What's the new podcast about Jeff Pelley?
We've received your submission. The new podcast "Counterclock" will take a look into the life of the Pelley family. Did Jeff Pelley really massacre his family?
When will the Pelley case drop on counterclock podcast?
April 29, 2021 - CounterClock Podcast will drop all 20 episodes regarding the Pelley family murder. Listen to it on Spotify or Apple Podcast. June 25, 2021 - Status Hearing -Rescheduled. On a side note, we are well aware of books being published and interviews being conducted.
What happened to the Pelley family?
CounterClock Season 3 is investigating the 1989 Pelley family murders in Indiana. Investigative journalist Delia D’Ambra sets out to re-examine the facts of the case that led to Jeff Pelley’s conviction and follow leads that connect the victims to unsolved crimes in South Florida. This is Counterclock.
Did Scott Pelley’s father have a shady past in Florida?
But a just-released 20-episode podcast, Counterclock, digs deep into the homicides and suggests that Pelley’s father had a shady past in south Florida involving ties to drug cartels and killers that might have caught up with him in Indiana — and that his son might have been doomed by a flawed trial.
Summary
It's Sunday morning, the night after prom in a small and quiet Indiana town. With church service ready to begin, churchgoers become anxious when Reverend Robert Pelley is missing in action. Soon, they discover a brutal and bloody scene in the Pelley home that has erased much of the family.
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Who is Jessica Pelley?
The podcast host and producer, investigative reporter Delia D’Ambra, spent a year looking into the murders, including hours visiting people familiar with the case in Lakeville and poring over more than 6,000 documents. Jessica Pelley (now Jessi Taronjo) with her family in Michigan.
When was the Pelley family shot?
Robert Pelley, his wife Dawn, and Dawn’s daughters Janel and Jolene, ages 8 and 6 respectively, were found shot at close range with what was believed to be the family shotgun on the night of April 29, 1989.
What evidence did Bob Pelley give to the jury?
The most compelling evidence offered to the jury, according to the podcast, was witness testimony from neighbors and church members who said that Bob Pelley told them that the only way Jeff could attend the prom was if he drove him and that he wasn’t going to allow him to go to after-prom activities.
Why did Bob Pelley leave Florida?
“There are witnesses who have come forward to say that Bob Pelley left Florida because he was afraid of people there related to activities going on at the bank,” D’Ambra told the Post. “He moved from Florida to Indiana very abruptly in 1986.”.
Why is Jeff Pelley's trial a botched trial?
D’Ambra said she believes Jeff Pelley’s trial was “botched” because evidence and information involving Bob Pelley’s past was never investigated. Pelley’s stepsister, Jessica, wrote a memoir in 2019 called “ I Am Jessica ” describing how she was bullied by Jeff after her widowed mother, Dawn, married Bob Pelley.
Who killed his pastor father and stepmother?
For 32 years, most people have thought the sullen Lakeville , Ind., teenager killed his pastor father, stepmother and two little half-sisters in the grisly tragedy known as “The Prom Night Murders.”.
How old are Bob Pelley's kids?
The home, just steps from the sanctuary, is where 39-year-old Bob Pelley, his 33-year-old wife Dawn, and their five kids lived. There was 17-year-old Jeff, 13-year-old Jacque, 9-year-old Jessica, 8-year-old Janel, and 6-year-old Jolene. In the last episode, I took you guys through how exactly the Pelley family ended up in Indiana.
How much did Bob the Pastor make?
According to records, as a pastor, Bob made a meager salary somewhere in the ballpark of 13-hundred dollars a month. His job in Fort Myers paid nearly double that plus benefits and bonuses.
What was Dave's habit on Sunday mornings?
On Sunday mornings Dave had a habit of arriving earlier than the rest of the congregation and staff. He liked to be one of the first people to greet Bob., who also had a habit of arriving to the sanctuary by 9:00am. Dave had a military background and had served in several wars.
Why didn't Dave tell the paramedics to touch anything?
Once paramedics got to the scene, Dave told them not to touch anything because quote— “he felt there had been a murder” —end quote. After that, everyone cleared the house. Including Dave, Wilmot, and Lydia.
What time did the Cornfields church service start?
On April 30th, 1989 a man named Dave Hathaway was in charge of making sure parishioners filed into the church on time and the service started at 9:30 sharp.
Was Pastor Bob in the sanctuary?
Dave hadn’t run into Bob at all…and the family’s usually lively three youngest girls were missing from the mix of people filing into the church. Dave knew it was strange that Pastor Bob wasn’t in the sanctuary yet.
TIMELINE
April 29th, 1989: [Or perhaps sometime in the morning hours of April 30th] Rev. Bob Pelley, his wife Dawn and two of their children were gunned down in their home in Lakeville, Indiana.
MISSION
This website has been established in an effort to help free Jeff. As his defense team prepared for trial they quickly became aware that not all leads were followed in the investigation of the Pelley's deaths. In fact, numerous people have come forward with information that they had previously shared with police and no reports had been filed.
UPDATES
April 8, 2008 - The Indiana Court of Appeals "Reversed and Remanded" Jeff's Conviction.
Did Jeff go to prom?
Reverend Robert told Jeff that he was not allowed to go to any of the before or after prom events, and for the prom itself, he would be the one who would drive the teenager. Because of this, and the fact that Jeff did, in fact, go to the activities, the police found him to be a suspect.
Did Jeff Pelley kill his family?
It wasn’t a murder-suicide at all, Jeff Pelley had killed his family just so he could have the perfect prom night.
Where was Robert Pelley murdered?
Image Credit: CBS News, South Bend Tribune. Robert Pelley and his family were brutally murdered in April 1989 at their home. At the time, these killings left the small community in Lakeville, Indiana, stunned. What truly baffled the investigators was that there was no forensic evidence and nothing concrete enough to work on.
Who was Jeff's father?
Image Credit: CBS News. It all started in April 1989. Jeff came from a big, blended family. His father, Robert, a minister, had married Dawn, who had three children of her own — Jessica, Janel, and Jolene.
Did Jeff get allowed to go to prom?
Jeff was not allowed to go to the events happening before and after prom either. The police theorized at the time that Jeff might have been angry over the grounding and killed Robert before killing the others as well. A shotgun from the home, which was believed to be the murder weapon, was missing.
