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2009 · Columbia, Illinois
Sheri Coleman & her sons
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Sheri Coleman and her sons Garett and Gavin were strangled in their Illinois home in 2009. Her husband Chris, a ministry security employee, had reported threatening messages. Investigators concluded the threats were staged, and he was convicted of all three murders.
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When2009
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Forensic Files II — Words Matter (2022)
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Killer in the Family — The Coleman Family (Episode 47)
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Criminology — The Coleman Family Murders
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Going West: True Crime
Sheri Coleman // 499
Podcast coverage of the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Released May 2, 2025. About 53 minutes.
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Hell Behind Closed Doors: The Sheri Coleman Family Murders
Podcast coverage of the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Released September 9, 2025. About 33 minutes.
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Love Marry Kill
Sheri and Chris Coleman - Part 2
Podcast coverage of the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Released April 8, 2024. About 62 minutes.
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Sheri and Chris Coleman - Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Released April 1, 2024. About 63 minutes.
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Love Marry Kill: Just the Facts
Sheri and Chris Coleman - Part 2
Podcast coverage of the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Released September 28, 2025. About 58 minutes.
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Sheri and Chris Coleman - Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Released September 28, 2025. About 54 minutes.
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Betrayal in the Heartland: The Chris Coleman Family Murder
Podcast coverage of the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Released January 6, 2025. About 11 minutes.
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When the Lies Began
Episode 2 - The Pastor’s Perfect Alibi: The Chris Coleman Case
Podcast coverage of the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Released October 2, 2025. About 30 minutes.
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Sinister Junk Mail
Chris Coleman - The Coleman family murders
Podcast coverage of the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Released January 29, 2025. About 114 minutes.
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Puzzling: A True Crime Podcast
23: Sheri, Garrett, and Gavin Coleman
Podcast coverage of the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Released September 6, 2022. About 64 minutes.
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Killer In The Family
Episode 47 - The Coleman Family
Podcast coverage of the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Released October 25, 2024. About 28 minutes.
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Ep 4 - Sheri Weiss
Podcast coverage of the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Released February 23, 2023. About 81 minutes.
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ILLINOIS: The Coleman Family Massacre
Podcast coverage of the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Released October 27, 2025. About 41 minutes.
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Reporting on Sheri Coleman & her sons
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The Writing on the Wall
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Chris Coleman: phone interview
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The Belleville News-Democrat · 2011-04-29 · Page 9
Tara Lintz testifies in the Coleman trial
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Herald and Review · 2011-05-06 · Page 7
Coleman convicted of killing his wife and sons
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Nancy Grace : HLN : July 23, 2009 8:00pm-9:00pm EDT
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People v. Coleman — murder conviction appeal
The official appellate opinion reviewing Christopher Coleman’s convictions for the murders of Sheri Coleman and their sons, Garett and Gavin.
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- Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District
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- December 31, 2014
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- 5-11-0274 · 2014 IL App (5th) 110274
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Belleville News-Democrat
Mother Sheri Coleman speaks
Interview or news segment from Belleville News-Democrat covering the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Length: 0:51.
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The Most Twisted Family You’ll Ever Hear Of | The Coleman Case
Video from Annie Elise covering the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Length: 1:18:11.
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Sins of the Father
Video from True Crime Brewery covering the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Length: 1:25:23.
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FOX 2 St. Louis
One Year Later: Community Remembers Murdered Coleman Family
Video from FOX 2 St. Louis covering the Sheri Coleman & her sons case. Length: 2:17.
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Military Murder — TikTok channel
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Military Murder — Facebook group
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