Egypt Covington: The Wrong House Killing

About this episode

The episode discusses the murder of Egypt Covington and the investigation that followed, highlighting the missteps of local police and the eventual resolution of the case.

On the night of June 22nd, 2017, 27-year-old Egypt Covington went to yoga, texted her boyfriend goodnight, and went to bed. The next evening, he found her on the floor of her living room... tied up with Christmas lights... killed by a single gunshot wound to the head. It was the middle of June. No forced entry. No robbery. No obvious motive. For three years, local police chased the wrong leads and publicly named an innocent man as a person of interest. All while sitting on a geofence warrant that had the answer from the start. It took Egypt's family, a 14,000-signature petition, and a transfer to the Michigan State Police to finally get the truth. Morgan and Kaelyn trace every clue... from the Christmas lights, to the bright blue truck caught on a gas station camera, to the DNA match that finally put names to a senseless crime. Head over to our Clues YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@CluesPod If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Clues to never miss a case! For Ad-free listening and early access to episodes, subscribe to Crime House+ on Apple Podcasts. Clues is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. 🎧 Need More to Binge…

People in this episode

Hosts: Morgan Absher, Kaelyn Moore

Topics covered

• murder investigation
• true crime
• unsolved cases
• forensic evidence
• police procedures

Keywords

• Egypt Covington
• murder
• investigation
• true crime
• Michigan State Police
• forensic evidence
• wrongful accusation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Michigan State Police, Crime House, PAVE Studios

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