Shockingly Wicked: A True Crime Podcast

How far would you go to enforce the law? Probably not as far as “Saloon-wrecker” Carrie/Carry Nation! Nation became a strong proponent for the temperance movement following the death of her first husband to alcohol. To enforce the local prohibition laws, she took matters into her own hands, terrorizing saloons with rocks before upgrading to a hatchet. Join us today as Briana teaches us about “Hatchet Granny” and the effect this movement had on the United States as a whole.

Sources we used for this episode:

• The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation by Carry A. Nation
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carry-Nation
• https://thewildwest.org/carrynation/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20061222074733/http://www.kshs.org/exhibits/carry/smashing.htm
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Nation
• https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/762
• https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=NA006
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/three-things-know-about-radical-prohibitionist-carry-nation-180967627/
• https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/other-notable-people/
• https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/people/nation-carrie-a/
• https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/carrie-amelia-moore-nation-2514/
• https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/carry-nation-biography-reasons-for-activism.html
• https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/carry-a-nation/15502
• https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carry-nation-smashes-bar
• https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-carrie-nation
• https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/carry-nation
• https://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/2020/06/24/fond-du-lac-carrie-nation-wielded-hatchet-inside-saloon-1902/3155603001/
• https://www.thoughtco.com/carrie-nation-biography-3530547
• https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Carrie_Nation
• https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/27/carrie-nation-smashes-a-kansas-bar-dec-27-1900-318615
• https://www.kcur.org/history/2022-01-16/carry-nation-prohibition-kansas-saloons-hatchet
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/01/16/attacking-saloons-with-hatchet-carrie-nation-helped-get-america-into-rehab-years-ago/

On June 28th, 1980, 18-year-old Gina Renee Hall went on a night out and was never seen again. The last person to see her alive was Stephen Epperly, a 28-year-old former football player from Virginia Tech. Evidence of foul play emerged in the days following her disappearance, but no body was ever found. In an unprecedented move, Commonwealth Attorney Everett Shockley charged Epperly with first-degree murder. Join Briana and Brittany as they walk you through the details of the case that led to a landmark decision for the state of Virginia.

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Sources we used for this episode:

• “Under the Trestle: The 1980 Disappearance of Gina Renee Hall & Virginia’s First “No Body” Murder Trial” by Ron Peterson Jr.
• https://law.justia.com/cases/virginia/supreme-court/1982/810626-1.html
• https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/epperly-stephen.htm
• https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2021/05/17/the-only-way-he-should-ever-leave-prison-is-in-a-pine-box-offical-pleads-to-keep-stephen-epperly-incarcerated/
• https://roanoke.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/gina-hall-murder-case-pulaski-co-prosecutor-opposes-parole-for-epperly/article_dcd72a6c-a153-11eb-90e4-bb107af9416c.html
• https://www.facebook.com/2182181272046951/posts/on-this-day-in-1978-stephen-epperly-graduated-from-virginia-tech-he-had-been-cha/2277188295879581/
• https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1991/rt9103/910301/03010437.htm
• https://www.wdbj7.com/2020/07/13/40-years-later-some-of-gina-halls-remains-found-in-pulaski-county/

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In the third episode of Shockingly Wicked, we're bringing the cases closer to home. On August 3rd, 2013, 17-year-old Alexis Murphy disappeared without a trace. Briana leads us through the details of this disturbing case that happened in a nearby town in central Virginia.

Please consider making a donation to Help Save the Next Girl (http://helpsavethenextgirl.com/donate/) on behalf of Alexis and her family.

A big thank you to this week's sponsors:

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Sources we used for this episode:

• https://www.facebook.com/Findalexismurphy/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Alexis_Murphy
• http://helpsavethenextgirl.com/advocacy/alexis-murphy/
• https://truecrimedaily.com/2017/02/10/alexis-murphy-remains-missing-as-her-convicted-killer-appeals-for-deal/?fbclid=IwAR0J4t6xq7VdOsvUZJI7AMYnYdVFO6-t96lr9q6dyQH3nQ4Hne5lHG-XmwY
• https://popculturecrime.medium.com/the-abduction-murder-of-alexis-tiara-murphy-66a69b601c57
• https://web.archive.org/web/20160303055116/http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/day-2-alexis-murphys-mother-testifies-in-randy-taylor-trial/25773594
• http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/state/tests-find-no-dna-link-between-jesse-matthew-and-alexis/article_d68cf996-a5a8-11e4-9ade-0bfaac181d6f.html
• https://newsadvance.com/news/local/randy-taylor-gets-two-life-terms-in-alexis-murphy-murder/article_0f70c472-12a1-11e4-8573-0017a43b2370.html
• https://wset.com/news/local/killer-leads-investigators-to-alexis-murphys-body-despite-no-deal-for-shorter-sentence
• https://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Story-of-teen-is-helping-to-save-the-next-girl-428593503.html?fbclid=IwAR21pKsZLFSVMfGwiqE5KAezQrKjJOkJYt1HE-EL30-5GGdXJehjltJ5uSg
• https://richmond.com/news/virginia/article_0ce64b0c-d21c-11e3-b129-0017a43b2370.html
• https://newsadvance.com/nelson_county_times/news/five-years-after-alexis-murphys-disappearance-community-and-family-remember-her-life/article_600de820-2191-5840-9fb1-b72cfd54dcaf.html
• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alexis-murphy-missing_n_3750520
• https://www.boston25news.com/news/trending/alexis-murphy-body-slain-teen-found-7-years-after-disappearance-6-years-after-killer-convicted/UTMOWX6BBBA45GOBGUO27V4PZ4/
• https://newsadvance.com/news/local/alexis-murphy-case-randy-taylors-appeal-denied/article_c084c6ae-f7df-11e4-8aa0-e79e258a76cf.html#tracking-source=article-related-bottom

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Welcome back to the second (and hopefully last) part of the H. H. Holmes saga. This week, Briana and Brittany discuss the rest of the victims and talk more in depth about his downfall and the psychology around America's First Serial Killer.

A big thank you to this week's sponsor:

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Sources we used for this episode:

• "The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America" by Erik Larson
• "Holmes: A serial killer in his own words" by Herman Mudgett, H. H. Holmes, and Matt Lake
• https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/
• https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/h-h-holmes-29982.php
• http://hhholmes.blogs.plymouth.edu/category/early-life/
• https://sites.google.com/site/thelifeofhhholmes/background-information
• https://www.ranker.com/list/hh-holmes-origin-story/hannah-gilham
• http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/locating-h-h-holmes-murder-castle-fort-worth-tx/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes
• https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/married-to-murderer-h-w-mudgett/
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145229694/lucy-theodate-moss
• https://www.thecriminalcode.com/index.php/2016/06/10/h-h-holmes-profile/
• https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_havanese_ver01/data/sn83045462/00280655041/1896012201/0266.pdf
• https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_havanese_ver01/data/sn83045462/00280655028/1895110401/0642.pdf
• https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/khi/batch_khi_jennison_ver01/data/sn82014635/00280760523/1895073101/0192.pdf
• https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_kaiser_ver01/data/sn83030214/00175038942/1896050801/0142.pdf
• https://vtdigger.org/2015/11/01/bygone-vermont-19th-century-serial-killer-hid-in-burlington/
• https://windycityghosts.com/the-story-of-h-h-holmes-part-1-the-devil-in-me/
• https://www.vamonde.com/posts/siegel,-cooper--co/334
• https://www.biography.com/news/hh-holmes-victims
• https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/american-ripper-dna-reveals-identity-of-body-found-in-hh-holmes-grave/23038/
• https://mysteriouschicago.com/new-master-list-of-hh-holmes-victims/

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Join us on our first ever episode of Shockingly Wicked! This week we cover the exceptionally long case of America’s first Serial Killer, H.H. Holmes. We deep dive into his life as a child and discuss how he was raised, and his fear of death – and the ironic bullying situation that did not have the outcome that was intended. Bri and I will explain how he met his first two wives, and how he built his huge hotel that was eventually dubbed the Murder Castle. We even go into some of his victims, but will save the most important ones for part 2. Find out all the details on this one-of-a-kind monster as we discuss all things H. H. Holmes.

A big thank you to our below sponsors for this episode!

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Sources we used for this episode:

• "The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America" by Erik Larson
• https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/serial-killers/hh-holmes/
• https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/h-h-holmes-29982.php
• http://hhholmes.blogs.plymouth.edu/category/early-life/
• https://sites.google.com/site/thelifeofhhholmes/background-information
• https://www.ranker.com/list/hh-holmes-origin-story/hannah-gilham
• http://www.nodalbits.com/bits/locating-h-h-holmes-murder-castle-fort-worth-tx/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._H._Holmes
• https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/married-to-murderer-h-w-mudgett/
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145229694/lucy-theodate-moss
• https://www.thecriminalcode.com/index.php/2016/06/10/h-h-holmes-profile/
• https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_havanese_ver01/data/sn83045462/00280655041/1896012201/0266.pdf
• https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_havanese_ver01/data/sn83045462/00280655028/1895110401/0642.pdf
• https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/khi/batch_khi_jennison_ver01/data/sn82014635/00280760523/1895073101/0192.pdf
• https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/dlc/batch_dlc_kaiser_ver01/data/sn83030214/00175038942/1896050801/0142.pdf
• https://vtdigger.org/2015/11/01/bygone-vermont-19th-century-serial-killer-hid-in-burlington/
• https://windycityghosts.com/the-story-of-h-h-holmes-part-1-the-devil-in-me/
• https://www.vamonde.com/posts/siegel,-cooper--co/334
• https://www.biography.com/news/hh-holmes-victims
• https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/american-ripper-dna-reveals-identity-of-body-found-in-hh-holmes-grave/23038/
• https://mysteriouschicago.com/new-master-list-of-hh-holmes-victims/

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