Hard Times and True Crimes
Listen to two Southern, Christian women tell each other historical true crime stories.
Podcasting since 2022 • 108 episodes
Hard Times and True Crimes
Latest Episodes
A Crime, A Conversion, A Controversy: The Karla Faye Tucker Case
In 1983, a brutal double homicide in Houston, Texas shocked the public—not just because of the violence, but because of who was eventually held responsible. Karla Faye Tucker, a 23-year-old woman with a troubled past, quickly became one of the ...
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Episode 106
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55:42
MINI Episode - A Supernatural Turn in the Welch Family Case
In this special mini-episode, we revisit 102. Murder on Route 66: The Welch Family Tragedy with a surprising update. You can listen to the original episode here: https://www.h...
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20:47
105. North Carolina's First Serial Killer: The Chilling Confession of Asbury Respus
In 1931, a little girl named Vera Leonard vanished while waiting for the school bus in Guilford County, NC. Hours later, her body was found in the ashes of her burned-down home. The man arrested—“Will Moore”—turned out to be an escaped...
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Episode 105
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57:14
104. Burned Alive: The Martyrdom of Graham Staines and His Sons in India
In this gripping true crime episode, we explore the harrowing and heartbreaking story of Graham Staines, an Australian missionary who was burned alive along with his two young sons by a radical mob in Odisha, India, in 1999. Even in...
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Episode 104
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30:21
103. Moonshine and Murder in the Smoky Mountains: The Perry’s Camp Murders of 1949
In 1949, deep in the Smoky Mountains of Sevier County, Tennessee, a savage double murder shattered the stillness of a quiet Appalachian community.Charlie Perry—a former Knoxville bootlegger turned tourist camp owner—and his longti...
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Episode 103
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