Murder Down South

Happy Halloween! In this short episode we get a bit spooky. We cover a couple of ghost stories from the Carolinas, including The Story of Julia Legare and The Ghost Train of Bostian Bridge.

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Weird Carolinas - Book by Roger Manley. Published in 2007.

https://paranormalmilwaukee.com/paranormal-101/four-types-of-hauntings/ - Four Types of Hauntings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edisto_Island - Edisto Island Wikipedia Page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Islands - Sea Islands Wikipedia Page.

https://www.cdc.gov/diphtheria/index.html - The CDC webpage for Diphtheria.

https://www.edistobeach.com/the-legend-of-julia-legare/ - The Legend of Julia Legare - Article on Edisto Beach’s website by Bob Hart.

https://www.scpictureproject.org/charleston-county/tomb-of-julia-legare.html - SC PIcture Project website.

https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/behind-urban-legends/a-southern-gothic-ghost-story-from-edisto-island-south-carolinas-low-country/ - Buried Alive! A Southern Gothic Ghost Story from Edisto Island, South Carolina’s Low Country - Article on the Gothic Horror Stories website.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_accident_on_the_Bostian_Bridge = Railway accident on the Bostian Bridge - Wikipedia Page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statesville,_North_Carolina - The Statesville, NC wiki page.

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This episode is part one of our three part series on the Charleston Church Massacre which occurred in Charleston, SC in 2015. In part one we cover the history of Charleston, black history in Charleston (especially regarding Christianity), and how Roof and others like him are radicalized into white supremacy.

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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/10/12/hearing-set-consider-dna-testing-case-executed-man.html - Hearing Set to Consider DNA Testing in Case of Man Executed for Killing Marine - Military.com article by the Associated Press (October 12, 2019).

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/community/128214/itali-marlowe-is-the-20th-trans-person-to-be-killed-in-the-us-this-year/ - Itali Marlowe is the 20th trans person to be killed in the US this year - Gay Times article by Sam Damshenas (October 10, 2019).

Episode Sources:

https://www.onthisday.com/date/2015 - 2015 Information

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina - Charleston, SC Wiki

https://motheremanuel.com/about-us/ - The AME Church website.

https://emanuelempowerment.org/ - Mother Emanuel Empowerment Center - MEEC website.

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/16/629424811/architect-unveils-design-for-mother-emanuel-ame-church-memorial - Architect Unveils Design For Emanuel AME Church Memorial - NPR article by Camila Domonoske (July 16, 2018).

A Short History of Charleston - Book by Robert Rosen (Second edition published in 1992).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gullah_Gullah_Island - Gullah Gullah Island Wikipedia page.

https://civilrightstrail.com/attraction/emanuel-ame-church/ - Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church page on the United States Civil Rights Trail website.

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/06/08/481149042/how-a-shooting-changed-charlestons-oldest-black-church - How a Shooting Changed Charleston’s Oldest Black Church - NPR article by Debbie Elliot (June 8, 2016).

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/18/415452594/mother-emanuel-church-suffers-a-new-loss-in-charleston - ‘Mother Emanuel’ Church Suffers A New Loss In Charleston - NPR article by Bill Chappell (June 18, 2015).

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/09/us/charleston-church-distributes-1-5-million-to-families-of-victims.html - Charleston Church Distributes $1.5 Million to Families of Victims - NYT article by The Associated Press (May 8, 2016).

https://discoversouthcarolina.com/products/3404 - Emanuel AME Church’s page on Discover South Carolina website.

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/slavery-in-charleston-a-chronicle-of-human-bondage-in-the/article_54334e04-4834-50b7-990b-f81fa3c2804a.html - Slavery in Charelston: A chronicle of human bondage in the Holy City - The Post and Courier article by Brian Hicks (April 9, 2011).

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/us/dylann-roof-trial-charleston.html - Dylann Roof Is Sentenced to Death in Charleston Church Massacre - NYT article by Alan Blinder and Kevin Sack (January 10, 2017).

https://time.com/5647304/white-nationalist-terrorism-united-states/ - ‘We Are Being Eaten From Within.’ Why America Is Losing the Battle Against White Nationalist Terrorism - Time Magazine article by Vera Bergengruen and W.J. Hennigan (August 8, 2019).

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/04/el-paso-shooting-white-nationalist-supremacy-violence-christchurch - 'White power ideology': why El Paso is part of a growing global threat - Guardian article by Lois Beckett and Jason Wilson (August 5, 2019).

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/08/conversation-christian-picciolini/595543/ - A Reformed White Nationalist Says the Worst Is Yet to Come - The Atlantic Article by Yara Bayoumy And Kathy Gilsinan (August 6, 2019).

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-08-07/domestic-terrorism-white-supremacists-islamic-state-recruits - White supremacists and Islamic State recruits have more in common than you might think - LA Times article by Melissa Etehad (August 7, 2019).

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/thousands-gather-for-funeral-of-clementa-pinckney-in-charleston.html?module=inline - President Obama Eulogizes Charleston Pastor as One Who Understood Grace - The New York Times article by Kevin Sack and Gardiner Harris (June 25, 2015).

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/us/dylann-roof-shooting-charleston-south-carolina-church-video.html?module=inline - Jurors Hear Dylann Roof Explain Shooting in Video: ‘I Had to Do It’ - The New York Times article by Kevin Sack and Alan Blinder (December 9, 2016).

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/us/no-regrets-from-dylann-roof-in-jailhouse-manifesto.html?module=inline - No Regrets From Dylann Roof in Jailhouse Manifesto - The New York Times article by Kevin Sack and Alan Blinder (January 5, 2017).

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/us/dylann-roof-trial-charleston.html?module=inline - Spared by Gunman in Charleston, Churchgoer Describes Night of Terror - The New York Times article by Alan Blinder and Kevin Sack (December 14, 2016).

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/us/dylann-roof-trial.html?module=inline - Heart-Rending Testimony as Dylann Roof Trial Opens - The New York Times article by Kevin Sack and Alan Blinder (December 7, 2016).

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/15/593799322/sister-of-charleston-shooter-dylann-roof-arrested-after-menacing-social-media-po - Sister Of Charleston Shooter Dylann Roof Arrested After Menacing Social Media Post - NPR article by Scott Neuman (March 15, 2018).

https://www.gq.com/story/dylann-roof-making-of-an-american-terrorist - A Most American Terrorist: The Making of Dylann Roof - GQ article by Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah (August 21, 2017).

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/7/18215634/dylann-roof-charleston-church-shooter-bowl-gang - An online subculture celebrating the Charleston church shooter appears to be inspiring copycat plots - Vox article by Zack Beauchamp (February 7, 2019).

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/charleston-church-shooting/charleston-shooter-dylann-roof-moved-death-row-terre-haute-federal-n749671 - Charleston Shooter Dylann Roof Moved to Death Row in Terre Haute Federal Prison - NBC News article by Avalon Zoppo (April 22, 2017).

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/now-that-capital-punishment-is-back-dylann-roof-s-execution/article_764cb004-af0c-11e9-b949-a7d20c2c791a.html - Now that capital punishment is back, Dylann Roof’s execution can move forward - The Post and Courier article by Michael Majchrowicz and Gregory Yee Mmajchrowicz (July 25, 2019).

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/31/us/dylann-roof-survivors-lawsuit/index.html - Families of Dylann Roof victims can sue US government, court rules - CNN article by Jay Croft (August 31, 2019).

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dylann-roof-drove-second-black-church-charleston-shooting/ - Dylann Roof drove toward second black church after Charleston shooting, prosecutors say - CBS News article (February 22, 2017).

https://www.apnews.com/f56b7776bbd940ecaee34845fca86da6 - Appeals court reinstates lawsuit in SC church shooting case - AP article by Denise Lavoie (August 30, 2019).

https://www.gq.com/story/dylann-roof-making-of-an-american-terrorist - Episode Image

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This episode we head back to Charlotte, NC to cover the murder of Danielle Watson at The Flying Biscuit café.

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https://www.greensboro.com/news/crime/flying-biscuit-murders-mark-a-first-in-n-c-homicide/article_e082237b-3c79-5bad-84bc-905477a25694.html - Flying Biscuit murders mark a first in N.C. homicide cases - Charlotte Observer article reprinted in the Greensboro News & Record (January 25, 2013).

https://www.wbtv.com/story/20668491/flying-biscuit-killer-pleads-guilty-to-double-murder/ - Man convicted for murder of Flying Biscuit co-worker, unborn child - WBTV3 article by WBTV Web Staff (January 24, 2013).

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-autopsy-findings-reveal-n-man-brutally-stabbed-pregnant-co-worker-danielle-watson-dozen-times-article-1.1103070 - New autopsy findings reveal N.C. man brutally stabbed pregnant co-worker Danielle Watson almost two dozen times - New York Daily News article by Erik Ortiz (June 27, 2012).

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/police-search-for-ballantyne-murder-suspect/275-373506183 - Police search for Ballantyne murder suspect - WCNC article by WCNC Staff (January 16, 2012).

https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/10634816/ - Warrants: Charlotte murder suspect told sister he killed co-worker - WRAL article by Tara Lynn and Bridget Whelan (January 23, 2012).

https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/10605856/ - Charlotte cafe homicide, robbery suspect nabbed in Fayetteville - WRAL article by Adam Owens, Tara Lynn, and Bridget Whelan (January 16, 2012).

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/danielle-watson-autopsy-s_n_1631559 - Danielle Watson Autopsy Says Pregnant Charlotte Woman Stabbed 2 Dozen Times - Huffpost article by Michael McLaughlin (June 27, 2012).

https://www.wbtv.com/story/16520565/death-investigation-at-south-charlotte-shopping-center/ - DA to seek murder charge of unborn child against Flying Biscuit murder suspect, source says - WBTV3 article (January 14, 2012).

https://www.wbtv.com/story/16529861/fiancee-says-murdered-cafe-manager/ - Murdered cafe manager and fiance were to get married this weekend - WBTV3 article (January 16, 2012).

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Devil's Tramping Ground Wiki

North Carolina Ghosts Article

What is the Devil's Tramping Ground?/UNC-TV Science

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This week we cover the crime spree of John Louis Evans III and Wayne Eugene Ritter. Their multi-state reign of terror ultimately culminated in the murder of Edward Nassar, a pawn shop owner in Mobile, Alabama.

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Family Still Waiting For Mark Carver To Be ‘Truly Free’ - WFAE 90.7 article by Sara Delia (September 6, 2019).

Koch Brothers Projects in Works from ‘Amanda Knox’ Producer - Variety article by Dave Mcnary (August 26, 2019).

Moorer’s attorney delays filing federal civil lawsuit due to upcoming retrial - WMBF News article by Kristin Nelson (August 22, 2019).

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Mobile, AL Wiki

1970 Census Data (PDF)

1971 Census Data

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John Louis EVANS, III v. ALABAMA - 461 U.S. 1301 (103 S.Ct. 1735, 75 L.Ed.2d 921). No. 82-6581 (A-848). Decided: April 21, 1983.

Witness To an Execution - UPI article by Mark D. Harris (May 4, 1983).

Mother of victim feels no sympathy for Evans - Gadsden Times article by Gary MItchell (April 23, 1983).

Murderer John Louis Evans III laughed with his family… - UPI article by Jeff Woodard (April 20, 1983).

Alabama Executes Killer, 7th in U.S to Die Since ‘76 - New York Times article (April 23, 1983).

Evans v. State - Court of Criminal Appeals of AlabamaNov 15, 1977361 So. 2d 654 (Ala. Crim. App. 1977).

Alabama Executes Convict in Killing - New York Times article by the Associated Press (August 28, 1987).

In the Shadow of the Chair, Killer John Evans Plans to Seek No Reprieve from Death - People article by Joyce Leviton (April 9, 1979).

Murder Victim Wanted to Help Others - Alabama Journal article by Chris Sexton (November 9, 1978).

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Satchel Paige Wiki

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She-Wolf In My Heart (bonus) by Sergey Cheremisinov is licensed under a Attribution License.

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This week we finish our two part series on The Southside Strangler. A serial killer who terrorized Richmond and Arlington VA between 1984 and 1987.

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Richmond, VA - Wikipedia page.

Forensic Files C8: E1 “Southside Strangler” - October 31, 1996.

Memorial Care website

Amazing Advances in Forensic Science Part 1: DNA - .Practical Homicide article by Vernon J. Gerberth, M.S., M.P.S. June 2010.

NIH website

The Night I Watched a Serial Killer Die - Article by Lee Lofland. August 18, 2018.

Virginia Serial Killer Convicted by DNA Evidence is Executed - Los Angeles Times article from the Associated Press. April 28, 1994.

Killer breakthrough - the day DNA evidence first nailed a murderer - Article from The Guardian written by Ian Cobain. June 7, 2016.

Virginia’s Southside Strangler executed - UPI archives. April 28, 1994.

Governor pardons man wrongly convicted of murder. - UPI article by Carolyn Click. January 4, 1989.

Timothy W. Spencer, Petitioner-appellant, v. Edward W. Murray, Director, Respondent-appellee, 5 F.3d 758 (4th Cir. 1993) - Argued Oct. 28, 1992. Decided Sept. 16, 1993.

The Arlington Serial Killer Who Changed History. - Arlington Magazine article by Laurie McClellan. July 27, 2015.

Southern Nightmare Podcast & article series - Southern Nightmare. This is a 10-part print and podcast series on the landmark criminal justice case of the South Side Strangler, which marked the nation's first use of DNA to catch a killer. Articles listed in Style Weekly. By Richard Foster.

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Maggie L. Walker - Wiki

Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School History

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