Someone had confessed to the murder of Athens businessman T.K. Harty in 1977. Who? Oven repairman Elmo Florence. This week, host Cameron Jay sits down with Mr. Reinhold, who heard first-hand the account Elmo gave of his fatal encounter with T.K. on August 30, 1977.

But Elmo Florence had not only implicated himself. He said he had been hired by Harty's business rival John Mooney- T.K. Harty’s business rival and the owner of Somebody’s Pizza. In the second half of this episode, Mooney’s business partner Jimmy Dunnett tells of the John he knew, and the demise of T.K. Harty that he saw coming.

A story of twists and turns, Part 2 sets the story up to take listeners to the trials of Elmo Florence and John Mooney-- and the aftermath full of surprises. 

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Cover Image: Ties, a Magazine by the Southern Railway- Producer April 1974 featuring T.K. Harty and business partner Frank Range.

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For this new Classic City Crime Miniseries, host Cameron Jay takes listeners back to Athens, Georgia 1977 where The Station had become a central place for entertainment, dining, and as Athens would have it- drinking. The old railway depot had been converted into the prime gathering place for students and locals a few years prior by businessman Lee Epting, just 26 years old at the time. 

In Part 1 of this series, Epting explains to listeners how "The Station" came to be and what it meant to the people of Athens. To understand the story of T.K. Harty, you have to start at the Station- where a feud was brewing between Harty and his business rival John Mooney. It was a feud that would lead to murder, and so much more we'll talk about over the next several weeks. 

Episode Cover photo by Minla Shields, taken during the 1970s. Used with permission.

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Special thanks to The Welfare Liners for usage of their original song, "Who Killed T.K.?" 

For Bill King's full story, read "Station to Station: Romance on the Rails"

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Research thanks to The Athens Clarke County Library Heritage Room, The Athens Banner-Herald (1970-1980), TIES by The Southern Railway System (1974), Classic Scene (1972)

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Next week will mark 20 years since Tara Baker was murdered in her east Athens, Georgia home- her killer still not brought to justice. One of the last episodes of the week-to-week reporting, Episode 24 is full of a recap of just how far we’ve come in the search for the truth, a review with the Baker family of the information we’ve learned, and host Cameron Jay’s own personal thoughts of this journey for Justice. Listen in now.

Join us on January 20, 2021 at the UGA Law Library at 11:30 AM for a flower laying memorial service, and at 7:30 PM on Facebook live for a virtual memorial service with all of you. 

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Episode 23 is the first episode of 2021, as Cameron Jay and Classic City Crime resumes the storytelling and answer-seeking journey of the life and murder of Tara Louise Baker. "Answers on Ant" is full of new possible answers from interviews and with people who came forward during the holiday break to tell more about their interactions with a character we've called "Ant", who claimed to have knowledge of Tara's death and as you will find out, much more. These are people's personal stories and their personal accounts, compelled to come forward. 

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