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In the pre-dawn hours of August 16, 2012, a quiet trailer park in LaPlace, Louisiana, erupted into chaos as a group tied to the anti-government sovereign citizens movement ambushed St. John the Baptist Parish deputies. What began as a shooting in a refinery parking lot quickly escalated into a deadly firefight, claiming the lives of Deputies Brandon Nielsen and Jeremy Triche, while wounding two others.

In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim dives deep into this case: the ideology fueling the sovereign citizens group led by Terry Smith, the roles of primary shooters Brian  Smith and Kyle  Joekel, and the arsenal recovered from the scene. We’ll explore the arrests of seven suspects, the emotional trials that followed—including Joekel’s 2020 conviction and death sentence—and the lingering questions around Brian Smith’s mental competency, which has prevented his trial to this day.

Chapters
05:55 A Town's Heritage: Laplace, Louisiana
07:29 The Incident Unfolds: Valero Refinery Shooting
11:59 Innocent: Tanisha Bright's Story
19:15 The Shootout: Chaos at the Trailer Park
29:16 The Aftermath: Investigating the Attack
31:17 Sovereign Citizens: The Ideology
33:32 A Family's Past: The Smiths' Background
39:29 The Escape Plan: Terry Smith’s Scheme
42:18 The Perpetrators: Who They Were
45:55 The Second Shooter: Kyle Joekel Background
49:26 The Co-Conspirators: A Deeper Look
54:53 Testimonies: Voices from the Scene
1:04:15 The Sentences: Justice Served?
1:19:07 Honoring the Fallen: Remembering the Heroes

Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola recently hosted its first-ever father-daughter dance in partnership with the nonprofit organization God Behind Bars. The event allowed incarcerated fathers to reunite with their daughters, some after years of separation, for an emotional and special bonding experience.

Chapters
01:39 APositive Story
02:44 The Dance at Angola Prison
06:11 The Importance of Father-Daughter Bonds
09:50 Preparing for the Event 11:09 Anticipation and Excitement
14:15 Moments of Reflection
16:06 The Impact of Absence
18:01 Emotional Reunion
19:16 Brotherhood 

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Jim Chapman brings you inside several stories from convicts themselves who spent Thanksgiving in prison.

Chapters
01:40 Thanksgiving in Prison
02:19 First Thanksgiving Stories
07:46 Pandemic Challenges
09:55 Food and Family Memories
14:16 Perspectives on Thanksgiving
23:44 Emotions and Reflections
28:57 Connection and Solidarity

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Jim Chapman recounts the story of Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola inmate Doulas “The Swede” Dennis who killed two people while he was incarcerated and then escaped LSP at Angola and remained on the lam for 10 years before being captured.

#bloodyangolapodcast #lilboosie #douglasdennis  #louisiana #prison #podcast 

Chapters
01:39 Douglas Dennis Early Life
07:40 The Life of Crime Begins
13:51 The Swede’s Arrival at Bloody Angola
18:20 Life Inside the Wire
22:25 A Turnaround in Prison 
25:19  A 10 Year Escape
29:46 Return to Angola
30:56 The End of the Swede

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Torrance Hatch Jr. AKA Lil Boosie and later Boosie Badazz was incarcerated in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for  4 years prior to his release in 2014. In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast”
Jim Chapman details Boosie’s upbringing in a rough neighborhood in Baton Rouge, his rise to fame and his sharp drop when he was sentenced to time inside “Bloody Angola” 

#bloodyangolapodcast #lilboosie #boosiebadazz  #louisiana #prison #podcast 

Chapters
01:39 Torrance Hatch Jr. Becomes “Boosie”
10:45 Boosie’s Life in Prison
12:51 Life Inside The Penitentiary For a Star
22:57 Boosie’s Release and Aftermath
27:59 Boosie’s Legal Troubles Return

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In 1992 Kipp Gullett, a freshman at Louisiana State University was brutally murdered by Dale Craig with the involvement (3) others after being carjacked and kidnapped in the parking lot of his dormitory on LSU’s campus. 
The ensuing investigation and legal battle would go on as Dale Craig’s original sentence would be changed numerous times. In this Edition of Bloody Angola Podcast, Jim Chapman walks you through the details of the crime, the conviction and the sentences of those involved that will leave you scratching your head for answers. 

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In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast”, Jim Chapman brings you the story of Telly Hankton who in 2011 was dubbed “The Most Dangerous Man in New Orleans” by then New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. Telly Hankton and 12 other close family members and associates were indicted by the feds in 2012 for a wide array of crimes including murder and RICO charges. 
Jim also discusses the new ICE detention facility at Louisiana State Penitentiary dubbed “Louisiana Lockup at Camp 57”

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In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast”, Jim Chapman brings you the story of Howard Lee Higginbotham who managed to turn a 9 year sentence in a Louisiana jail for burglary into Life with no parole by “turning out” another inmate.

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In 1983 Michael Owen Perry murdered five members of his own family in Lake Arthur, LA. Perry then set his sights on Washington D.C. where he planned to murder Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and then travel to Beverly Hills, California to murder film actress Olivia Newton-John who he had been stalking for nearly 10 years.
Bloody Angola Podcast host Jim Chapman brings you inside the case from Michael’s teenage years through his arrest and conviction.

#bloodyangolapodcast #MichaelOwnPerry #OliviaNewtonJohn #police #louisiana #prison #podcast 

Timestamps
01:36 Teenage years for Michael Owen Perry
13:12 A chilling return home.
13:54 Crime news interruption.
14:06 The horrific family murders.
21:41 The shocking arrest in D.C.
23:42 The trial and its oddities.
27:21 The complex insanity defense.
28:40 Life on death row.

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Sources
https://bestofswla.com/2021/07/15/an-insane-rage/ https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1212&context=journal_of_human_rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_v._Louisiana

In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast”, Jim Chapman details an armored truck robbery in New Orleans Louisiana that resulted in the murder of Loomis Armored Truck Employee Hector Trochez in December of 2013.

Chapters
01:39 Meet Big Daddy
09:32 The Robbery Unfolds
12:17 The Aftermath for the Driver
12:57 Police Investigate the Shooting
14:55 Breakthrough with DNA Evidence
19:18 Two Years of Silence
19:45 Arrests and Indictments
27:34 The Trial and Sentencing
31:53 Final Convictions and Outcomes

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