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Southern Fried True Crime

Written by: Erica Kelley
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  • Erica Kelley is a native Tennessean exploring historical and contemporary true crime in the South. Southern charm is attempted but southern sass is bountiful. Join her as she shows you just how southern fried the justice system can be in the Deep South.
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  • 213: Erasing Laura Ackerson, Part 1

    213: Erasing Laura Ackerson, Part 1
    Apr 22 2024
    27-year-old Laura Jean Ackerson had a really tough start in life. The single mother of two worked hard to build her own small support system in Kinston, North Carolina. Her brother and best friend were the only people she really had. After Laura survived a whirlwind relationship with a charismatic but narcissistic musician, she faced a vicious custody battle with him. Grant Hayes was a glorified bar star and lazy husband and father. But by July 2011, Laura was finally slipping out of his controlling and abusive grasp. She was winning. Her abuser had lost control. The most dangerous time for a woman.

    Hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
    Researched and written by Erica Kelley Andrea Marshbank
    Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
    Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
    Edited & Mixed by Brandon Schexnayder & Erica Kelley
    Case suggested by Marcia

    Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/laura-ackerson

    RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
    • US National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
    • National Domestic Violence Hotline: thehotline.org
    • Canada: visit this website to find the hotline in your area
    • UK Domestic Abuse Hotline: 0808 2000 247
    • For resources in other countries, visit this website


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    53 mins
  • 212: The Whitaker Family Slayings

    212: The Whitaker Family Slayings
    Mar 26 2024
    In December of 2003, 23-year-old Bart Whitaker had just finished his finals and was about to graduate from college. That night, he went to dinner to celebrate with his parents, Tricia and Kent, and his younger brother Kevin. As they returned home and walked through their door, they were ambushed by a masked gunman. Initially, authorities suspected that this was a burglary gone wrong. But before the funerals had even taken place, detectives discovered that Bart had lied about graduating. And that was just the beginning.

    Hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
    Researched and written by Andrea Marshbank and Erica Kelley
    Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
    Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
    Edited & Mixed by Brandon Schexnayder and Erica Kelley
    Suggested by Jessica, Donna, Michelle, and Kyle

    Sources: https://southernfriedtruecrime.com/whitaker-family-massacre

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 211: Evil or Innocent Twins: Betty, Peggy & The Murder of Dr Jack Wilson

    211: Evil or Innocent Twins: Betty, Peggy & The Murder of Dr Jack Wilson
    Mar 10 2024
    On May 22 1992, Betty Wilson frantically called 911 from her Huntsville, Alabama home. She found her husband, the esteemed Dr. Jack Wilson, in a pool of blood. Someone had bludgeoned and stabbed him to death. Initially, police had no suspects. Until an anonymous tip led them to a man named James White. James confessed to killing Dr. Wilson to prove his love for Betty’s twin sister, Peggy. According to James, Peggy had insisted that he murder her sister’s husband. But, according to Peggy and Betty, James was nothing but a deranged liar.

    Hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
    Researched and written by Andrea Marshbank and Erica Kelley
    Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
    Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
    Edited & Mixed by Brandon Schexnayder & Erica Kelley

    Sources: https://southernfriedtruecrime.com/jack-wilson

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    1 hr and 26 mins
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