“Hey, are you alive?”: The life and death of Rick Madrigal

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06/25/19 • 47 min

A former radio DJ lays dead inside his apartment. Detectives believe his death is connected to a tip about a case of a possible kidnapping and murder. The investigation uncovered a twisted relationship that may have entangled the victim and led to his death.

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Borderland Crimes: An Introduction

Welcome to a podcast that’s made for the Borderland, a corner of the U.S. Southwest where Texas, New Mexico and old Mexico meet. This brief episode is a taste of what's to come: in-depth storytelling focusing on the some of the area's notorious crimes and those behind them. Listen and subscribe. Produced by KVIA-TV, ABC-7 and longtime journalist and former court reporter Stephanie Valle.

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Witness to a Murder: An update on the Life and Death of Rick Madrigal

Marinda Palacios saw her friend, Rick Madrigal, get shot to death by her boyfriend.
Leonel Hernandez was convicted of Rick's murder.
Months after podcast host Stephanie Valle reached out to Marinda, she talks about what happened that night, the hours she spent with the killer after the murder, and how she was accused of murder by Leonel's own defense team.