The Felon File

7-25 Domestic Violence isn't new but is a serious issue. The shade of blue stories about two married couples whose wedding bliss was not so blissful.  Plus, an additional shade of blue story from 2022.  Another special place in hell story or at least the beginnings of one.   Felon file Podcast  https://anchor.fm/felonfile/episodes/7-25-Domestic-Violence-it-isnt-new-e1ga053

7-24. The Lynching of Bob Brackett in. Western North Carolina, 1897, A young lady in her early 20's walked home from church. The young woman went slowly, as she had been crippled by meningitis when she was younger. She lived nearby with her parents near the town of Weaverville. At 11:30 that day, she was attacked. Shoved to the roadway by a large man. He dragged her into the roadside woods and ass...

7-23. Lavinia Fisher. The first female serial killer in the U.S.? Lavinia Fisher was thought by some to be the first female serial killer in the United States of America. Married to John Fisher, they operated a boarding house along a major commercial roadway outside of Charleston S.C.  Both were convicted of several crimes. But. Was she a killer? The first documented serial killer in America?...

7-22. Stalking Today and Yesterday Stalking.. Today and yesterday. When did it become illegal to follow and spy on an individual? Is the idea of stalking someone a development of modern society? Scott looks at some recent infamous and not-so-recent situations. and he may have some answers to these questions. Felonfile.com https://anchor.fm/felonfile/episodes/7-22--Stalking-Today-and-Yesterday-e1fk...

7-21. 1873 California. Does one murder justify another?  1873. The California Murder of a lady landowner by the holder of the property note. The killer turned himself in thinking he could lie or buy his way out of trouble. The community had other ideas. Does one murder justify another? Was it murder? Or was it justice? Scott has the story so you can make your own decision. On line 3-26-2022 @...

A shade of blue story that starts at Muddy Creek in Forsyth County North Carolina. Or perhaps it ends there. A very popular fishing location at the time and still is by some accounts. Two local men on the 25th of August 1914 while fishing discovered something in the water that would impact a family for decades. 15 feet from the bank the object hung on the surface of the water. One of the men doing...

7-19. 1859, Missing Girl, Missing Body. Murder? A missing girl. Suspicions of murder. the body never found. A prominent Rockingham County NC  farmer,  hanged for her murder in 1860. A precedent-setting case in North Carolina law. It allowed the state to convict a person of murder without there being a corpus delicti  better known as the body of the victim It was Dec. 1, 1859, when P...

7-18- 1928 100-year-old cold case murder in the Carolina mountains An almost 100-year-old cold case murder in the Carolina mountains. Three trials two suspects no convictions. Felonfile.com https://anchor.fm/felonfile/episodes/7-18--1928-100-year-old-cold-case-murder-in-the-Carolina-mountains-e1dm6nb

7-16. 1946 Eggers murder. January 2, 1946, the headless, handless body of a woman, wrapped in a blanket and tied with a rope, was found in a ravine off a mountain highway in San Bernardino. Did she lose her head over her husband or did she lose it because of her husband? On line 2/26?/2022   @ 7:00 pm EST   at felonfile.com or your favorite podcast platform. https://anchor.fm/f...

7-15. 1923 London England trial and a double hanging. Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters. Did the boyfriend kill the husband? Did the wife know? An English love triangle, and murder trial.   Scott has the tragic story. On line 2-19-2022 @ 7:00 am EST felonfile.com https://anchor.fm/felonfile/episodes/7-15--1923-London-England-trial-and-double-hanging-e1darcm

7-14. 1889 Road Rage on Sleds A look at an 1889 French Canadian  Road Rage incident and killing. Was the sled driver guilty of murder? Did the other sled driver deserve what happened? Scott has these questions and maybe some answers Felonfile.com https://anchor.fm/felonfile/episodes/7-14--1889-Road-Rage-on-Sleds-e1d918j

7-13. The 1827 Vance and Carson Duel The September 12th, 1827 duel between North Carolina politicians, David Vance and  Sam  Carson.  A killing occurred but no one was charged. An honor Killing, or just murder? Listen and draw your own conclusions.  On line 02-05-2022 @ 7:00 PM EST Felonfile.com  https://anchor.fm/felonfile/episodes/7-13--The-1827-Vance-and-Carson-Duel-e1c...

7-12 Murder in the Personal ads. Sunday, November 22nd, 1987, a young man by the name of Douglas Basham took out a personal ad in the Sunday paper. The outcome was far from his original intent. Felonfile.com https://anchor.fm/felonfile/episodes/7-12--Murder-in-the-Personal-ads-e1ch6f8

7-11. 1930s Rat River Manhunt A search for the killer of a Canadian Mounted Police Officer that runs almost to the top of the world. Who was the man? Why is there still interest in his identity? Listen and decide for yourself. felonfile.com 

7-10 1872 murder of a Gilded Age Robber Baron The 1872 murder of a Gilded Age robber baron.  Jubilee Jim had his hand in several historic candy jars. Rail Roads. The business of Cornelius Vanderbilt. President Grant and the United States gold market. Beautiful actresses. Jealous boyfriends and business associates. How did Jubilee meet his end?  and why? A story that would make today's re...

7-9 The Derby Poisoner, 1870s Lady Murder.  What is serial killing and how do you define a serial killer?  The FBI says  The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events.  Wife and mother Lydia Sherman (aka) The Derby Poisoner, killed for 9 years between 1863-1871.  Why did she do it? Why did it take so long to catcher her?  Scot...

7-8. The happiest man who ever lived on death row. A 1937 shade of blue story. Joe Arridy was a Mentally challenged young man. He went Smiling into The Gas Chamber for The Murder and assaults he didn’t Commit.  Joe was a young man that didn’t understand the concept of death and requested ice cream as his last meal.  The Warden of the Prison described Joe as the happiest man who ever live...

7-7 A Christmas murder and Arson Scott’s shade of blue Story for tonight is a story of Christmas murder, Man Hunts. Train and ship pursuits and chases. Civilians shot by government troops. A trial and justice?  Listen and decide.  https://anchor.fm/felonfile/episodes/7-8--Christmas-Murder-and-Arson-e1bp6le

7-6. The day they hung Santa. December 1927. Santa followed by a group of local children walked down the street heading to the First National Bank. Leaving the children outside but accompanied by three men he walked into the bank. Greetings of “hello Santa” was met with a shouting Santa telling everyone to “grab some sky” in a less than jolly tone.  This was the start of shootings, manhunts,...

Episode 7-5. Law Enforcement and stories of mistaken identities. Some were taken by accident. Some on purpose and some possibly by negligence. Stories of stolen and mistaken identities and the results of those mistakes.

7-4. The Best Police Detective in the USA Was Captain Frank Littlejohn Chief of Detectives and, later Chief of Police of Charlotte North Carolina. The Best Police Detective in the USA? Why did J. Edger Hoover say he was?  What did the Charlotte NC City Council say? Listen to find out.  On line 12 -4-2021 @ 7:00 PM EST. FelonFile.comn

7-3  Murders and crimes of 1936 and 1937 A look at family crimes and the incidents of 1936 and 1937. You didn't have to go to the movies to see a murder drama. felonfile.com On line 11-27-2021 at 7pm EST. USA

7-x2  The 1846 Murder of Alexander Simpson in Fayetteville NC. An investigation and trial 175 years ago in 1846. Was it murder? Is it true a local Fayetteville fortune-teller foretold the death and the aftermath? Was the Soothsayer, Polly Risling, quoted in the court documents?  Did the pretty young wife do it?  Did she do it twice more? Why is the trial still discussed in North Carolina Law Schoo...

Episode 7-1. 1984 Is the Father the Killer? Accident or Filicide? Did a father poison his children? Did he murder his five-year-old daughter? What did the family think? What did the lawyers think? What did the jury think? What would you decide? Felonfile.com

6-21. 1831 Was it the Devil at the Door? or a Conman It wasn’t the Devil, who arrived at the Chapman family’s door, one evening in 1831. Many weeks later. you must admit that Don Lino Espos Y Mina could give the devil a run for his money. But Was it murder? What came from the two trials that took place? felonfile.com