances. Go to procureheals.com/JUNKIE and get a $3 discount on Amazon using the code 3JUNKIE. Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered Audiobook - written and read by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, the voices behind the hit podcast My Favorite Murder! Karen and Georgia delve into their own pasts, true crime stories, and more to discuss meaningful issues with fierce empathy and unapologetic frankness. Buy the audiobook edition of Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered wherever audiobooks are sold. Warby Parker - Head on over to warbyparker.com/COURT to order your free Home Try-On's today. Noom - Noom is a habit changing solution that helps users develop a new relationship with food through personalized courses. Sign up for your trial today at Noom.com/junkie. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	16-year-old Antonio Armstrong Jr., known as AJ to his family and friends, called 9-1-1
0:08.9	at 140am on July 29, 2016.
0:14.2	He told the dispatcher that he was in his bedroom on the third floor of the home he shared
0:18.3	with his parents and younger sister.
0:21.2	He was hiding in a closet, he said, because he had just heard gunshots coming from his
0:25.7	parents' bedroom on the second floor below him.
0:30.4	He said their bedroom door was cracked open and that it was never cracked open like that.
0:35.7	The dispatcher asked him about the gunshots he heard, what kind of gun it sounded like,
0:40.7	and although AJ said he didn't know what kind of gun it was, he said his dad usually
0:45.4	kept a gun in a drawer right next to his bed.
0:50.0	Houston police officers responded to the home on Palmetto Street in an affluent area of
0:55.1	town in Houston, Texas and set up a perimeter around the residence.
1:00.8	Meanwhile, AJ was still inside and still on the phone with the 9-1-1 dispatcher.
1:07.0	At the dispatcher's direction, he crept down to the second floor to his 14-year-old sister
1:11.9	Kera's room.
1:14.0	The dispatcher could hear him tell her, I heard gunshots in mom and dad's room, we got
1:18.8	to go outside, the police are here.
1:22.8	AJ then walked her down to the first floor and unarmed their alarm system.
1:29.2	Officers immediately met them at the door and whisked them away into safety while they
1:33.0	went inside to clear the house.
1:36.9	Inside the kitchen on the first floor, right on the counter in plain sight, was a 22 caliber
1:42.1	handgun that was warmed to the touch.
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