The Gary Murphy Assassination, A San Francisco Cold Case
By Mike Spencer San Francisco Cold Case Investigator
This San Francisco true crime investigative podcast follows private investigator Mike Spencer as he examines a biker murder in San Francisco. The true crime podcast host Spencer looks at a case of his from 1998. His podcast won a James Madison Freedom of Information award from Northern California Society of Professional Journalists in 2026.
A gunman killed Murphy one morning at a halfway house in a quiet neighborhood near the ocean. Murphy, a biker and three time convicted felon, tried to escap
In this San Francisco investigative podcast episode, I dive into the snitch tapes and the suspet lineup,and discuss implications for the Gary Murphy case.
The tapes are part of the case file from the June 12, 1998 murder of the ex-con biker. It's a
In this San Francisco investigative podcast, true crime podcast host Spencer reviews his win of a public records battle that he has fought for five years. After several attorneys turned him down to represent him vs. San Francisco Police, the police l
Host Mike Spencer private eye escalates his records battle with the DA and Police Department by the San Francisco Sunshine Records Ordinance Task Force. He addresses the Task Force committee, who will decide whether the full task force will hear his
Host Mike Spencer private eye shines the light on the prime suspect in the broad daylight slaying of Gary Murphy, the grandmother who fought Murphy for custody of his then 6-year-old daughter. This is the 25th anniversary of the June 12, 1998, killin
Host Mike Spencer obtains a San Francisco Police detective memo and copy of a returned search warrant regarding the June 12, 1998, murder for hire of independent biker Gary Vincent Murphy. However, the 6-page memo that details the police investigatio
Former reporter turned private eye Mike Spencer looks back at a case of his from 1998. Gary Murphy, a three-time convicted felon, came to the door of the halfway house he managed in San Francisco's quiet Outer Sunset District. A man wanted informatio