In a quiet corner of Whites Creek, Tennessee, the life of 68-year-old Judy Paulette Moon came to a sudden and violent end on August 6, 2014. A Nashville native, born on February 28, 1946, Judy's death was quickly determined to be a homicide, launching an investigation that would uncover a deeply personal and tragic family story.
Investigators soon zeroed in on a primary suspect: Judy's own son, Leeman Moon, who resided with her in the home on Clay Lick Road where her body was discovered.
The evidence pointed squarely at him, and the case seemed to be heading towards an arrest.
However, the pursuit of justice took an unexpected and grim turn. Just nine days after his mother's death, on August 15, 2014, Leeman Moon was found deceased in a motel room. His death was officially ruled a suicide. With the main suspect in Judy's murder now dead, authorities concluded their investigation. The case was closed, leaving a community to grapple with the sorrowful and unsettling conclusion to the mother and son's story.
