Mon Mar 10 2025

<p>In the summer of 2021, Tabatha Pope and her boyfriend were living out of a cheap motel, struggling to make ends meet. Then, she found an affordable apartment just outside downtown Houston, and it seemed like her luck was finally turning around.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>But when she moved in, something wasn’t right. There were buckets on the floor filled with a thick, red substance that looked a lot like blood, and crimson stains on the walls. It was clear that something terrible had happened here. And as she learned more, Tabatha came to a disturbing conclusion: the perpetrator may have been the person she thought was her landlord.</p><p><br></p><p>In a feature for New York magazine, Ian Frisch recounts the surreal story of Tabatha Pope’s nightmare on West Clay Street.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Feedback for us? You can email us directly at crimestory@cbc.ca. To hear episodes early and ad-free, subscribe to <a href="https://apple.co/cbctruecrime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_bla...