Ep. 31-Sister Slaying: A Double Murder in Houston's Heights

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Sisters Lillie and Yleen Kennedy were living together in a historic bungalow in the Heights neighborhood of Houston when an intruder stole their lives. The killer shot one sister, then raped, tortured, and killed the other. Despite a slew of initial suspects, police struggled to get their man. Fortunately, the killer couldn't hide forever.

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Episode Source List:
Rumors Lies and Murders. On the Case with Paula Zahn. S 18 Ep 4. 2019.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/After-three-decades-police-arrest-man-in-6021512.php

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/man-who-killed-heights-sisters-could-be-paroled-after-less-than-3-years-in-prison/285-460857020

https://www.houstonpress.com/news/dna-leads-to-arrest-in-30-year-old-cold-case-6722287

https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2020/08/28/inside-texas-cold-cases-these-sisters-died-together-nearly-31-years-later-their-killer-was-captured/

https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2015/jan/nr011615-1.htm

https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/the-changing-face-of-houston-the-heights-then-and-now-6383904