Murder 101

Murder 101

In a small Tennessee town, a local serial killer was caught by the most unlikely investigators: A group of high school students, led by their teacher, Alex Campbell. Throughout the course of one school semester, the class pieced together a 30-year-old mystery and identified the killer behind at least six brutal murders. Shockingly, while the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations publicly agrees with their theory, no charges have been filed against the murderer. While some sleuthing students already have graduated, they, along with a fresh crop of current high schoolers, still want to finish the assignment, once and for all.

Episodes

March 27, 2024 30 mins

Alex speaks with KT Studios producer, Andrew Aronow on current day updates after the podcast. They speak on what the students are up to now and two major updates in the case. 

 

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March 13, 2024 29 mins

Alex, Reiley, and Marlee meet with members of the press, law enforcement, and locals at the Elizabethton County Chamber of Commerce to present their latest findings. A moment they had been working towards for months. 

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March 6, 2024 29 mins

Alex and his students meet with a former FBI behavioral analyst and assistant public defender/former assistant district attorney to talk about their findings. 

 

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February 28, 2024 40 mins

Wrapping up the conversation with the sole survivor of the ‘Bible Belt Strangler’, Alex and his students prepare for a meeting as they come back from winter break.   

 

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February 21, 2024 33 mins

Alex continues to ask more questions to find out more about their interaction with the accused Jerry Johns and what exactly that day looked like. 

 

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February 14, 2024 32 mins

Alex finds and connects with the hero of the story. 

 

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February 7, 2024 31 mins

After four and a half years since the original assignment, Mr. Campbell brings in two current students to continue finding justice for the victims of the Redhead murders. They were eager to get started.

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January 31, 2024 24 mins

Within six months of the press conference, Mr. Campbells class has identified four of the six original victims. The TBI holds a surprise press conference and names a possible suspect. 

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January 24, 2024 29 mins

The students share their findings during the highly anticipated press conference and how the project had originally come to be. A shocking announcement is made. 

 

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January 17, 2024 32 mins

Classmates describe the profile of each victim and how their search brought them closer to the victim and ensuring justice for them. Journalist Shane Waters shares his connection to the classroom and Alex Campbell. 

 

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January 10, 2024 39 mins

Alex Campbell shares the story about how he came across the Redhead murders and how his class became involved in solving the chilling murder case that loomed over their town. 

 

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January 3, 2024 53 secs

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