Hell and Gone Murder Line: Alexander Murders

About this episode

The episode recounts the brutal murder of two children, Karen and Gordon, discovered by their father, Weldon Alexander, in Texarkana, Arkansas in 1981.

On the morning of April 8, 1981, 47-year-old Weldon Alexander finished his overnight shift at Cooper Tire in Texarkana, Arkansas.  When he got home that morning, the first thing that he noticed was the door, which was left open. When he walked inside he found his two children, Karen and Gordon, aged 14 and 13, brutally stabbed to death.  If you have a case you’d like me and my team to look into, you can reach out to us at our Hell and Gone Murder Line at 678-744-6145. IG: @hellandgonepod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• murder
• true crime
• family tragedy
• investigation
• 1980s crime

Keywords

• Weldon Alexander
• Karen
• Gordon
• murder
• Texarkana
• Cooper Tire
• 1981
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cooper Tire

Places: Texarkana, Arkansas

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