Charles and Diane Parker were pillars of their community in small town South Carolina. One day, they are found murdered in their farmhouse. It would take years to find someone guilty of the crime, but did police get the right person?


Fun Fact: Although Georgia is known as "The Peach State," South Carolina actually produces more peaches than any other state east of the Mississippi. Nationally, it is second to California...maybe Stew was right, don't tell him!


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This week we are going to the swamps of Georgia to cover the disappearance, and suspected murder, of Terry Rouse. This case ends with a conviction but did the jury make the right decision?


Fun Fact: In Georgia, it is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sundays. In the early 1900s, it was common for horse thieves to lure horses away from their owners by placing a sweet treat, like an ice cream cone, in their back pocket. When the horse leaned down to eat the treat, the thief would grab the reins and ride off with the horse. To prevent this form of theft, the state of Georgia passed a law that prohibited anyone from keeping an ice cream cone in their back pocket on Sundays.


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In 2004, Lisa Nichols was found murdered in her home in near Mobile, Alabama just after Hurricane Ivan had passed through. Dealing with the damage and chaos from the hurricane, police must track down Lisa's killer. Once they do identify the man, he is not who they think he is...


Fun Fact: Mobile, Alabama used to be the capital of Louisiana. Mobile was first founded as the capital of colonial French Louisiana in 1702 as part of New France. The city has passed from the French, to the British, then the Spanish, and finally to the Americans, spanning 160 years, up to the Civil War. Mobile finally became part of Alabama on December 14, 1819.


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In 1979, two men entered the Douglass Family home in Oklahoma, when they left, two people would be dead and two would be fighting for their lives. The killers would continue on robbing multiple people and killing two more. Once they were finally caught, the surviving Douglass Family members would have to fight to keep them behind bars, inspiring a movie to be made about the horrific events.


Fun Fact: Girl Scout cookies were first sold in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1917. The Mistletoe Troop in Muskogee, Oklahoma, baked cookies and sold them in its high school cafeteria as a service project and to finance troop activities.


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In June of 1987, Linda was found murdered in her home in Arlington, Texas. Although neighbors saw the man that killed Linda, it would take almost 20 years to finally find out his name. To the families surprise, Linda was not the killers only victim...

Fun Fact: In Texas, it is illegal to milk another person's cow. The Texas Penal Code states that doing so results in a fine of no more than $10. The current Texas law makes the act a theft of personal property.

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We are headed to North Carolina this week. Nancy and Brad Cooper moved from Canada to Cary, North Carolina and were living in idealistic life in the affluent suburb outside of Raleigh. In 2008, Nancy went for a run but never returned, just two days after going missing, Nancy's body was found. As police investigate, they uncover a contentious divorce, affairs, and a heated child custody battle, all signs were pointing to Brad but with little evidence, it would take years to get justice for Nancy.

Fun Fact: North Carolina got the nickname the Tar Heel State because workers here used to sell tar, pitch, and turpentine from the state's longleaf pine trees to be used in wooden ships. Legend has it that some British soldiers were slowed down when they stepped in sticky North Carolina tar during the Revolutionary War.


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Welcome to A Little Less Mess, it's our companion episode to our main weekly releases. In ALLM, you will find just the facts, no opinions, no jokes, no banter, but do not fear! If you would like to hear our full thoughts on this case (and inappropriate jokes) check out the weekly regular episodes released on Thursdays (they're the numbered episodes).

We are headed to Galveston, Texas this week to discuss the disappearance of Shelley Sikes on Memorial Day Weekend in 1986. Her body was never recovered but two men were charged with her kidnapping. For our Y'all Need Jesus this week, Cara has a rant on the Vanerpump Rules crew who definitely need Jesus.

Fun Fact: Galveston Had the Only North American Hotel Over Water. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston was built in 1965 on the Galveston pier. It was seven stories and had 225 rooms. Hurricane Ike in 2008 severely damaged the hotel and it had to close. It was later demolished to make way for the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier that opened in 2012.

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College student Stacie Pannell was found bludgeoned to death in her college dorm in the small town of Booneville, Mississippi. Police were at a loss until a very unlikely suspect was identified.

Fun Fact: Root beer was created in Biloxi by Edward Adolf Barq. Though the first examples of root beer date back to the 1870s as a drink for miners, it wasn't until later that it gained popularity. The modern version of the drink was invented in Biloxi, Mississippi. Barq created the now-famous Barq's root beer in 1898. The drink was popular right away and saw a boom in sales in the 1920s during the US prohibition.

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We are headed to Galveston, Texas this week to discuss the disappearance of Shelley Sikes on Memorial Day Weekend in 1986. Her body was never recovered but two men were charged with her kidnapping. For our Y'all Need Jesus this week, Cara has a rant on the Vanerpump Rules crew who definitely need Jesus.

Fun Fact: Galveston Had the Only North American Hotel Over Water. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston was built in 1965 on the Galveston pier. It was seven stories and had 225 rooms. Hurricane Ike in 2008 severely damaged the hotel and it had to close. It was later demolished to make way for the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier that opened in 2012.


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This weeks episode is a little different than our regular episodes, we are going to cover the history of The Crescent Hotel and the owner who made it famous, Norman Baker. The Crescent Hotel, located in Eureka Springs, has the moniker of being the most haunted hotel in America due in large part to Norman Baker who ran a "hospital" back in the 1930's where dozens of people died. Join us for a little history lesson and unlike most episodes, you might actually learn something.


Fun Fact: Did you know Arkansas has a museum that houses one of the most extensive art collections in the United States? Forget New York or Los Angeles, if you want to see art from Warhol to Rockwell, stop by the Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville, Arkansas. Founded by one of the Walton's, you know the people who own Walmart, you can stop in and enjoy this Museum in the woods, admission is always free!

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