Episode 20: Thanksgiving Murders

Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate thankfulness and peace. For many it marks the beginning of the holiday season. Most families in the United States gather together with their friends and family to feast on turkey, stuffing – all of the other delicious food and maybe even some pumpkin or apple pie. This is a time to express gratitude for the ones you love. That’s what Jim and Muriel Sitton planned to do on Thanksgiving, on November 26, 2009. But what they didn’t know was while they planned to celebrate the holiday with family, one of those family members had a very different, sinister plan. Listen while you prepare your households or prepare to go have a nice dinner with your families to hear the story that reminds us that evil is everywhere – even maybe at Thanksgiving dinner. 

 

Sources:

Wikipedia – 2009 Thanksgiving Murders - 2009 Thanksgiving murders - Wikipedia – Retrieved: November 19, 2024

Thanksgiving Massacre Witness: Paul Merhige Ate Dinner, Sang Songs, Then Executed Family – Edecio Martinez – December 2, 2009 - Thanksgiving Massacre Witness: Paul Merhige Ate Dinner, Sang Songs Then Executed Family - CBS News – Retrieved: November 19, 2024

YouTube – Mirror Mind – The Disturbing Story of Paul Merhige – Retrieved: November 22, 2024

South Florida Sun Sentinel – November 29, 2009 – Police expand search for shootings suspect – David Quinones – Retrieved: November 22, 2024

The Miami Herald – December 1, 2009 – Slain sisters’ voices heard again – Robert Samuels – Retrieved: November 22, 2024

The Miami Herald – November 25, 2010 – One year after killings, a family’s pain lingers – Andrew Marra – Retrieved: November 22, 2024