It's Murder, Y'all

For most, Halloween night means ghosts and goblins, tricks and treats. But for Myrtle Morgan, Halloween 1953 brought a real-life horror no one has ever been able to explain. Come Follow Us on Instagram: @itsmurderyall Donate to the "Buy Rob a Mic That Doesn't Suck Fund": @itsmurderyall on Venmo Sources Inspiration: Reddit post by TheBonesofAutumn - https://www.reddit.com/r/Unresolved...

When a handsome young college student is found brutally murdered in his apartment, no one could imagine who could have done it. And when they found out who done it... no one could believe it. Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Sources Unsolved Mysteries Wiki  Slagle v State – Court of Criminal Appeals of AL – 1992  William Slagle – Wikipedia Crime Historian: The Debate Coach & His Student Fi...

Jacksonville, Alabama is a sleepy little college town located in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. Bad things don't happen in this kind of town, so when two young women go missing (Linda Faye Croft in 1970 and Rebecca "Becky" Howell in 1982), it turns the campus community upside down. Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Send us an email: itsmurderyall@gmail.com Sources Fin...

The Zodiac Killer had couples in California scared to go out together for risk of being attacked. In the late 70s, that fear spread to New York (Son of Sam), Atlanta (Atlanta Lover's Lane Murders), and… Jacksonville, Alabama. Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Send us an email: itsmurderyall@gmail.com Go check out these podcasts: Scared All The Time Small Town Murder -> specifically their Ala...

The It's Murder, Y'all take on a Christmas classic--the 1929 Lawson Family Massacre. Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Send us an email: itsmurderyall@gmail.com Sources - Smith, T.J. (2016). The meaning of our tears: The true story of the Lawson family murders of Christmas Day 1929. - Taylor, T. (2018). Suffer the children: American horrors, homicides & hauntings (Dead men do tell tales). -...

In December 1989, a string of deadly mail bombings sent shockwaves through the legal community, claiming the lives of a federal judge (Judge Robert Smith Vance) and a civil rights attorney (Robert E. Robinson), and sending federal investigators on a hunt for one of the pettiest men to ever live. In this episode, we also discuss: The Machine (secret society at The University of Alabama), astrology...

Can you ever really know anybody? Jamie Hahn, and her husband, Nation, thought they knew their best friend, Jonathan Broyhill, until his true colors came out... and things got bloody. Follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Email us at: itsmurderyall@gmail.com Visit our [work-in-progress] website: itsmurderyall.com Sources - YouTube Channel - Law&Crime Network - State of NC v. Jonathan Wayne Broyhill...

In this episode, we cover the story of Ronald Clark O'Bryan and the urban legend that inspired his crime. Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Sources Murderpedia - Ronald Clark O'Bryan Wikipedia - Ronald Clark O'Bryan Dexheimer, E. (2016, October 14). 35 years later, memories of notorious 'Candyman' murder remain vivid. Austin American-Statesman. Ponti, C. (2020, October 22). The haunting legacy...

The folks of Pulaski County, Kentucky are shocked when the primary election for Sheriff ends in a cold-blooded murder. Who would want to kill the 4-time sheriff Sam Catron? Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Sources White v. Commonwealth (2005) Stamper, J., & Yuen, L. (2002, April 14). Pulaski Sheriff Catron is Slain. Lexington Herald-Leader. C-J and AP Dispatches. (2002, April 14). Pulaski...

This episode discusses the Shiloh Baptist Church Stampede in Birmingham, Alabama, where one misheard word led to the death of over 100 people. Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Sources The Trumpet Blast - https://bplonline.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll8/id/5592/ United Nations Development Programme - https://www.undp.org/blog/women-are-hit-hardest-disasters-so-why-are-response...

A body is discovered on an Outer Banks beach just hours before Hurricane Emily forces an evacuation, leaving behind a mystery that wouldn’t be unraveled until years later—thanks to a fancy new system called CODIS. Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Visit our website: itsmurderyall.com Email us: itsmurderyall@gmail.com Please subscribe, rate, review, tell a friend, and tell your mama!! Sources Fo...

This episode discusses the 1987 Ole Miss Chi Omega Walk-a-thon Disaster, which resulted in the death of 5 beautiful young women who had their whole lives ahead of them. Please go read this article: https://www.oprah.com/relationships/women-of-chi-omega-accident-paige-williams/all Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Check out our website: itsmurderyall.com Send us an email: itsmurderyall@gmail.com...

In this episode, we dive into the mysterious disappearances of not one, but two women named Pamela—Pamela Ray in 1992 and Pamela Biggers in 2008—both vanishing from the sunny shores of Panama City Beach, Florida. Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall.com Send us an email: itsmurderyall@gmail.com Visit our website: itsmurderyall.com Sources Crystal Dawn at Lost & Found, specifically the followin...

This episode discusses the 1983 Benton Fireworks Disaster in Benton, TN, that killed 11 people. WARNING : If you don’t like gruesome/gory details, here is a time stamp for which part to skip: 5:35 – 10:38. Come follow us on IG: @Itsmurderyall Sources Bass, B., & Jefferson, J. (2009). Beyond the Body Farm: A legendary bone detective explores murders, mysteries, and revolution in forensic scienc...

Two girls, two Spring Break trips, two murders, 13 years apart.   WARNING: This episode could be called Side-Track City (i.e., it is very chatty/tangent-y). It has everything: true crime, barking wiener dogs, aggressive sneezes, the story of St. Patrick’s Day 2007.   Follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall.com Visit our website: itsmurderyall.com   Sources Smith, V. (1993, April 18). Tributes flow with te...

Please make sure you've listened to Part 1 (Ep 36) first! Brent and Renee Poole venture out for a late-night walk on the beach to celebrate their anniversary. Unfortunately, only one of them would leave that beach alive. Come follow us on Instagram: @itsmurderyall And visit our website: itsmurderyall.com Please subscribe, rate, review, tell a friend, tell ya mama!! Sources Hudson, D. (2006). D...

Brent and Renee Poole venture out for a late-night walk on the beach to celebrate their anniversary. Unfortunately, only one of them would leave that beach alive. Come follow us on Instagram: @itsmurderyall And visit our website: itsmurderyall.com Sources Hudson, D. (2006). Dance of death. Pinnacle. Scorned: Love Kills - Desperate Housewife - S1 Ep3 Snapped - Renee Poole - S7 Ep10 Accomplice to Mu...

Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is a mountain resort town known for the beauty of the surrounding Great Smoky Mountains. In the 1980s, however, brutal murders at two local hotels--The Rocky Top Village Inn and the Holiday Inn--would change the area forever and introduce some infamous Gatlinburg ghost stories. Come follow us on Instagram: @itsmurderyall Our website is finally up and running (woot woot!): it...

18-year-olds Melissa Chilton and Tiffany Campbell were young, beautiful girls with their whole lives ahead of them until the wrong person walked into the Exotic Tan for Men. Come follow us on Instagram: @itsmurderyall Check out our website (it's a work in progress): itsmurderyall.com Sources Highland, D. (1996, February 23). Two teen-age employees of tanning salon slain. The Tennessean. Moore,...

Tom Steeples has been charged with the murders of Ronnie Bingham, Robb Phillips, and Kelli Phillips. Could he also be the missing link to a cold case from 1992? Come follow us on Instagram: @itsmurderyall And check out our website (it's a work in progress): itsmurderyall.com Sources Callow, J. (1992, October 26). MTSU coed murdered in Georgia. The Daily News-Journal. Nociti, J. (1992, October...

A popular bar owner is found dead in his burned-down bar. Months later, a young couple moved from California to pursue their dreams in Nashville but met foul play on their first night. Could a man the couple met at a bar be the connection between both of these cases? Come follow us on Instagram: @itsmurderyall And check out our website (it's a work in progress): itsmurderyall.com Sources Artnf...

In 1999, George Strait and Alan Jackson released their song, "Murder on Music Row." While the song reflected a critique of mainstream country music, the opening lyrics ( Nobody saw him running from Sixteenth Avenue. They never found the fingerprint or the weapon that was used... ) were an eerie reminder of the real murder on Music Row--the 1989 unsolved murder of Kevin Hughes. Join us as...

In this episode, we discuss the case that robbed country music of its innocence. Come follow us on Instagram: @itsmurderyall And check out our website (still working on getting it updated): itsmurderyall.com Sources Hagood, T. (2023). Stringbean: The life and murder of a country music legend. University of Illinois Press. Hall, D. (1974, October 30). Opry star recounts discovery of bodies. The Ten...

This week's case takes us back over 70 years to discuss a case that involves a love triangle (or maybe a love hexagon?), some questionable life choices, and a heaping spoonful of backwoods "justice." Episode Correction: I misspoke about when Judge Andrews retired--it was October 30, not April 30!! Come follow us on Instagram: @itsmurderyall And check out our website (currently trying...

In this edition of our Black & Missing series, we discuss the disappearances of Ebonee Spears (Wilmington), Priti "Ashley" Porter (Gastonia), and Samatha Baremore (Winston-Salem), and also give a brief history lesson on the Wilmington Massacre of 1898. Come follow us on Instram: @itsmurderyall We now have a website: itsmurderyall.com Sources The Wilmington Massacre Wikipedia – Wilmin...