REOPENED: Murder He Wrote

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.8 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

In July of 1988, the owner of a taxi company in Michigan was shot by a disgruntled employee. He survived, until a year later when he was shot once again. The identity of his second attacker would remain a mystery for fifteen years, until an exchange of letters between an inmate and a woman provided police with a clue. Sponsors: Skims: Believe the hype - SKIMS has over 100,000 five star reviews for a reason. The Cotton collection and more are available now at SKIMS.com. Plus, get free shipping on orders over seventy five dollars! If you haven't yet, be sure to let them know we sent you! After you place your order, select podcast in the survey and select our show in the dropdown menu that follows. And if you missed the big news - SKIMS reinvented underwear for women, and they are now doing it for men - also available at SKIMS.com Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com Progre ssive: Press play on comparing auto rates. Quote at Progressive.com to join the over 28 million drivers who trust Progressive.

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0:00.0	On July 31, 1988, Xavier Giller, the owner of a taxi company, was shot in the stomach
0:08.0	by a former employee that had been fired.
0:11.0	After shooting Mr. Giller, the angered man shot himself.
0:15.0	Mr. Giller survived, but the shooter did not.
0:18.4	Xavier Giller was a tough and motivated person who was determined to recover.
0:23.6	And he did.
0:25.6	In a tragically ironic twist of fate, on July 19, 1989, just one year later, Mr. Giller
0:33.9	was shot once again, murdered in the driveway of his own home.
0:40.2	But this time, the killer lived and got away with his crime for 15 years.
0:49.2	One-third of all murder cases in America remain open.
0:53.4	Each one is called a cold case, and only 1% are ever solved.
0:59.7	This is one of those rare cases.
1:02.9	From A&E, this is Cold Case Files, the podcast.
1:15.9	Xavier Giller and his wife, Catherine, return to their home in Livonia, Michigan after
1:20.4	shopping for groceries.
1:22.5	Mrs. Giller exited the vehicle and was making her way from the driveway to the back door.
1:27.6	She opened the door to her house and walked into a life-altering situation.
1:32.5	This is Catherine Giller.
1:33.5	I went over to the light switch to turn it on, and that's when this man stepped out
1:39.8	of the dining room, big tall person, his head almost touched the air choice.
1:47.9	He says, don't touch it, or I'll waste your right here.
1:54.0	Then he hit her so hard that he knocked her out.
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