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Murder: True Crime Stories

Crime House

True Crime

4.6 • 770 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In 1983, 27-year-old Jerry Dean was newly single and looking for a little fun. When he met 32-year-old Deborah Thornton at a pool party that summer, she seemed to have the same idea. But what should’ve been a simple one-night stand ended in a brutal double murder.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, Carter Roy here.
0:04.4	If you're loving murder, true crime stories, you need to check out Crimes of, the newest show from Crime House.
0:11.7	Crimes of is a weekly series that explores a new theme each season, from crimes of the paranormal, unsolved murders, mysterious disappearances, and more. Their first season is
0:23.3	Crimes of Infamy, the true stories behind Hollywood's most iconic horror villains. Crimes of is a
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0:41.0	New episodes out every Tuesday. This is Crime House.
0:57.0	We've all held a grudge at one point or another.
1:05.0	Whether it's a minor spat or a year's long feud, sometimes it's just hard to let things go.
1:13.4	Most of the time the people involved can find a way to avoid one another, or at least be civil
1:19.4	when they have to interact. But not everyone is willing to put their differences aside and move on.
1:27.1	And occasionally, even the pettiest disagreements can snowball into something awful.
1:34.7	In 1983, a lasting grudge between 27-year-old Jerry Lynn Dean and 23-year-old Carla Faye Tucker
1:43.4	reached a chilling conclusion.
1:46.5	Instead of talking things through, Jerry and Carla turned to violence to solve their problems.
1:53.8	By the time the dust settled, one of the most savage murders in Texas history had been committed.
2:10.6	Music savage murders in Texas history had been committed. People's lives are like a story. There's a beginning, a middle, and an end. But you don't always know which part you're on.
2:19.3	Sometimes the final chapter arrives far too soon,
2:22.6	and we don't always get to know the real ending.
2:25.6	I'm Carter Roy, and this is Murder True Crime Stories, a Crimehouse original.
2:31.9	Every Tuesday, I'll explore the story of a notorious murder or murders.
2:37.5	I'll be bringing awareness to stories that need to be heard, with a focus on those who
2:42.1	are impacted.
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