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Serial Killers & Murderous Minds

HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Thanksgiving Murders Pt. 1 with Carter Roy

Serial Killers & Murderous Minds

Crime House

True Crime

4.5713 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Thanksgiving is meant for gratitude — but sometimes, it brings out the darkest parts of the human mind.

In this chilling special, the Killer Minds team, joined by Murder: True Crime Stories host Carter Roy, examines two Thanksgiving tragedies: the 2009 Merhige family massacre, when a Florida man opened fire on his relatives after years of mental decline and resentment, and the gruesome murder of Bill Nelson by his wife, Omaima, whose fairytale romance turned into one of California’s most shocking crimes.

A study of obsession, rage, and the deadly side of family gatherings.


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0:00.0

Hi, Crime House community. It's Vanessa Richardson. Looking for another Crime House original podcast to add to your rotation, you will love Clues with Morgan Absher and Kalyn Moore.

0:12.8

Every Wednesday, Morgan and Kalin dig into the world's most notorious crimes, clue by clue, from serial killers to shocking murders.

0:21.5

They follow the trail of clues, break down the evidence, and debate the theories.

0:26.3

It's like hanging out with your smart and true crime-obsessed friends.

0:29.8

Listen to clues on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:47.5

Music. or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanksgiving is a special time of the year in the U.S.

0:52.8

It marks the start of the holiday season, which usually means lots of quality time with

0:57.7

family.

0:59.1

And your fellow crimehouse hosts, who some might say are even better than family?

1:04.7

So nice of you to join us for this holiday special, Carter.

1:07.7

Thank you, Vanessa.

1:09.0

A Thanksgiving is typically a wholesome opportunity for us to come together and take stock

1:14.9

of everything we have to be grateful for.

1:19.3

But in some cases, that family time isn't all gratitude and gravy.

1:25.3

And instead, pent-up resentments and long-held wishes bring out people's

1:30.3

ugliest and deadliest urges. The human mind is powerful.

1:50.1

It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate.

1:54.9

But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable.

1:58.7

This is a special Thanksgiving episode of Killer Minds, a crimehouse original.

2:03.7

I'm Vanessa Richardson. And I'm Dr. Tristan Engels. Every Monday and Thursday, we uncover the

2:09.1

darkest minds in history, analyzing what makes a killer. And today, we're joined by a dear

2:14.9

member of the Crime House family, Carter Roy, host of murder

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