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Episode 80 Explosive Mistake – The Murder of Helen Weaver
In December 1955, Central Texans were captivated and shocked as they watched the first televised murder trial in American history. Did Harry Washburn plant the car bomb that killed his ex mother in law, Helen Weaver? SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN FREE: Apple… Read More ›
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Episode 79 Serial Killer Euzebe Vidrine
Euzebe Vidrine was one of Louisiana’s earliest serial killers. After being sentenced to death for one murder in Evangeline Parish, Vidrine asked the judge for time to write his memoir and confessed to murdering four other men. SUBSCRIBE AND LISTEN… Read More ›
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Episode 78 The Poet Murderess of Mississippi
In November 1930, Pearl Drew sent a letter to Mississippi Governor Bilbo. She included a poem which revealed she had murdered a man her father was convicted of killing.
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Episode 77 Mysterious Murder of William Marsh Rice
William Marsh Rice, founder of Rice University, was found dead on September 23,1900. The story surrounding his death is questioned to this day. Was he murdered? Or did the man who confessed to killing him get there too late?
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Episode 76 The Earl Family Murders in Welsh Louisiana
In 1902 six members of a farming family were murdered in Calcasieu Parish Louisiana. An itinerant farmhand who seemed to have no motive for the murders would be arrested and pay the ultimate price for the crime.