The Zodiac Killer had couples in California scared to go out together for risk of being attacked. In the late 70s, that fear spread to New York (Son of Sam), Atlanta (Atlanta Lover's Lane Murders), and… Jacksonville, Alabama.

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• Scared All The Time
• Small Town Murder -> specifically their Alabama Zodiac episode

Sources

- The Anniston Star

- The Chanticleer

- Sparks v. State of Alabama (1979)

- Blackwell, B. (2017). Instead of 'suicide by cop,' Sparks finds life in Christ. The Baptist Message.

- The Alabama Baptist: https://thealabamabaptist.org/sparks-retires-from-full-time-pastoral-work/

- FindaGrave - Jackie Nance

- FindaGrave - Donna Madelyne Tucker

The It's Murder, Y'all take on a Christmas classic--the 1929 Lawson Family Massacre.

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Sources

- Smith, T.J. (2016). The meaning of our tears: The true story of the Lawson family murders of Christmas Day 1929.

- Taylor, T. (2018). Suffer the children: American horrors, homicides & hauntings (Dead men do tell tales).

- Murderpedia: Charles Davis Lawson

In December 1989, a string of deadly mail bombings sent shockwaves through the legal community, claiming the lives of a federal judge (Judge Robert Smith Vance) and a civil rights attorney (Robert E. Robinson), and sending federal investigators on a hunt for one of the pettiest men to ever live.

In this episode, we also discuss: The Machine (secret society at The University of Alabama), astrology (or “the dark arts of Chinese New Year animals”), Governor Memaw (Kay Ivey), and Rob’s opinion on the size of peppers and onions in food ("not gobbed on there").

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Sources:

- Winne, M. (1995). Priority mail: The investigation and trial of a mail bomber obsessed with destroying our justice system.

- Forensic Files. (1998, October 29). Deadly Delivery (Season 3, Episode 5) [can be found on YouTube]

- Robert Smith Vance. (2024). In Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved from https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/vance-robert-smith/

- United States of America v. Walter Leroy Moody, Jr. (11th Cir. 1992)

- United States v. Moody, 763 F. Supp. 589 (M.D. Ga. 1991)

- Faulk, K. (2018, April 19). Walter Leroy Moody executed for 1989 bombing that killed Judge Robert Vance. https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2018/04/execution_of_alabamas_oldest_d.html

- Wikipedia: Robert Smith Vance

- Wikipedia: Robert E. Robinson

- Wikipedia: Walter Moody

Can you ever really know anybody? Jamie Hahn, and her husband, Nation, thought they knew their best friend, Jonathan Broyhill, until his true colors came out... and things got bloody.

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Sources

- YouTube Channel - Law&Crime Network

- State of NC v. Jonathan Wayne Broyhill (2017)

- Hahn, N. (2018, August 21). Life in a fishbowl. Medium.

- WRAL News - https://www.wral.com/news/local/asset_gallery/14465644/ - Jamie's Obituary - https://www.dukesharleyfuneralhome.com/obituary/2073308

In this episode, we cover the story of Ronald Clark O'Bryan and the urban legend that inspired his crime.

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Sources

• Murderpedia - Ronald Clark O'Bryan
• Wikipedia - Ronald Clark O'Bryan
• Dexheimer, E. (2016, October 14). 35 years later, memories of notorious 'Candyman' murder remain vivid. Austin American-Statesman.
• Ponti, C. (2020, October 22). The haunting legacy of Ronald Clark O'Bryan, the man who killed Halloween. A&Etv.com.
• Snopes - Poisoned Halloween Candy
• Wikipedia - Poisoned candy myths
• Halloween Sadism - www.joelbest.net

The folks of Pulaski County, Kentucky are shocked when the primary election for Sheriff ends in a cold-blooded murder. Who would want to kill the 4-time sheriff Sam Catron?

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Sources

• White v. Commonwealth (2005)
• Stamper, J., & Yuen, L. (2002, April 14). Pulaski Sheriff Catron is Slain. Lexington Herald-Leader.
• C-J and AP Dispatches. (2002, April 14). Pulaski sheriff shot, killed at political rally. The Courier-Journal.
• Gerth, J., & Maimon, A. (2002, April 15). Suspect in sheriff’s slaying fled on rival’s motorcycle. The Courier-Journal.
• Alford, R. (2002, April 15). Motive still mystery in sheriff’s slaying. The Advocate-Messenger.
• Estep, B. (2002, April 15). Getaway motorcycle linked to Sheriff’s rival. Lexington Herald-Leader.
• Estep, B., & Lasseter, T. (2002, April 16). Candidate, friend held in slaying of sheriff. Lexington Herald-Leader.
• Yetter, D. (2003, August 21). Man pleads guilty in death of Pulaski County sheriff. The Courier-Journal.
• Estep, B. (2003, March 4). Pulaski sheriff’s killer gets life in prison. Lexington Herald-Leader.
• Lindenberger, M.A. (2003, November 14). White gets life sentence. The Courier-Journal.
• Sins & Secrets – Somerset – S3 Ep2
• Slater, E. (2002, July 6). Chasing shadows in Kentucky. Los Angeles Times.
• FindaGrave – Sam Wilson Catron
• Wikipedia – Sam Catron
• Wikipeda – Polygraph
• Alford, R. (2002, April 16). Campaign foe held in killing of Ky. Sheriff. The Philadelphia Inquirer.
• Harold Catron Obituary – Lexington Herald-Leader – September 17, 1964
• UP. (1957, April 11). Police chief, son wounded at Somerset. Lexington Herald-Leader.
• The Advocate-Messenger. (1957, April 11). 4 held in shooting of Somerset chief.

This episode discusses the Shiloh Baptist Church Stampede in Birmingham, Alabama, where one misheard word led to the death of over 100 people.

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Sources

• The Trumpet Blast - https://bplonline.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll8/id/5592/
• United Nations Development Programme - https://www.undp.org/blog/women-are-hit-hardest-disasters-so-why-are-responses-too-often-gender-blind#:~:text=The%20statistics%20are%20staggering%3B%20when,Tsunami%2C%2070%20percent%20were%20women
• Birmingham Age-Herald – Sept 21, 1902 – Lesson of the Tragedy
• Baggett, J.L. (2010). Keep still: Booker T. Washington and the Shiloh church tragedy. Alabama Heritage.
• Gilmore, Melissa (2014) "Shiloh Baptist Church Tragedy: Tracing Theories of Collective Behavior to Understand Crowd Panic and How It Relates to the Birmingham Panic of 1902," 18(5).
• Young, J.Y. (2022, October 30). Why did so many more women than men die in the Itaewon Halloween disaster? The New York Times.
• Blum, D. (2022, November 1). What to do if you find yourself in a crowd crush. The New York Times.

A body is discovered on an Outer Banks beach just hours before Hurricane Emily forces an evacuation, leaving behind a mystery that wouldn’t be unraveled until years later—thanks to a fancy new system called CODIS.

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Sources

• Forensic Files – A Cinderella Story
• State v. Berry (2001)
• McGraw, S. (1999, February 2). Pursuit of friend’s killer finally comes to an end. The Record.
• Walz, T. (1994, August 29). Woman’s death sparks N. Carolina media blitz. The Record.
• Degregory, L. (1994, August 6). Search for woman’s killer continutes. The Virginian-Pilot.
• Outerbanks.com - https://www.outerbanks.com/first-settlers.html#:~:text=Some%20archeologists%20believe%20that%20the,islands%20from%20Corolla%20to%20Hatteras.
• Wikipedia – Hurricane Emily https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Emily_(1993
• Wikipedia – Outer Banks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Banks