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Listen Now: Blood and Water

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True Crime Campfire

Society & Culture, History, True Crime

4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re sharing something a little different from our friends at ABC News and 20/20. It’s the first episode of a brand new original true crime series called "Blood and Water."  In 2001, Leslie Preer was found brutally murdered, her body left in the shower of her home in the wealthy suburbs of Washington, D.C. Investigators initially set their sights on Leslie’s husband as the prime suspect — until bombshell DNA evidence revealed the presence of an "unknown male" at the scene. With extensive access to the original police tapes and interviews with the cold case detectives who worked to solve the crime, Blood and Water tells an in-depth story of the decades-long wait for justice for Leslie’s daughter, and the cutting-edge investigative techniques that finally caught the killer.  To hear the rest of the series, follow "Blood and Water" on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or wherever you listen to podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you're looking for another gripping, thoughtfully researched crime show, check out

0:04.5

blood and water from ABC News in 2020.

0:07.8

In 2001, Leslie Prier was found brutally murdered, her body left in the shower of her home in

0:13.4

the wealthy suburbs of Washington, D.C. Investigators initially set their sights on Leslie's

0:18.9

husband as the prime suspect, until bombshell DNA evidence revealed the presence of an unknown male at the scene.

0:26.5

With extensive access to the original police tapes and interviews with the cold case detectives who worked to solve the crime,

0:32.9

blood and water tells an in-depth story of the decades-long wait for justice for Leslie's daughter and the

0:38.7

cutting-edge investigative techniques that finally caught the killer. In this episode, Leslie fails

0:44.1

to show up to work. When investigators are called to her home, they find a gruesome crime scene.

0:50.1

Keep listening to Hear Blood and Water Episode 1 and catch the whole series wherever you get podcasts.

0:56.0

Just search for Blood and Water.

1:00.4

May 2, 2001 was 25 years ago.

1:04.3

But Linda Lyle still remembers what the weather was like that day.

1:08.3

It was a beautiful, beautiful May day.

1:11.6

The sun was shining.

1:12.9

It was just a beautiful day.

1:15.5

Back then, Linda was working at an advertising company

1:18.8

on the edge of Washington, D.C.

1:21.1

It was a small office.

1:22.8

And Linda knew all her colleagues by name,

1:25.8

including a woman named Leslie Prier.

1:29.5

Leslie was a part-time employee. She had been brought it. We were desperate for someone to file.

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