Satanic rituals, a dismembered body, and an obsession with heavy metal- the Moises Meraz-Espinoza murder trial had all of these and more. Find out all the details from comedian Matt Walker, who was a member of the jury for the murder trial, as he recounts his experiences to his friend and fellow comedian Stephen Kramer Glickman.
The victim, Amelia Espinoza
Moises Meraz-Espinoza
On February 2, 2011, Moises Meraz-Espinoza got into a fight with his mother, reached for a cord, and used it to strangle her to death. Over the next two days he dismembered her body in the shower using power tools, leaving parts of it in an unplugged freezer in their living room, while carrying her skull around in a backpack. Matt Walker was a member of the jury that convicted him, and this is the story of the case and trial from inside the courtroom.
During the trial it was alleged that the murder took place as part of a Satanic ritual. Was this what really caused the death of Amelia Espinoza? What evidence was there that Satanism had anything to do with the case? What was the significance of his obsession with the heavy metal icon King Diamond? What questions remain unanswered about the case? Find out all of this and more on the Juror Number 8 Podcast.
Heavy metal icon King Diamond
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