True Crime Stories

I came across Alexis' name when I was researching for my blog about Jesse Matthew Jr. the other day. Matthew is a man who was ultimately convicted for the murders of two young girls and the sexual assault of another woman, all linked by DNA.  Investigators have argued that there have been many other women who have disappeared within the time frame they believe that Matthew was at work and Alexis' name was among them, despite the fact another man in serving two life sentences in connection to her disappearance.  There apparently are still those in which believe that it is still possible that Matthew is the guilty person in this crime, and not Randy Taylor, the man convicted.  Investigators claim that while DNA was used to convict Taylor, it has also been tested against Matthew to prove that he was not responsible in this case. Seventeen year old Alexis Murphy was last seen on August 3, 2013 at a gas station/convenient store in Lovingston Virginia.  Also on the surve...

For years people wondered if there was a serial rapist in Virginia.  In 2010 they were convinced their rapist had turned into a killer.  And yet still it was not until 2014 that Jesse Matthew Jr. was caught.  And, while he spends the rest of his life in prison for a sexual assault and two murders investigators wonder how many more young women met their ultimate fate at the hands of Matthew.  I have often said there is a fine line between an excuse and a reason.  An excuse is something that is used to brush away things and expect others to just accept as they are. A reason is an explanation for something that seems so unexplainable.  A former girlfriend of Matthew's would inform investigators that as a child Matthew had been abused and molested.  Many believe it is this upbringing that caused his behaviors towards women.  In a court of law this can sometimes be used as what they call mitigating circumstances, and while on the surface can look lik...