Case Update! On October 8th, 2025, Grayson County District Attorney John Kermit Hill made an important announcement. A grand jury indicted Cory Foster on manslaughter charges in connection with the death of Katie Palmer. After a painful 5 and a half years of fighting, Katie’s loved ones have one big step toward justice.

This episode is being re-released ad-free in honor of Katie Palmer and her family. On Tuesday, April 21st, 2020, 39-year-old John Palmer and his wife, 38-year-old Katie Palmer set out for a morning walk in their rural neighborhood in Denison, Texas. It was a sunny morning with temperatures in the mid-60s. The road they were walking is residential- with homes and a country club- not a road with significant traffic early in the morning. There are no sidewalks and the couple was walking facing the direction of oncoming traffic. At 7:45 am, as they walked alongside the asphalt road- they were hit from behind- by their neighbor Cory Foster, who was driving a 2019 Ford F250 pickup truck.

John and Katie didn’t even hear the truck coming- they were both injured, Katie, fatally. Katie passed away from her injuries the next day, just after midnight. John has recovered and has spent every day since, not only grieving the loss of his soulmate; but also waiting for and then fighting for justice. The man that killed his wife had alcohol in his system, was driving with a fogged-up windshield, on the wrong side of the road, and still walks free.

Thank you to John Palmer for joining me and for fighting for Katie every single day. Join the fight: ⁠Justice for Katie Palmer | Facebook⁠ ___________________________________________________________

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