Gulf Coast Confidential with Mollye Barrows

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'To all the girls I've choked before,' signed The Happy Face Killer Oct 18, 2023

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In 1996, an inmate on a work crew found the remains of a woman in the woods near the small Gulf Coast town of Holt in the Florida Panhandle. Investigators had no idea who the woman was or who raped and choked her to death, until now.
I’m Mollye Barrows, a longtime reporter in Florida’s Panhandle and welcome to my investigative series, Gulf Coast Confidential, where I dive into the saltier stories that surface in Northwest Florida and all along the Gulf of Mexico.

My co-host is Pam Hill. Her sister was killed by her own son on Christmas Eve 2013, and Pam has a unique perspective on many of the cases I talk about on Gulf Coast Confidential.
In this episode, ’To all the girls I’ve choked before,’ signed The Happy Face Killer, we're discussing the macabre and brutal trail of violence left across the country by serial killer, Keith Hunter Jesperson.
The convicted murdered is currently three life sentences for some of his crimes at Oregon State Penitentiary.
Join us as we discuss how police finally identified the young woman and determined she was the sixth victim of the so-called Happy Face Killer - a murderer who made sure he got credit for his crimes by leaving the macabre signature on notes and letters.

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Murder on the Clock: It's Killing Time Oct 11, 2023

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Hi, I’m Mollye Barrows, a longtime reporter in Florida’s Panhandle and welcome to my investigative series, Gulf Coast Confidential, where I dive into the saltier stories that surface in Northwest Florida and all along the Gulf of Mexico.

My co-host is Pam Hill. Her sister was killed by her own son on Christmas Eve 2013, and Pam has a unique perspective on many of the cases I talk about on Gulf Coast Confidential.

This episode, “Murder on the Clock: It’s Killing Time,” is in response to several Gulf Coast cases where women were killed while they were simply going to work or in one case working out.

They all knew their killers. Two victims were allegedly murdered by former lovers, and one was killed by a co-worker.

It’s bad enough when home isn’t safe, but going about your business shouldn’t cost you your life.

Here’s “Murder on the Clock: It’s Killing Time.”

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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The Bad Nurse Oct 03, 2023

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Hi, I’m Mollye Barrows, a longtime reporter in Florida’s Panhandle and welcome to my investigative series, Gulf Coast Confidential. Here I dive into the saltier stories that surface in Northwest Florida and all along the Gulf of Mexico.

My co-host is Pam Hill. Her sister was killed by her own son on Christmas Eve 2013, and Pam has a unique perspective on many of the cases I talk about on Gulf Coast Confidential.

In this episode, “The Bad Nurse,” we’re talking about the case of Charles “Charlie” Cullen, one of the most prolific serial killers in America. He copped to 29 murders, but investigators believe the number could be closer to 400.

The movie, “The Good Nurse” on Netflix, is based on a true-crime book of the same name and it shows how the confessed killer moved from hospital to hospital, killing people, and the corporate healthcare system allowed him to get away with it.

Cullen might have continued killing had it not been for his fellow nurse and friend, Amy Loughren.

Here's more on how she helped stop “The Bad Nurse.”

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Ted Bundy wuz here: He fooled around and found out! Sep 26, 2023

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My co-host is Pam Hill. Her sister was killed by her son in a brutal not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity and she has a unique perspective on many of the cases I talk about on Gulf Coast Confidential.

In this episode, "Ted Bundy wuz here: He fooled around and found out!" we're talking about infamous serial killer Ted Bundy. A seasoned killer who escaped over and over again parked in the wrong town at the right time to be stopped.
We have Pensacola Police to thank for catching one of America's most notorious killers.

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Making Killer Deals Sep 19, 2023

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My co-host is Pam Hill. Her sister was killed by her son in a brutal not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity and she has a unique perspective on many of the cases I talk about on Gulf Coast Confidential.

In this episode, “Making Killer Deals” we’re talking about the failed murder-for-hire plot that put wealthy, Pensacola car dealer Ron Samuels in prison and left his ex-wife paralyzed and on a ventilator for the rest of her life.

Samuels was used to making deals that worked for him. He was willing to pay anything, including hiring cocaine addicted hit men to kill her, rather than pay what the court ordered him to give to his ex-wife and the mother of their three children.

Here’s how the final deal went down that finally sent him to prison.

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Relentless Sep 12, 2023

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This episode of Gulf Coast Confidential spans the 1980’s and 1990’s and includes what you might expect from that time – cool cars, cocaine, and hired hit men. But this is not an episode of Miami Vice, it’s the true story of what happened when a rich, violent man didn’t get his way.

In 1993, the young, pretty wife of a wealthy Pensacola car dealer left her husband out of fear for her life and the lives of their three children.

She was so afraid of him she got permission from the court to move out of state, all the way back home to Minnesota where she could be with her parents and family.

Only her ex wasn’t willing to let her go or at least let go of the money the court had ordered him to pay her.

He doubled down on his determination to keep his cash and kids and make her pay for leaving him.

Even before the shot rang out, she believed it was only a matter of time before he came for her, because when it came to what he wanted, the cocaine and car dealing businessman had always been…

“Relentless”

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Trash or Treasure: The baby in the dumpster Sep 04, 2023

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The Labor Day holiday is one that will always hold special memories for Gulf Coast Confidential co-host, Pam Hill.
On Labor Day, 1995, Hill and her pregnant sister were arguing about where to eat lunch outside their Pensacola townhome when Pam Hill heard a noise coming from a nearby dumpster.
They discovered a perfectly healthy baby girl, except for the garbage bags wrapped tightly around her body, which made it difficult for her to breathe.
Join us as Pam recalls the Labor Day when she helped rescue the discarded newborn in this episode of Gulf Coast Confidential, "Trash or Treasure: The baby in the dumpster."

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Kid Killers, Part 2: The case of Lam Luong Aug 29, 2023

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Hi, I’m investigative journalist Mollye Barrows and welcome to my podcast Gulf Coast Confidential. From murders to mysteries, I explore some of the saltier stories that surface in Northwest Florida and all along the Gulf of Mexico.

My co-host is Pam Hill. Pam’s sister, Sharon Aydelott, was murdered by her son on Christmas Eve 2013. As a survivor of violent crime, a grief and loneliness researcher, and pharmacist, Pam has a unique perspective on many of the cases I talk about on Gulf Coast Confidential.
This is the second of a two part series called, "Kid Killers," a title that is jarring like the crime and tragically, it's all too common.

In this episode, we discuss the case of Lam Luong, a Mobile area man who is spending the rest of his life in prison for murdering all four his children. They were only 3, 2, 1, and four months old when they died.
Killing his own kids was horrible enough, but it was also how Luong did it that sent the Gulf Coast community into shock and grief.
Join us for part two of Kid Killers, the case of Lam Luong.

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Kid Killers, Part 1: The arrest of Chad Doerman Aug 22, 2023

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Hi, I’m investigative journalist Mollye Barrows. I’ve been covering crime in Florida’s Panhandle for years and welcome to Gulf Coast Confidential Conversations. Here we dive into the deep end and discuss what we can learn from the true crime cases I talk about on Gulf Coast Confidential.
My co-host is Pam Hill. Her sister, Sharon Aydelott, was murdered by her son on Christmas Eve 2013, and she has a unique perspective on crimes and scandals, as a survivor of violent crime, a grief and loneliness researcher, and a pharmacist, as well.
This is the first of a two part series called, "Kid Killers," a shocking title for a dreadful crime. From Mobile, Alabama to Clermont County, Ohio, we take a closer look at the cases of two fathers who took out their unhappiness on their innocent children.
In the case of Chad Doerman, he allegedly chased his young sons down with a shotgun just before Father's Day weekend and executed them one by one. Here's Part 1 of Kid Killers.

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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Lambs to the Slaughter, Part 3: The arrest of soccer coach Camilo Campos Aug 15, 2023

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Hero worship is alive and well in the sports world and the coaches who call the shots can be revered as much as the players. From the Super Bowl and college playoffs to a Little League game, coaches are assumed to be trustworthy, whether or not they've actually earned that trust.
In this third and final case in the "Lambs to the Slaughter" series, we dive into the arrest of Camilo Campos. A "popular," trusted soccer coach who investigators say had a horrific secret.
His secret was safe until Campos left his cellphone behind at a restaurant and staff discovered images so appalling they called authorities. Now police are trying to identify all the boys he allegedly drugged and raped and parents are left to wonder how he got away with it for so long.
Join us for Lambs to the Slaughter, Part 3: The arrest of soccer coach Camilo Campos.

Project Candor: Ordinary People. Unexpected Stories
How a dog taught Dr. Andy Neillie to lead. You don't have to be famous to be fascinating.

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