# Isaac Apodaca Convicted in 'Secret Society' Sword Killing of Grace Jennings | True Crime News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-house-24-7-7180165/isaac-apodaca-convicted-in-secret-society-sword-killing-of-grace-jennings-true-crime-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-house-24-7-7180165/isaac-apodaca-convicted-in-secret-society-sword-killing-of-grace-jennings-true-crime-news.md Podcast: [Crime House 24/7](https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-house-24-7-7180165) Published: 2026-07-22T07:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/serve.castfire.com/audio/8240154/8240154_2026-04-14-022054.256.mp3?rssID=5997 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/serve.castfire.com/audio/8240154/8240154_2026-04-14-022054.256.mp3?rssID=5997 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crime-house-24-7-7180165/episodes/isaac-apodaca-convicted-in-secret-society-sword-killing-of-grace-jennings-true-crime-news Duration seconds: 1138 ## Resource On an October night in 2022, 21-year-old Grace Jennings was killed with a sword inside a Santa Fe garage. The woman who wielded the blade — Kiara McCulley — has already pleaded guilty. But her boyfriend, Isaac Apodaca, never touched it. Prosecutors argued he didn't need to: he'd convinced 19-year-old Kiara they were part of a secret society that hunted down "bad people," and that killing Grace was how she'd earn her place. Last week, a Santa Fe jury agreed, convicting Apodaca of first-degree murder. He now faces a mandatory life sentence. If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Crime House 24/7 to never miss a case! For ad-free listening and exclusive bonus episodes, subscribe to Crime House+. Join at crimehouseplus.com or if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, tap “Try Free” at the top of this show’s page.  Crime House 24/7 is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios.  Need More to Binge? Listen to other Crime House Originals Clues, Serial Killers & Murderous Minds, Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes, Murder True Crime Stories, and more wherever you get your podcasts! Follow me on Social Instagram: @Crimehouse | @crimehouse247 TikTok: @Crimehouse | @crimehouse247 Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia YouTube: @crimehousestudios ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crime-house-24-7-7180165/episodes/isaac-apodaca-convicted-in-secret-society-sword-killing-of-grace-jennings-true-crime-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-house-24-7-7180165/isaac-apodaca-convicted-in-secret-society-sword-killing-of-grace-jennings-true-crime-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.