About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing case of the Fernandez family, who have been terrorized by a doctor's husband, culminating in recent legal developments.

For almost five years, the Fernandez family told me their doctor's husband was terrorizing them. Threatening messages, unpaid pizza deliveries, police at the door for crimes that never happened. Three weeks ago, Peoria police surrounded their house with a search warrant and seized every device inside. Nobody was arrested that day. Then this week, Shelbey Fernandez children was booked into a Maricopa County jail on more than thirty counts, including stalking, making a terrorist threat, and sexual exploitation of a minor. All charges are allegations. No one has been convicted, and the case is ongoing. Catch up on the full series here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/41KG24W8b5Lz0dzHsU3LoP?si=3aaeef5a367d4c2d Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• stalking
• true crime
• police investigation
• family drama
• legal issues

Keywords

• Fernandez family
• stalking
• Peoria police
• Maricopa County
• terrorist threat
• sexual exploitation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peoria police

Places: Maricopa County, Peoria

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