IN - Leslie Hope Houston, 46, left chilling voicemail before death—Husband Arrested for Murder, Anderson, Oct 11 2024

[friendlysleuther]

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[friendlysleuther]

ANGELA GANOTE (Fox59 Reporter) --

May 30, 2025

"If you have followed me very long you know that I don’t post a suspect and victim photo next to one another.

Having said that, I wanted to honor Leslie Houston. Anderson police say she was murdered last October and an arrest was just made in her case yesterday.

Below are pictures of her and her only child Megan through the years and now as an adult holding her mother’s hand in the hospital bed.

Leslie’s husband is now charged with her murder. It is believed he strangled her."​

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[cenazoic]

Wednesday, July 2nd:
*Dispositional/Trial Setting Hearing (@ 8:30am ET) - IN - Leslie Hope Houston, 46 was found unresponsive in her Anderson home on Oct. 11, 2024. Declared brain dead & died from a massive brain bleed on Oct. 15, 2024.

[]Leslie’s husband is now charged with her murder. It is believed he strangled her."

Anyone know the actual cause of death? Or can strangulation cause a brain bleed?

 

[friendlysleuther]

Anyone know the actual cause of death? Or can strangulation cause a brain bleed?

Cause of death: Intracranial hemorrhage

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Yes, strangulation can cause the brain to bleed.

When pressure is applied to the neck, it can:

• Cut off or reduce blood flow to the brain. This starves the brain of oxygen (ischemia), which can cause vessel damage.
• Damage or tear arteries in the neck (arterial dissection). That can lead to a stroke or bleeding inside the brain.
• Increase venous pressure. If veins are compressed but arteries are still pumping blood in, pressure can build up in the brain and cause vessels to rupture.

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Sources

-Strangulation Injuries

-Strangulation as an acquired brain injury in intimate-partner violence and its relationship to cognitive and psychological functioning: A preliminary study

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, Sept. 3rd:
*Dispositional Hearing (@ 8:30am ET) - IN - Leslie Hope Houston (46) was found unresponsive in her Anderson home on Oct. 11, 2024. Declared brain dead & died from a massive brain bleed on Oct. 15, 2024. *John Hardy Daughtery, Jr. (47 @ time of crime/48) was arrested & charged (5/27/25) with murder (Court officials are also seeking a habitual offender enhancement). Held without bond. Plead not guilty. Madison County
Madison County Judge Andrew Hopper presiding. Madison County Prosecutors Jaime Lynn Nelson, Rodney Justin Cummings & Jennifer Hailey Springer. Defense attorney John Charles Reeder.
Court info from 5/28/25 thru 5/30/25 reference post #12 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/in-l...ested-for-murder-anderson-oct-11-2024.745175/
6/5/25 Docket update: Dispositional hearing scheduled for 7/2/25 @ 8:30am. Discovery Order entered. Court enters its standard order of discovery. Judicial Officer Andrew Hopper. Noticed: State of Indiana, Jaime Lynn Nelson, Rodney Justin Cummings & Jennifer Haley Springer. Hearing Scheduling Activity: Comes now the Court & schedules a Dispositional/Trial Setting hearing on 7/2/25 @ 8:30am. Defendant is ordered to appear. Parties are directed to meet informally prior to said hearing date. State directed to e-file notice of informal pretrial conference.
6/5/25 Docket update: Discovery Order entered. Court enters its standard order of discovery by Judge Ndrew Hopper. Noticed: State of Indiana, Jaime Lynn Nelson, Rodney Justin Cummings & Jennifer Haley Springer. Notice filed. Notice of Pretrial Assessment filed 5/30/25.
7/1/25 Docket updates: State's Notice of Discovery Compliance filed by State. Motion for Discovery Protective Order filed by State. Order granting State's Motion for Discovery Protective Order issued. 7/2/25 Update: Dispositional hearing before Judge Andrew Hopper. Hearing was reset. 7/2/25 Docket update: Automated Paper Notice Issued to Parties. Order Granting. State's Notification of Compliance.
7/2/25 Update: Hearing Journal Entry. This matter comes before the Court scheduled for disposition/trial setting. State appears by Deputy Prosecutor, Jaime Nelson. Defendant appears in person & in the custody of the Madison County Sheriff & by counsel, John Reeder. Defense requests this matter to be continued as discovery is ongoing. State does not object. Comes now the Court & GRANTS said request. Delay due to this continuance is excluded from C.R. 4 due to Defendant's action. This matter is rescheduled for 9/3/25 # 8:30am. Defendant is ordered to appear. Defendant remanded back into the custody of the sheriff. 7/8/25 Docket update: Dispositional Hearing scheduled for 9/3/25 at 8:30am & trial setting.

 

[Niner]

@friendlysleuther - any updates yet for his next hearing? TIA!

 

[friendlysleuther]

@friendlysleuther - any updates yet for his next hearing? TIA!

Continued! Next court date is 11/05/2025 at 8:30 A.M eastern !

 

[Niner]

Continued! Next court date is 11/05/2025 at 8:30 A.M eastern !

Thank you!