A 2011 St. Petersburg murder is now getting national attention.
- 2011 St. Pete murder to be featured on national crime show
- New series "Murder Calls" to air episode of Landy Martinez's murder
- Episode to air @ 9 p.m. on June 26 on "Investigation Discovery"
The shooting of Landy Martinez will be on a national crime show that airs on “Investigation Discovery” on Monday.
An entire episode of the network’s new series, “Murder Calls,” will focus on the December 2011 homicide.
Back then, police had very little to go on when a 21-year-old called 911 pleading for help.
Landy’s body was later found, shot execution style.
Two members of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office who worked the case appear in the episode airing Monday.
“We don’t have a specific address, all we can do at that point is get to the area, start knocking on doors, start checking houses to see if we can hear anybody arguing or fighting. – What’s going on? We received a 911 call, someone in crisis in the area, have you heard anything?” Sergeant Rob snipes recalled about that day.
Sergeant Snipes is retired now, but said parts of that case are hard to forget, especially the 911 call.
“I think the thing that really sticks out the most is just when you hear 911 calls like that, you know they just stick with you. It’s one thing to hear one where someone calls and say I heard something, but when you have a victim that’s actually calling in and knows that he’s probably about to meet his end,” Snipes said.
The producer of the show said this case was chosen because the victim was a positive young man, struck by senseless violence. She also said she wanted to shine a spotlight on the great detective work of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in bringing Landy’s killer, his ex-boyfriend, to justice.
“Murder Calls” airs at 9 p.m. on Monday, June 26, on “Investigation Discovery.”