Bless This Mess: A Southern True Crime Podcast

Davina Chapman was reported missing in July 2009 by her boyfriend John after spending the evening at Kelley's Tavern in Krotz Springs, Louisiana. A search ensues over the next few days until her body is found under Four-Mile Bridge just outside Krotz Springs. Investigators must work to unravel the events of the evening to find out who would want to hurt Davina. Find us on the webs! Follow us on In...

The murder of University of Central Florida (UCF) student Christine Franke was a cold case for 17 years until authorities used genetic genealogy to identify and arrest her killer. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us a Coffee! - if you want to support the podcast with a one-time donation, buy...

This week we had breaking news in the true crime world, the infamous Yogurt Shop Murders have been solved! Through genetic genealogy, investigators have linked serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers to the crime. Brashers is responsible for at least seven murders across the South from 1991 to 1998. We go through his known crimes and how he was finally identified. Find us on the webs! Follow us on In...

When Tiffany Pugh is found murdered execution style in her East Point, Georgia home, investigators are baffled as to who would want her dead. Her husband spoke of a similar murder just a few months before involving his coworker, could this be the connection? Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy u...

When Frank Hilley passed away due to an unknown illness, his wife, Marie, and family were in shock. It was not until a few years later when Carol, Frank and Marie's daughter, also suffered a similar illness did they begin to suspect foul play. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us a Coffee! - i...

In 2017, Lindsey Lee was going through a divorce and re-inventing her life. When she fails to show up for work one day, her coworkers at the Sheriff's department are immediately concerned. When they arrive at her home, they find her lifeless body in the shower and it was clear it was not an accident. Police are quickly able to determine who the killer was and find justice for Lindsey. Find us on t...

In April of 2016, Missy arrived at Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian, Texas to set up for her early morning fitness class. Unbeknownst to her, an attacker was waiting inside the church dressed in full tactical gear. Despite having the perpetrator walking around the church on camera, this case is still unsolved...but don't worry, Stew and I have the answers. Find us on the webs! Follow us on...

The story of Zack Bowen and Addie Hall is a tragic murder-suicide that occurred in New Orleans in 2006, one year after Hurricane Katrina. The couple's romance blossomed in the aftermath of the storm but quickly deteriorated, fueled by mental health issues, substance abuse, and infidelity. The case became one of the city's most gruesome, shocking the French Quarter community and garnering internati...

Bethany Decker, a 21-year-old college student, disappeared in January 2011 from Ashburn, Virginia. Her disappearance remained a mystery for over a decade until police finally received a break in the case. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us a Coffee! - if you want to support the podcast with...

The upscale neighborhood of Amhurst, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, was shocked when one of their own is killed while on the phone with 911. Police must quickly piece together a string of robberies that escalated to murder. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us a Coffee! - if you want to support...

In April of 2010, 64 year old Kathy Goble was living her best life in Charleston, West Virginia until one day she went missing. There were very few clues left behind but as police looked into Kathy's life, they found she was hiding secrets. The case would go cold until one day a shocking discovery was found and the most unlikely suspect was identified. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram L...

In 2009, a worker at the Pizza Plus in Claypool Hill, Virginia walks into the restaurant for the opening shift and finds the manager, Valerie, lying on the floor of the kitchen in a pool of blood. When police arrive, they find it is a double homicide. With very few clues, it would take an FBI profiler and a new interrogation technique to finally solve the case. Find us on the webs! Follow us on In...

On Thanksgiving Day 2004, a wealth couple living in Montgomery, Alabama is murdered. Immediately police have suspect and must track down how they were able to pull off the murder. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us a Coffee! - if you want to support the podcast with a one-time donation, buy...

In 2004, Patrice Endres vanishes from her salon in Cumming, Georgia. With little evidence at the scene and no suspects, the case would quickly go cold. Almost two years later her remains are found but it does not bring the police any closer to finding her killer. Join us while we discuss our theories and by theories, I mean the creepy husband definitely did it. Find us on the webs! Follow us on In...

In 1977, police find two bodies of females on the banks of the Flint River in Georgia. They quickly believe they might have a serial killer at work. The case will go cold but modern DNA technology will finally bring justice for the families. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us a Coffee! - if...

Shawn Johnson headed to New Orleans for work and a good time. When police find his lifeless body in a hot tub in his hotel room, the scene points to a satanic ritual. Police work to find the culprits as well as uncover the real reason behind the murder. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us a C...

In 2018, calls come into 911 reporting that a property owned by Claremore, Oklahoma resident Rick Swan was on fire. To the fire departments shock, they find a body in the ashes. Clues quickly come together to find a family dynamic that would lead to murder. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us...

This week we are covering a case out of Texas where 29 year old Liz Barazza was gunned down in her driveway while setting up for a garage sale. Who would want to kill Liz? Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us a Coffee! - if you want to support the podcast with a one-time donation, buy us a cof...

This week we are covering the infamous murderer Christa Pike. In 1995, as satanic panic was on the rise, college student Christa Pike embraced the dark side after meeting her new boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp, at school. When she develops a hatred for one of her classmates, Colleen Slemmer, Christa will stop at nothing to destroy her, even murder. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on...

When a woman is found murdered in an apartment, police have no clue who she is, she is not on the lease and the person who is on the lease is nowhere to be found. When they finally identify her, they work through leads but the case quickly goes cold. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us a Coff...

Adrianne had plans to move in with her boyfriend in Clearwater, Florida but when she is found murdered in her townhome, police must piece together her whereabouts to find her killer and bring him to justice. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us a Coffee! - if you want to support the podcast wi...

When Shirley was found murdered in her home, the only witness was her 95 year old mother who was nearly blind. Police would have to search security footage over five States to track down the killer. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us a Coffee! - if you want to support the podcast with a one-...

This week we are discussing the latest true crime documentary from Netflix, A Deadly American Marriage. When Jason Corbett meets Molly, what starts as a dream life quickly turns into a nightmare when Jason is bludgeoned to death and Molly is claiming self-defense. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon!...

Olivia meets Chris thinking he is the man of her dreams, but his controlling ways quickly surface and eventually lead to a fatal situation. Find us on the webs! Follow us on Instagram Like us on Facebook Support us on Patreon - for early access and ad-free, join our Patreon! Buy us a Coffee! - if you want to support the podcast with a one-time donation, buy us a coffee! Rate, Review, and Subscribe...

We are currently cruising! So we are sharing a replay of our cruise murder episode we recorded the first time we cruised! Hope you enjoy this episode and we will be back next week with a new episode and probably some cruise stories! This week we are going to Florida-ish...technically we are 30 nautical miles off the coast because this murder occurred on a Cruise! Tamara goes on a Carnival cruise t...