Murder Down South
Murder Down South is a true crime podcast here to bring you the facts (and some opinions) on murder cases across the south-eastern United States. Remember, if the tobacco and sugar don't kill you, the murder will.
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And we’re back. This episode we’ll be continuing to discuss the life of Dr. King and how it got cut short. Was the right person caught? Was it a conspiracy? What was the aftermath? We’ll delve into it.
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This episode we’ll be talking about the amazing young life of Dr. King that ultimately led to his murder. We’ll also discuss the Civil Rights movement of the past and how it parallels what we’re still seeing to this very day.
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This episode we’ll be talking about the 2019 shooting at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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UNCC gunman: I did it to avoid student loan debt - WCNC article by WCNC STaff (September 19, 2019)
What were you doing at the age of 23? Some of us had just graduated college and finding our way into adulthood. Some of us were preparing to walk down the aisle. If you’re Jeffrey Matthews, you were making plenty of dough in your pizza shop. But it had nothing to do with the pies.
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United States District Court Middle District of Florida website
In a small town collapsing under the weight of opioid addiction, former magistrate Eugene Crum ran for Sheriff, vowing to clean the streets up. Sheriff Crum became a local hero. But along the way, he made a few enemies. Drugs. Corruption. Murder. Williamson, West Virginia had it all.
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Human remains found by hunters in Harpers Ferry believed to be Hispanic man
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Fayette County, Alabama. December 1991. Having just returned home after a trip to church, Bessie got ready for bed and settled in to watch a little TV. Her husband, Minister Bill, began putting together Christmas toys for the grandkids. Then the lights went out…
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Bills murder suspect may need new lawyer - Niagara Gazette article by Rick Pfeiffer (March 29, 2020)
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This episode we’ll be finishing up our two parter on The Zoo Man. We'll talk about his trial and the defense he used to try escaping justice.
Audience Survey - https://www.blubrry.com/murder_down_south/survey/
Episode Page - https://www.murderdownsouth.com/podcasts/2020/3/30/episode-41-the-zoo-man-part-2
NamUS Case #UP63541 - https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/63541
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This week we’ll be covering The Zoo Man. A serial abuser turned murderer, Thomas Dee Huskey, preyed upon several women in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1992.
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Episode Page - https://www.murderdownsouth.com/podcasts/2020/3/16/episode-40-the-zoo-man-part-1
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Knoxville,_Tennessee
Knoxville, TN Wiki
September 29, 1984. Best friends Richard Stephenson and Scott Nelson were heading to their schools away football game. But they got a bit lost. They stopped by a restaurant to get directions. And that’s when things took a turn for the worse.
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Episode Page - https://www.murderdownsouth.com/podcasts/2020/2/17/episode-39-the-trinity-murders
NamUs #UP75 - https://www.namus...
After 20 years of marriage, Gina was unhappy. Instead of getting a divorce, she began having an affair. But, that wasn’t enough for Gina. She wanted her husband out of the picture completely.
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Episode Page - https://www.murderdownsouth.com/podcasts/2020/2/3/episode-38-mario-scramuzza
NamUs #UP14679 - https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/14679?nav
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This episode we’ll be covering Donald Harvey. A nurse’s aide whose killing spree spanned two states, 17 years, and possibly more than 80 victims.
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Episode Page - https://www.murderdownsouth.com/podcasts/2020/1/27/episode-37-disorderly-orderly-the-angel-of-death
NamUs #UP6715 - https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6715?nav
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August 1991. 10 year old Beatrice Louise Routh was at the park with her mother, sister, and a few family friends. They had been facing hard times and where living in a van. A kind stranger by the name Donald Leroy Evans showed up offering to help them out. But Donald didn’t turn out to be so kind.
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Episode Page - https://www.murderdownsouth.com/podcasts/2020/1/6/episo...
Josh Browning and his friend John Tucker were looking to hit the town and show off their wealth… Too bad they had no money. But Josh’s step-grandparents did…
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Episode Page - https://www.murderdownsouth.com/podcasts/2019/12/23/episode-35-the-stewart-family-ax-murders
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https://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20090816/News/608098244/LL
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This Episode, we’ll be covering the apprehension and aftermath of the crimes committed by The Columbus Stocking Strangler. Carlton Michael Gary was put to death for the crimes, but is he the serial killer history remembers him as.
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Episode Page - https://www.murderdownsouth.com/podcasts/2019/12/9/episode-34-the-columbus-stocking-strangler-part-2
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After a few teenage years of smaller crimes, Carlton Michael Gary went on to terrorize a small neighborhood in Georgia for seven months before going cold. This Episode, we’ll be covering the crimes of The Columbus Stocking Strangler.
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https://dailymemphian.com/article/8935/sedley-alley-dna-testing-petition-dismissed
Sedley Alley DNA testing petition dismissed
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https://caselaw.findl...
In the conclusion of our three part series on the Charleston Church Massacre, we discuss the aftermath of the shooting and the effect it had on the church and community. We also discuss the sentencing of the assailant.
NamUs Case - NamUs #UP13772
NamUs Case - NamUs #UP13773
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https://www.onthisday.com/date/2015 - 2015 Information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina - Charles...
This episode is part two of our three part series on the Charleston Church Massacre which occurred in Charleston, SC in 2015. In this episode we go into the sad events that happened that night. And the arrest of the assailant.
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She-Wolf In My Heart (bonus) by Sergey Cheremisinov is licensed under a Attribution License.
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Happy Halloween! In this short episode we get a bit spooky. We cover a couple of ghost stories from the Carolinas, including The Story of Julia Legare and The Ghost Train of Bostian Bridge.
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Weird Carolinas - Book by Roger Manley. Published in 2007.
https://paranormalmilwaukee.com/paranormal-101/four-types-of-hauntings/ - Four Types of Hauntings.
This episode is part one of our three part series on the Charleston Church Massacre which occurred in Charleston, SC in 2015. In part one we cover the history of Charleston, black history in Charleston (especially regarding Christianity), and how Roof and others like him are radicalized into white supremacy.
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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/10/12/hearing-set-consider-dna-testin...
This episode we head back to Charlotte, NC to cover the murder of Danielle Watson at The Flying Biscuit café.
NamUs Case - NamUs #UP2224
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https://www.greensboro.com/news/crime/flying-biscuit-murders-mark-a-first-in-n-c-homicide/article_e082237b-3c79-5bad-84bc-905477a25694.html - Flying Biscuit murders mark a first in N.C. homicide cases - Charlotte Observer article reprinted in the...
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