The Making of a Murderer: Julie Wilkins' Deep Dive into Leroy Bullock's Past

This week’s episode is a bit different—and one of the most fascinating we’ve ever done. Our guest didn’t come to share her story, but the story she uncovered. After listening to a past episode of the Paragould Podcast, Julie Wilkins became captivated by the case of Leroy Bullock, the man convicted of brutally murdering Dr. and Mrs. Jones on December 13, 1988—a day that just so happened to fall on a Tuesday, not a Friday... but the tragedy was chilling all the same. Through months of independent research—what she calls her own “Making a Murderer” project—she uncovered details that had been lost to time, including a conversation with one of Bullock’s sons. What she found was a deeply broken family tree—a father who was a career criminal, four out of five siblings who were also involved in crime, and a long trail of violence, petty theft, and even prison breaks. It’s a sobering look at how generational brokenness can shape a life—and how some stories go deeper than headlines ever show.