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EPISODE · Dec 22, 2025 · 7 MIN

California Man Murders Wife in Front of Their Children, Dies in Shootout | Michael Rocha

from Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide · host Ky Charles

Police were called to a home in Reedley, California, where Yesennia Rocha had been shot by her husband, Michael Rocha right in front of their adult children and family members.What followed was a day-long manhunt and a deadly shootout with deputies that left two parents gone within 24 hours and their children trying to make sense of a life shattered in a single weekend.This is the case of Yesennia Rocha, Michael Rocha, and the divorce he couldn’t accept.Listen now on Love and Murder************************************************************************************************Podcast Promo: Darkcast Network*************************************************************************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please take some time to Rate, Share, Subscribe! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for stopping by and remember that it’s All Love and No Murder Yall!Intro music by:Shalash by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalashLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

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