517: Jewels and Jinxes (from "The Real Murders of Orange County")

When 68 year old Mario Hernandez didn't show up for family dinner in March of 2005, his family knew something was terribly wrong. Mario was a family man. Nothing would have kept him from that dinner. And when the police refuse to investigate--he's a grown man, after all, he can go missing if he wants EYE ROLL RAGE EMOJI--the family takes the investigation into their own hands. What unfolds is a bizarre tale of greed, CURSES THAT NEVER HAPPENED, a killer's extremely dysfunctional family--hoooo boy are they taking the fun OUT of dysfunctional--and a supermarket employee break room THAT IS FOR EMPLOYEES ONLY.  Find and watch "Jewels and Jinxes" on Peacock LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW , including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God , LulaRich , and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace ; classics like The Jinx , Making A Murderer , and The Staircase ; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders , Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery , and The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann , and so many more! Episode Sponsors: DraftKings Casino - New players, download the DraftKings Casino app and use code TCO Ritual - Ritual’s Essential for Women 18+ is a multivitamin you can actually trust. Get 25% off your first month at www.Ritual.com/TCO Earnin - Get access to your pay as you work. Download the Earnin app in the Google Play or Apple app store Bilt - Download the Bilt app and join the membership for where you live, at www.joinbilt.com/tco DripDrop - Doctor-developed hydration that works faster than water alone. Use promo code TCO at www.dripdrop.com for 20% off your first order! WE'RE ON YOUTUBE - Want to view the episodes and not just listen?  Check our video feed to see full video episodes starting today. CLICK HERE TO WATCH AND SUBSCRIBE! Join the TCO Community! Follow True Crime Obsessed on Instagram and TikTok , and join us on Facebook at the True Crime Obsessed Podcast Discussion Group!  AND INTRODUCING THE NEW TCO DISCORD CHANNEL AS WELL!!!