True Crime with Dani Southern Files

On a quiet road in Cartersville, a spring night in 1990 turned into something unthinkable. Robert “Monty” Woody and his wife, Patricia “Ann” Woody were known for their kindness—the kind of people who would open their door to anyone in need. But on April 25, 1990, that same kindness may have led danger straight into their home. What happened inside that house on Rudy York Road was brutal, personal,...

Bonus update on what I have been working on and why I haven’t drop any new episodes

Bonus for Susana Morales episodes

For months, the case of Susana Morales remained a painful mystery. Until a name surfaced… one no one expected. In Part Two, we uncover the investigation that led authorities to Miles Bryant—a man with ties to law enforcement and a past that raises disturbing questions. As evidence begins to surface, a clearer—and more unsettling—picture emerges. How did someone so close to the system avoid suspici...

Sixteen year-old Susana Morales should have made it home that night. Instead, she vanished—leaving behind a chilling mystery that would haunt her family and shake an entire Georgia community. In Part One, we walk through Susana’s final known moments… a quiet evening, a familiar route, and a sudden disappearance that made no sense. As hours turned into days, desperation grew. Search efforts intensi...

Update on progress for Heather Turner Podcast episode

In December 1968, a 20-year-old college student vanished from a motel room in the middle of the night... But this wasn't just a kidnapping. This was something far more terrifying. Barbara Jane Mackle was taken by strangers who had planned every detail-right down to the unthinkable. She wasn't held in a house... or moved from place to place... She was buried alive. Locked inside a box beneath the g...

In December 1968, a 20-year-old college student vanished from a motel room in the middle of the night... But this wasn't just a kidnapping. This was something far more terrifying. Barbara Jane Mackle was taken by strangers who had planned every detail-right down to the unthinkable. She wasn't held in a house... or moved from place to place... She was buried alive. Locked inside a box beneath the g...

In December 1968, a 20-year-old college student vanished from a motel room in the middle of the night... But this wasn't just a kidnapping. This was something far more terrifying. Barbara Jane Mackle was taken by strangers who had planned every detail-right down to the unthinkable. She wasn't held in a house... or moved from place to place... She was buried alive. Locked inside a box beneath the g...

This is a sneak peek into a future episode I am working on. If you want to join in and support Heather you can join https://www.facebook.com/share/1FeJ1iHCz8/?mibextid=wwXIfr

On February 14, 2020, 22-year-old Fort Valley State University senior Anitra Gunn sent what would become her final text message. By that afternoon, her friends were alarmed by strange messages coming from her phone. Her father drove from Atlanta to Fort Valley when his gut told him something wasn’t right. Within hours, her car was found abandoned — purse, wallet, cash, and keys still inside. What...

She was called “Angel” before they knew her name. Courtney Nicole DuBois. 20 years old. Overdosed in a West Virginia motel room. Dismembered. Dumped in Bartow County. The Georgia Boys thought no one would find her. They were wrong.

In this episode of Southern Files with Dani , we travel back to Clayton County, Georgia — a place where history runs deep and secrets don’t always stay buried. Briana Winston was young. She was loved. And like so many cases we cover, her story didn’t begin as a headline — it began as a family waiting for answers. When Briana disappeared, questions started piling up. Where had she been? Who was she...