Murder of Maria Munoz
The seven surgical drugs that became key evidence
4.7 (39)
25 mins
Uncover the case of Maria Muñoz, a 31-year-old Texas mother who died at home in 2020 after her husband, Joel Pellot, called emergency services. Learn how toxicology results revealed multiple surgical drugs in her system and why investigators began questioning Pellot’s account of what had happened.
Ep 1:
A Dry Shower and a Dead Wife
A 2 a.m. 911 call reveals a nurse anesthetist's dying wife, a bone-dry shower, missing footage, and a staged scene that refuses to add up.
Ep 2:
Affair, Ultimatum, Poisoned Coffee
A loving marriage unravels into a secret affair, a doorbell-camera confrontation, and a chilling theory that a lethal cup of coffee sealed Maria's fate.
Ep 3:
The Journals That Convicted Him
Toxicology reveals a surgical arsenal in Maria's blood, a 'dream team' of prosecutors fights back, and her own journals deliver the final, damning testimony.
Discussions (5)
Edmond
Level 9 · 2 weeks agoDry shower, wet lie
Walt
Level 9 · 2 weeks agoThe dry shower detail is what got me. He simply did not anticipate that anyone would check. That one oversight unraveled the whole staged scene.
Ronan
Level 7 · 2 weeks agoJoel really thought deleting the camera footage was enough but forgot about the motion sensor data tracking his ass going back and forth to the garage all night. That god complex really did him in.
