There isn't a description good enough to adequately describe the ridicularity of this case, but if you go to about the 1 hour & 20-minute mark, you can hear it summed up in 3 words that Rob wanted us to use as the title, but I didn't think the podcast apps would approve of.

WARNING: If you don't like banter, you may want to stop at around the 1 hour mark. Also, although we do make light of some aspects of the story, especially at the end of the podcast, we are not making light of anyone's death. No one deserves to die, even if their own actions led to their demise.

I also misspoke at about the 50 minute mark--I said "His beef was with Johnny" but I mean to say "His beef was with Harold."

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Murders during the commission of a robbery are rare, so what would bring someone to kill 3 people in a South Carolina bank in 2003?

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In Part 2 of our Black & Missing in Georgia series, we discuss the abduction of Monica Bowie from Atlanta, Georgia, in 2007.

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In Part 1 of our Black & Missing in Georgia series, we explore the disappearances of Dysmashal "Dee Dee" Cullins and Marcie Crane, who both went missing from in/near Atlanta, Georgia in 2003.

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In Part 2 of The Santa Claus Murders, we learn about the fate of the Daniels family.

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A complete list of sources can be found in the show notes of Episode 15 (Part 1 of The Santa Claus Murders).

Resources for Donating Backpacks to Foster Children:

Another organization to consider donating to: CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). You can find your local organization at https://nationalcasagal.org/our-work/programs/

When 3 little girls are found wandering in the cold 50 miles from their home of Santa Claus, no one could have imagined the horrors that they survived and the horrors that would be found in their home on Dasher Street.

In Part 1, we discuss the life of Kim (Lampp/Driggers) Daniels, who went from foster care to drug addict to losing her children to turning her life around and becoming a foster parent. She felt that God had called her to provide a loving home to children who needed help. She never could've known what one of those kids was capable of.

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When two college students decide to spend a quiet evening by the lake, they have no idea of the horror waiting for them in the shadows.

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A college town is shocked when a professor brutally murders his wife and 2 acquaintances. What could've made him snap? And more importantly--where has he run off to?

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Tharpe, J., Towers, C., & Stevens, A. (2009, April 26). Professor sought in killings. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

Bynum, R. (2009, April 27). Prof suspected in shooting vanishes. The Herald-Sun.

Garner, M.K. (2009, April 27). Slaying motive unclear: Police issue nationwide alert for UGA professor. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Burnett, D. (2009, April 27). Zinkhan ‘odd,’ prolific professor. The Red & Black.

Crist, C. (2009, April 27). Vanished: An April weekend, changed forever. The Red & Black.

 Cook, C., & Anderson, J. (2009, April 28). UGAAlert delayed so as not to warn Zinkhan. The Red & Black.

 Bynum, R. (2009, April 28). Authorities can’t find Ga. shooting suspect’s passport. The Times and Democrat.

Katz, N. (2009, May 1). Police find wanted professor’s truck. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-find-wanted-professors-truck/ 

Staff. (2009, May 2). Jeep found, but suspect still at large. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 

Tharpe, J., & Torpy, B. (2009, May 3). Professor’s neighbors, colleagues stunned. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

 Davis, M. (2009, May 3). Thespians recall shooting victims. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

 Towers, C. (2009, May 8). Reward set up in UGA slayings. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

 ABC News. (2009, May 9). Fugitive prof’s body found half-buried. ABCNews.com. https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=7547295&page=1

Towers, C., & Stevens, A. (2009, May 10). Body of Zinkhan found in woods. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

CNN. (2009, May 12). UGA prof dug grave, shot himself in head, police say. CNN.com. https://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/12/georgia.professor.autopsy/index.html

Towers, C. (2009, May 15). Zinkhan’s body goes unclaimed at GBI office. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 

Staff. (2009, May 13). Questions remain as Zinkhan case finds resolution. The Red & Black. 

McLaughlin, E.C. (2009, May 15). Son claims body of professor accused in killings. CNN.com.

Stevens, A. (2009, May 16). Fate determined for Zinkhan’s body. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Associated Press. (2009, May 29). Professor taped call with wife; knew of affair. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smith, R. (2009, May 29). Georgia professor knew of affair before murder spree. CBSNews. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-professor-knew-of-affair-before-murder-spree/

Johnson, J. (2009, December 7). Zinkhan file described cold-blooded killer. The Augusta Chronicle.  

Cook, C. (2009, July 10). With Zinkhan, a wealth of what ifs (w/documents). The Red & Black. 

Mann, C. (2011, March 21). Custody fight over children of George Zinkham, UGA professor who killed 3 people, and himself. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/custody-fight-over-children-of-george-zinkhan-uga-professor-who-killed-3-people-and-himself/

Stevens, A. (2011, April 25). Two years later, lives rebuilding after Zinkhan shootings. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Johnson, J. (2019, April 28). When a sunny day turned dark. Athens Banner-Herald.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36374638/marie-elizabeth-bruce

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36590085/benjamin-harrison-teague

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36590062/thomas-cole-tanner

When a professor, a psychologist, and a car salesman enjoy a night in a hot tub, they have no idea that not everyone will make it out of that tub alive.

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Blood Town Podcast - https://www.bloodtownpodcast.com/

College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences. (2011). Award Recipients. University of Georgia.

Brumback, K. (2019, May 15). Man charged with murder in death of professor. The Macon Telegraph.

Figueras, L. (2019, May 20). Academic community mourns UGA professor. The Atlanta Journal- Constitution.

Kovac, J. Jr. (2019, June 15). Past of choking revealed in death of professor. The Macon Telegraph.

Hobbs, B.W. (2022, April 12). Not GUILTY on all counts: Jury acquits Marcus Lillard in murder of Marianne Shockley. Morgan County Citizen.

CBS News. (2022, April 21). Marcus Lillard, boyfriend of Georgia professor Marianne Shockley, acquitted in her death 3 years after sheriff called it 'one of the strangest cases ever.

Essert, M. (2022, October 13). 48 Hours to explore mysterious death of UGA professor. The Red and Black.

Vigliotti, J. (2023, June 18). What really happened the night Marianne Shockley died? "Evil came to play," says boyfriend acquitted of her murder. CBS News.

In this episode, we discuss the mysterious disappearances of Dr. Cherryl Pearson, Alice Mae Sullivan, and Veda Lou Powers.

BE FOREWARNED: There's lots of banter and lots of cussing. It went off the rails and the ADHD ADHDed.

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Dr. Cherryl Pearson:

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Veda Lou Powers: