Episode 13 - Evelyn and Alexis Hernandez: A Murder the World Ignored

Evelyn Hernandez was 24 years old and 9 months pregnant when she, and her 5 year old son Alexis, went missing from the Crocker-Amazon neighbourhood of San Francisco. Several months later, her torso washed up on the banks beneath the Bay Bridge. Her son Alexis and her unborn son Fernando have never been found. This episode explores the murder of Evelyn and the suspected murder of her two sons, whilst also looking at a very similar case that got much more media attention. We discuss the concept of ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome’ in relation to the lack of media attention in Evelyn’s case and discuss what the motive might have been to kill her. 

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Sources used in this episode:

http://charleyproject.org/case/alexis-geraldo-hernandez

https://altaonline.com/a-tale-of-two-killings/

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Eerily-similar-case-languishes-in-obscurity-2621215.php

http://thetroublewithjustice.com/2017/10/16/what-about-evelyn/

http://pwc-sii.com/Media/missing.htm

https://people.com/archive/the-other-laci-peterson-who-killed-evelyn-hernandez-vol-60-no-1/

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/4guvb2/the_other_laci_peterson_torso_of_evelyn_hernandez/

https://www.modbee.com/news/local/crime/scott-peterson-case/peterson-preliminary-trial/article3096894.html

https://edition.cnn.com/2003/LAW/07/09/peterson.case/

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/13/523769303/what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-missing-white-women-syndrome

https://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/138488

Article by Zach Sommers on Missing White Woman Syndrome: https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7586&context=jclc

https://people.com/archive/the-other-laci-peterson-who-killed-evelyn-hernandez-vol-60-no-1/

https://nortonbooks.typepad.com/everydaysociology/2009/05/news-coverage-of-crime-victims.html