May 10th, 1996, was a normal night for Leon L'Ollales.

He was getting ready for his midnight shift at the local Kroger.

According to his family, he left the house at 11.30 p.m., which was normal for him when working his shift,

as he wanted to show up a little early to spend some time socializing with his friends at work.

Later that night, I witnesses called the police regarding a car that was

engulfed in flames on FM 2126, about five miles outside of Brownwood, Texas. When officers arrived,

they found Leon with a gunshot wound to his head. This case is 26 years old and remains unresolved

to this day. I am Eric Carter-Londine, and this is Advocacy,

a True Consequences production. The

The As usual, we're going to start off this episode by discussing who Leon was and what he meant to his family.

Juan Leon L'Orelles was born on January 3, 1966 in Mason County, Texas.

He was the seventh child and the last child in the family.

Leon spent his teenage years caring for his parents as they were ill and elderly.

Because his siblings were much older than him, he ended up being the caregiver to his folks as they aged and dealt with health

issues. Let's listen to Leon's niece Arlene as she discusses her uncle. I also want to point out

that Arlene and Leon were only three years apart even though she was his niece, and they

were closer in age than Leon and any of his siblings, so they became very close to each other, essentially becoming

siblings to one another. And they even went to the same high school. Let's listen to Arlene now.

Can you tell me a little bit about Leon? Tell me about who he was, what he meant to you,

what he meant to your family, any information you'd like to share. Yes,

Leon was the youngest of his siblings and they were much older than him. I was the oldest of

mine and so because of that, he and I grew up more like brother and sister and we were very close.

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