Serial Napper | True Crime for the Chronically Tired

He Was Given a Second Chance…Then Killed His Family Again: The Gregory Green Case

Serial Napper | True Crime for the Chronically Tired

Show Notes

In 1991, Gregory Green brutally murdered his pregnant wife, stabbing her to death inside their home while her children hid nearby. Despite the severity of the crime, he was sentenced to 15–25 years and was eventually released on parole after serving 16 years.

He appeared to rebuild his life. He remarried. He became part of a church community. He had more children. But behind closed doors… the same patterns began to emerge.

In 2016, as his second wife prepared to leave him, Gregory Green carried out a second act of unimaginable violence...killing four children and forcing their mother to witness it.

This episode explores not just what happened… but how it was allowed to happen.

Sources:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/03/08/a-woman-married-a-paroled-murderer-years-later-he-killed-all-her-children/

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/25-years-after-killing-first-wife-u-s-man-allegedly-shoots-second-wife-kills-4/article_3592d8db-9c9d-5972-9c63-191eb07bc7dc.html

https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/green-gregory.htm

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