Southern Disgrace

The One With The "Bad Accident" Nov 30, 2020

18-year-old Julie Heath's broken down car is found on the side of the road near Hot Springs, Arkansas and her body is discovered a few miles away a few days later. Who's to blame and what's his sorry excuse for what transpired?

The One With The Persistent PI Nov 23, 2020

Kelli Bordeaux is a 23-year-old army medic in training stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina when she goes missing after a night out at the bars. Her complicated personal life makes it difficult to pin down a suspect but a persistent PI takes it upon himself to track down her killer and make him confess.

The One With The Killer Clown Nov 16, 2020

When Marlene Warren is gunned down in the doorway of her upscale Florida home, an eyewitness tells the police about a rather unusual suspect...a clown driving a Chrysler LeBaron. Who had motive to murder Marlene and how long does it take to bring the killer clown to justice?

The One With The Black Widow Nov 09, 2020

When a beloved Huntsville physician is found beaten and stabbed in his home, police work to determine if he was the victim of a robbery or if his seemingly distraught widow isn't as innocent as she appears...

The One With The Polygrapher Nov 02, 2020

Jennifer Wolfe Mize from Commercial Polygraph joins us and shares all the ins and outs of the polygraph test process

The One With The Poisoned Pixy Stix Oct 26, 2020

On Halloween night in 1974, Timothy O'Bryan dies after eating a Pixy Stix he got while trick or treating. Was there a stranger handing out poisoned candy or was the culprit a little closer to home?

The One With The Freeloader Oct 19, 2020

When Lisa Guy doesn't show up for work at her Knoxville office after Thanksgiving weekend 2016, authorities are shocked at what they discover when performing a welfare check.

The One With The National Forests Oct 12, 2020

A young woman and her dog go hiking on a beautiful New Year's Day in Georgia but as the temperatures drop and snow starts to fall on Blood Mountain, they are nowhere to be found! Turns out they aren't the only ones who went missing while taking in the great outdoors...

The One With The I-95 Killer Oct 05, 2020

This week, Ellen covers Gary Ray Bowles and his murderous road trip up and down the east coast. Why did he target gay men and how did he evade capture for four months?

The One With The Bright Future Sep 28, 2020

Angie Samota is a very successful, bright young woman studying at SMU when a fun night out quickly becomes her downfall.

The One With The Soda Shop Sep 21, 2020

11-year-old Larry Thomas and his friend are just playing in a park outside of Birmingham, Alabama when they get in the car with a man who says he'll take them to meet their friend and get a drink. It's the last time anyone sees him alive.

The One Where He Dug His Own Grave Sep 14, 2020

Paul Warner Powell did the unthinkable. He murdered 16-year-old Stacie Reed and attempted to kill her 14-year-old sister Kristie. When a minor technicality gets him off death row, Paul takes the opportunity to rub the prosecutor's nose in his "mistakes." Listen to find out how that comes back to bite him.

The One With The Older Woman Sep 07, 2020

When a young maintenance man in Coral Springs, Florida goes missing, family and friends start to wonder if there was trouble in paradise with his older girlfriend.

The One With The Fast Food Killer Aug 31, 2020

In a string of brutal murders in Nashville, Tennessee in 1997, fast food workers are being targeted and killed. After seven murders, the city is officially on the hunt for The Fast Food Killer. What they find is a failed country singer with a hauntingly similar criminal past.

The One With The Sleepwalking Murders Aug 24, 2020

Sleepwalking murders are rare, but not impossible! This week, Ellen shares the science behind sleepwalking, some cases where it was used as a defense and her own sleepwalking experiences.

The One With The Warning Signs Aug 17, 2020

A popular Dallas food reporter and her 17-year-old son are found murdered in their home but you'll never believe who makes the 911 call to confess...

The One With The Surrogate Sister Wife Aug 10, 2020

A pastor and his wife in Fort Walton Beach, Florida take in a good looking girl who is down on her luck...but when she ends up pregnant and leaves her newborn baby with the couple, people start to wonder what's really going on.

The One With The Church Drama Aug 03, 2020

When a pastor's wife is shot and killed in the driveway of their Houston home, police have to untangle a web of church drama, family issues and extramarital affairs. Was an angry parishioner to blame or could the culprit be closer to the pulpit than police originally thought?

The One With The Abuse of Power Jul 27, 2020

When longtime Georgia law enforcement officer Derwin Brown is elected as the new DeKalb County Sheriff, one person in particular is not willing to accept defeat.

The One With The Mystery DNA Jul 20, 2020

When a mother and daughter are found dead in Missouri in 1998, the case quickly goes cold...until the suspect's DNA is connected to two other cases of rape and murder in the South. But it isn't until Genetic Detective star CeCe Moore gets her hands on the case that we find out who the real killer is!

The One With The Missing Judge Jul 13, 2020

A prominent judge in West Palm Beach, Florida disappears. The case goes cold for five years. How does a seemingly unconnected murder help solve a cold case?

The One With The Horrific Hate Crime Jul 06, 2020

Billy Jack Gaither is a middle aged man living in Sylacauga, Alabama in 1999 just trying to do the right thing by taking care of his ailing parents. When he decides to leave his home late one Friday night, his family's lives are changed forever.

The One With The Carjacking Gone Wrong Jun 29, 2020

A young couple in Knoxville, Tennessee is headed out for the night when they become the victims of a carjacking but what happened next made them two of the most brutal murder victims in the state. Will the five suspects be let off because of a judge's bad behavior?

The One Following God's Orders Jun 22, 2020

A young Texas mother starts to have hallucinations and says God was constantly ordering her to harm her children. Do psychiatric experts actually believe her claims?

The One That Lasted 26 Hours Jun 15, 2020

In March 2005, a man on trial for raping his ex-girlfriend escapes custody and sends Atlanta, Georgia into a frenzy for 26 hours of terror. How did he escape and how was he finally apprehended?

The One With The Tree Branch Jun 08, 2020

Suzanne Collins was a 19-year-old Lance Corporal in the Marines stationed in Tennessee and set to graduate from aviation training on the very day she was abducted while out jogging and brutally raped and murdered. But is the man who confessed really the one responsible for her death?

The One With The Questionable Confession Jun 01, 2020

A mentally handicapped African American man confesses to the 1983 Arkansas murder of a white Air Force nurse but the evidence doesn't match his confession. What happens next?

The One With Pazuzu May 25, 2020

A North Carolina man makes it his mission to become the boogeyman in his small Christian town. Does he succeed?

The One By The Side Of The Road May 18, 2020

Trisha Stemple is found dead by the side of the road near her abandoned car in Oklahoma in 1996. Does her husband's affair with a young fast food worker have anything to do with it?

The One With The Small Town Rumors May 11, 2020

Johnnie Allbritton is a 65-year-old Texas rancher gunned down in his home in what appears to be an attempted burglary. Decades pass without any leads until the small town of Buffalo brings in some famous assistance.

The One With The Faulty Forensics May 04, 2020

When convicted rapist Glen Woodall is proven innocent by DNA testing, West Virginia investigates the crime lab that ran the original test and uncovers fraud to the highest degree.

The One With Bite Marks Apr 27, 2020

Levon Brooks and Kennedy Brewer are convicted of killing 3-year-old little girls. Their convictions stem from bite mark evidence but is the science actually legit?

The One With The Mailbox Mishap Apr 20, 2020

In 2008, Fred Engel is strangled outside of his mailbox in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Detectives can't figure out who could possibly have had a motive until they start hearing about a mysterious red-headed stranger...

The One With The Midnight Assassin Apr 13, 2020

In 1884 Austin, Texas, an unknown assailant starts terrorizing servant women in their quarters in the middle of the night. City officials are unable to pin a suspect but that doesn't keep men from being charged. Who is the "midnight assassin?"

The One With The Mother And The Daughter Apr 06, 2020

Sally McKay and her cousin Lee Baker were murdered in 1994 in a prominent home near Memphis. Little did Sally's daughter know that the story was far from over...

The One With The Fire Chief's Wife Mar 30, 2020

Nanette Krentel dies in a Louisiana house fire until investigators discover something shocking - she was already dead!

The One With The Death At A Funeral Mar 23, 2020

Reverend Willie Maxwell is gunned down at his stepdaughter's funeral but no one blames the man who pulled the trigger.

The One With The Eyeball Killer Mar 16, 2020

When prostitutes start turning up in Texas missing their eyeballs, police search for a killer with medical knowledge. What they end up finding is a man with a troubled past.

The One With The Costa Rican Clemency Mar 09, 2020

Terance Valentine is a Costa Rican man living in New Orleans when his marriage comes to an end and he just can't handle it.

The One With The Bad Moms Mar 02, 2020

Ellen tells us about Judy Buenoano, a money hungry wife and mother who leaves a trail of death behind her. Also, Hilary shares the details about a 21-year-old North Carolina cold case that has just been solved.

The One With The Dream Killer Feb 24, 2020

In 2005, 20-year-old Ryan Ferguson was convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison for murdering Missouri sports reporter Kent Heitholt but did he actually do it?

The One With The Shocking Twist And The Dead Dentist Feb 17, 2020

Madison takes us back to Ozark for a cold case from the 1990s and Hilary shares the story of a not so loving wife in Edgewater, Florida.

The One With The Bloody Valentine Feb 10, 2020

Susan Hamilton is found murdered in her bathroom on Valentine's Day 2001 in Oklahoma City. By all accounts, she and her husband Dr. John Hamilton have a great relationship...but could he have snapped?

The One With The Robbery Gone Wrong Feb 03, 2020

Wilson Robitaille has plans to rob an elderly couple in Hamilton, Alabama when his plans change last minute and take a turn for the worse.

The One With Corpsewood Manor Jan 27, 2020

A professor from Chicago leaves the city with his gay lover to escape modern day conveniences and build an isolated mansion in the woods of Georgia dedicated to sex and Satanism.

The One With The Kissing Cousins Jan 20, 2020

Lillian Madison is 8 months pregnant when she is found floating in a reservoir in Richmond, Virginia in 1885. Coroners rule it a suicide but then one of her cousins is named as a suspect.

The One With The Dangerous Addicts Jan 13, 2020

First, Ellen covers the case of Christine Paolilla, a Texas teen who struggles to find friends when an older bad boy starts to show her affection and things go downhill. Then, Madison warns us about the dangers of Tianna.

The One With The Domestic Dispute Jan 06, 2020

When Britt Hall is found shot and killed in his Georgia home, his wife Michelle says he committed suicide...however the evidence presents another theory.

The One Where Crack Is Whack Dec 30, 2019

66-year-old Mattie Basinger is found murdered in her home in Little Rock, Arkansas. Who's the crackhead to blame?

The One With The Sodder Children Dec 23, 2019

Early Christmas morning of 1945, a fire breaks out in the Sodder home in West Virginia. George, Jennie and four of their children make it out but five of them are left inside. Why can't they find any remains?

The One With The Evil Stepmother Dec 16, 2019

When Zahra Baker moves from Australia with her dad to live with his new wife in North Carolina, no one had any idea of the hell she was living in at home.

The One With The Bad Brother Dec 09, 2019

Chelsea native Scott Turnland was only 12 years old when he started experimenting with drugs. Was it a drug that caused him to kill his brother?

The One With The Brotherly Love Dec 02, 2019

When members of a wealthy Georgia family are murdered in their home, police start to suspect that the killer might be closer to the family than they originally thought. What's going on between Robin and her brother-in-law?

The One With The Victim Turned Advocate Nov 25, 2019

Nancy Conn and her cousin Charlotte Parks are abducted, tortured and left for dead by Richard Mark Ellard. Hear how Nancy flips the victim narrative and turns into an advocate.

The One With The Horny Pastor Nov 18, 2019

A Texas pastor's wife allegedly commits suicide but are the indiscretions in his past proof that it was actually a murder?

The One With The Penectomy Nov 11, 2019

You may have heard about John and Lorena Bobbitt before but do you know the real reason behind her gruesome act?

The One With The Sketchy Conviction Nov 04, 2019

When 19-year-old Stacey Stites is found murdered in Bastrop County, Texas, the evidence clearly points to her fiancé but it takes a year for police to point the finger at another suspect.

The One With The Girl Scout Camp Murders Oct 28, 2019

Three young Girl Scouts went to sleep at their first summer camp in 1977 and were brutally murdered in their tent. Was an escaped convict living nearby the man behind the murders?

The One With The Cupcake Update Oct 23, 2019

We are heartbroken to share this devastating update about Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney.

The One With The Taco Bell Strangler Oct 21, 2019

Ten women in North Carolina are murdered over the course of two years. They all have a common acquaintance - why does it take police so long to crack the cases?

The One With The Front Porch Slaying Oct 14, 2019

Married father of three George Young III is shot and killed while entering his home in Buford, Georgia. During the investigation, suspicions around his wife and her "brother" arise.

The One With The Nose Job Oct 07, 2019

When Kentucky attorney Ryan Poston is found shot in his apartment, his girlfriend Shayna Hubers admits she killed him but claims self defense. The evidence doesn't seem to add up. Does a jury believe her?

The One With The Murderous Mean Girls Sep 30, 2019

A trio of friends in West Virginia - Skylar, Sheila and Rachel have a falling out which leads to two of the girls to take drastic measures.

The One With The Life Size Barbie Sep 23, 2019

In May 2012, the bodies of Jessica Miller Neal and Donald Shedd are found in Dawnville, Georgia. Where is Jessica's husband and what role does he play in this double homicide?

The One With The Creepy Neighbor And The Valiant Cockatoo Sep 16, 2019

When Lauren Giddings, a recent law school graduate goes missing in Georgia, her socially awkward neighbor gives an "interesting" interview that draws suspicion. Also, Ellen shares a story of a pet that comes to the rescue of its owner during a brutal attack.

The One With The Bakery And The Road Trip Sep 09, 2019

Hilary shares the story of a Bessemer man's re-sentencing and Ellen heads back to her hometown of Moody for a neighborhood murder.

The One With The Family Bible Study Sep 02, 2019

Anthony Bell is accused of annihilating 5 people in a small church service in Louisiana. His version of events are slightly different than eyewitness accounts.

The One With The Hidden Photos Aug 26, 2019

Brenda Sue Schaefer goes missing in 1988 and her ex-boyfriend Mel Ignatow quickly becomes the suspect. Years later, how does hidden evidence come back to bite him?

The One With The Three Trials Aug 19, 2019

Staff Sgt. Timothy Hennis is accused of murdering a young mother and her children. How do the rules of "double jeopardy" not apply when he is convicted, exonerated and then convicted again?

The One With Haircuts and Facials Aug 12, 2019

It's a three-for-one! Ellen, Madison and Hilary each have a case to share this week, all in a different state.

The One With The Supposed Suicide Aug 05, 2019

The ladies introduce you to the Culpable podcast which examines the Christian Andreacchio case. Christian's death was ruled a suicide in 2014 but was it really?

The One With The Child Prostitute Jul 29, 2019

Attina Marie Cannaday is a teenage runaway who takes her rage to a whole new level when her boyfriend breaks up with her.

The One With The Angel of Death Jul 22, 2019

Donald Harvey is a self-professed "Angel of Death" who finds himself in and out of hospitals with access to patients who pass away under "mysterious" circumstances.

The One With B-Cup Bobby Jul 15, 2019

Bobby Joe Long killed 10 women in Florida in the 80's. Could his multiple head injuries as a child have something to do with it?

The One With The Two Scandalous Affairs Jul 08, 2019

The ladies have another twofer for you! Madison details how Joseph Ward Gentry can't handle his lover Kimberly Diane Hill's pregnancy and Hilary shares how Delores Eggert and Bob Devor took their familial relationship to the next level, ending in murder.

The One Where The Devil Needs Souls Jul 01, 2019

Hilary shares the gruesome details of a triple homicide in Laredo, Texas in 1991 where one of the murderers blames the devil for his handiwork.

The One Where She Escapes The Death Penalty Jun 24, 2019

Judith Ann Neelley and her husband Alvin are convicted of murdering two young women in Georgia and Alabama. Find out how Judith escaped the death penalty just days before her execution!

The One With The Giggling Granny and the Garbage Can Cold Case Jun 17, 2019

Nannie Doss is considered to be one of the most prolific female serial killers. Find out if any of her 5 husbands survived their marriage. Also, Sarah Perry was murdered in Tennessee in 2000 and to this day, her family still doesn't have answers.

The One Where We Went to CrimeCon Jun 12, 2019

Ellen and Hilary spent the weekend in New Orleans with fellow true crime lovers and they're recapping the entire weekend for you!

The One With the Southern Belle and the Tainted Blood Jun 10, 2019

Hilary shares details about Lavinia Fisher, the first female serial killer in America. Then, Ellen spills all the juice on Dr. Richard Schmidt, a Louisiana physician who just can't let go of his lover.

The One With The Not So Perfect Pastor Jun 03, 2019

Morris, Alabama pastor, Jeffrey Brown and his side chick are accused of murdering her husband. We bring in Jeff's attorney Dave Simpson to shed light on the case.

The One With The Killing Cousins May 27, 2019

David Alan Gore and Fred Waterfield are two cousins on the hunt in Vero Beach, Florida in the early 80s. Little did Gore know his words would come back to haunt him.

The One With The Visions From God May 20, 2019

Tracey Schoettlin's body is found on the banks of the Cahaba River in July 1986. Police aren't getting anywhere with their investigation until Tommy Bradley walks into the station...

The One With The Babysitter From Hell May 13, 2019

Christine Falling is a troubled young girl who makes a living babysitting in Florida. Things start to get a little weird when it seems that many of the young children she's caring for begin having all sorts of medical issues.

The One With The Mushy Brains May 06, 2019

James Billiot bludgeons his family with a sledgehammer and hits the road as a hitchhiker.

The One With The Meth And The Mummy Apr 29, 2019

Samantha Payne was found murdered in Talladega National Forest and her killer was just sentenced to death row. Also, Carl Tanzler has an unnatural obsession with an exotic tuberculosis patient.

The One With The Devil's Daughter Apr 22, 2019

A group of six goth teens from Kentucky carjack and murder the Lillelid family of Knoxville, Tennessee. Also, an update on the Mr. Madison case and the ladies discuss their latest binge - The Act.

The One With The Bloody Blockbuster Murder Spree Apr 15, 2019

Donald Wheat and Tina Duke went on a six day robbery and murder spree that ended with the murder of four at an Anniston Blockbuster. Also, the ladies share updates on the Dothan double homicide and Timmothy Pitzen case.

The One With The Mystery Hippie Apr 08, 2019

Jeffrey MacDonald is an Army Officer stationed at Fort Bragg when his pregnant wife and two children are murdered. Jeffrey is also injured...but was this wound self-inflicted?

The One That Was Too Close To Home Apr 01, 2019

We visit Hilary's hometown for a gruesome murder and torture of a retired salesman in Atlanta. Hilary's brother and cousin join us to share what they remember growing up with one of the murderers.

The One With The West Memphis Three Mar 18, 2019

Three young boys go missing in Arkansas. It's your turn to be the jury - did the West Memphis Three commit this heinous crime?

The One With The Librarian And The Stripper Mar 11, 2019

This week, we discuss two Alabama cases - first, the unsolved murder of Tuscaloosa librarian Kate Ragsdale and then, a quadruple murder in Hueytown.

The One With The Messy Moody Murder Mar 04, 2019

Emily Milling was brutally murdered and tortured in Moody in 2008 and you won't believe the alibi of the accused Michael Kelley. Also, the ladies discuss the new docuseries, The Ted Bundy Tapes.

The One With The Criminal Defense Attorney Feb 27, 2019

Ellen and Hilary chat with Lee Fudger, a criminal defense attorney in Atlanta who gives an inside look at what it's like to represent an alleged murderer.

The One With The Double Feature Feb 25, 2019

Ellen spills all the details on the 1911 case of Clementine Barnabet and Hilary shares the grisly story of one Huntsville family's murder.

The One With The Custody Battle Feb 18, 2019

Jeff McCord was a Pelham police officer whose wife Jessica was not happy about having to share custody of her kids with her ex-husband, so they took matters into their own hands

The One With The Candy Man Feb 11, 2019

Dean Corll killed at least 27 teenage boys in Houston, Texas in the 1970s but many have never heard of his crimes

The One With The Pelham Murder House Feb 04, 2019

Mark Duke is an angst ridden 16-year-old living in Pelham who murders his family all because he couldn't take the truck out for a joyride

The One Where They Dropped The Ball Jan 28, 2019

Hania Aguilar was abducted from her driveway in North Carolina by a man who SHOULD have been in jail.

The One With The OG Serial Killers Jan 21, 2019

The Harpe brothers are regarded as America's first serial killers, going on a rampage through Tennessee and Kentucky in the late 1700s.

The One With The Four False Confessions Jan 14, 2019

Four Navy men are arrested and charged with the rape and murder of Michelle Boscoe even though there is no evidence proving they did it. The story of "The Norfolk Four" has inspired a John Grisham project.

The One With Audrey/Ronni/Terri Jan 07, 2019

An Anniston, Alabama woman with a pension for poisoning adopts multiple aliases to avoid jailtime

The One With the Unsolved Dothan Double Homicide Dec 31, 2018

JB Beasley and Tracie Hawlett are two Dothan teenagers on their way to a birthday party when they get lost. After getting directions, they never make it back home. Twenty years later, the case remains unsolved.

The One With the Arkansas Christmas Massacre Dec 24, 2018

When most everyone is enjoying Christmas with their families, Ronald Gene Simmons is obliterating his then goes on a rampage in Arkansas marking names off his "naughty list."

The One With the Carpet Cover-Up Dec 17, 2018

24-year-old Scott Dunn goes missing but there's no trace of him anywhere...except for some suspicious looking carpet in his apartment. Could you cover up a crime better than this?

The One Where He Takes The Nipples Dec 10, 2018

Danny Rolling terrorizes the University of Florida over three days in 1990. What famous movie was inspired by these events?

The One With the Speeding Ticket Dec 03, 2018

Philip Davis was a Pelham police officer murdered after making a routine traffic stop on I-65. Do you think the murderer had a psychotic break?

The One Where He Steals The Boob Nov 26, 2018

Thomas Whisenhant is regarded as the most notorious murderer in Alabama. How long can you stay on Death Row?

The One Where Your Dad Is A Serial Killer Nov 19, 2018

Keith Jesperson was a loving father who led a secret life as a serial killer. His daughter Melissa shares what it was like growing up in the same house. Do you really know your dad?

The One Where He Plays Operation Nov 12, 2018

Christopher Duntsch maims his way through Texas operating rooms. Could you be a better neurosurgeon?

The One Who Was Set on Fire Nov 07, 2018

Jessica Chambers was a young, blonde former cheerleader in Mississippi who is found set on fire. Was it Eric or Derrick? Or will Quinton Tellis be convicted of her murder?

The One With Kitty Cat Nov 07, 2018

Kat West is a housewife in Calera with a secret side hustle who is found murdered in her front yard. Did her husband do it?

The One Where You Don't Buy Pantyhose Nov 07, 2018

Paul John Knowles becomes the "Cassanova Killer" and cuts a trail through the United States killing 20 people in a few months time. Will you ever buy pantyhose again?

The One Where Drugs Are Bad...and So Is Orange Soda Nov 07, 2018

Derrick Dearman kills a house full of people in Mobile and blames it all on drugs. ALSO - we discuss "The Aunt Killer", the first white woman executed in Alabama.

The One That Ruined Fourth of July Nov 07, 2018

Mario Centobi escapes from a Mississippi prison, cuts his way through the south and terrorizes the small Alabama town of Moody over the Fourth of July. How many escapes can one man make?

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