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123: The Controversial Murder of Football Legend: Steve McNair Jul 11, 2021

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In 2009, on the 4th of July, the body of football legend Steve McNair was found in a condo in Nashville, Tennessee. The married family man was killed by his girlfriend, in an apparent murder/suicide that shocked Nashville and the nation. But for years, conspiracy theories have persisted about what really happened.
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Additional Research & Writing by Hannah Newcomb
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
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122: The Bishop's Son & The Senator's Daughter: The Murder of Vickie Lander Beckham Jun 13, 2021

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In June of 1994, a car was found in a ditch on a deserted stretch of Little Mountain Road in Newberry, South Carolina. A woman was found slumped over the steering wheel. Though the road was in a rural area thick with woods and steep ravines, where accidents often happen, police immediately suspected foul play. The woman, named Vickie Lander Beckham, had horrific injuries to her face and neck that could not have come from such a minor accident. Soon law enforcement discovered that Vickie, a senator’s daughter, and her husband Stephen, son of an Episcopal Bishop, were in the middle of a divorce. The investigation became scandalous front page news with the powerful men in each family caught up in the drama.
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Researched by Haley Gray Research
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Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
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Case Suggested by: Kelly Roberts
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121: The Rape and Murder of Wanda McCoy Jun 06, 2021

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In 1981, a young woman in the tiny town of Grundy, Virginia, was brutally raped and murdered. Her assailant was quickly identified and convicted. But in his fight against the justice system and manipulation by the media, his victim, 19 year old Wanda McCoy, was ignored and forgotten for decades.
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Researched & Written by Hannah Newcomb
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Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
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120: The Cherryville Murders May 22, 2021

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In the summer of 1991, the small town of Cherryville, North Carolina, was horrified by two double murders. A local was quickly targeted by police, a man related to one of the families. And it destroyed his life. Another accidental death was tied to the murders, brought on by the fear of one of Cherryville’s residents. When the real killer was found, the town was able to breathe a sigh of relief. But the small town was left scarred by the trauma and so many families would have to live a lifetime of grief.
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Researched and written by Hannah Newcomb & Erica Kelley
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119: Neonaticide: The Lindsey Lowe Case May 16, 2021

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In September of 2011, a 25 year old woman from Hendersonville, TN, traveled to a wedding near her alma mater, Western Kentucky University. While at the wedding, she changed in front of the entire wedding party. And then posed for photos in a bridesmaid’s dress she had been fitted for 9 months earlier. No one noticed anything unusual about Lindsey Lowe’s appearance or behavior. But 2 days later, she would secretly give birth to twin babies in the bathroom she shared with her sister in her parents' home. She said she had a stomach virus and missed one day of work. And then she returned to her job as if nothing had happened. And then her mother went upstairs to start a load of laundry for Lindsey and was horrified at what she found in her laundry basket.
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Researched and written by Hannah Newcomb
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118: The Murder of Olivia Browning Mar 22, 2021

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In late November of 1989, the burning body of a 33 year old woman was found in a wooded area in the Mississippi Delta. Olivia Browning was the ex-wife of a prominent planter’s son named Ralph Hand III. Local gossips said that though Ralph and Olivia divorced, they had a passionate but toxic relationship and couldn’t stay away from each other.
After Ralph confessed, and the media gushed about this southern gothic soap opera, to the detriment of Olivia’s character. Did public perception as well as the Hand family’s political connections influence the justice Olivia’s family received?
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Researched and written by Haley Gray & Erica Kelley
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
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117: The Murder of Tina Eubanks Mar 14, 2021

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In January of 2005, a family of seven moved to the small city of Nacogdoches, Texas. They seemed happy and were very involved with their church and the community. But that happiness masked a darkness. Shortly before Christmas in 2006, Tim Eubanks suddenly murdered his wife, Tina, unearthing a chasm of pain suffered by her and her children.
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Researched and written by Erica Kelley
Additional Research by Hannah Newcomb
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
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If you are suffering with domestic violence or intimate partner abuse: Please ask for help:
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116: The Richmond Spree Killers Mar 08, 2021

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For seven days after the New Year, in 2006, Richmond, Virginia was terrorized by spree killers. Two whole families were killed with no apparent motive other than robbery. But the gruesome murders didn’t seem to match that motive. Who would murder little children for some jewelry and cash? What kind of killer is capable of that?
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Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
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115: The Desperate Housewife & The Closet Killer Feb 27, 2021

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In April of 2005, a “desperate housewife” banged on her neighbor’s door and said her husband had been murdered. She claimed the man who killed him was still in the house. It didn’t take investigators long to figure out that the wife, Martha Freeman, knew the mystery man who had killed her husband. She had been hiding him in her closet.
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Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
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114: Teenage Annihilation: The Duke Murders Feb 14, 2021

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In 1997, the small city of Pelham, Alabama was shocked by the brutal quadruple murder of a family. The victims, Randy Duke and Dedra Hunt were engaged to be married, and Dedra’s six year old daughter, Chelisa, and seven year daughter, Chelsea spent their weekends with the couple. Police at first thought it was a triple murder/suicide but soon learned it was an even more senseless and horrific crime.
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Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
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If you are suffering with intimate partner abuse: here are resources for different countries. Please ask for help:
US Crisis Text Line: 741741
US National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
UK Domestic Abuse Hotline: 0808 2000 247
Australia Rape & Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-737-732
Canada: http://thelifelinecanada.ca./help/call/
If you are having suicidal thoughts, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
Please call the US National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
For resources in other countries: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html

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