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19 facts from 2 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2010
Heather and Andy Turner moved in together after their divorces, had a daughter, and married in 2010.
“Heather and Andy moved in together, and after Heather got pregnant with their daughter, their only child together, and then they got married in 2010.”
2017
On May 4, 2017, Paulding County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a 911 call from 43-year-old Andy Turner saying his wife Heather had shot herself in the bathroom of their home in Dallas, Georgia.
“They're responding to a frantic 911 call that came in from 43-year-old Andy Turner, saying that his wife, Heather, shot herself in the bathroom.”
2017
Detectives obtained a search warrant for Andy Turner's phone and found an April 23 internet search asking whether suicide voids life insurance in the USA.
“detectives do get a search warrant for Andy's phone, and they find an internet search dated April twenty third.”
2017
About a week after Heather Turner's death, 43-year-old Andy Turner was introduced to 26-year-old Christy Chupp through a mutual friend.
“About a week after Heather's death, forty three year old Andy was introduced to twenty six year old Christy Chupp through a mutual friend.”
2017
Deputies swabbed Andy Turner's hands for gunshot residue at the scene, and the results were negative.
“They swabbed him on the scene the day that they responded, and the results ended up being negative.”
2017
Andy Turner called his mother Pam four times before calling 911 on the morning Heather Turner died.
“Before Andy called 911, he called his mom Pam four times.”
2017
Andy Turner's call logs show three calls under three seconds, then a 14-second call to his mother, then a 911 call at 5:59 a.m.
“He makes a 14 second call, and then at 559, he calls 911.”
2017
Records show Andy Turner's hands were tested for gunshot residue after EMTs washed them, and the lab did not receive the samples for about 13 months.
“it shows that they tested his hands after EMTs washed them. And the results that we have in the file say that the lab didn't even receive the samples for like 13 months.”
2017
Coroner Lindsey Eberhardt Fuller said Andy Turner phoned her hours after Heather died to ask about the death certificate and insurance not paying out for a suicide.
“he called her just hours after Heather died, asking Lindsay about the death certificate, saying something about insurance not paying out for a suicide.”
2018
Christy Chupp pressed charges and filed for a protection order against Andy Turner in August 2018.
“Christy told us that that night she had was a breaking point. And what prompted her to press charges and file for a protection order against Andy in August of 2018.”
2018
After the restraining order hearing on September 5, Christy Chupp and Andy Turner became engaged less than ten days later.
“The hearing for the restraining order is on September fifth, and less than ten days later, she and Andy are engaged.”
2019
In 2019 responding EMTs told the Georgia Bureau of Investigation they did not recall seeing blood on Andy Turner's face.
“responding EMTs told the GBI years later, in 2019, that they don't recall seeing any blood on his face when they arrived.”
2023
Andy Turner published a memoir titled Who Turned Up the Silence? in 2023.
“But the next year, 2023, is when Andy releases his book that I have been referencing last episode and this episode. It's called Who Turned Up the Silence?”
2026
The sheriff's office said the Secret Service enhanced the 911 audio and found no evidence that Andy Turner admitted killing his wife.
“they also say that they had the Secret Service enhance and analyze the call, and they couldn't find any evidence of him admitting to killing his wife.”
2026
Andy Turner, in a statement to 11Alive, called for stronger regulations and qualifications for elected coroners.
“calls for quote stronger regulations and meaningful qualifications for the elected coroner”
Undated
Andy Turner wrote a book called Who Turned Up the Silence that includes his feelings about his first wife, Mindy.
“he did include his feelings about Mindy in his book, which is called Who Turned Up the Silence.”
Undated
Andy Turner's first wife, Mindy, gave the sheriff's office a binder of more than 100 pages documenting alleged abuse and affairs during her marriage to him.
“It's over a hundred pages. She had been documenting everything from the abuse that she allegedly endured at the hands of Andy to the numerous affairs that he allegedly had while they were married.”
Undated
Heather Turner's friends and family started a 'Justice for Heather Turner' Facebook page that gained local traction and brought public scrutiny to Andy Turner.
“So they started a Justice for Heather Turner Facebook page that got some local traction, and with that came the public scrutiny of Andy.”
Undated
In a statement quoted on the show, Andy Turner called his former fiancée Christy Chubb an admitted perjurer who uses his family's tragedy to gain attention.
“Christy is an admitted perjurer. She uses our family tragedy as a pedestal to gain attention.”
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