Murder In America

EP. 234 - CALIFORNIA: THE KILLER COP: MARVIN MORALES

February 20, 2026·1h 28m·6-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This episode of Murder in America tells the harrowing story of Marvin Morales, a former U.S. Army soldier and Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputy whose untreated PTSD, depression, and secret methamphetamine use culminated in the murder of his 11-year-old son and his own death in a police

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Marvin MoralesElleMarvin MoralesCourtney BrownColin BrownMatt PetersonJim Cooper

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Sacramento County Sheriff's OfficeWounded Warrior Project

Topics

Criminal JusticeLong Form JournalismMental HealthTrue Crime

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