This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Martin Gonzalez Escamilla, LIVE at CrimeCon! Gonzalez is a serial killer who operated in Austin Texas. He killed women he was close to: his wife and his girlfriends.

We dive into the setting (5:22), the killers early life (9:45) and the timeline (12:54).  Then, we get into the investigation & arrest (18:53), our takeaways and what we think made the perp snap (29:45), followed by "Where are they now?" (26:11).  

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Footnotes

Articles/Websites

Murderpedia. (n.d.). Martin Gonzalez Escamilla. Retrieved 05/25/2021 from https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/escamilla-martin.htm

Crimezzz.net. (n.d.). GONZALES Martin Escamilla. Retrieved 05/25/2021 from http://www.crimezzz.net/serialkillers/G/GONZALES_martin_escamilla.php

Hefetz, David. (09/09/2000). Man Convicted of 3 Murders. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 05/25/2021 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/356837294/

Hefetz, David. (09/14/2000). Gonzalez Gets Life For Serial Slayings. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 05/25/2021 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/357302623

Hefetz, David. (08/14/2000). Capital Trial Opens in 3 Women’s Deaths. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 05/28/2021 from http://www.newspapers.com/image/357295147/

Justia. (10/18/2001). Martin Gonzalez a/k/a Martin Gonzalez Escamilla v. The State of Texas--Appeal from 147th District Court of Travis County. Retrieved 05/28/2021 from https://law.justia.com/cases/texas/third-court-of-appeals/2001/10162.html

Osborne, Claire. (01/28/1999). Police Identify 1995 Remains as Those of Suspect’s Missing Wife. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 05/28/2021 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/357176856

Hefetz, David. (09/09/2000). Victims’ families smile, cry after guilty verdict. Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 05/28/2021 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/356839793

History

Wikipedia contributors. (04/02/2021). Mexican Texas. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06/02/2021 from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mexican_Texas&oldid=1015673890

Whitehurst, Katie. (n.d.). Spanish Colonial. Texas Our Texas. Retrieved 06/02/2021 from https://texasourtexas.texaspbs.org/the-eras-of-texas/spanish-colonial/

History.com Editors. (08/21/2018). Texas. History.com. Retrieved 06/02/2021 from https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/texas

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