The Murder Police Podcast

The Murder of Trent DiGiuro Part 2

On July 14, 1994, University Kentucky football player Trent DiGiuro, was enjoying his birthday party at his home on Woodland Avenue in Lexington Kentucky, near the university.As he and a few friends were winding down on the front porch, a loud bang shattered the warm peace of the summer evening.Friends asked Trent what the sound was, and when he did not respond, they found him injured and unresponsive. After help was called and arrived, Trent was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead within 30 minutes of arriving at the hospital.Part 2 of a 2-part series, offers then Sergeant Dan Gibbons, who was the sergeant of the Homicide Unit with the Lexington Police Department in 1994, describing the investigation from the supervisor’s perspective. In this last installment for the case, a suspect is identified and prosecuted in the case, but that is not the only justice the DiGiuro family received.

The Murder of Michael Turpin Part 1

Three evil people collide to create a perfect storm of greed and murder in Lexington Kentucky.  This case is told in two episodes by former homicide investigator and supervisor, retired Assistant Chief Fran Root. 

The Murder of Michael Turpin Part 1

In February 1986, a slightly less-than-concerned wife called the Lexington Police in Lexington Kentucky, to report her 22-year-old husband, Michael Turpin, missing.Officers responded to the apartment that the new couple shared, and found disturbing evidence, that led them to ask for the Homicide Unit to assist.Then Homicide Unit Sergeant Fran Root responded. His experiences at the scene triggered his intuition, and he and the investigators began an investigation that uncovered the results of a perfect storm of evil, formed when three awfully bad people conspire to submit to greed.Join Fran Root and Ray “The DA” Larson for two episodes that deep dive into this case, deeper than the national TV shows and documentaries that have covered this over the years.

The Murder of Michael Turpin Part 2

In February 1986, a slightly less-than-concerned wife called the Lexington Police in Lexington Kentucky, to report her 22-year-old husband, Michael Turpin, missing.
Join Fran Root and Ray “The DA” Larson for two episodes that deep dive into this case, deeper than the national TV shows and documentaries that have covered this over the years.

The Murder of Michael Turpin Part 2

In February 1986, a slightly less-than-concerned wife called the Lexington Police in Lexington Kentucky, to report her 22-year-old husband, Michael Turpin, missing.Officers responded to the apartment that the new couple shared, and found disturbing evidence, that led them to ask for the Homicide Unit to assist.Then Homicide Unit Sergeant Fran Root responded. His experiences at the scene triggered his intuition, and he and the investigators began an investigation that uncovered the results of a perfect storm of evil, formed when three awfully bad people conspire to submit to greed.Join Fran Root and Ray “The DA” Larson for two episodes that deep dive into this case, deeper than the national TV shows and documentaries that have covered this over the years.

The Murder of Amanda Ross Part 1

In 2007, Amanda Ross began dating Steve Nunn. The next year they moved in together and by December 2008, she asked Nunn to move out, due to domestic violence issues.In 2009, Nunn murdered Amanda outside of her residence, despite a Domestic Violence Order he had been served with, and, the fact that years early when Nunn was a Kentucky law maker, he successfully co-sponsored a bill making a murder while a Domestic Violence Order was in place, a Capital Offense,Retired Lexington Kentucky police Sergeant Todd Iddings details how the case against Nunn was developed with all the challenges of a high-profile case. Though this case has been the subject of national broadcasted television shows and news articles, none of those offer the nitty gritty that is, a homicide investigation.

The Murder of Amanda Ross Part 1

The 2009 Domestic Violence murder of Amanda Ross in Lexington Kentucky, as told by retired Lexington Police Sergeant Todd Iddings.

The Murder of Amanda Ross Part 2

In 2007, Amanda Ross began dating Steve Nunn. The next year they moved in together and by December 2008, she asked Nunn to move out, due to domestic violence issues.In 2009, Nunn murdered Amanda outside of her residence, despite a Domestic Violence Order he had been served with, and, the fact that years early when Nunn was a Kentucky law maker, he successfully co-sponsored a bill making a murder while a Domestic Violence Order was in place, a Capital Offense,Retired Lexington Kentucky police Sergeant Todd Iddings details how the case against Nunn was developed with all the challenges of a high-profile case. Though this case has been the subject of national broadcasted television shows and news articles, none of those offer the nitty gritty that is, a homicide investigation.