Episode 24: Sin Before The Fall, The Tragic Story of Walker & Peggy Railey Part 1

Howdy, fellow winos! Yep, this week we are back in Texas for another tragic case. In Part 1, we meet the Railey family and discuss their life in Dallas, Texas and Walker’s tremendous success in the Methodist church. So, sit back, get a bottle, and listen as Maci and Angela analyze one of the most heartbreakingly senseless crimes in Texas. Sources: https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/the-sins-of-walker-railey/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/walker-railey/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/walker-railey-convicted-by-everybody-except-a-jury-of-his-peers-7127967 https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/retrospective-the-walker-railey-case-in-1990/287-337662924 https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/acquitted-pastors-ex-wife-dies-years-after-attack/287-306020091 https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2011/12/28/peggy-railey-victim-in-lurid-dallas-scandal-dies-almost-25-years-after-brutal-attack-that-silenced-her/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/03/31/Former-mistress-testifies-against-Walker-Railey/8375733554000/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/05/02/pastors-wife-is-in-coma/a7ef70b8-97b1-4b58-9014-e4b9fa153c83/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-21-me-48060-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/02/us/pastor-with-wife-in-coma-said-to-attempt-suicide.html https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/walker-railey/#:~:text=In%201992%20investigators%20determined%20that%20Railey%20had%20written,spoke%20for%20a%20month%29%2C%20and%20Railey%20was%20acquitted. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/peggy-railey-dies-years-after-attack-left-her-incapacitated/1910167/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/03/31/Former-mistress-testifies-against-Walker-Railey/8375733554000/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/07/29/railey-switches-custody-of-his-two-children/9625ec0a-6151-40e1-88bd-7388e1307bbe/