True Crime on Easy Street

This week the team thought it was time for some updates. There have been some pretty serious updates in the Delphi Murders case that we covered in S2 Episodes 7 & 8. We are also giving you a quick update on what has been going on in the Murdaugh Murders case that we covered in S2 episodes 18-21.

This episode is sponsored by:

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

The Post Herald weekly newspaper

Easy Street, Restaurant, Bar, and Performance Hall

Theme song is The Legend of Hannah Brady by the Shane Givens Band

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-legend-of-hannah-brady/1013006958?i=1013006965

This week the team tackles an infamous criminal that terrorized Birmingham, AL. He is known as the Olympic Park Bomber. Eric Rudolph sits today in a cell next to America's most notorious criminals.

This episode was first ran on June 23, 2021.

We are taking this week off of recording and will be back next week with a fresh episode!

This episode is sponsored by:

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

The Post Herald weekly newspaper

Easy Street, Restaurant, Bar, and Performance Hall

Theme song is The Legend of Hannah Brady by the Shane Givens Band

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-legend-of-hannah-brady/1013006958?i=1013006965

In 2014 the Broaduses bought their dream home, but they had no idea how quickly that dream could turn into a nightmare. This week Katy takes you to Westfield, New Jersey for the story of The Watcher House.

This episode is sponsored by:

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

The Post Herald weekly newspaper

Easy Street, Restaurant, Bar, and Performance Hall

Theme song is The Legend of Hannah Brady by the Shane Givens Band

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-legend-of-hannah-brady/1013006958?i=1013006965

This week Scott takes up back to Thanksgiving week of 1971 to get your toes wet in the ocean that is the mystery of D.B. Cooper.

This episode is sponsored by:

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

The Post Herald weekly newspaper

Easy Street, Restaurant, Bar, and Performance Hall

Theme song is The Legend of Hannah Brady by the Shane Givens Band

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-legend-of-hannah-brady/1013006958?i=1013006965

Resource Materials

“Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B. Cooper”, book by Geoffrey Gray (2011)

“Into the Blast: The True Story of D.B. Cooper”, book by Skipp Porteous and Robert Blevins (2011)

“D.B. Cooper: Mystery Group” Facebook page, Eric Ulis, administrator

“The Cooper Vortex” podcast, hosted by Darren Schaefer & Russell Colbert (Spotify)

“The Final Hunt for D.B. Cooper”, History Channel documentary (2020)

“D.B. Cooper and the FBI: Third Edition”, book by Bruce A. Smith (2021)

“The Skyjacker That Got Away”, National Geographic Channel documentary (2009)

“D.B. Cooper and Flight 305”, book by Dr. Robert H. Edwards (2021)

“Expedition Unknown: Cracking the D.B. Cooper Case”, Season 7, Episode 4 (2016)

“In Search Of”, TV series (season 4, episode 11), hosted by Leonard Nimoy (1979)

This week Scott takes us back to Holcomb, Kansas to finish the tale of the gruesome murders that inspired the second-best-selling true crime book in history, Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood." This is part 2 of a 2 part series.

This episode is sponsored by:

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

The Post Herald weekly newspaper

Easy Street, Restaurant, Bar, and Performance Hall

Theme song is The Legend of Hannah Brady by the Shane Givens Band

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-legend-of-hannah-brady/1013006958?i=1013006965

Sources:

“In Cold Blood”, book by Truman Capote (1966)

“Truman Capote and the Legend of ‘In Cold Blood’”, book by Ralph F. Voss (2011)

“And Every Word is True”, book by Gary McAvoy (2019)

“Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders”, Sundance documentary series (2017)

“In Cold Blood”, 1967 film (Richard Brooks, director)

“The Capote Tapes”, Hulu documentary (2019)

“Infamous”, 2006 film (Toby Jones as Capote)

“Capote”, 2005 film (Philip Seymour Hoffman as Capote)

“Holcomb: The Death of Innocence”, documentary by Smoky Hills Public Television (1997)

This week Scott takes us to Holcomb, Kansas in 1959 to begin the tale of the gruesome murders that inspired the second-best-selling true crime book in history, Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood." This is part 1 of a 2 part series.

This episode is sponsored by:

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

The Post Herald weekly newspaper

Easy Street, Restaurant, Bar, and Performance Hall

Theme song is The Legend of Hannah Brady by the Shane Givens Band

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-legend-of-hannah-brady/1013006958?i=1013006965

Sources:

“In Cold Blood”, book by Truman Capote (1966)

“Truman Capote and the Legend of ‘In Cold Blood’”, book by Ralph F. Voss (2011)

“And Every Word is True”, book by Gary McAvoy (2019)

“Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders”, Sundance documentary series (2017)

“In Cold Blood”, 1967 film (Richard Brooks, director)

“The Capote Tapes”, Hulu documentary (2019)

“Infamous”, 2006 film (Toby Jones as Capote)

“Capote”, 2005 film (Philip Seymour Hoffman as Capote)

“Holcomb: The Death of Innocence”, documentary by Smoky Hills Public Television (1997)

This week the team travels to New Orleans, LA to recall an event that took over the internet. This event took place after Alabama beat LSU in the 2011 BCS championship game, and our very own Kelly was almost a witness!

This episode is sponsored by:

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

The Post Herald weekly newspaper

Easy Street, Restaurant, Bar, and Performance Hall

Theme song is The Legend of Hannah Brady by the Shane Givens Band

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-legend-of-hannah-brady/1013006958?i=1013006965

Sources:

https://www.al.com/sports/2012/11/alabama_fan_lsu_fan_teabagging.html

https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/page/LSU-Bama-Fans/last-time-met

This week Kelly takes us to Florida in 1990 to recount the horrific crimes of the man that helped provide the inspiration for the 1996 horror film Scream, and this time real life is a lot scarier.

This episode is sponsored by:

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

The Post Herald weekly newspaper

Easy Street, Restaurant, Bar, and Performance Hall

Theme song is The Legend of Hannah Brady by the Shane Givens Band

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-legend-of-hannah-brady/1013006958?i=1013006965

Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/danny-rolling-gainesville-ripper

http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/rolling1051.htm

Documentary: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.6bef59a7-3ed3-4392-a987-507490231de9?ref=imdb_web&autoplay=1&ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_fdv&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_fdv-20

https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/danny-rolling-confesses-killing-students-gainesville-part-76985190

https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/danny-rolling-sentenced-death-murders-gainesville-students-part-76985188

Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2HX52GzMVg

The Love Interest:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sondra_London

The song to the love interest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4eI4sp3pi0

https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-sondra-london-now/

This week, Scott takes us back to California in the 1970's to finish our dive into the crimes of The Golden State Killer. Katy also brings us to Alabama for an Alabama tie to the Golden State Killer! This is part 3 of a 3 part series.

This episode is sponsored by:

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

The Post Herald weekly newspaper

Easy Street, Restaurant, Bar, and Performance Hall

Theme song is The Legend of Hannah Brady by the Shane Givens Band

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-legend-of-hannah-brady/1013006958?i=1013006965

Sources:

https://www.al.com/news/2019/03/arrest-of-golden-state-killer-suspect-sparked-break-in-1999-murders-of-alabama-teens.html

https://www.wtvy.com/news/coley-mccraney-murder-trial/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jb-beasley-tracie-hawlett-1999-deaths-alabama-woman-recants-claims-coley-mccraney-faces-trial/

This week Scott takes us back to California in the 1970's to continue our dive into the crimes of The Golden State Killer. This is part 2 of a 3 part series that you cannot miss.

This episode is sponsored by:

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce

The Post Herald weekly newspaper

Easy Street, Restaurant, Bar, and Performance Hall

Theme song is The Legend of Hannah Brady by the Shane Givens Band

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-legend-of-hannah-brady/1013006958?i=1013006965

Sources:

“The Case of the Golden State Killer: Based On the Podcast”, book based on podcast by Michael Morford and Michael Ferguson, 2018

“The Creep Among Us: The Golden State Killer After the Arrest”, book by Anne Penn, Larry Crompton, et al, 2018

“Killers Keep Secrets”, book by James Huddle, 2020

“Cold Case File: Sudden Terror: The True Story of California’s Most Infamous Serial Predator”, book by Larry Crompton, 2019

“Golden State Killer: Unmasking a Killer” seven-part documentary series, Headline News

“I’ll Be Gone In the Dark” documentary series, HBOMax