As disconcerting details about Ortiz’s life stack up in the interrogation room, the investigators know they have the right guy. But after he confesses, they quickly learn just how much they didn’t know. Find us on <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/GoneSouth_FB">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/GoneSouth_IG">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/GoneSouth_TT">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://x.com/jedlipinski?lang=en">Twitter</a>. You can also subscribe to our newsletter, <a href="https://jedlipinski.substack.com/">Gone South with Jed Lipinski</a>. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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As disconcerting details about Ortiz’s life stack up in the interrogation room, the investigators know they have the right guy. But after he confesses, they quickly learn just how much they didn’t know. Find us on&nbsp;<a href="https://link.chtbl.com/GoneSouth_FB" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://link.chtbl.com/GoneSouth_IG" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://link.chtbl.com/GoneSouth_TT" rel="noopener noreferrer">TikTok</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/jedlipinski?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a>. You can also subscribe to our newsletter,&nbsp;<a href="https://jedlipinski.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gone South with Jed Lipinski</a>. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

S3|E5: Squared Away

For years, Gone South has been a podcast about crime in the American South. But in Season 5, we’re widening the lens.

Through deeply reported, narrative-driven stories—and conversations with journalists, historians, musicians, and people who’ve lived these stories firsthand—we’re digging into the myths, scandals, and power structures that still shape the South… and, in many ways, the country itself.

From re-examining the cultural meaning of the Alamo to tracing the family history of Alex Murdaugh to investigating the federal indictment of New Orleans’s former mayor, each episode stands alone. Together, they paint a picture of what this region really is and how it came to be.

Gone South is a show for people who want to understand how history lingers and why it still matters now.

Written and hosted by award-winning journalist Jed Lipinski, Gone South is the recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Achievement in Journalism.

Previous serialized seasons include:


  Season 1: Who Killed Margaret Coon?

  Season 2: The Dixie Mafia

  Season 3: The Sign Cutter


Follow Gone South to get new episodes every week.

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For years, Gone South has been a podcast about crime in the American South. But in Season 5, we’re widening the lens. Through deeply reported, narrative-driven stories—and conversations with journalists, historians, musicians, and people who’ve lived these stories firsthand—we’re digging into the myths, scandals, and power structures that still shape the South… and, in many ways, the country itself. From re-examining the cultural meaning of the Alamo to tracing the family history of Alex Murdaugh to investigating the federal indictment of New Orleans’s former mayor, each episode stands alone. Together, they paint a picture of what this region really is and how it came to be. Gone South is a show for people who want to understand how history lingers and why it still matters now. Written and hosted by award-winning journalist Jed Lipinski, Gone South is the recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding Achievement in Journalism. Previous serialized seasons include: Season 1: Who Killed Margaret Coon? Season 2: The Dixie Mafia Season 3: The Sign Cutter Follow Gone South to get new episodes every week.

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