Episode 309 - OCEAN'S TWO - A Heist Gone Terribly Wrong
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<p>In October 2024, two men in Detroit believed they had found the perfect target. A longtime jeweler and pawnbroker whose success made him seem like easy money.</p><p>They came prepared with disguises, a stolen truck, and a plan designed to look official. But when they arrived at the home of 72 year old Hussein “Sam” Murray in Rochester Hills, that plan began to collapse.</p><p>A story about assumption, desperation, and how the promise of one last score can end in something far darker.</p><p><strong>How to support:</strong><br><strong>For extra perks including exclusive content, early release, and ad-free episodes -</strong><br><strong>Go to - </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/MadnessPod"><strong>Patreon<br></strong></a><br><strong>How to connect:</strong><br><a href="https://mindsofmadnesspodcast.com/">Website</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/themindsofmadness/">Instagram</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/themindsofmadness/">Facebook</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/MadnessPod">Twitter</a><strong><br><br>Theme and Closing Track:</strong><br>Original compositions created for The Minds of Madness</p><p><strong>Please check out our sponsors and help support the podcast:<br>Shopify -</strong> Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at <a href="https://shopify.com/madness">shopify.com/madness</a><br><strong>Quince</strong> - Upgrade your wardrobe with pieces made to last with Quince. 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For a limited time, Nutrafol is offering our listeners ten dollars off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to <a href="https://nutrafol.com/">Nutrafol.com</a> and enter the promo code <strong>MADNESS</strong><br><strong><br>Research</strong> <strong>&</strong> <strong>Writing:</strong><br>Ryan Deininger</p><p><strong>Sources:<br></strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU7ybzxsp_I">DTE imposter murder trial: Opening Statements STREAMING LIVE<br></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRGFCytgAXA">DTE imposter murder trial STREAMING LIVE<br></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXIfTjJ2L_I&t=4625s">LIVE I DTE imposter murder trial after Rochester Hills man killed<br></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YXn4XAJYOU">LIVE I DTE impostor murder trial stretches into fourth day of testimony<br></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz6kLpDXcdA">Fake DTE workers: Interview with victim's family after guilty verdicts</a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhWfKEV-JVk">VERDICT: DTE imposters guilty of murder by juries</a><br><a href="https://www.courttv.com/news/mi-v-carlos-hernandez-joshua-zuazo-home-invasion-murder-trial/">Court TV Trial Recap</a><br><a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/10/03/day-2-of-testimonies-in-trial-for-men-accused-of-posing-as-dte-workers-killing-rochester-hills-man/">Day 2 of testimonies in trial for men accused of posing as DTE workers</a><br><a href="https://people.com/trial-begins-men-impersonating-utility-workers-brutal-killing-11821953">Trial Begins for Men Accused of Impersonating Utility Workers</a><br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/wife-of-murder-victim-testifies-fake-dte-workers-trial/">Wife of Rochester Hills murder victim testifies at trial against fake DTE workers</a><br><a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/10/04/morning-4-men-disguised-as-dte-workers-convicted-of-murder-and-more-news/">Morning 4: Men disguised as DTE workers convicted of murder</a><br><a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/10/04/fake-badges-real-consequences-duo-who-posed-as-utility-workers-convicted-in-rochester-hills-killing/">Fake badges, real consequences:</a><br><a href="https://abc30.com/post/hussein-murray-murder-carlos-jose-hernandez-another-man-arrested-deadly-michigan-home-invasion/15428507/">2nd arrest made in deadly Michigan home invasion</a><br><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2025/10/03/2-men-guilty-murder-hamtramck-jeweler-hussein-sam-murray/86504407007/">Juries find 2 men guilty in murder of Hamtramck jeweler after posing as fake DTE workers</a><br><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2024/12/17/fake-dte-utility-workers-accused-of-killing-jeweler-to-stand-trial/77033879007/">2 accused of killing jeweler after posing as DTE workers at Rochester Hills home bound over</a><br><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2024/10/12/oakland-county-man-killed-by-men-posing-as-utility-workers-identified/75647196007/">Man killed in Rochester Hills had 'heart of gold,' family says</a><br><a href="https://www.wxyz.com/news/suspects-posing-as-workers-murder-man-duct-tape-woman-at-home-in-rochester-hills">Victim identified in Rochester Hills man's murder by fake DTE workers</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/goldandglitterinc/">Gold and Glitter Instagram</a><br><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2024/10/25/extradited-sheveport-michigan-murder-charge-alleged-dte-imposter/75849377007/">Returned from Deep South to face murder charge, second alleged DTE imposter is denied bond</a><br><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2025/09/30/fake-dte-workers-murder-trial-begins/86441758007/">Trial begins for 2 accused of posing as DTE workers, killing Hamtramck jeweler in home</a><br><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2024/10/11/authorities-man-killed-wife-bound-by-men-posing-as-utility-workers/75634584007/">Man killed, wife bound by men posing as utility workers, Oakland County sheriff says</a><br><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13955767/hussein-murray-michigan-utility-workers-murder-carlos-jose-hernandez.html">Elderly Michigan homeowner killed by murder suspects disguised as utility workers</a><br><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13953173/video-DTE-worker-couple-rochester-hills-michigan-murder.html">Chilling video shows 'utility worker' at Michigan couple's door just hours before</a><br><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2024/10/29/slain-hamtramck-business-owner-was-a-man-with-a-gold-heart/75701205007/?gca-cat=p&gnt-cfr=1">Slain Hamtramck business owner was 'a man with a gold heart</a><br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/family-remembers-michigan-man-killed/">Family remembers Michigan man killed by suspects posing as utility workers</a><br><a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/10/02/day-1-of-testimonies-in-trial-for-men-accused-of-posing-as-dte-workers-killing-rochester-hills-man/">Day 1 of testimonies in trial for men accused of posing as DTE workers</a><br><a href="https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/wayne-county/family-life-long-customers-of-man-killed-by-fake-dte-workers-speak-out-as-his-shop-reopens">Family, life-long customers of man killed by fake DTE workers speak out</a><br><a href="https://www.oakgov.com/Home/Components/News/News/1668/2027">Update: Second Individual Charged with Felony Murder</a><br><a href="https://www.caddosheriff.org/news.php?c=3196&utm">REVISED Michigan Homicide Suspect Captured in Caddo Parish</a><br><a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2024/10/18/second-man-joshua-zuazo-charged-with-killing-rochester-hills-man-in-home-denied-bond/75736676007/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Second man charged with killing Rochester Hills man in home denied bond</a><br><a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/10/05/hope-we-get-enough-to-buy-house-texts-between-murder-suspect-wife-shown-in-oakland-county-court/?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Text Messages</a></p></div>
