Murder Homes

Darlie Routier Home Is on The Market in Rowlett

By Shelby Skrhak / December 10, 2022 /

Update 1/19: The Darlene Routier home has been temporarily taken off the market. Update 12/18: The home has dropped again in price to $390,000. The home at 5801 Eagle Drive in Rowlett is a member of an exclusive club that no Realtor wants their listing to be a part of. This seemingly idyllic Colonial-style home…

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Hulu’s ‘Candy’ Miniseries Renews Interest In 1980 Wylie Murder On Dogwood Drive

By April Towery / May 24, 2022 /

Take a spin down Dogwood Drive in Wylie, just a couple of blocks off the city’s historic downtown, and you wouldn’t know a brutal ax murder occurred on this quiet residential street in 1980.  The home itself isn’t particularly remarkable, but it has certainly drawn its share of gawkers since the true crime mini-series Candy…

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The One Where They Put the ‘Home’ in Homicide (or Something)

By Bethany Erickson / September 18, 2019 /

I’m not sure what it says when two different people send you two different stories about murder houses in a week, but hi, it’s Wednesday and we’re going to talk about homicide and houses. No, not houses where the photography is so bad, or the cleaning so derelict that it looks like a murder house,…

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DiedinHouse.com — For Just 12 Bucks, You Might Never Sleep With The Lights Off Ever Again

By Joanna England / October 29, 2015 /

If you’re selling a home in California, you’re required to disclose whether anyone died on the property within the last three years. In Texas? Not so much. So when Ron Condrey found out that someone had died in his house before he bought the property, he began to wonder just how many homes were the…

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Trulia’s ‘Haunted Open House’ Is Wicked Fun

By Joanna England / October 29, 2014 /

We’ve been on the receiving end of boatloads of Halloween-themed press releases, but nothing really sticks with you like a cool video. That’s why I love this hidden-camera gem from Trulia, which rigs a cluttered Victorian with a murder back story with some pulleys and sheets for an old-school fright fest! Jump for the full…

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