The Call That Cost a Man’s Life // Pierre Smith // Gerard Parvilus

Military Murder

Mama Margot Productions LLC

True Crime, History

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Gerard Parvilus and his wife had been married for two years and shared a young son. Both were members of the U.S. Air Force and were stationed at Holloman AFB. But by 2007, their marriage was unraveling. The couple separated geographically, each taking short overseas tours. She went to Kuwait. He went to South Korea. During that separation, Gerard’s wife asked for a divorce. Then she admitted something else: while deployed, she had met another man. That confession alone was devastating. But it wasn’t the end of it. She later revealed that she had become pregnant by her lover, Pierre Smith, and terminated the pregnancy after returning to New Mexico. The fallout from that confession was immediate. Gerard spiraled. He then went AWOL from Kunsan Air Base. What happened next would leave one man dead, shock everyone involved, and ultimately reshape New Mexico law. Dig in with Margot as she unpacks this love-triangle murder case involving a dual-military couple, an affair, an AWOL airman, two kidnappings, and a legal precedent that still stands today. ⸻ 🎧Did you know you could listen to this episode ad-free? Join the True Crime Army Club! Visit patreon.com/militarymurder to view the current membership options! ⸻ Military Murder is a military true crime podcast that focuses on murders committed by military members, veterans, and sometimes their family members. ⸻ Don’t miss out on all things Mama Margot & Military Murder Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mamamargot TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@militarymargot Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/militarymurderpodcast Facebook Group: https://facebook.com/groups/militarytruecrime Want to advertise on the show? Email info@truenativemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Right, that's it. Come on. Lights out. You've got a test tomorrow. Just two minutes. I'm about to reach the next level. It's going off now. Yeah, whatever. Let's see. Where's the app? Oh, here it is. What? How? Oh, no. You're out. Better look next time. Mom! It's game over for late nights on school nights. EE Wi-Fi controls help you get them off the Wi-Fi and into bed.
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0:30.2	Welcome back, True Crime Army.
0:31.6	I am your host, Margo, and this is Military Murder, a show where I discuss true crime
0:36.2	cases involving military members and
0:38.1	veterans, all with one goal in mind to remind you to remain vigilant always.
0:43.4	Happy holidays, everyone. I hope that you're enjoying the crisp air, the long days, and the
0:48.4	somewhat chaotic yet joyful holiday season. But I also want to acknowledge that this time
0:53.2	of year can be stressful and at
0:55.0	times it can be lonely even when you're surrounded by a lot of people. There may be someone listening
0:59.8	today who just found out that their spouse is leaving them and the happily ever after you thought
1:04.4	you had was never real at all. And if it feels like the rug was just ripped out from under you
1:09.8	and you can't breathe, listen to me
1:11.7	closely. You will be okay. You may not have been enough for that person, but you are enough.
1:17.8	And if you have kids, they will be okay too. So take a deep breath and repeat after me.
1:24.0	I do not look good in orange. I do not look good in orange. I do not look good in orange. I do not look good in orange. Okay,
1:30.7	you with me? Now, I know that that didn't apply to most of you, but I can almost guarantee that
1:37.3	someone needed to hear that today. And that's why I'm here. I am here to tell you stories of people
1:42.6	who didn't control their emotions and ended up losing everything. And I don't want you am here to tell you stories of people who didn't control their emotions and
1:45.0	ended up losing everything. And I don't want you to go to jail. I really don't. In fact, my hope is
1:51.0	that one day I am going to run out of stories to tell on this podcast. But that is not today.
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