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1997 · Tennessee
The Lillelid family
Teen & school
Vidar and Delfina Lillelid and their daughter Tabitha were killed during a 1997 carjacking in Tennessee. Their young son Peter survived being shot. Six teenagers traveling together were prosecuted, and the case generated continuing questions about their individual roles and sentences.
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The Murders of the Lillelid Family
A written podcast companion remembers the Lillelid family and recounts the 1997 crime.
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Six (2003)
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Women Behind Bars — Natasha Cornett & LaSonya Larry
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True Crimecast presents Paradigm — Episode 1: The Murders
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The Lillelid Murders
Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released August 3, 2020. About 74 minutes.
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This Is Monsters
The Lillelid Family Murders : Natasha Cornett, Karen Howell, Jason Bryant, Joseph Risner, et al.
Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released May 13, 2024. About 45 minutes.
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Natural Born Killers: The Lillelid Killings
Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released July 18, 2017. About 85 minutes.
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The Lillelid Murders
Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released March 29, 2021. About 33 minutes.
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Escaping Kentucky: The Lillelid Murder
Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released July 31, 2026. About 21 minutes.
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Paradigm, Episode 2: Sharing the Faith - The Lillelids
Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released July 8, 2026. About 18 minutes.
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The Rest Area Murder (The Lillelid Family)
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Legacy of Pain: Almost 30 Years Since the Lillelid Murders
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90. The Pikeville Six: Murders of the Lillelid Family
Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released November 15, 2021. About 72 minutes.
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Sharing the Faith - The Lillelids
Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released October 22, 2023. About 17 minutes.
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15. Lillelid Murders
Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released November 13, 2017. About 97 minutes.
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The Lillelid Family: A Brutal Killing - EP44
Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released August 15, 2020. About 64 minutes.
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Ep. 59 - The Lillelid Murders
Podcast coverage of the The Lillelid family case. Released February 6, 2023. About 70 minutes.
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07 - The Lillelid Roadside Murders
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The Courier-Journal · 1997-04-10 · Page 6
Friends remember the Lillelid family
Friends describe Vidar and Delfina Lillelid's family life, their children, and the community's grief after the roadside attack.
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The Messenger · 1998-03-12 · Page 4
Sentencing testimony in the Lillelid case
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Cornett v. Lindamood — federal appeal in the Lillelid case
Federal habeas opinion concerning Natasha Cornett’s guilty plea in the Lillelid family murders, including her challenge to the joint plea arrangement. The date follows the opinion itself.
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- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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- October 20, 2006
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WBIR Vault: Lillelid murder suspects appear in court (1997)
Video from WBIR Channel 10 covering the The Lillelid family case. Length: 1:41.
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WBIR Vault: 6 suspects caught in Lillelid murders (1997)
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Former D.A. and first responders look back on Lillelid murders 20 years later
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Former DA, first responder reflect on Lillelid murders 25 years later
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Extended interview with Peter Lillelid Heier 25 years later
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The Lillelid Family Murders : Natasha Cornett, Karen Howell, Jason Bryant, Joseph Risner, et al.
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