About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "A Senseless Act of Violence in Memphis - October 7 2026" from Morning Cup of Murder covers Keshundra Fleming Killed, the case of a woman who became the victim of a random drive-by shooting in Memphis on October 7th, 2020.
The episode frames the case as part of a broader pattern the show wants to highlight: unlike cases with long, drawn-out planning processes and multiple victims, many crimes are sudden and unexplained — what the episode calls a Senseless Act of violence that happens on the streets every day and often goes unsolved. The episode argues that victims of these random acts deserve to have their stories told just as much as victims of more elaborate or widely covered cases. Keshundra Fleming's death is presented as exactly this kind of case — sudden, without clear motive laid out, and tied to a single moment of gunfire on a Memphis street.
Hosts and release
Korina Biemesderfer hosts the show, which releases daily episodes looking back at a criminal case tied to that calendar date, drawing from a catalogue of over 2000 episodes. This episode runs 5 minutes and was released on October 7, 2026, revisiting a case from exactly six years earlier on the same date.
