Bless this Mess: A Southern True Crime Podcast

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Podcast covering murder, mystery, and mayhem with a southern twist!

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Crystal McDowell was in the process of starting a new chapter in her life. She was recently divorced and starting to date again. She was excelling at her new career in real estate and was very happy with her two ...

Bless this Mess: A Southern True Crime Podcast episodes:

05.21.2020 66. The Disappearance of Crystal McDowell Crystal McDowell was in the process of starting a new chapter in her life. She was recently divorced and starting to date again. She was excelling at her new career in real estate and was very happy with her two ...
05.05.2020 65. The Murder of Nikia Gilbreath In 1989, Joe and Nikia Gilbreath were just starting their lives together in Georgia. They had one child and another on the way, living their dream life on a large piece of property in the country. But August of that ...
04.22.2020 64. The Murder of Stephanie Bennett In May of 2002, Stephanie Bennett was getting ready to move out of her Raleigh, North Carolina apartment to live with her long term boyfriend in Greenville, South Carolina. She was ready for the move, a peeping tom that had ...
04.08.2020 63. Triple Murder in Tampa Bay In May of 1989, Joan and her two teenage daughters, Michelle and Christie, headed out on a road trip from Ohio to Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Staying one night in Tampa would turn into a fatal decision when their ...
03.25.2020 62. The Murder of Janet Siclari In August of 1993, 35 year-old Janet Siclari was vacationing in North Carolina with her brother and friends. After having such a good time, they decided to stay just one more night. This last night would prove fatal for Janet, ...
03.11.2020 61. Arkansas Triple Murders In 1997, Dominique “Nicki” Hurd was starting school at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. She was smart, beautiful, and earned a scholarship as a cheerleader for the University. All this would come to a crashing end when she ...
02.25.2020 60. The Murder of Julie Griffith In January of 2014, 911 operators were called to the residence of Keith and Julie Griffith in Kentucky. The house that they had raised their two sons in was completely in flames. After putting out the fire, investigators found 55 ...
02.11.2020 59. The Murder of Kay Parsons Kay Parsons was living in Grovetown, Georgia with her husband David and their twelve year old son, Derek. They seem to have everything going for them, a nice home, great neighbors, and busy with their sons baseball activities. But in ...
01.25.2020 58. The Murder of Chiquita Tate In 2009, Chiquita Tate had it all working as a defense attorney in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. But one night in February, she was brutally murdered. Police work through the people in her life wondering if it could be a client ...
12.17.2019 57. The Murder of Hope Hall In 1994, Hope Hall was busy making her dreams come true. Through hard work and focus, she landed a job as a Production Assistant at the local Richmond, Virginia TV station. Soon, though, Hope would not be the one producing ...
12.01.2019 56. The Murder of Diane Holik In 2001, Diane Holik was living a great life in Austin, Texas. She had a great career, beautiful home, and tons of friends that loved her. The only thing Diane felt she was missing was a partner to spend her ...
11.12.2019 55. The Murder of Quincy Brown In May of 1996, Eddie and Elise Makdessi were enjoying a nice night out in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The evening would quickly turn into a nightmare when they entered their apartment and were attacked. The night would end with only ...
10.29.2019 54. The Murder of Gary Larson In 1986, in Edmond, Oklahoma, Gary Larson is in bed with his girlfriend. They hear a noise so he gets up to check it out. He is confronted by a man wearing nothing but underwear and gloves. By the end ...
10.17.2019 53. The Abduction of Martha "Doe" Roberts In 1992, 64 year old Martha "Doe" Roberts was at home having breakfast with her husband of 44 years before he headed off to work. It was a typical day for the couple, but later that today, her husband would ...
10.01.2019 52. The Murder of Lauren Giddings In June of 2011, Lauren Giddings was ready to start the rest of her life. She had just finished law school and was set to move in with her longterm boyfriend, David, in Atlanta. But when Lauren had not been ...
06.01.2019 51. The Disappearance of Tamika Huston In May of 2004, South Carolina nursing student Tamika Huston went missing. The first few days her family just thought that she had gone on one of her spontaneous trips but after not hearing from her in almost two weeks, ...
04.20.2019 50. The Murder of Karen Gregory In May of 1984, Karen Gregory was excited to move in with the love of her life, her boyfriend David Mackey. But while David was out of town, the unthinkable would happen to Karen in a small beach town in ...
03.20.2019 49. The Murder of Anna Mae Branson In the town on Madisonville, Kentucky, known as the “Best Town On Earth” (they have a song, it’s official), the unthinkable has happened. Anna Mae Branson, a well-known business woman around town was found murdered in her home. Suspects were ...
03.05.2019 48. The Heidt Family Murders In August 2008, police discovered Phillip and Carey Heidt murdered in their home. Linda Heidt was left for dead. Police initially had no suspects but when they discovered an affair within the family, the murders became much more scandalous. Join ...
01.22.2019 47. Texas Suitcase Killer // Joanna Rogers and Summer Baldwin September of 2005 in Lubbock, Texas, a landfill worker finds a suitcase that looks suspicious. Opening it up, he discovers a young woman's body, he immediately contacts police. After identifying the body, police discover a potential serial killer operating in ...
01.07.2019 46. Daniel LaPlante Annie and Jessica Andrews are two young girls trying to recover from the loss of their mother. When they do a seance to make contact with her spirit they aren’t expecting much. But soon they would start hearing knocking on ...
12.24.2018 45. The Murder of Dr. Jack Wilson Memorial Day Weekend 1992, Betty Wilson walked into her 3-story home in an upscale part of Huntsville, Alabama to find her husband lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Dr. Jack Wilson was a successful optometrist, well liked, ...
11.14.2018 44. Shannon Sanderson On April 18, 1996, Shannon Sanderson left her three children with their grandparents in Memphis, Tennessee and headed off to a casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Cameras caught Shannon playing blackjack and winning it big but this would be the last ...
06.26.2018 43. Steven Ray Thacker In December of 1999, Laci Dawn Hill was preparing to spend Christmas with family and friends in Bixby, Oklahoma. A chance encounter would put Laci in the crosshairs of Steven Ray Thacker who would embark on a 10 day killing ...
06.01.2018 42. Dana Satterfield In July of 1995, Dana Satterfield is a beautiful, ambitious, young mother of two running her own hair and tanning salon in Roebuck, South Carolina. When Dana is found brutally murdered in the salon the whole town is shocked and ...
05.24.2018 41. Taylor Behl In September 2005, Taylor Behl had just spent Labor Day weekend at home with her Mom and Dad in Vienna, Virginia. She was excited to get back to her college campus, she had great friends, loved her classes, and her ...
05.02.2018 40. Kim Medlin In March of 1997, Kim Medlin had a lot going for her. She was happily married and working on building her dream life with her husband. They had moved to Monroe, North Carolina to buy some land, start a horse ...
04.25.2018 39. Jennifer Schuett In August of 1990, Jennifer Schuett is an 8 year old girl getting ready to start third grade in Dickinson, Texas. Jennifer had always been afraid of the dark and since she could remember, she always slept in bed with ...
04.18.2018 38. Blind Rage// Ruie Ann Park May 1981, Ruie Ann Park is a prominent member of society but not necessarily the most liked in the small town of Van Buren, Arkansas When she ends up dead in her home, bludgeoned to death, the town quickly suspects ...
04.11.2018 37. Carla Hughes November 2006, Avis Banks and her fiancé Keyon Pittman are expecting their first child in just a few months. They spent the holidays with family and everything seemed wonderful. But just six days after Thanksgiving, Keyon comes home to find ...
03.28.2018 36. Jessica Dishon In Bullitt County, Kentucky 17 year old Jessica Dishon goes missing leaving a few belongings behind including a cellphone with the numbers “9-1” dialed on the screen. It would take 17 days to find her body and the scene was ...
03.21.2018 35. When LARPing Turns Deadly// Clara Jane Schwartz In 2001, Dr. Robert Schwartz is a world renowned scientist working with DNA sequencing. He is still recovering from the death of his wife Joan and living alone in his home in Mount Gilead, Virginia. One December evening, a man ...
03.15.2018 34. The Stocking Strangler Part 3// Carlton Gary From 1977 to 1978, a murderer was loose in Columbus, Georgia nicknamed the Stocking Strangler. After six years of no leads, they finally nab their guy and he is convicted and sentenced to death. But 30 years later, new DNA ...
03.13.2018 33. The Stocking Strangler Part 2// Carlton Gary From September of 1977 to February of 1978, a serial killer is terrifying the town of Columbus, Georgia. He has already murdered six elderly women in an upscale neighborhood and police are no closer to catching him. The killings stop ...
03.11.2018 32. The Stocking Strangler Part 1// Carlton Gary In the fall of 1977, a string of horrific attacks hit the city of Columbus, Georgia. White elderly women, all widows, living alone in an upscale neighborhood in Columbus were being brutally beaten, raped, and strangled with stockings. These murders ...
03.06.2018 31. Mary Lynn Witherspoon Mary Lynn Witherspoon was gorgeous, smart, well liked, and living in a beautiful home in the historic South of Broad area of Charleston, South Carolina. There was just one problem, a huge problem, her former boyfriends son had been stalking ...
02.26.2018 30. Jocelyn Earnest Jocelyn Earnest was 38 years old and had a great career, great friends, and a loving family. She was in the process of ending a 12 year marriage and starting this new chapter of her life in Pine Bluff, Virginia. ...
02.22.2018 29. When Nashville Lost Its Innocence Part 3// Marcia Trimble In February of 1975, the disappearance and murder of Marcia Trimble shook the town of Nashville, Tennesse and was a crime that would change the city forever. At the same time that Marcia was missing, a string of rapes was ...
02.16.2018 28. When Nashville Lost Its Innocence Part 2// Marcia Trimble On February 25, 1975, 9 year old Marcia Trimble goes missing from her neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee while delivering Girl Scout cookies. A massive search is conducted over the next 33 days with no sign of Marcia and really no ...
02.14.2018 27. When Nashville Lost Its Innocence Part 1// Marcia Trimble On February 25, 1975, 9 year old Marcia Trimble was a typical little girl. She loved playing with her Barbies, watching Little House on the Prairie, and being in her Girl Scout Troop. It was Girl Scout cookie season and ...
02.05.2018 26. Kristy D. Ray January 29, 1993, Kristy Ray goes missing from her home in Chalybeate, Mississippi. The community quickly gets involved and just a day later a suspect is turned in by his own family. Join us while we discuss this horrific case ...
01.28.2018 25. The Bathtub Killer In 1996, Arlington, Texas was still reeling from the unsolved case of Amber Hagerman, the 9-year old girl who was abducted and murdered and the reason behind the AMBER Alert system. That same year, a new murderer and rapist would ...
01.17.2018 24. Murder One and the Rest Come Easy Part 2// Alday Family Murders On May 5, 1973, three prisoners escape a Maryland prison and would commit one of the most heinous acts in Georgia history. Join us for the conclusion of the famous Alday family murders in Donalsonville, GA where an entire family ...
01.15.2018 23. Murder One and the Rest Come Easy Part 1// Alday Family Murders On May 5, 1973, three prisoners escape a Maryland prison and would commit one of the most heinous acts in Georgia history. Join us while we discuss the famous Alday family murders in Donalsonville, GA where an entire family was ...
01.11.2018 22. Last Will and Testament Part 2// Shari Faye Smith It is June 1985 in Columbia, South Carolina, Shari Faye Smith has been murdered and now a 9 year old girl named Debra May Helmick has been abducted. Police and FBI fear that the two cases are connected and Debra ...
01.10.2018 21. Last Will and Testament Part 1// Shari Faye Smith In 1985, Sharon "Shari" Faye Smith, a beautiful 17 year old girl, goes missing just days before her High School graduation in Columbia, South Carolina. The family starts to recieve phone calls from her abductor promising to release her but ...
01.01.2018 20. Shelby Wilkie Join us while we discuss the 2012 New Years disapearance of Shelby Wilkie from Asheville, NC. Her husband is going to the public saying she is a runaway mother suffering from postpartum depression however clues point police in a different ...
12.22.2017 Twisted Christmas 2017 Let us bring you into the Christmas spirit 'Bless this Mess' style with our rendention of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' featuring the Lawson family. In 1929, Charlie Lawson blungeoned and shot his family on Christmas day leaving a bloody ...
12.18.2017 19. Bossier Doe A missing person case unsolved for 34 years, could social media bring an end to this mystery? Join us while we discuss the case of Bossier Doe in Louisiana and how some internet sleuths and a sister that would not ...
12.11.2017 18. Texas Campsite Massacre On the evening of November 14, 2015 a friendly neighbor in the small town of Tennessee Colony, TX stops to help a family pull their RV out of the mud when it gets stuck. The family, camping nearby, has a ...

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Bless this Mess: A Southern True Crime Podcast episodes:

66. The Disappearance of Crystal McDowell

65. The Murder of Nikia Gilbreath

64. The Murder of Stephanie Bennett

63. Triple Murder in Tampa Bay

62. The Murder of Janet Siclari

61. Arkansas Triple Murders

60. The Murder of Julie Griffith

59. The Murder of Kay Parsons

58. The Murder of Chiquita Tate

57. The Murder of Hope Hall

56. The Murder of Diane Holik

55. The Murder of Quincy Brown

54. The Murder of Gary Larson

53. The Abduction of Martha "Doe" Roberts

52. The Murder of Lauren Giddings

51. The Disappearance of Tamika Huston

50. The Murder of Karen Gregory

49. The Murder of Anna Mae Branson

48. The Heidt Family Murders

47. Texas Suitcase Killer // Joanna Rogers and Summer Baldwin

46. Daniel LaPlante

45. The Murder of Dr. Jack Wilson

44. Shannon Sanderson

43. Steven Ray Thacker

42. Dana Satterfield

41. Taylor Behl

40. Kim Medlin

39. Jennifer Schuett

38. Blind Rage// Ruie Ann Park

37. Carla Hughes

36. Jessica Dishon

35. When LARPing Turns Deadly// Clara Jane Schwartz

34. The Stocking Strangler Part 3// Carlton Gary

33. The Stocking Strangler Part 2// Carlton Gary

32. The Stocking Strangler Part 1// Carlton Gary

31. Mary Lynn Witherspoon

30. Jocelyn Earnest

29. When Nashville Lost Its Innocence Part 3// Marcia Trimble

28. When Nashville Lost Its Innocence Part 2// Marcia Trimble

27. When Nashville Lost Its Innocence Part 1// Marcia Trimble

26. Kristy D. Ray

25. The Bathtub Killer

24. Murder One and the Rest Come Easy Part 2// Alday Family Murders

23. Murder One and the Rest Come Easy Part 1// Alday Family Murders

22. Last Will and Testament Part 2// Shari Faye Smith

21. Last Will and Testament Part 1// Shari Faye Smith

20. Shelby Wilkie

Twisted Christmas 2017

19. Bossier Doe

18. Texas Campsite Massacre