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Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

Episode 169: Last Dance: The Pelley Murders - Part 2

Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

Esther Ludlow

True Crime, Society & Culture, Crime, Truecrime, Criminology, History, Criminals

4.65K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In Part 2 of "The Pelley Murders" I'll tell you about Jeff Pelley's trial, theories of the murder and give you a strange and compelling story about who else may have been responsible for the murders of Bob Pelley and his family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This podcast details true crime cases.

0:03.7

It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.

0:07.5

It is not intended for children.

0:09.5

Listener discretion is advised.

0:12.5

Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.

0:22.5

We're in the series Last Dance, where I share stories of crimes that were committed on

0:26.7

prom night.

0:28.2

This is the second part of a two-part episode.

0:31.0

If you haven't yet listened to part one of the pelly murders, you should go to episode

0:35.2

168 and listen to that first.

0:38.2

We left off for Jeff Pelley suspected of killing his family for 13 years, but with not enough

0:43.8

evidence to bring charges against him for the crime, is arrested for the murders when

0:48.0

a new DA decides that the circumstantial evidence is enough to bring Pelley to trial.

0:53.8

This is part two of the pelly murders.

1:04.2

In April 1989, Jeff Pelley's father, Bob Pelley, stepmother Dawn and two step sisters,

1:10.4

eight-year-old Janelle and six-year-old Jolene were killed inside their home in Lakeville,

1:15.2

Indiana.

1:16.2

17-year-old Jeff quickly became the chief suspect.

1:20.0

There was no physical evidence tying the team to the quadruple murder, and the murder

1:23.9

weapon was not found.

1:26.0

But detectives believed that Jeff Pelley was the only person with motive and opportunity

1:30.0

to commit the crime.

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