Gretchen Scanlon & Morgan Kelly

Bodies In the Bayous

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/gretchen-scanlon/subscribe Bodies in the Bayous, a podcast hosted by Morgan & Gretchen, true friend who shared an interest in true crime. In our spare time we looked into cold cases and said "what can we do to bring more awareness?", from that the podcast was born. Listen and help us spread awareness about these cases. "A life might end, but sometimes their case lives forever" Chalie Donlea

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Gretchen Scanlon & Morgan Kelly

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True Crime

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Apr 29, 2025

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Episodes

Iola Eroding Justice Ep:2 Who Was Betty Cantrell 19.07.2023

On Friday October 3rd, Jimmy Maloney was driving his Motocycle over the Kentucky Street Bridge, looked down into Elm Creek and saw the body of Betty Cantrell floating below. Betty's body would not be the only one located that day just hours earlies police were call to an isolated country road in regards to a report of a women's body lying in the ditch. She would later be identified as, 14-...

Iola Eroding Justice EP:1 Iola 1969 11.07.2023

September 30, 1969, a 28-year-old married mother raising 2 children named Betty Cantrell worked the early morning shift at the Dine Out Cafe. Betty was the only person working the overnight shift, she would wait on customers and then also prepare their meals. There would not be another employee arriving until 5a.m. It was a passing police officer doing his morning rounds said he saw the cafe was o...

Trailer Season 4: Iola Eroding Justice 04.07.2023

September 30, 1969 28-year-old, married mother raising 2 children, Betty worked the overnight shift so that she could be home with the children during the day while her husband David worked the day shift as a mechanic. When the owner’s son Phillip began his short walk to the café as he did most days. When he got close, he noticed the sign was flipped to closed and Betty’s car was not there. He dis...

Back to the Texas Killing Fields: In Conclusion 02.06.2023

Join us as we wrap up season 3 looking back to some of the cases that we covered and the progress that has been made.

The Lover's Lane Murders-Cheryl Henry, Garland "Andy" Atkinson, Tara Suzette Breckenridge 19.04.2023

Join us as we bring the case of a couple who was murdered at Lover's Lane and that would be connected to another attack and robbery through DNA.

"The Golden Girls" 08.04.2023

Listen as we introduce an outlier to our timeline in the Texas Killing Fields, Lena Jean Britt who brings light to other elderly women murdered in or for similar reasons. Joyce Maybel Cleveland and Julia Muckleroy all three were murdered in June of 2010, two of these cases would be solved. Police need your help with tips that could help solve the case of Lena Jean Britt.

Back to the Texas Killing Fields: "The Tourniquet Killer" Anthony Allen Shore 29.03.2023

When an anonymous call comes in to the KPRC news tipline investigators begin to follow clues left by a serial killer who is terrorizing the Houston area. It would take years before police would be able to identify him by DNA and end his murder spree by lethal injection.

Back to the Texas Killing Fields: The Donut Shop Murders 21.03.2023

Follow us as we bring you the reign of terror committed by the nomadic gypsy family know as the McCrary Clan. The clan would terrorize workers at diners, grocery stores, and donut shops from California to Florida.

Back to the Texas Killing Fields: Twisted Family the McCrary's 01.03.2023

Was there a link between Sherman McCrary's family of killers and the Texas Killing Fields? Follow us as we discuss the McCrary family were killing is a family affair. 

Back to the Texas Killing Fields: The Sunday Slasher and Evil Eyes 21.02.2023

Listen to today's episode as we present Watts's Confessions and the consequences when you make a deal with the devil.

Back to the Texas Killing Fields: The Sunday Slasher Coral Eugene Watts 06.02.2023

In this episode we bring you another serial killer who was active in the area known as the Texas Killing Fields during 1981-1982. 

The lasting impact of Henry Lee Lucas 30.01.2023

Listen as we discuss the impact that Lucas' confessions had on the investigations and involvement in the area known as The Texas Killing Fields. 

Back To the Texas Killing Fields: Henry Lee Lucas The Galveston County Confessions: Christine Wilson, James Edward Cox, Suzie Bowers & Roy Wayne Hallmark 25.01.2023

In today's episode we bring you the confession's that Lucas made in Galveston Co. and surrounding areas. Is it possible that Lucas and his accomplice Toole committed the horrible homicides of Christine Wilson, James Edward Cox, Suzie Bowers, and Roy Wayne Hallmark? Take a listen and you decide for yourselves. 

Back To the Texas Killing Fields: Kate Rich 17.01.2023

Join us as we discuss the brutal murders of Kate Rich and Freida "Becky" Powell by Henry Lee Lucas. 

Back To the Texas Killing Fields: Henry Lee Lucus 09.01.2023

In this episode we give some background on who was Herny Lee Lucas. Could he have killed some of the women in the Texas Killing Fields? 

The Candy Man: The Fallout - John Paul Norman & The Odyssey Foundation 27.12.2022

Join us as we wrap up season 2 and discuss the connections between Dean Corll and John Paul Norman's Odyssey Foundation in Dallas Texas.  

The Candy Man: Giving A Name to the Remains: Prt 6 Willard Branch Frank Aguirre Johnny Delone Billy & Michael Baulch Steve Sickman Roy Bunton Richard Hembree Jay Simoneax James Dreymala Richard Kepner 20.12.2022

Join us as we bring you the stories of the remaining victims of Corll's reign of terror and degradation of young men. Some will remain unidentified for years while others will be misidentified for decades. 

The Candy Man: Giving A Name To The Remains: Part 5, Raymond "Ray" Stanley Blackburn &William "Billy" Ray Lawrence 09.11.2022

Join us as we continue to bring you the identity of the young male victims of Dean Corall. Ray Blackburn was abducted as he attempted to hitch hike back to Baton Rouge La to be with his family. Billy Lawrance was a 15-year-old and the only one that Brooks would confess to and be found guilty of "in the name of the law".

The Candy Man: Giving a name to the Remains Part 4: Charles Cobble, Marty Ray Jones, John Manning Sellars, Homer Garcia 03.11.2022

Jion us as we discussed the inconstancies in the confession of two friends who fall victim to Corll and his accomplices, Marty Ray Jones and Charles Cobble. During this episode we discuss the John Manning Sellars an outliner victim who may or may not have actually be one of Corll's victims.  Also, the unfortunate missing information behind 2 autopsies of Homer Garcia.

The Candy Man: Giving A Name To The Remains: Part 3: The Unidentified and Missing, Mark Scott, Bobby French, David Yeager 17.10.2022

One of Dean Corll's victims still remains unidentified to this day could he be Bobby French or David Yeager? Who is Bobby French where did he from and when did he go missing?  What happed to Mark Scott's remains? 

The Candy Man: Giving A Name To The Remains: Part 2, Randall Lee Harvey, Greg Malley Winkle, David Hilligriest, Rueben Wilford Watson Haney 12.10.2022

Join us as we continue to talk about the family's search for what happened to their sons and arduous task of identifying the remains of Corll's victims. 

The Candy Man: Giving A Name To The Remains: Jeffery Allen, James Glass, Danny Yates, Donals Waldrop, Jerry Lee Waldrop 05.10.2022

In today's episode we are bringing you the names of the first victims in the Candyman's reign of terror and the broken families he left behind. Unfortunately, for these young boys, some would be misidentified leaving the families heart broken.

The Candy Man: The Trials "The worse Crimes Ever Committed" 07.09.2022

In this episode we discuss what happened in the trials of Elmer Wyne Henley and David Owen Brooks. Some of the details during the trial would have the spectators and family members leaving the courtroom in tears. 

The Candy Man: The Teenage Accomplices: David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley 24.08.2022

Uncover the story behind the Candyman's two teenage accomplices, David Owen Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley. Why would they participant in these gruesome crimes, what their roles would become, and how did they meet the Candyman? 

Trailer: Season 2 "The Candyman" 17.08.2022

Listen as we introduce you to our next season "The Candyman" 

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