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The Murder Diaries

MURDERED: Leon Laureles

The Murder Diaries

Cloud10

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6755 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Juan Leon Laureles, who went by Leon, was born on January 3rd of 1966. Leon’s case follows a long line of Texas crimes that have received very little media and police attention due to prejudice. Because of the way Leon’s case has been neglected, it’s been challenging for his family and friends to get the justice they deserve. 27 years after his death, his legacy as a brother, uncle, cousin, caretaker, coworker, and dear friend lives on. This is his story. If you have any information regarding Leon’s murder, please contact the Brown County Sheriff’s Office at (325) 646-5510 or the Heart of Texas Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477 Sponsor: Beam - shopbeam.com/Diaries and use code Diaries for 40% off. Justice For Leon Laureles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Justice-For-Leon-Laureles-100088055378357/ GoFundMe For Private Detective and Memorial: https://www.gofundme.com/f/leon-laureles-private-detective-and-memorial?member=17377593&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer Resources: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/episodes/template-zrjhz Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Chill Wave by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3498-chill-wave License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@themurderdiariespod Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:35.6

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0:39.4

Thank you to all of you who have already subscribed. We hope you're enjoying.

0:43.7

Welcome back to the Murder Diaries. I'm Natalie. And I'm Paige.

0:47.8

On May 10th of 1996, a newspaper in Brown County, Texas published a shocking photograph of a crime scene.

0:55.4

The picture was taken on the side of a gravel road, pointed in the direction of a fence that marks the edge of a gun range.

1:02.1

In the right-him corner, you can see a charred, circular expanse of grass where a car was set on fire.

1:07.5

And on the left, seven men stand huddled around the exact spot where Leanne Lorellis was murdered.

1:13.7

Six of them are law enforcement officers, the tallest one is the head sheriff.

1:17.4

But that seventh man, standing on the opposite side of the fence in a t-shirt and trucker cap,

1:22.7

points at something on the ground.

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