Kudzu Killers: Homicide and Sweet Tea

Kudzu Killers: Homicide and Sweet Tea

Kudzu Killers is a true crime podcast featuring an honest-to-goodness southern gal sharing compelling tales of southern style homicide and ghoulish acts of terror.

Episodes

University of Idaho Victims: Kaylee, Maddie, Xana, and Ethan

August 2, 2025 • 17 mins
Kudzu Killers is back! Kim has got a season planned of provative stories, and her sometimes controversial take on the crimes.

While you've most likely heard about the University of Idaho murders from back in 2022, and that the murderer accepted a plea deal of life without parole How much do you know about the victims? This episode hopes to let you know a little more about their lives, hopes, and dreams that will never be fulfilled. 
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The Shopping Cart Killer

February 1, 2022 • 17 mins
He doesn't fit the profile for a serial killer. He met his victims on a dating app...
...And he disposed of the bodies using a shopping cart. The Shopping Cart Killer this week on Kudzu Killers: Homicide and Sweet Tea
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The Disappearance of Morgan Nick

July 9, 2021 • 19 mins
Morgan Nick was just 6 years old when she was abducted from a Little League park in Alma, Arkansas on June 9, 1995. Join Kim today on Kudzu Killers: Homicide and Sweet Tea to hear the details of the abduction and see if you can offer some information on her disappearance. Let's give this family closure.
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Season 2 Kudzu KIllers trailer

July 1, 2021 • 33 secs
Back with Season 2, all about unsolved cases and missing persons, and other things in between.
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Good vs Evil: Steven and Cary Stayner

March 23, 2021 • 28 mins
When Steven Stayner was kidnapped in 1972, the world watched as police and his family searched for him. Then he emerged a hero in 1980 when he rescued little Timmy White from suffering the same fate of torture, molestation and rape he'd endured for 7 years. Steven was hailed a hero. And then there was Cary, Steven's older brother...
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Bringing Back the Firing Squad

March 19, 2021 • 20 mins
With lethal injection and electrocution pretty much off the table in most states, some are reconsidering firing squad as a form of capital punishment. Is it really more humane than other methods of execution? You be the judge.
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The Lurker in the Library: Serial Killer Gregory Davis

March 16, 2021 • 28 mins
Little is known about the case of Mississippi Serial Killer Gregory Davis, but Lark pieces together his crimes and the aftermath. Ever feel like you were being watched through the stacks?

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Finally Solved: The Colorado Hitchhiker Murders

March 12, 2021 • 20 mins
When two female hitchhikers were murdered in separate incidents on the same day back in 1982, the only evidence was some blood on a glove and a tissue. It took 39 years and many man-hours of genetic genealogy tracking to finally identify their killer. A man was arrested last week for their murders. More and more often, genetic genealogy databases are helping solve long-cold crimes. Tune in for the story of these two young women.
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Unjustified: The Tragic Execution of Joe Arridy

March 9, 2021 • 29 mins
Joe Arridy's IQ was 46, meaning he had the mental capacity of a 6-year-old. When he was arrested for the rape and murder of 15 year old Dorothy Drain in 1936, he didn't understand what was being asked in his interrogation. There were so many things indicating Joe's innocence, yet he was still convicted of murder and sentenced to death. This is Joe's story, and it begs the question, should those with diminished mental capacity be el...
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The Case of the Suspended ME

March 5, 2021 • 21 mins
What happens when a respected veteran medical examiner is found to have missed something major on an autopsy? Do you call into question every autopsy he performed in his 40 years of service? That's a decision being mulled over in Fort Worth, Texas as Dr. Marc Krouse faces suspension and inquiries into his reports after missing a vital piece of information in the examination of a murder victim. All opinions expressed are our own and...
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Torture Mother: The Slow Murder of Sylvia Likens

March 2, 2021 • 46 mins
When Sylvia Likens's parents dropped her and her sister, Jenny, off at the home of Gertrude Baniszewski for a few months while they traveled, they never imagined the horrors their daughter would go through. Starvation finally claimed Sylvia's life, but not before months of horrendous torture at the hands of her substitute "mother." This is not one for the faint of heart. Listen with caution. Many triggers including torture, abuse, ...
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Forensic Friday and the Deep Freeze

February 18, 2021 • 1 min
Sorry, folks. No Forensic Friday episode this week. Here's why, and have a wonderful weekend. See you next week! Stay safe and warm.
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Solving the Murder of Christy Mirack

February 16, 2021 • 30 mins
Christy Mirack was violently murdered in 1992 as she was getting ready for work. But who would kill the beloved 25-year-old school teacher? No one knew the answer for over 25 years. Then genetic genealogy stepped in.
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The Police Chief's Harem

February 12, 2021 • 25 mins
In this story, that's still developing, Lark discusses the Facebook face-off of a small town police chief's mistresses, their comparing of notes, forged paperwork, and the downfall of a small town officer of the law.
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Attack on Lover's Lane: The Colonial Parkway Murders

February 9, 2021 • 35 mins
A series of unsolved homicides between 1986-1989 that still haunts us today. Young couples in love, going to their favorite parking spots, never expecting to be the next victims of a sadistic serial killer. Will we ever know who the killer really was?

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Stupid Is As Stupid Does: The Lighter Side of Crime

February 5, 2021 • 17 mins
Instead of Forensic Friday, today we have Funny Friday. Stories of criminals being dumb. Really dumb.
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Satanic Sacrifice: The Murder of Elyse Pahler

February 2, 2021 • 28 mins
When three teenagers decided they wanted to make a human sacrifice to the devil in the hope it would make their heavy metal band famous, they chose the purest girl they knew: Elyse Pahler. But how they killed her, and what they did to her body afterward were truly horrific, and all done in the name of Satan.

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Death Row Widows: Why Do Women Fall for Murderers?

January 29, 2021 • 27 mins
There is a term for women who fall in love with serial killers on death row: hybristophilia. From Ted Bundy to Richard Ramirez, some women go for the ultra bad boys. It's a complex psychological issue that Lark explains in this episode of Forensic Fridays.
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Gypsy Rose -- A Lifetime of Abuse Avenged

January 26, 2021 • 42 mins
This is the story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who was physically and emotionally abused by her mother, who suffered from Munchausen's by Proxy. After years of fear of her mother's punishments and abuse, Gypsy made a deadly plan to escape.
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The Identification of Mostly Harmless

January 22, 2021 • 19 mins
When a hiker identified only by his trail name, Mostly Harmless, was found dead in his tent near the Florida everglades, the mystery surrounding his true identity grew. Was he a dying man trying to complete his bucket list of a hike from New York to Key West? Was he someone who was trying to live off the grid for fear of his life? The speculation grew, until a genomic lab in Texas identified him over two years after his remains wer...
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