Murder In America

EP 243 - TEXAS: THE DARKEST CRIME IN TEXAS HISTORY: The Gang Killings of Elizabeth Peña and Jennifer Ertman

April 24, 2026·2h 1mnarrativetrue crime
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The episode covers the 1993 gang rape and murder of two teenage girls, Jennifer Ertman (14) and Elizabeth Pena (16), in Houston, Texas. The crime occurred when the girls took a shortcut through T.C. Jester Park and encountered a group of teenage boys from a local gang called the Black

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People

Jennifer ErtmanElizabeth PenaPeter CantuJose MedellinSean O'BrienBenancio MedellinRaul VillarrealEfren PerezRandy ErtmanAdolph Pena

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Peer Murderby Corey Mitchell

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ReformForensicsMissing PersonsSerial KillersTrue CrimeUnsolved Mysteries

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