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56. North Carolina's Killer Baptist Preacher: Reverend George Washington Carawan
Reverend George Washington Carawan was charged and found guilty of the murder of a school teacher named Clement H. Lassiter . After learning the jury had found him guilty and that he would be hanged for his crime, Reverend Carawan pulled a gun and shot the prosecutor and then himself.
Male Narrator- Curtis Hildreth
Music- Isaiah Hildreth
Sources
newspapers.com
murderpedia.com
findagrave.com
NCpedia.com
murderbygaslight.com
goosecreekisland1blogspot.com.
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55. I'd Kill For a Piece of Chocolate
The seaside town of Brighton, England had a string of poisonings in the late 1870's. The victims became severely sick after eating chocolate cream candies from a local sweet shop owned by J. G. Maynard. Mr. Maynard rid his shop of the chocolate inventory, but townsfolk continued getting sick and one young boy died after eating a piece of the offending candy. Investigators were stumped until the town doctor reluctantly came forward with information that helped shed light on the possible culprit.
Narrator: Curtis Hildreth
Intro and Outro Music: Isaiah Hildreth
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54. The Disappearance and Murder of Alma Kellner
Alma Kellner born in 1901, was the daughter of wealthy brewers in Louisville, Kentucky.On December 8, 1909, Alma disappeared on her way to attend mass at St. John's Roman Catholic Church, not far from her home. At first it was believed she had been kidnapped but no ransom demands were ever made. Approximately six months from the time she went missing, on May 30, 1910, her dismembered body was discovered in the sub-cellar of St. John’s church.
Joseph Wendling, a Frenchman, who had been the janitor at the church, also disappeared about a month after Alma's disappearance. He quickly became th...
53. The Burning Bed
Before there were restraining orders and women's shelters galore, domestic violence victims often suffered for years in silence. This is the story of one woman and her final desperate attempt to save herself when she realized there was nowhere else to turn.
Narrator: Curtis Hildreth
Intro and Outro Music: Isaiah Hildreth
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/208805495/?terms=hughes%20francine&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/209277272/?terms=hughes%20francine&match=1
https://www.themarysue.com/francine-hughes-the-mixed-legacy-of-battered-woman-syndrome/
https://retroreport.org/transcript/transcript-the-domestic-violence-case-that-turned-outrage-into-action/
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52. Father Hans Schmidt: A Killer Priest
Today's episode is about the life and crimes of Father Hans Schmidt. He was executed in 1916 for murder. Schmidt is the only priest ever to be executed in the United States.
Music- Isaiah Hildreth
Male Narrator- Curtis Hildreth
Sources
newspapers.com
murderpedia
wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Schmidt_(priest)https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-dreadful-crimes-of-the-only-priest-ever-executed-on-the-electric-chair-2975072643d3
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51. Another Fort Bragg Murder
On Mother's Day 1985, a young mother and her two little girls were found dead in their home near Ft. Bragg, NC. The youngest of her daughters was left alive, alone, crying, and dehydrated in her crib waiting for a rescue. The murders bore a striking resemblance to the 1970 killings at Ft. Bragg of the MacDonald family. Investigators had to figure out if this was a copycat crime or a totally unrelated case.
Narrator: Curtis Hildreth
Intro and Outro Music: Isaiah Hildreth
Sources:
Whisnant, Scott. Innocent Victims; The Spellbinding Account of An...
50. The Snowden Family Murders
Martha McKay was found murdered on her family property in Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas. Her mother was found murdered on the same property twenty-four years earlier. . Travis Lewis was Martha's killer--the same person convicted in the murder of Martha's mother and cousin when he was just fifteen years old. This case is proof that sometimes lightening does strike twice.
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Copywrite free acoustic Delta Blues Instrumental
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findagrave.com
podcast -Southern Fried True Crime
https://memphismagazine.com/habitats/lady-of-the-lake/https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2020/03/25/martha-mckay-murder-travis-lewis-horseshoe-lake-arkansas/5085237002/https...
49. The MacDonald Family Murders Pt. 2
In early 1970 Capt. Jeffrey MacDonald is awakened by the screams of his wife and daughters being attacked. He claims a group of drugged-up hippies were the intruders, but authorities quickly begin to question that claim. This conclusion to the MacDonald family murders delves into the alternative theories put forth by the defense and ends with where the convicted murderer is today.
Narrator: Curtis Hildreth
Intro and Outro Music: Isaiah Hildreth
Sources:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/convicted-murderer-jeffrey-macdonald-s-appeal-dismissed-and-consecutive-life-sentences
https://macdonaldcasefacts.com/html/timeline.html
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48. The MacDonald Family Murders Pt. 1
At the height of the hippie culture and "Satanic Panic" in the early 1970s, a gruesome murder is committed at Fort Bragg, NC. A pregnant mother and her two small daughters are repeatedly stabbed to death. Her husband, Captain Jeffrey MacDonald, is also injured but survives the attack. He is able to describe the four assailants who had killed his family; drugged-out hippies chanting, "Acid is groovy. Kill the pigs." In the coming days, the tale becomes even harder to believe and authorities question Captain MacDonald's version of events.
Narrator: Curtis Hildreth
Intro an...
47. A Valentine from Belle Gunness
Belle Gunness also known as Hell's Princess was a pig farmer in the early 1900's. She posted help wanted and lonely hearts ads in newspapers--luring men to their deaths with promises of love and wealth.
Music By Isaiah Hildreth
Male Narrator Curtis Hildreth
Sources:
newspapers.com
Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men by Harold Schechter
wikipedia
biography.com
legendsofamerica.com
allthatsintresting.com
https://americanliterature.com/author/charles-perrault/fairy-tale/the-story-of-blue-beard americanliterature.com
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