Dark Thirty

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By: Jessica Crowe

True crime from the deep south. Join Catherine and Jessica as they examine cases and give their commentary.

The Body Farm Part 88
02/05/2025

THIS is the Patricia Cornwell episode. 

 


The Body Farm Part 57
02/05/2025

The Body Farm Continues...Catherine and Jessica discuss how Dr. Bass met the famous crime writer Patricia Cornwell. He never expected a brief interaction and a request for an experiment would cause the Body Farm to burst into the spotlight. This is the story of how the Body Farm gained world wide fame!


The Body Farm Part 2
01/17/2025

The history of "The Body Farm" continues and Catherine and Jessica finish up their discussion. Catherine says Part 2 is "SO MUCH BETTER" than Part 1. You be the judge!


The Body Farm Part 1
01/10/2025

In 1981 Dr. Bill Bass established the University of Tennessee's Anthropological Research Facility, AKA "The Body Farm". The research done here is used by law enforcement, forensic scientists, and medical professionals. How did this cutting edge facility come to be? In this episode, Jessica and Catherine will discuss the history of The Body Farm.


Carjackings Don't Involve Jacks
12/22/2024

In this episode, Catherine and Jessica discuss the 2007 carjacking, abduction, rape and murder of Channon Christian and her boyfriend Chris Newsom. This horrific crime happened in Knoxville, TN, and five defendants all blamed each other, leading to a complicated case. To make it worse, a corrupt judge was in charge of the trial! 


Nothing About Patricia Cornwell
10/22/2024

Margo Bennett was an instructor at the FBI academy when she met and had an affair with best selling crime author Patricia Cornwell. This affair fueled an already explosive relationship between her and her FBI agent husband, Eugene. This case is full of twists and turns. Listen and you'll also hear a special Halloween song!


Hazlehurst Homicide
10/04/2024

It's been over three decades since Rhonda Sue Coleman was murdered in Jeff Davis County. No one has ever been charged with the homicide of this high school senior, who was last seen leaving a party just two weeks before graduation. We know Catherine doesn't like a cold case, but the updates in this investigation have led to some startling revelations. Listen as Catherine and Jessica discuss!


Centennial Olympic Park Bombing
08/10/2024

On Saturday, July 27, 1996, during the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA, a bomb blast killed two people and injured 110 others. This was just the first of four bombings perpetrated by a serial bomber with a serious problem against the government. There is more to the story, so listen as Jessica and Catherine discuss this horrific moment in US history.


Homeland Insecurity
06/24/2024

In 2015 in Pensacola, FL, Richard Smith, an employee of Homeland Security, didn't show up for work. Three days later he and his family are discovered murdered in their home. The crime scene was strange, but did it warrant a press conference warning of a ritualistic killing? This case has lots of turns, so join Catherine and Jessica to hear the whole story!


Was it the Blue Light Bandit?
05/28/2024

In 1997, Kim Medlin disappeared from the Old Charlotte Highway in Monroe, N.C. Her car was found, still running, on the side of the road. They say it's always the husband, but is there more going on this case? Tune in as Catherine and Jessica discuss.