Episode #86
The Empty Casket - Where is Julie Mott?
Julie Mott had spent her entire life fighting cystic fibrosis. After she died at just 25 years old, her family gathered at a San Antonio funeral home to say goodbye on what would have been her 26th birthday. Hours later, the funeral home locked its doors for the night. By the next morning, Julie was gone. Someone knows what happened to Julie Mott. The question is who. Sources NBC News — initial reporting on Julie Mott's disappearance and the search for her body CBS News — early coverage naming Bill Wilburn as a person of interest KSAT (San Antonio) — ongoing coverage from 2015 through 2019, including Wilburn's arrest, GPS monitoring and trespassing conviction, the civil trial, the courtroom casket demonstration, and the jury's $8 million verdict San Antonio Current — civil trial coverage, including the Nicholas Moreno storyline KENS5 — civil trial coverage and attorney statements Spectrum News — Dick Tips's response to the verdict Texas Hill Country — feature coverage of the case Find A Grave — Julie Mott's memorial and biographical details SA Legal Solutions — law firm summary of the civil trial Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas — the 2019 appellate ruling that vacated the judgment following settlement Cystic Fibrosis Foundation — FDA approval of Trikafta Pushing Up Lilies (podcast) — background on subcontractor building access
