Bloody Angola: A Podcast by Jim Chapman

Bloody Angola: A Podcast by Jim Chapman

Bloody Angola features the complete history of Louisiana's most notorious prison. Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and beyond.

Episodes

August 28, 2025 89 mins
 this episode just prior to Labor Day weekend, Jim Chapman brings you inside the 1998 academy award winning documentary “The Farm” based off of life inside of Bloody Angola.

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Eugene “Bishop” Tanniehill was Incarcerated in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for 47 years prior to being issued a pardon from then State of Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco.

In this episode of Bloody Angola Podcast, Jim Chapman brings you the transformation of Eugene Tanniehill’s life inside of Angola Prison and his walk with faith that led to Eugene being simply known as “The Bishop” by convicts inside the prison. 

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*Part 3 of 3 in this series*

Jim Chapman brings you the details of life post conviction inside Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for Convict Roy McLaughlin Jr. Including a lawsuit filed by the inmate after 3 escape attempts would lead to an alleged beating inside the wire. 

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*Part 2 of this series*

Jim Chapman brings you the details of life post conviction inside Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for Convict Roy McLaughlin Jr. Including a lawsuit filed by the inmate after 3 escape attempts would lead to an alleged beating inside the wire. 

Chapters:
03:36 McLaughlin's First Escape Attempt
05:46 The Guard's Betrayal
07:05 A Second Escape Attempt
08:51 The Third Attempt
09:42 Shocking Allegations and ...
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Jim Chapman brings you the horrific details surrounding Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola Convict Roy McLaughlin. In 2001 Roy McLaughlin was convicted in Baton Rouge in the death of his estranged wife Marianne Allison McLaughlin, who was last seen at her home in Baton Rouge on June 11, 1998.
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In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman concludes the story of the manhunt, conviction and sentence of Ryan Sharpe.
A Serial Killer who terrorized the rural parish of East Feliciana in the late summer and early fall of 2017, claiming that he was ordered by the FBI, U.S. Navy and the State Police to collect “Human” Hunting tags, resulting in the murder of (3) and near murder of a fourth man in the area. 

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In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman Details the manhunt, conviction and sentence of Ryan Sharpe. A Serial Killer who terrorized the rural parish of East Feliciana in the late summer and early fall of 2017, claiming that he was ordered by the FBI, U.S. Navy and the State Police to collect “Human” Hunting tags, resulting in the murder of (3) and near murder of a fourth man in the area.

Chapters 
02:38 The Murder of T...
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July 11, 2025 33 mins
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman explores Wilford Lindsly’s 1936 escape from Louisiana State Penitentiary, detailing his violent past, the chaotic manhunt, and its tragic consequences, highlighting the history of Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

Chapters
01:38 Round up the Posse
12:25 A Arrest in Texas
13:19 The Hunt for Wilford Lindsly
16:01 Tragic Mistakes in the Manhunt
17:03 The Motives Behind the Killing...
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July 3, 2025 45 mins
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim Chapman covers the tragic story of the murder of Slidell, Louisiana PD, Sargent Earl Alfred, who was killed while responding to a silent alarm at a jewelry store.

Timestamps
07:03 Meet Officer Friendly
21:00 The Robbery and Shooting Unfolds 
23:43 Escape Convict
26:37 Clemency Hearing 
42:29 Getting Justice

Source Credits 
https://www.justice.gov/atr/upcoming-hearings-and-trials
https://www.leagle.com/...
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June 26, 2025 40 mins
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim Chapman covers the horrific story of a robbery/murder that occurred at a Goodyear Tire and Appliance store in 1975 and the search for Charles Ray Spears, later known as the Goodyear Killer.

Timestamps
03:32 The Escape from Jackson Barracks
05:15 The Goodyear Robbery Begins
08:15 The Silent Alarm Incident
09:47 The Hunt for the Killer
11:49 Arrest of Larry Donahue
13:01 Indictment and Trial
14:42 The Ev...
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June 20, 2025 15 mins
In this episode, Jim Chapman breaks down several interesting stories from a 1956 edition of the popular prison magazine "The Angolite".
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This episode of Bloody Angola examines the up to the minute details on the details of the (2) escapee’s still on the run, Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves.
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June 6, 2025 32 mins
In this episode Jim Chapman brings you inside the wire and the role of a Classifications Officer at Louisiana State Penitentiary by sitting down with former Angola Classifications Officer and award winning host of Unspeakable, Kelly Jennings. Kelly details her stint working at the prison and gives an interesting perspective from a female point of view.

  #bloodyangolapodcast #prison #louisiana 

Chapters
02:57 KJ’s Journey Begins
07:32...
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May 30, 2025 32 mins

In this episode Jim Chapman provides the details surrounding the "still on the run" inmates that escaped a New Orleans Jail. Jim also touches on a nearly concurrent escape in Tangipahoa Parish, which raises critical concerns about operational failures in Louisiana's correctional facilities. Additionally, Jim discusses the alarming case in Arkansas involving a former police chief, convicted of rape and murder who escaped prison four...
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In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman details the escape of (10) inmates from the Orleans Parish Jail. This escape in which (5) inmates are still at large is the largest escape on record in the State of Louisiana and this episode provides in deep analysis into what happened, why it happened and what can be done in the future to avoid it happening again.


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10:56 The Escape Unfolds
26:50 Governor Jeff Landry o...
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May 16, 2025 39 mins
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman explores Lloyd Leggett's transformation from a 1971 murderer to a skilled coffin maker in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

Chapters
01:56 The Horrific Crime of Lloyd Leggett
02:31 Investigation and Arrests
10:18 Indictments and Sentencing
13:34 The Escape Attempt
18:04 Richard Leggett's Transformation
24:12 The Coffin Maker of Angola
31:13 Legacy 
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May 9, 2025 33 mins
This episode of Bloody Angola examines Lloyd "Bones" Bone, the hearse driver at Angola prison, exploring his journey through violence, family estrangement, and the generational cycle of incarceration while navigating dignity amid despair.

Chapters
01:39 The Hearse
11:53 Lloyd Bone's Family Legacy
12:41 The Crimes of Eric Bone
30:24 Generational Shadows in Angola
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In this gripping episode of "Bloody Angola," Jim Chapman delves into the  case of Warren Harris Jr., infamously dubbed the French Quarter Stabber. Set against the backdrop of New Orleans in 1977. Convicted of the killing of (3) victims, found murdered in their apartments, this serial killer was sentenced to life without parole at the age of 16, but….would he stay inside Angola?

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  1. Find a grave.  James McClure.
  2. United Press In...
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Jim Chapman explores Toby Young Dorr and the infamous 2006 prison breakout of John Maynard. Jim details the escape, Toby’s troubled past, cancer struggles, and the Safe Harbor Prison Dogs program she started just a few years prior to the escape. 

Chapters
05:31 The Dog Lady of Lansing Prison
10:09 Toby's Life Before the Escape
14:57 Meeting John Maynard
19:41 The Plan for Escape
24:43 The Escape Unfolds
29:16 The Chase and Capture
30:36 Af...
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April 17, 2025 20 mins
In this episode of Bloody Angola Podcast, Jim Chapman reviews the latest details in the 2025 Louisiana Legislative Session and some bills that directly relate to how executions will be carried out inside the wire at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.
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