How a Receipt Solved the Murder of Lesley Herring

Podcast: Mysteries and Histories · Georgia Marie

Opublikowano: 2026-10-02

In February 2009, 44-year-old Lesley Herring vanished from her Los Angeles home, leaving behind her car, phone, keys, purse, jewellery, and savings. Her husband, Lyle, claimed she had simply left but a Starbucks receipt found in her purse appeared to show she had bought coffee days after she disappeared. It was meant to be proof she was alive. Instead, investigators checked the café’s CCTV and found Lyle buying the coffee himself. Detectives concluded he had planted the receipt to create a false timeline and divert suspicion. Lesley’s body was never found, but cadaver dogs detec...