Kenneth Neu loved two things: music and himself. He was a talented singer and dreamed of becoming a star with his name in newspapers and his voice on the radio. Neu would get his wish in the 1930s when people from New York City to New Orleans heard his name on radio reports and saw his name and photos printed in newspapers. The headlines featured news that he had confessed to two murders.

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Episode Resources

Slayer of Two Held By Lack of Car Tag. The Gaffney Ledger. September 23, 1933

Crooner Held for Murder Pens Poems in Jail Cell. The Shreveport Times. September 23, 1933

Neu’s Defense at N.O. is Insanity. The Alexandria Town Talk. December 13, 1933

State Demands Death for Penalty for Slayer. The Monroe-Star News. December 15, 1933

Night Club Singer Goes to N.O. Gallows Today. The Shreveport Times February 1, 1935

Girl Pays for Neu’s Funeral. The Alexandria Town Talk. February 2, 1935

State v. Neu, 180 La. 545, 157 So. 105 (La. 1934). Casetext

Singer Kept Singing All the Way to the Gallows. The Ottawa Citizen. October 25, 1980

Fit as a fiddle and ready to hang: depression-era crooner was the ‘singing slayer’. Medium. December 1, 2018

Is Gay Panic Still An Excuse For Murder In The Courtroom? Oxygen True Crime. August 20, 2019

Episode Music

Slow Hammers by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Source: http://incompetech.com

Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use