Fornication, Forensics & French Fries

Murder of Michael Earl Reese

February 18, 2015 / his home, Banks Street, Morris, Alabama

Victims

Accused and outcomes

As told in the episode, on 1 July 2023.

Outcome

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The timeline

1. January 5th, 1975 a covered name K. Henderson is bornabout 0:11:53
2. July 1974 Michael Earl Reese is born, six months before covered nameabout 0:12:51
3. early 2000s name withheld here first husband commits suicide, ending her first marriageabout 0:12:11
4. a couple of years later a covered name meets and marries Michael Earl Reeseabout 0:12:31
5. The couple move into a small house at Banks Street in Morris (Banks Street)about 0:12:57
6. around 2012 or 2013 The couple start going to church together, drawn by the preaching of Jeff covered nameabout 0:13:34
7. August 2013 name withheld here becomes senior pastor at Sardis Baptist Church and a covered name becomes minister of music (Sardis Baptist Church)about 0:16:04
8. 2013 covered name and name withheld here begin an affair, which they describe as emotional at firstabout 0:17:17
9. a covered name files for divorce from his wife and moves out, angering the church boardabout 0:19:23
10. Michael finds out about the affair after it becomes sexualabout 0:21:08
11. the autumn of 2014 Michael and covered name go to Disney World to try to repair their marriage, and the physical affair stops for a time (Disney World)about 1:01:04
12. January 2015 Rather than face the deacons over the rumours, name withheld here resigns; a covered name stops attending church (Sardis Baptist Church)about 0:23:27
13. a week before the shooting covered name tells name withheld here she plans to shoot Michael, take items from the house and knock over furniture to make it look like a robberyabout 0:56:56
14. February 18th, 2015 a covered name has lunch with covered name, supposedly to help him with his divorce paperworkabout 0:24:26
15. February 18th, 2015 Michael collects name withheld here from the Jefferson County courthouse; they visit his mother, the post office and a church service (Jefferson County Courthouse)about 0:24:37
16. February 18th, 2015 They stop at Milo's for burgers and fries on the way home (Milo's)about 0:25:32
17. February 18th, 2015 a covered name drops Michael and the food at the house and leaves for the Piggly Wiggly for ham and orange juice (Banks Street)about 0:26:21
18. February 18th, 2015 Michael lets the dog out and is shot once in the back of the head with a .38 (Banks Street)about 0:34:23
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