“I’m very dry right now”

On May 2nd, 2001, police are dispatched to the Preer residence in Chevy Chase, Maryland, for a welfare check: Leslie Preer hasn't shown up to work, and her husband, Sandy, can’t find her in their blood-splattered home. But when the officer enters, it only takes him five minutes to find Leslie's lifeless body in the shower. Immediately, Sandy Preer becomes the prime suspect in his wife's murder. And. for years, he remains the only one, until 23 years later when two detectives reopen the cold case with a new perspective: what if Sandy was innocent?

Credits:

Director, editor & co-writer: Maxime Desrochers

Researcher & co-writer: Manon Lafosse

Voiceover: William Akana

Producer: Salim Sader

Assistant editor: Hannah Alicbusan

Distribution coordinator: Kat Gardilcic

Sources:

Getty Images

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“Prime Crime: Murdered Mom’s Mystery Killer Caught 23 Years Later”, Law&Crime Network, 2025.

“Water Bottle Nails Cold-Blooded Killer for Shocking Murder”, Law&Crime Network, 2025.

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