Murder House

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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Crime And Real Estate Collide in Compass Agent Heather Guild’s New Podcast

By April Towery / September 22, 2023 /

When CandysDirt.com heard Compass Realtor Heather Guild was doing a podcast on true crime and real estate called Crime Estate, we were intrigued. When we heard Episode 7, “The Queen of Swiss Avenue,” we were hooked. I personally dropped everything to binge-listen all 17 episodes (for research). Our resident murder house expert Shelby Skrhak is still pouting…

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Look Inside JonBenét Ramsey‘s Boulder Home Now For Sale

By Shelby Skrhak / March 9, 2023 /

It was Dec. 26, 1996 when JonBenét Ramsey, a six-year-old Colorado pageant queen, became a tragic household name. She was found murdered in the basement of her sprawling Boulder home, and now the infamous home is back on the market again. The home, located at 749 15th St. in Boulder, is listed by Realtors Jeffery…

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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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Group Seeks Clemency For Man Convicted in 2006 Murder of McKinney Real Estate Agent

By Joanna England / August 16, 2022 /

A jury convicted Kosoul Chanthakoummane in the 2006 murder of Sarah Ann Walker, a McKinney real estate agent that was found brutally assaulted and murdered in a McKinney model home, and after a lengthy appeals process, the State of Texas has executed him by lethal injection on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Walker was found dead on…

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