Episode 386: The Murder of Alanna Gallagher

Mar 10

On July 1st, 2013, on a residential street in Saginaw, Texas, the body of a young girl was discovered under a tarp. The body belonged to 6-year-old Alanna Gallagher, who had been missing for just hours. Just over two weeks later, the car belonging to Alanna’s parents was set on fire, as was a memorial for Alanna. What happened to this young girl shook the small town of Saginaw, a tragedy that would be exacerbated when it was determined what happened to the young girl.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/teen-pleads-guilty-in-alanna-gallagher-murder/2111859/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9XvD5fEnf4

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/search-warrant-unsealed-in-slaying-of-saginaw-girl/1919015/

https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/arrest-warrant-reveals-details-in-gallagher-case/501-266371876

https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/07/04/alanna-gallagher-body-of-murdered-6-year-old-found-under-a-tarp-on-texas-street-idd/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alanna-gallagher-update-family-car-memorial-display-for-murdered-6-year-old-set-ablaze-overnight-texas-police-say/

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/saginaw-teen-pleads-guilty-receives-life-sentence-in-murder-of-girl/285-259166249

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/vigil-held-in-memory-of-alanna-gallagher/

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/murdered-saginaw-girl-lived-in-polyamorous-household/287-254873549

https://victimsheartland.forumotion.com/t6489-alanna-gallagher

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas-news/neighbors-had-suspicions-about-girls-accused-killer/269-310864199