EP. 117 ILLINOIS - The Coleman Family Killings: Lies, Prayers & Murder

In 2009, a family was found murdered in their home in Illinois. The only survivor was father Chris Coleman, a bodyguard who worked for Joyce Meyer, a famous televangelist. As it turned out, the family had been receiving death threats for months, but no one had really seemed to listen... but the truth was much darker than it appeared on the surface. - Try therapy today with BETTERHELP. Just visit https://www.betterhelp.com/MIA to get 10% off your first month. - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica Instagram: http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel - SOURCES:  Cooperman, Jeannette. “A Family Erased: The Chris Coleman Story.” July 22, 2011.  Cuneo, Michael. “One Last Kiss.” St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 2012.  “Documents: Coleman texted his girlfriend on the days the wake, funeral were held for his wife and sons.” TMCnet News, July 16, 2009. “Head of security for religious figure convicted of murdering wife, two sons.” True Crime Daily, April 26, 2018.  Moss, James. “Judge Rules Against Coleman.” Republic-Times, September 2, 2020. https://www.republictimes.net/judge-rules-against-coleman/ People v. Coleman, 2014.  Saathoff, Andrea. “Motion to dismiss Coleman petition.” Republic-Times, December 19, 2018.  Smith, Olivia. “Chris Coleman family murders trial, what happened, latest updates.” April 8, 2022.  “The Coleman Triple Murder.” CBS News, July 19, 2014.  “The Writing on the Wall.” CBS News, March 30 2014.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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MURDER IN AMERICA is a true crime podcast that takes a state-by-state look at the most infamous homicides across the United States of America. Co-hosted by Courtney Shannon & Colin Browen (of "The Paranormal Files"), the two delve deep into the darkest tales of murder from each and every state, featuring a from a different state every week. Their passion for true crime, along with Colin's career in investigating paranormal activity gives the two a fresh outlook on these crimes, and allows them to gain the deepest perspectives possible when analyzing the grisly details of these horrific acts. Welcome, to Murder in America. - New episodes are posted every Friday. - If you LIKE what we do, you can gain access to BONUS PODCASTS by becoming a Patron!: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica - FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/murderinamerica/ - FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/murderinamerica - FOLLOW COLIN'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL (876,000 Subscribers): https://www.youtube.com/theparanormalfilesofficialchannel - FOLLOW COURTNEY ON INSTAGRAM!: https://instagram.com/courtbrowen/ - FOLLOW COLIN ON INSTAGRAM!: https://www.instagram.com/colinbrowen/