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911 caller says that his girlfriend's sister killed their mother

October 01, 2022 / 03:26

This episode covers the 2017 murder-suicide case involving Helen Hargan and her mother Pamela Hargan in Fairfax County, Virginia. Key discussions include Carlos Gutierrez's frantic calls to police, the discovery of the bodies, and the investigation's findings.

Carlos Gutierrez, who was in Dallas, Texas, expressed concern for his girlfriend Helen Hargan when she stopped answering her phone. He contacted the police, fearing for her safety, but felt he was not taken seriously.

After a second call to authorities, Carlos revealed that Helen had claimed her sister Megan had murdered their mother. When police arrived at the Hargan home, they found Pamela dead in the mud room and Helen deceased in the bathroom.

The investigation raised questions about the nature of the deaths, with initial thoughts leaning towards a murder-suicide. However, the circumstances surrounding Helen's death prompted further scrutiny.

This episode highlights the challenges faced by Carlos in seeking help and the complexities of the case as investigators worked to understand the events that transpired.

TLDR

The episode details the 2017 murder-suicide of Helen and Pamela Hargan, focusing on Carlos Gutierrez's efforts to alert police.

Episode

3:26
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[Music] Fairfax County Police and Fire how may I assist you yes have an emergency on July
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14 2017 Carlos Gutierrez called police fearing that something in his girlfriend's house was dreadfully wrong
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Carlos was in Dallas Texas at the time while his girlfriend Helen hargan was at her home in Fairfax County Virginia with
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her mom Carlos told police that he and his girlfriend Helen had spoken earlier that morning but when he couldn't get
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back in touch with her it worried him my girlfriend won't answer the phone and I
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am thinking my girlfriend's wife is in danger okay sir what I need you to do then is
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contact your local jurisdiction file a report with them and tell them that Fairfax County requires a teletype in
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order to do a welfare check I feel really bad for Carlos because he's bounced around all over the place just
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trying to get somebody to listen to the fact that he thinks his girlfriend's life is in danger
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Carlos would later say he felt authorities were giving him the runaround that day
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the right sir contact your local jurisdiction the call ended without a promise of help
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then 15 minutes later a determined Carlos called back extending police and fire how many
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he then revealed something stunning my girlfriend told me that I am Carlos explained that Helen said that
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her sister Megan hargan had murdered their mother blue your girlfriend is sitting in a
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house with a dead woman yes when police arrived at the home they found Pam dead inside the mud room
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but they also discover Helen's body as you walk through the kitchen you encounter a mud room that connects the
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kitchen to the garage in that mud room we discover Pamela Harkin how is she positioned on the ground she
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was lying face down and she had a blanket laid over her like a quilt her cell phone is actually laying on top
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of the quilt and there was a pool of blood coming from the area of her head onto the floor
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what else do you find we go upstairs and then we encounter Helen hargan inside of the bathroom that's in her
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bedroom she appeared to have been sitting on the toilet when she was shot she was fully closed she has some kind
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of trauma to her head there's a rifle in between her legs she's got a tremendous amount of blood
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in her mouth finding two deceased persons with one with a gun on their body might have been a murder suicide
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suicide possibly what's Your Gut telling you as you take a look at these two bodies wait
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you will make mistakes if you make assumptions before you actually do the work and so she would have had to have done
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what to shoot herself in the head that way Magic she would have hadn't done magic it just
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isn't possible

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    Most shocking
  • 75
    Most heartbreaking
  • 70
    Most dramatic
  • 70
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Episode Highlights

  • Emergency Call for Help
    Carlos Gutierrez calls police fearing for his girlfriend's safety, expressing his deep concern.
    “My girlfriend's life is in danger.”
    @ 00m 34s
    October 01, 2022
  • Shocking Revelation
    Carlos reveals that his girlfriend claimed her sister murdered their mother.
    “My girlfriend told me that I am...”
    @ 01m 24s
    October 01, 2022
  • Grim Discovery
    Police find two deceased individuals in the home, raising questions about a possible murder-suicide.
    “Blue, your girlfriend is sitting in a house with a dead woman.”
    @ 01m 39s
    October 01, 2022

Episode Quotes

  • My girlfriend's life is in danger.
    911 caller says that his girlfriend's sister killed their mother
  • My girlfriend told me that I am...
    911 caller says that his girlfriend's sister killed their mother
  • Blue, your girlfriend is sitting in a house with a dead woman.
    911 caller says that his girlfriend's sister killed their mother

Key Moments

  • Emergency Call00:04
  • Desperate Plea00:34
  • Shocking Discovery01:39
  • Crime Scene01:44
  • Murder-Suicide Theory02:54

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