Bless this Mess: A True Crime Podcast

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37. Carla Hughes Apr 11, 2018

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November 2006, Avis Banks and her fiancé Keyon Pittman are expecting their first child in just a few months. They spent the holidays with family and everything seemed wonderful. But just six days after Thanksgiving, Keyon comes home to find Avis brutally murdered in their garage. At first police, suspect Keyon but once they find out the double life he was leading a new suspect emerges and it will shock the community. Join us while we discuss the murderess mistress from Mississippi, Carla Hughes. Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon here. Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Like us on facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

36. Jessica Dishon Mar 28, 2018

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In Bullitt County, Kentucky 17 year old Jessica Dishon goes missing leaving a few belongings behind including a cellphone with the numbers “9-1” dialed on the screen. It would take 17 days to find her body and the scene was horrific, she had been brutally murdered. With a bungled police investigation, this case went cold making the family suffer for years and wondering “Who killed Jessica?”. Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon here. Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Like us on Facebook here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

35. When LARPing Turns Deadly// Clara Jane Schwartz Mar 21, 2018

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In 2001, Dr. Robert Schwartz is a world renowned scientist working with DNA sequencing. He is still recovering from the death of his wife Joan and living alone in his home in Mount Gilead, Virginia. One December evening, a man comes to his secluded home and stabs him over 40 times with a 27 inch sword and leaves an 'X' carved into the back of his neck. Police begin to wonder, is this is an occult ritual killing? Or could there be something else beyond the surface? Join us while we discuss the strange case of Clara Jane Schwartz and how LARPing (Live Action Role Play) turned deadly. Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon here. Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Like us on Facebook here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

34. The Stocking Strangler Part 3 Mar 15, 2018

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From 1977 to 1978, a murderer was loose in Columbus, Georgia nicknamed the Stocking Strangler. After six years of no leads, they finally nab their guy and he is convicted and sentenced to death. But 30 years later, new DNA evidence is processed, some pointing to is guilt and some pointing to his innocence, we discuss the findings and the ever complicated case of Carlton Gary. Sources: Whoever Fights Monsters by Robert Ressler, The Big Eddy Club by David Rose, Washington Post, the Ledger-Enquirer Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/blessthismesspodcast Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @BTMASTCP Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

33. The Stocking Strangler Part 2 Mar 13, 2018

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From September of 1977 to February of 1978, a serial killer is terrifying the town of Columbus, Georgia. He has already murdered six elderly women in an upscale neighborhood and police are no closer to catching him. The killings stop suddenly but a new element of fear has entered in his place, a group calling themselves the “Forces of Evil” began threatening to kill black women in Columbus if the Stocking Strangler was not caught. Time is of the essence because the woman the organization claims to be holding hostage was reported missing. Needing to act fast, police bring in FBI profiler Robert Ressler to assist them. Using his years of experience he quickly puts together a profile pointing not to a group of seven men but to one. Police start finding bodies and start to wonder if they have a second serial killer operating in the Columbus area. Join us while we continue to sort through the strange case of the Stocking Strangler. Sources: Whoever Fights Monsters by Robert Ressler, The Bid Eddy Club by David Rose, Washington Post, the Ledger-Enquirer Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/blessthismesspodcast Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @BTMASTCP Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

33. The Stocking Killer Part 2 Mar 13, 2018

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32. The Stocking Strangler Part 1 Mar 11, 2018

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In the fall of 1977, a string of horrific attacks hit the city of Columbus, Georgia. White elderly women, all widows, living alone in an upscale neighborhood in Columbus were being brutally beaten, raped, and strangled with stockings. These murders schocked the community and despite massive police presence, the killings continued for several months. With racial tensions in the city at a high, a mysterious group called the "Forces of Evil" began taunting the police, threatening to kill black Columbus citizens if the strangler wasn't stopped. Will the police catch the Stocking Strangler before he claims his next victim? Who are the Forces of Evil and will they really kill citizens to send a message? Join us while we discuss a case that has recently been brought back into the news with the Stocking Stranglers execution date set for March 15, 2018. Sources: Whoever Fights Monsters by Robert Ressler, The Bid Eddy Club by David Rose, Washington Post, the Ledger-Enquirer Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/blessthismesspodcast Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @BTMASTCP Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

31. Mary Lynn Witherspoon Mar 06, 2018

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Mary Lynn Witherspoon was gorgeous, smart, well liked, and living in a beautiful home in the historic South of Broad area of Charleston, South Carolina. There was just one problem, a huge problem, her former boyfriends son had been stalking her for the last 22 years. With lax stalking laws and Mary Lynn’s caring soul, she was left with little to no options. Join us while we discuss the tragic case of Mary Lynn and how her sister and family carried on her legacy by making South Carolina a little safer for victims of stalking. Sources: Dateline NBC, South Carolina Crimes of Passion, Obsession: Dark Desires, and Look Who's Stalking Mary Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/blessthismesspodcast Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @BTMASTCP Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

30. Jocelyn Earnest Feb 26, 2018

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Jocelyn Earnest was 38 years old and had a great career, great friends, and a loving family. She was in the process of ending a 12 year marriage and starting this new chapter of her life in Pine Bluff, Virginia. She was happy, active, and had everything going for her then suddenly she is found, in her home, with a gunshot wound to her head, a gun lying by her side, and a suicide note. Police are immediately suspicious and begin questioning was this a suicide or a murder? Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/blessthismesspodcast Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @BTMASTCP Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

29. When Nashville Lost Its Innocence Part 3 Feb 22, 2018

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In February of 1975, the disappearance and murder of Marcia Trimble shook the town of Nashville, Tennesse and was a crime that would change the city forever. At the same time that Marcia was missing, a string of rapes was hitting the Vanderbilt University and Belmont Colleg area and one cop would tie all of these rapes together and bring in the attacker. But what happened to Marcia? And what happened to Sarah Des Prez, a 19 year old Vanderbilt student that was murdered on February 2, 1975 just weeks before Marcia? Were all of these connected? And if so, how long would it take to find justice for Marcia and Sarah? Join us for the conclusion of When Nashville Lost Its Innocence. Source for this series is "A Season of Darkness" by Douglas Jones and Phyllis Gobbell Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/blessthismesspodcast Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @BTMASTCP Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

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