The Felon File
The Felon File Podcast is a discussion of law enforcement history, issues, and incidents. Stories of justice and justice failed, in the Appalachian Mountains and beyond. Hosted by Scott Lunsford, retired police detective sergeant, author, and researcher. Listened to in 22 countries worldwide. felonfile.com
Episodes
9-24. Criminal or Hero? What's your perspective?
1860s USA. Brother against brother. Neighbor against neighbor. It's hard to tell who is the hero vs. the criminal. As the old saying goes, "You can't tell the good guys from the bad guys without a program." And that depends on who wrote the program—the Story of Keith Blalock and his Family.
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9-22 The murdering wife of Georgia 1876
Robert Southern was the most eligible bachelor in Pickens County, Georgia. He probably wasn't the most suitable, but the media of the day said he was. Described as tall and handsome, from a locally prominent family, known to be a little wild and reckless occasionally. He had been dating two local girls and married one. Listen to the felon file to find out how that went.
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9-21. The 1894 Sixteen-Year-Old Murderess
Was it Love, honor, or, as one Newspaper said, "she was just a Holy Terror."
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Where was the Secret Service in 1872 when the President was arrested? Not exactly sure, but listen to find some historical details. On the Felon File. Listen anytime for stories of real crime.
Bonus Dept of Justice release info
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/felonfile/message9-19. 1927 Goldsboro NC Murder of a 15-year-old girl. The body of a 15-year-old girl was found by her father one evening, Thursday, 8 December 1927, lying beside a path, thirty-five or forty yards from his home in Wayne County, N.C. Who did it and why. Were they caught and punished? Listen to discover.
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Bonus 9-30-23. Assistant U.S. Attorney GUILTY! A felon file bonus. Info from the Department of Justice
On Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Assistant U.S. Attorney Pleads Guilty to Conflict-of-Interest Violation
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9-18. Did Man make the whisky? Or did whiskey make the man?
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1887, Hung by Mob Justice? Lynched from a walnut tree in the schoolyard near Delphi, Indiana. A Missing girlfriend. A body was found. Was it her? Or did She just run away? Who was the real victim? Listen and decide.
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One Murder. Four Defendants. No legal defense lawyers. Was it a fair Trail? Was the right man hung? Did someone get away with murder? Listen and decide.
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History can be made anywhere and anytime. Here are two Shade of Blue Stories of firsts in North Carolina History and perhaps in the United States.
9-14. The Forest City Incident.
Race and class hatred seethed beneath the surface of early twentieth-century North Carolina. Here and there, it erupted to the surface, like in the events in Forest City, North Carolina, in 1900. Sometimes even under lock and key, Evil happens.
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How far would you go to fix something or make another happy? What do you do when mom doesn't like the new Bride? A shade of blue story on how one man tried to fix things. What was the outcome? Listen to find out.
https://anchor.fm/felonfile/episodes/9-13--The-1845-weeklong-marriage-and-murder-e1uccvr
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Did Stag a Lee kill over a Stetson Hat? A story of murder with over 400 Versions but only One True Story
Living forever in a song.
https://anchor.fm/felonfile/episodes/9-12--400-Versions-One-True-Story-e1u57qf
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Samuel Tucker made his living as a peddler in the early 1890s in Franklin County, North Carolina. Needing a place to spend the night, he arranged to rent a room from two sisters overnight. Though recommended by one of his customers, Samuel Tucker was never seen alive again. What became of Samuel? What was the fallout of his disappearance? Listen to discover.
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9-10. Don't Mess with the Postmistress, and Is making a joyful noise illegal?
The first lady Postmaster in the United States and her court cases. Story two, is singing off-key illegal? The case heard by the North Carolina Supreme Court, and the ruling.
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In the criminal justice system, fast food-based offenses are considered especially heinous.
In the south, the dedicated detectives investigating these vicious crimes are members of an elite group known as the Waffle House Unit. These are their stories. BONUS: Learn to speak Waffel House!
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What happened to the two fugitives from the 1889 Buncombe County “Bastille” jail breakout? Where did they go? Where did they hide? You will be surprised. Listen and find out. Online at 7:00 pm 1-14-23. Found on many Podcast platforms.
https://anchor.fm/felonfile/episodes/9-8--Escaped-Killer-or-Hero-US-Marshall-e1tf46o
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Jail facilities and the ways of incarcerating people have steadily changed over the years in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Western North Carolina is no exception. From stocks in the town square of Asheville (“Morristown”) To more modern facilities that were, at the time, the best that money could build.
The Buncombe co. In its many constructions, Jail has, at times, been full of criminals, both State ...
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