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Murder by the Slice (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)

2024/9/30
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On March 29, 2009, Valerie and Harvey Looney were found murdered in their pizza restaurant, Pizza Plus, in Tazewell County, Virginia. The brutal nature of the crime shocked the small town, where the couple was well-loved and respected. The initial investigation focused on robbery as a motive, but the lack of conclusive forensic evidence and the peculiar placement of potential murder weapons led police to suspect an inside job.
  • Valerie and Harvey Looney, a beloved couple, were brutally murdered in their pizza restaurant.
  • The crime scene suggested a struggle, with blood spatter and potential murder weapons like a fire extinguisher and mop.
  • The cash register was empty, suggesting robbery as a motive.
  • Initial suspects included an employee named Brian Lee, with whom Valerie had frequent arguments, and a local man named Homer, known for his strange behavior.
  • Forensic evidence was inconclusive, and the case went cold for years.

Shownotes Transcript

On a spring night in 2009, a middle aged married couple was closing up the local pizza place they ran in a small Virginia mountain town. The husband walked to the back of the restaurant and grabbed a large bucket of ice. He carried the bucket out the back door, and dumped the ice into the grass. He stood up and felt the cool breeze on his face – it was a nice change from the hot pizza ovens he’d been working around all night. But then, he heard screaming coming from inside the restaurant. Without thinking, he dropped the bucket, and rushed back inside. But when he discovered what was happening, all he could do was turn around and run for his life.

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