FINALLY! An Arrest in the Murder of Detroit Neurosurgeon Devon Hoover [Current Affairs]

LOVE MURDER

Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette

True Crime, Comedy

4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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For more than a year, little progress has seemingly been made in the brutal murder of beloved Detroit neurosurgeon Devon Hoover. Finally an arrest has been made. Plus Keona Mouton is convicted for her role in the murder of Delindsey Mack. Current Affairs is Love Murder's show about the stories of love gone fatally wrong that are in the news right now. Sources: https://people.com/texas-teen-lured-classmate-death-keona-samireal-mouton-8692191 https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/murder-trial-lamar-hs-shooting-delindsey-mack/285-259cdebb-b145-4037-988c-51d46de3beee https://people.com/arrest-made-killing-of-detroit-neurosurgeon-shot-dragged-naked-to-attic-crawlspace-8648776 https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2024/08/07/murder-charges-filed-neurosurgeon-devon-hoovers-death/74704593007/ Find LOVE MURDER online: Website: lovemurder.love Instagram: @lovemurderpod Twitter: @lovemurderpod Facebook: LoveMrdrPod TikTok: @LoveMurderPod Patreon: /LoveMurderPod Credits: Love Murder is hosted by Jessie Pray and Andie Cassette, researched and written by Jessie Pray, produced by Nathaniel Whittemore and edited by Kyle Barbour-Hoffman

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Kern Affairs, our show about the stories of Love Gone Fataly wrong that are in the news right now.
0:13.7	If this is your first time experiencing love murder, these are our shorter and more
0:17.8	contemporary stories that come out on Friday, while our very long deep dive
0:21.5	episodes come out on Wednesdays.
0:24.0	Today we begin our coverage with an update in the case of Dr.
0:27.0	Devon Hoover, a beloved Detroit neurosurgeon who's murdered rather
0:30.8	mysteriously in his home last year.
0:33.0	On April 23, Dr. Devon Hoover, a respected 53-year-old
0:37.8	neurosurgeon, was found dead in his 1.2 million dollar
0:41.5	historic Detroit home.
0:43.0	Dr. Hoover's body was discovered in the attic crawl space
0:46.0	after his family requested a welfare check
0:48.0	when he didn't show up to visit his dying mother in Indiana.
0:51.0	The autopsy revealed that Dr. Hoover had been shot twice in the head.
0:54.4	His body, found wearing only socks, was wrapped in a blood-soaked carpet.
0:58.6	It appeared he had been dragged face down to the attic after being killed.
1:02.8	Now, over a year later, there's been a major breakthrough in the case.
1:06.4	On August 7th, 2024, Wayne County prosecutor, Kim El Worthy,
1:10.8	announced the arrest of a suspect, Desmond Burks.
1:14.0	Burks has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder, possession of a firearm by a
1:18.6	felon, larceny of over $20,000 and other related offenses.
1:23.4	The investigation revealed some significant details
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