The Audacity of ‘The Gilleyship’: Christa’s Parents Fight for Custody of Grandchildren and File Lawsuit (170)
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Part One of One (👻Because🧙Happy Halloween! 🎃)Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell give massive update on the Christa Bauer Gilley case and Lee Gilley’s Big 'Flee' to Italy. On today’s episode, Mandy and Liz start by breaking down the big change implemented in Harris County, Texas, in response to Lee being able to cut off his ankle monitor this past May, pedal a bike to somewhere (!?), get himself to Memphis, take a private jet to Canada and then hop aboard a commercial airline to Milan, Italy.Instead of tracking their ankle-monitored defendants from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday — as it was when Lee made his escape — defendants will now be monitored 24/7. Why didn’t this already exist in the country’s THIRD-LARGEST county by population? What is the point of having a PART TIME ankle-monitoring system?!? Also, Liz and Mandy catch everyone up on the extradition situation in Italy and what happens next, the current custody fight happening in Harris County Family court as Christa Bauer’s parents seek full custody of their grandchildren, as well as details about the wrongful death complaint the Bauers have filed against Lee for allegedly strangling their daughter on the night of Oct. 7, 2024, killing her and her unborn child.GoFundMe: In Loving Memory of Christa: Support for Her FamilyLet's Dive In… 🥽 🦈
Share the LUNASHARK® Premium Community now on Patreon - Together we go further ☀️Lawyers & judges: email your insights or offer your expertise to [email protected] References“Harris County expands ankle monitor oversight after cases of defendants allegedly cutting monitors, fleeing” - ABC 13, Oct 26, 2026 📰Follow Bryce Newberry of KPRC 2 News on Facebook and Instagram 🌐🌐“Ira Einhorn, Counterculture Guru and Murderer, Dies in Prison at 79” - NYT, Updated April 9, 2020 📰“Justice for Our Daughter Christa” - WSJ, Oct 6, 2026 📰“‘Back to normalcy’: Grandparents detail caring for Lee Gilley’s children in custody fight” - Houston Chronicle, Oct 22, 2026 📰
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