MoNo Encore: The Murder of Carol Thompson w/ Bill Swanson

03/28/25 • 64 min

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Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

(Original pub date: 3/11/20)

While the Coen brothers refuse to confirm it, many believe that their movie "Fargo" was inspired by the Carol Thompson murder case. She was viciously killed in her comfortable Saint Paul home by a hitman hired by her eccentric husband, T. Eugene Thompson, in March of 1963, leaving behind four small children. It was an absolutely sensational case, one not only covered extensively by local press, but by national and international press as well.

Longtime journalist William Swanson covers the case with me. His book is called "Dial M: The Murder of Carol Thompson".

The author's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/William-Swanson/author/B001JSC22G

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(Original pub date: 3/11/20)

Longtime journalist William Swanson covers the case with me. His book is called "Dial M: The Murder of Carol Thompson".

The author's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/William-Swanson/author/B001JSC22G

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The author's website: https://www.rodkackley.com/

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On a nearly moonless night in October 1943, a single gunshot rang out in Littlefield, Texas. A prominent Texas doctor and his wife were found bound, shot, beaten, and murdered. The only witness: their five-year-old daughter, who was bound to silence and refused to speak about what happened for 70 years.

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A summary of the case written by the author for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/lifestyle/columns/2017/12/01/chronicles-tangled-web-west-texas-murders/14825468007/

The author's website: https://www.christena.net/

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