Episode 31: Corpsewood Manor

Summerville, Georgia. December 1982. Hidden deep in the Chattooga County woods stood a handmade brick fortress — two towers, no electricity, no neighbors for miles. It was called Corpsewood Manor, built by Dr. Charles Scudder and his partner Joey Odom as a refuge from judgment and noise. A place for solitude, art, and defiance.

But on a winter night, four visitors arrived carrying wine, laughter, and a rifle wrapped in a blanket. By dawn, the men who had built their sanctuary lay dead — murdered in their own home by the very people they’d welcomed inside.

In this episode, we explore the story behind one of Georgia’s most haunting crimes — the life of Dr. Scudder, a brilliant academic turned recluse; the rumors of Satanism that spread through a conservative town; and the brutal night when ignorance and fear became justification for murder.

What began as a dream of peace ended in blood, fire, and legend. And long after the house was burned to the ground, the ruins still whisper the Latin words Scudder carved into the stone: Non omnis moriar.
“I shall not wholly die.”

📍 Featured Location: Corpsewood Manor Ruins, near Summerville, Georgia, USA
⚠️ Content Warning: Graphic depictions of homicide, intolerance, and postmortem discovery. Listener discretion is strongly advised.