Southern Mysteries Podcast

By Shannon Ballard

Unearthing the forgotten, the mysterious, and the legendary—one Southern story at a time. Hosted by Shannon Ballard, Southern Mysteries explores the rich and often untold history of the American South... more

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The podcast currently has 204 episodes available.

Southern Mysteries Podcast episodes:

September 24, 2018 Episode 28: The Vengeful Abduction of Annie Laurie Hearin
At 9:50pm on July 26,1988, the Jackson Mississippi Police Department received a call from 71 year old Robert Hearin reporting his 72 year old wife, Annie Laurie had been kidnapped. A case that would take twists and turns that no one could imagine.
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35min
September 10, 2018 Episode 27: Mammoth Cave Explorations, Experiments and Enemies
Mammoth Cave is the longest cave system in the world. It was also ground zero for a desperate medical experiment and the Kentucky Cave Wars that drove Floyd Collins to make a decision that made him a media sensation in 1925
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31min
September 09, 2018 Coming Soon: The Color Line Murders
Coming October 2018, a historical true crime podcast telling the stories of victims of racial terror in the American SouthMusic "Eight" by Ross Gentry, couresy of Headway Recording in Asheville, North Carolina
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2min
August 27, 2018 Episode 26: Edgar Watson The Desperado of Chatham Bend
The Florida Everglades are full of fascinating wildlife, eerie beauty and countless natural wonders. But within this dense wilderness, is the story of one of a man believed to be one of Florida’s most prolific serial killers. And the people who decided to stop him.
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26min
July 30, 2018 Episode 25: The Living Funeral of Felix Bush
In June of 1938, a Tennessee hermit threw himself a funeral party. The "living" funeral made Felix Bush famous. But why had Felix lived as a hermit for decades? And why did he decide to throw himself a funeral and invite all of Roane County, Tennessee?
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27min
July 16, 2018 Episode 24: Gribble House Murders of Savannah
In December of 1909, three women were murdered in a violent axe attack in a boarding house in Savannah, Georgia known as the Gribble House. The attack remains one of the most diabolical crimes in the history of Savannah. Who was the murderer? And what was the motive?
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29min
July 02, 2018 Episode 23: Cahill Mansion
For decades families moved in and out of Cahill Mansion near Gulfport, Mississippi with stories of restless spirits inside including a pyromaniac ghost. And the scariest manifestation happened on the day of one of the most tragic events in US history.
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22min
June 18, 2018 Episode 22: Missing Sodder Family Children
What happened to the Sodder children? Five siblings disappeared from their West Virginia home on Christmas Eve night in 1945. What was their fate? Were they kidnapped, murdered or did they meet another tragic fate? Find full show notes for this episode at southernmysteries.com
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MUSIC Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: “Ever Mindful”, “Ambient”, “White Sand Passage”, “Immersed”, “Drone in D”, “Atlantean Twilight” by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under Creative Commons
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43min
June 04, 2018 Episode 21 Love and Hatred in Birmingham - Murder of Father Coyle
In 1921, a Methodist minister in Birmingham, Alabama, shot and killed a Catholic priest in broad daylight in front of witnesses. The resulting murder trial was a sensation because it featured so many elements of intolerance including Southern racism, anti-Catholicism, and xenophobia. This is the story of the murder of Father John Coyle. Find full show notes for this episode at southernmysteries.com
SUPPORT THE SHOW Buy merchandise in the Southern Mysteries Store
SPONSOR This episode of Southern Mysteries is brought to you by barkbox.com – get one free extra month of BarkBox at getbarkbox.com/southernmysteries when you use code PBFEM
CONNECT | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Discussion Group
MUSIC Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: “Quinn’s Song: First Night”; “Ever Mindful”; “Long Note One”; “Echoes of Time”; “Ghostpocalypse 3” Road of Trials”; “Private Reflection” Music by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons
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33min
June 04, 2018 Episode 21 Love and Hatred in Birmingham - Murder of Father Coyle
In 1921, a Methodist minister in Birmingham, Alabama, shot and killed a Catholic priest in broad daylight in front of witnesses. The resulting murder trial was a sensation because it featured so many elements of intolerance including Southern racism, anti-Catholicism, and xenophobia. This is the story of the murder of Father John Coyle. Find full show notes for this episode at southernmysteries.com
SUPPORT THE SHOW Buy merchandise in the Southern Mysteries Store
SPONSOR This episode of Southern Mysteries is brought to you by barkbox.com – get one free extra month of BarkBox at getbarkbox.com/southernmysteries when you use code PBFEM
CONNECT | Website | Twitter | Facebook | Discussion Group
MUSIC Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: “Quinn’s Song: First Night”; “Ever Mindful”; “Long Note One”; “Echoes of Time”; “Ghostpocalypse 3” Road of Trials”; “Private Reflection” Music by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons
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33min

FAQs about Southern Mysteries Podcast:

How many episodes does Southern Mysteries Podcast have?

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