Murder Down South
Murder Down South
All episodes
Best episodes
Top 10 Murder Down South Episodes
Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Murder Down South episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Murder Down South for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Murder Down South episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
Episode 32 - The Charleston Church Massacre, Part 3
Murder Down South
11/18/19 • 107 min
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
Episode Sources:
https://www.onthisday.com/date/2015 - 2015 Information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina - Charleston, SC Wiki
https://motheremanuel.com/about-us/ - The AME Church website.
https://emanuelempowerment.org/ - Mother Emanuel Empowerment Center - MEEC website.
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/16/629424811/architect-unveils-design-for-mother-emanuel-ame-church-memorial - Architect Unveils Design For Emanuel AME Church Memorial - NPR article by Camila Domonoske (July 16, 2018).
A Short History of Charleston - Book by Robert Rosen (Second edition published in 1992).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullah_Gullah_Island - Gullah Gullah Island Wikipedia page.
https://civilrightstrail.com/attraction/emanuel-ame-church/ - Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church page on the United States Civil Rights Trail website.
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/06/08/481149042/how-a-shooting-changed-charlestons-oldest-black-church - How a Shooting Changed Charleston’s Oldest Black Church - NPR article by Debbie Elliot (June 8, 2016).
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/18/415452594/mother-emanuel-church-suffers-a-new-loss-in-charleston - ‘Mother Emanuel’ Church Suffers A New Loss In Charleston - NPR article by Bill Chappell (June 18, 2015).
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/us/charleston-church-distributes-1-5-million-to-families-of-victims.html - Charleston Church Distributes $1.5 Million to Families of Victims - NYT article by The Associated Press (May 8, 2016).
https://discoversouthcarolina.com/products/3404 - Emanuel AME Church’s page on Discover South Carolina website.
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/slavery-in-charleston-a-chronicle-of-human-bondage-in-the/article_54334e04-4834-50b7-990b-f81fa3c2804a.html - Slavery in Charelston: A chronicle of human bondage in the Holy City - The Post and Courier article by Brian Hicks (April 9, 2011).
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/us/dylann-roof-trial-charleston.html - Dylann Roof Is Sentenced to Death in Charleston Church Massacre - NYT article by Alan Blinder and Kevin Sack (January 10, 2017).
https://time.com/5647304/white-nationalist-terrorism-united-states/ - ‘We Are Being Eaten From Within.’ Why America Is Losing the Battle Against White Nationalist Terrorism - Time Magazine article by Vera Bergengruen and W.J. Hennigan (August 8, 2019).
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/04/el-paso-shooting-white-nationalist-supremacy-violence-christchurch - 'White power ideology': why El Paso is part of a growing global threat - Guardian article by Lois Beckett and Jason Wilson (August 5, 2019).
Episode 46 - The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Part 1
Murder Down South
07/06/20 • 116 min
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.
Important Links:
Episode Sources:
Martin Luther King Jr - History.com article by History.com Editors (November 9, 2009).
Rosa Parks - History.com article by History.com Editors (November 9, 2009).
The murder of Alberta King - Atlanta Magazine article by Rebecca Burns (June 28, 2012).
About Dr. King - Webpage from the King Center website.
FBI tracked King’s every move - CNN article by Jen Christensen (December 29, 2008).
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Stanford King Institute webpage.
Miami Officer Acquitted Of Attempted Manslaughter In Shooting Of Caregiver - NPR artic...
Episode 38 - Mario Scramuzza
Murder Down South
02/03/20 • 63 min
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.
Audience Survey - https://www.blubrry.com/murder_down_south/survey/
Episode Page - https://www.murderdownsouth.com/podcasts/2020/2/3/episode-38-mario-scramuzza
NamUs #UP14679 - https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/14679?nav
Episode Sources:
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_7abe99b5-7f66-5490-8742-84e3a0bdfb8d.html
Covington murder-for-hire: How it happened - Times-Picayune article by Kim Chatelain (May 24, 2016).
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_872bfe96-f5d5-50bd-a209-5b7526b2c762.html
Woman pleads guilty in St. Tammany murder-for-hire plot, is sentenced to life in prison - Times-Picayune article by Heather Nolan (August 15, 2013).
Louisiana Paramedic Strangled To Death By Disgruntled Wife’s Lover - Oxygen article by Daniel Egitto (October 4, 2019).
https://casetext.com/case/state-v-rodriguez-hernandez
State v. Rodriguez-Hernandez, 2012 KA 1040 (La. Ct. App. Sep. 13, 2013)
State ex rel. Rodriguez-Hernandez v. State, 221 So. 3d 48 (La. 2017)
https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/carlos-rodriguez-la-hitman-escapes-from-jail/83-401803118
Carlos Rodriguez, LA Hitman, Escapes From Jail - WFMY News article by Kelly Heffernan-Tabor (February 22, 2010).
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/article_ba3a39f6-15dc-5da0-bc72-c5a0eb8105e2.html
St. Tammany escapee captured through team effort - Times-Picayune article by Jeff Adelson (March 2, 2010).
https://www.nola.com/news/communities/st_tammany/article_fb9fd964-011d-5582-8cc8-772459b7891b.html
Man gets life in Covington murder for hire involving girlfriend, her husband - The Advocate article by Sara Pagones (July 7, 2016).
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/la-court-of-appeal/1874004.html
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CARLOS ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ. NUMBER 2017 KA 0245. Decided: September 15, 2017.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34445857/mario-j-scramuzza
Illegal status of 2 men involved in Covington killing sparks call for reform - 4WWL article by WWL Staff (October 22, 2009).
Cleanser:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtles_Plantation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_Myrtles_Plantation
Social Media:
https://www.murderdownsouth.com/
https://www.instagram.com/murderdownsouth/
https://twitter.com/murderdownsouth/
Intro Music:
She-Wolf In My Heart (bonus) by Sergey Cheremisinov is licensed under a Attribution License.
Episode 27 - The Southside Strangler, Part 2
Murder Down South
09/02/19 • 82 min
This week we finish our two part series on The Southside Strangler. A serial killer who terrorized Richmond and Arlington VA between 1984 and 1987.
Namus Case - NamUs #UP8577
Episode Sources:
Richmond, VA - Wikipedia page.
Forensic Files C8: E1 “Southside Strangler” - October 31, 1996.
Amazing Advances in Forensic Science Part 1: DNA - .Practical Homicide article by Vernon J. Gerberth, M.S., M.P.S. June 2010.
The Night I Watched a Serial Killer Die - Article by Lee Lofland. August 18, 2018.
Virginia Serial Killer Convicted by DNA Evidence is Executed - Los Angeles Times article from the Associated Press. April 28, 1994.
Killer breakthrough - the day DNA evidence first nailed a murderer - Article from The Guardian written by Ian Cobain. June 7, 2016.
Virginia’s Southside Strangler executed - UPI archives. April 28, 1994.
Governor pardons man wrongly convicted of murder. - UPI article by Carolyn Click. January 4, 1989.
Timothy W. Spencer, Petitioner-appellant, v. Edward W. Murray, Director, Respondent-appellee, 5 F.3d 758 (4th Cir. 1993) - Argued Oct. 28, 1992. Decided Sept. 16, 1993.
The Arlington Serial Killer Who Changed History. - Arlington Magazine article by Laurie McClellan. July 27, 2015.
Southern Nightmare Podcast & article series - Southern Nightmare. This is a 10-part print and podcast series on the landmark criminal justice case of the South Side Strangler, which marked the nation's first use of DNA to catch a killer. Articles listed in Style Weekly. By Richard Foster.
Cleanser:
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School History
Social Media:
Intro Music:
She-Wolf In My Heart (bonus) by Sergey Cheremisinov is licensed under a Attribution License.
Outro Music:
Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
Episode 35 - The Stewart Family Ax Murders
Murder Down South
12/23/19 • 63 min
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...
Audience Survey - https://www.blubrry.com/murder_down_south/survey/
Episode Page - https://www.murderdownsouth.com/podcasts/2019/12/23/episode-35-the-stewart-family-ax-murders
Episode Sources:
https://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20090816/News/608098244/LL
Green Swamp area site of 1918 murder - The Ledger article by Donald L. Arey Jr (August 16, 2009).
https://www.weather-us.com/en/florida-usa-climate
Monthly weather forecast and climate. Florida, USA.
https://www.in2013dollars.com/
Inflation Calculator.
https://www.theledger.com/article/LK/20091025/News/608111000/LL
Homestead in Green Swamp Was Site of Slayings in 1918 - The Ledger article by Linda Charlton (October 25, 2009).
https://u.demog.berkeley.edu/~andrew/1918/figure2.html
Life expectancy in the USA, 1900-98. men and women. Berkeley website.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1997-07-16-9707150311-story.html
SWAMP DWELLERS ENRICH FOLKLORE; LAND PROVIDES STREAM OF BENEFITS - Orlando Sentinel article by Ormund Powers (July 16, 1997).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25119368/isham-stewart
Find a Grave site.
Newspapers.com
Try Browning in Lake Co. For Double Murder - Tampa Bay Times article (May 21, 1918).
Newspapers.com
Rumors haunt house - The Lake Sentinel article by Robert Sargent Jr. (October 31, 1998).
Newspapers.com
Florida ‘Lifer’ Will Be Freed - St. Petersburg Times article (July 16, 1938).
Newspapers.com
Josh Browning is Held for Murder of Grandparents - Tampa Times article (May 27, 1918).
Newspapers.com
Seeks Freedom - Orlando Morning Sentinel article (May 9, 1938).
Newspapers.com
Confessed Killer of Elderly Couple Will Be Freed from Prison this Fall - Orlando Morning Sentinel (July 16, 1938).
Social Media:
https://www.murderdownsouth.com/
https://www.instagram.com/murderdownsouth/
https://twitter.com/murderdownsouth/
Intro Music:
She-Wolf In My Heart (bonus) by Sergey Cheremisinov is licensed under a Attribution License.
Outro Music:
Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Trio_for_Piano_Violin_and_Viola
Spookisode 2019
Murder Down South
10/21/19 • 36 min
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.
Episode Sources:
Weird Carolinas - Book by Roger Manley. Published in 2007.
https://paranormalmilwaukee.com/paranormal-101/four-types-of-hauntings/ - Four Types of Hauntings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edisto_Island - Edisto Island Wikipedia Page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Islands - Sea Islands Wikipedia Page.
https://www.cdc.gov/diphtheria/index.html - The CDC webpage for Diphtheria.
https://www.edistobeach.com/the-legend-of-julia-legare/ - The Legend of Julia Legare - Article on Edisto Beach’s website by Bob Hart.
https://www.scpictureproject.org/charleston-county/tomb-of-julia-legare.html - SC PIcture Project website.
https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/behind-urban-legends/a-southern-gothic-ghost-story-from-edisto-island-south-carolinas-low-country/ - Buried Alive! A Southern Gothic Ghost Story from Edisto Island, South Carolina’s Low Country - Article on the Gothic Horror Stories website.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_accident_on_the_Bostian_Bridge = Railway accident on the Bostian Bridge - Wikipedia Page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statesville,_North_Carolina - The Statesville, NC wiki page.
Social Media:
Intro Music:
She-Wolf In My Heart (bonus) by Sergey Cheremisinov is licensed under a Attribution License.
Outro Music:
Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
Episode 42 - For All Who Take The Sword
Murder Down South
04/13/20 • 76 min
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...
Important Links:
Case Updates:
Bills murder suspect may need new lawyer - Niagara Gazette article by Rick Pfeiffer (March 29, 2020)
Episode Sources:
Second man wanted in Fayette slaying - The Anniston Star article (December 28, 1991)
Cleanser:
COLORFUL LIFE AND LEGEND OF BOB MUSGROVE UNFOLDS By Willard Dodson
Social Media:
Intro Music:
She-Wolf In My Heart (bonus) by Sergey Cheremisinov is licensed under a Attribution License
Outro Music:
Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License
Episode 47 - The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Part 2
Murder Down South
08/10/20 • 112 min
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.
Important Links:
Episode Sources:
Martin Luther King Jr - History.com article by History.com Editors (November 9, 2009).
Rosa Parks - History.com article by History.com Editors (November 9, 2009).
The murder of Alberta King - Atlanta Magazine article by Rebecca Burns (June 28, 2012).
About Dr. King - Webpage from the King Center website.
FBI tracked King’s every move - CNN article by Jen Christensen (December 29, 2008).
Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Stanford King Institute webpage.
Episode 45 - Charlotte Strong
Murder Down South
06/08/20 • 89 min
This episode we’ll be talking about the 2019 shooting at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Important Links:
Episode Sources:
UNCC gunman: I did it to avoid student loan debt - WCNC article by WCNC STaff (September 19, 2019)
Episode 9 - It Was A Bomb, Part 2
Murder Down South
01/07/19 • 67 min
Birmingham, AL. Atlanta, GA. Savannah, GA. Jacksonville, FL. December, 1989.
After the exhaustive investigation of Robert Wayne O’Ferrell, the FBI was back to square one. They began taking another look at the bombs, having no other evidence. That is, until Lloyd Erwin showed up to save the day.
Sources:
Walter Leroy Moody vs. Christopher Walken Picture - http://bit.ly/2QqxJ40
Boll Weevil Monument Picture - http://bit.ly/2VtDuSd
Forensic Files (Season 3, Episode 5) - “Deadly Delivery”
“Judge Vance Murder” - https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/judge-vance-murder
“Appeals court says no one is accountable” - July 12, 2001 - http://www.southeastsun.com/home/article_bf86d9c4-6708-5a54-ad05-0148e27fc61d.html
“Faith is his foundation, O’Ferrell says“ - April 18, 2018 - http://www.southeastsun.com/home/article_d5618ea4-426e-11e8-ad63-8b5ffaa0eb32.html
“City 'turned upside down' by O'Ferrell investigation“ - July 26, 2001 - http://www.southeastsun.com/home/article_587e4aa6-4ceb-5a61-8db8-95cd9ff5b415.html
“Why an Alabama Town Has a Monument Honoring the Most Destructive Pest in American History“ - May 31, 2017 - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/agricultural-pest-honored-herald-prosperity-enterprise-alabama-180963506/
“With court case behind him, O'Ferrell looks to the future“ - August 9, 2001 - http://www.southeastsun.com/home/article_8317af23-29b3-5831-8cff-f92295107e36.html
“Wife brings joy back into O'Ferrell's life“ - August 9, 2001 - http://www.southeastsun.com/home/article_4c43a6cf-b421-563a-a6f5-b636c9736c3c.html
“O'Ferrell's life never the same after accusation“ - July 19, 2001 - http://www.southeastsun.com/home/article_9256e2c0-2648-5f33-ae9f-3db1881278b8.html
“Former civil rights leader, legislator Willye Dennis dies“ - March 9, 2012 - https://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-03-09/story/former-civil-rights-leader-legislator-willye-dennis-dies
“'She lost her soulmate:' Son of slain Alabama judge recalls deadly bombing“ - https://abc3340.com/news/local/she-lost-her-soulmate-victims-son-remembers-the-day-his-father-was-taken
“'Why my dad?' Judge recalls father's legacy as bomber's execution nears“ - April 18, 2018 - https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2018/04/circuit_judge_bob_vance_talks.html
“Family of killed attorney Robert Robinson react to scheduled execution of Walter Leroy Moody“ - https://www.wjbf.com/news/csra-news/family-of-killed-attorney-robert-robinson-react-to-scheduled-execution-of-walter-leroy-moody/1130368231
“Robbie Robinson paid the price for Savannah desegregation“ - August 18, 2013 - https://www.savannahnow.com/news/2013-08-18/robbie-robinson-paid-price-savannah-desegregation
“Alabama executes Walter Moody, the oldest inmate put to death in the modern era“ - April 19, 2018 -
Show more best episodes
Show more best episodes
FAQ
What is the most popular episode on Murder Down South?
The episode title 'Episode 46 - The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Part 1' is the most popular.