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Episode 5: The Case File is Released. The Gary Murphy AssassinationAuthor: Mike Spencer
Host Mike Spencer prevails in a 5-year public records battle for the release of the San Francisco police files in the 1998 murder conspiracy of independent biker and ex-con Gary Murphy. The episode details the case against Spencer's former client, the grandmother of a little girl who battled Murphy for custody. This is the first time case details have come to light in the June 1998 murder. Despite considerable evident, police made no arrests and no one was charged in the death by the San Francisco District Attorney. Language: en Genres: True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 6: SF Police Interviews Vol. 1, The Gary Murphy Assassination
Episode 6
Thursday, 11 September, 2025
Host/Private Eye Mike Spencer's five-year battle to obtain records in the case pays off when police release audio of witness and suspect interviews to him. It's the first time the public has ever heard these tapes. It's clear that as early as a day after the June 12, 1998, shooting death of biker and ex-con Murphy, police had the name of the prime suspect. Witnesses referred to her as Grandma, the woman Murphy had battled for custody of this then 6-year-old daughter. The episode contains interviews of Murphy's brother and sister, who flew out to San Francisco for his wake. A close friend of Murphy's tells detectives that while Murphy got in fights and used to sell drugs, he does not believe Murf's criminal past played a part in the murder. The friend also lays out how the grandmother was mad at Murphy because her daughter, the mother of Murphy's child, had died from an accidental drug overdose. Towards the end, detectives interview grandma. She blames Murphy's lifestyle for his demise and brags about her knowledge of the criminal justice system. However, as the case file reveals, we know that grandma soon fled back to her native Canada with Murphy's daughter.
