432: Chicago's Apartment 131 Murders w/ Gregg Owen

About this episode

The episode discusses the Chicago Apartment 131 murders of 1976 and features guest Gregg Owen, who prosecuted the case.

On a chilly night in March of 1976, a father searching for his missing son made a horrifying discovery inside a Chicago apartment - in at what first appeared to be a drug deal gone bad. Inside were the bodies of Gio Messina and Delphine “Tinker” Moore, brutally stabbed to death. With no clear motive and a case that seemed ready to fall apart, it might have stayed buried if not for a series of unlikely breaks. My guest is author Gregg Owen, who, years later, found himself prosecuting that very case and was determined to see it through. His book "Convergence", co-authored with Jonathan Dixon, tells the story of how it all came together. The author's website: https://26thstreetbooks.com Free shipping and 365-day returns with Quince! Refresh your wardrobe here: https://www.quince.com/notorious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Gregg Owen

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder investigation
• Chicago history
• legal proceedings
• 1970s crime

Keywords

• Chicago murders
• true crime podcast
• Gregg Owen
• Gio Messina
• Delphine Moore
• 1976
• murder case
• prosecution
• Convergence

Sponsors

Quince

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blue Ewe Media

Books & works: Convergence

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