Murder and Real estate

Podcast: The Dark Secrets of Murder Homes Revealed With Realtors Heather Guild and Elena Richey

By Shelby Skrhak / March 1, 2024 /

“Did someone die in this house,?” is a natural curiosity question. If it’s an old home, the answer is yes. But how big a deal is that? What exactly is it that scares people from buying a so-called “murder home“? Tune in for this enhanced video episode of the Dallas Dirt podcast, where guest host…

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Explore The 6 Most Notorious Murder Homes And Crime Scenes in Dallas

By Shelby Skrhak / October 31, 2023 /

I’ve talked about how homes have lives just like people do: “A 100-year-old home may be the meaningful setting of a bridal shower or a funeral reception, someone’s first breath or their last, a gleeful war homecoming or a dreaded knock at the door.” Well, homes can see bad things happen, too. While it may…

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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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Police Make 5 Arrests In Connection With Driveway Murder of Leslie Baker

By Candy Evans / May 28, 2020 /

Arrests made in Memorial Day shooting of North Dallas resident Leslie Baker.

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Body Found in Backyard of Oak Cliff Home is Former Owner Ron Shumway, Dallas Police Confirm

By Joanna England / February 26, 2016 /

We all had our suspicions news broke the news last year about a body found, encased in concrete, in the backyard of 725 N. Winnetka after the home’s sale. After all, the owner, former DART bus driver Ron Shumway, had been missing for some time. It wasn’t until later that Rachel Stone at the Oak Cliff Advocate discovered…

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