While most hosts of true crime podcasts simply discuss murders that fascinate them, I have actually lived through one.

On New Year's Eve 1989, I awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of two loud thuds. The next morning, when my mother was missing, I knew she was no longer alive. No one believed me except one detective, and covertly, I began gathering evidence against my father. Twenty-five days later, police discovered my mother's body buried beneath the home my father purchased with his mistress.

I had witnessed a murder, and at the age of twelve, I testified against my father at his month-long murder trial. He is still incarcerated to this day.

Every week, I share my unique perspective on surviving true crime, overcoming trauma, and moving on. It is my hope that this podcast serves as a kind of therapy and reconciliation for myself and anyone who may be processing betrayal and dark trauma in their lives. I'm Collier Landry, and this is Moving Past Murder.