Jonathan Hirsch

A family gathering turns sinister.

One December night in a wealthy suburb of Houston, Kent and Tricia Whitaker sit across from their sons, Bart and Kevin, surrounded by daiquiris, seafood platters, and a congratulations cake and chocolate frosting.

But one of the members of this family didn't think of this meal as a celebration, more like a last supper.

Today, we're bringing you the story of a family that was torn apart by a gruesome crime and an even worse secret.

But it's also about the lengths that we go to hide things from the ones that we love.

And when the truth is revealed in this case, it's more surprising than even the crime itself.

From Sony Podcasts and The Binge, this is the story of the Sugarland murders.

Hey, y'all.

Welcome to the Crime Scene Office.

My name's Jonathan Hirsch.

I'm a cult survivor turned documentarian covering cults, crimes, and cons.

And together each week, we're going to bring you some of our favorite stories, the ones that have stuck with us.

And we're gonna dig into the case, both the criminal and legal aspects of it, but also all of the characters involved in the story, you know, the world that they inhabit.

This series is part of The Binge, which is Sony's true crime podcast network.

You'll probably hear me on it from time to time.

You'll also hear a Cooper.

And you can think about this as all the things that you love from the limited series that we make, but in one episode.

We've talked about this case a little bit before.

It's different than every crime story I've looked into for this one particular reason.

It almost feels like a moral tale, if that makes sense.