Hard Times and True Crimes
Listen to two Southern, Christian women tell each other historical true crime stories.
Episodes
78 episodes
77. Witches or Martyrs: The Salem Witch Trials
The trials began in 1692 when a group of young girls in the Puritan village of Salem, Massachusetts claimed they were being tormented by local women who were practicing witchcraft.Male Narrator: Curtis HildrethMusic by Isaiah Hild...
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Episode 77
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1:17:57
76. Carnage in Carthage: NC's Deadliest Mass Shooting
A rocky marriage, a controlling husband, an estranged wife, and alcohol addiction; a destructive combination that led down a deadly path and ultimately ended in tragedy for several families. Narrator: Curtis HildrethIntro and Outro ...
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Episode 76
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50:36
75. A Murder Farm in Quiet Dell, West Virginia
In August 1931, police were investigating the disappearances of Asta Eicher and her three children. They found love letters, which led them to a man named Harry Powers in Quiet Dell, West Virginia.Nespresso Vertuo Amazon Link: &...
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Episode 75
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1:09:04
74. Evil On The Well-Deserved
To retire early and live their days sailing on a yacht is the dream of many a couple. Some actually get to live that dream. Such was the case for Tom and Jackie Hawks until the day another dream came true - a grandbaby was on the way. When the ...
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Episode 74
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50:17
73. Mean Marie's Revenge
Marie Dean Arrington was a professional criminal in Florida during the 1960's. After she committed a brutal murder, Marie became the second woman to be put on the FBI's Most Wanted List. Male Narrator- Curtis HildrethMusi...
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Episode 73
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72. Murder in Asheboro - The Melissa Mickey Story
The murder of a mother of two in a small town in Randolph County has investigators baffled. She had no enemies to speak of. Sometimes an enemy is closer than we think though and is not someone we consider an enemy. One man is arrested and one m...
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Episode 72
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1:01:22
71. Peggy Carr- A Polk County Murder
The 1988 murder of 41 year old Peggy Carr is one of the most bizarre crimes in Polk County Florida history. Music by Isaiah HildrethNarrator-Curtis HildrethSourcesnewspapers.comPoison Mind : The True Story of...
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Episode 71
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1:09:34
70. The Donner Party Tragedy
A group of families headed west to California in the spring of 1846 during the Westward Expansion movement. They were well provisioned for the journey that was expected to take them 4-6 months. But one delay after another along with a bad leade...
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Episode 70
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50:31
69. The Murder of Poor Ellen Smith from Winston Salem
In 1894, poor Ellen Smith was murdered by her ne-er do- well lover, Peter DeGraff in Winston-Salem, NC. This episode will cover a short background, the murder, trial and execution of Peter DeGraff. The story was made famous by a lat...
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Episode 69
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36:11
68. Murder in Amish Country
Edward and Katie Gingerich lived among their people, the Amish, in the early 1990s. When Ed started having various physical ailments and then mental anguish, the church tried to step in but nothing seemed to help; not herbal supplements, ...
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Episode 68
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67. Lost Boys of the Allegheny Mountains
In the spring of 1856, two brothers, seven year old George and five year old Joseph wondered off together from their cabin home in the Alleghenies Mountains of Pennsylvania. Listen to hear their tragic story. Allison Krauss&...
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Episode 67
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35:43
66. What Happened On The BlueBelle
After a harrowing shipwreck at sea, Captain Julian Harvey was rescued just off the coast of the Bahamas in November 1961. He is pulled from a dinghy along with a deceased seven-year-old girl but none of the other passengers are found. Miraculou...
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Episode 66
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35:04
65. Paul Dennis Reid: Nashville's Fast Food Serial Killer
Paul Dennis Reid also known as The Fast Food Killer is Nashville’s most notorious serial Killer. He was convicted and given seven death sentences for murdering seven people from various fast food restaurants in the Nashville area. Sources:<...
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Episode 65
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57:12
64. The Icebox Murders
Sometimes a simple "welfare check" for someone's safety turns out to be more than investigators bargained for. For the Houston Police Department in 1965, this was the case when a man called in concerned about his elderly aunt and uncle. What th...
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Episode 64
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24:58
63. The Ceely Rose Murders
On June 1896, Ceely Rose poisoned her family with arsenic because they wouldn't let her see or speak the name of their neighbor, Guy Berry. Her father, David, died within a week of being poisoned. Walter, her brother, died within two week...
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Episode 63
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1:17:36
62. Lobster Boy - Grady Stiles, Jr.
Since the 1840s the Stiles family had passed down a rare condition called Ectrodactyly that makes the hands look like lobster claws. Grady Stiles turned his family's condition into a lucrative business performing in the traveling carnival...
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Episode 62
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61. The Bitter Blood Murders Pt. 2
On June 3, 1985, police cautiously pursued a Chevy Blazer with four passengers. A slow chase had persisted for several miles-- from Greensboro into Summerfield, North Carolina. Suddenly, the Blazer stopped and a bomb was detonated from w...
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Episode 61
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1:34:18
60. The Bitter Blood Murders Pt.1
In the years between 1984 and 1985, three intertwined families experienced the murders of close family members. The murders spanned from Louisville, Kentucky to Winston Salem and Greensboro, NC. Susie Newsome Lynch and Fritz Kenner we...
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Episode 60
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1:09:43
59. The Ballroom Murders
An episode of America's Most Wanted in 1989 showcased the story of John List who killed his entire family - wife, mother, and three children - leaving them in the ballroom of their 19-room mansion. More than one viewer called in to say that Joh...
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Episode 59
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39:25
58. The Martyrdom of John and Betty Stam
In December 1934, a young missionary couple, John and Betty Stam, were beheaded by Communist soldiers in Anhui Province along with a Chinese Christian brother named Chang Shushing. Listen to their story here. Male Narrator: Curtis Hildr...
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Episode 58
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1:03:24
57: The Bloody Benders: Homicidal Homesteaders
As Westward expansion began in the US after the Civil War, homesteaders staked land claims across the plains. One family set up a crude store and Inn along the trail, taking advantage of the location where many a weary traveler would pass by. B...
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Episode 57
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52:25
56. North Carolina's Killer Baptist Preacher: Reverend George Washington Carawan
Reverend George Washington Carawan was charged and found guilty of the murder of a school teacher named Clement H. Lassiter . After learning the jury had found him guilty and that he would be hanged for his crime, Reverend Car...
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Episode 56
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40:07
55. I'd Kill For a Piece of Chocolate
The seaside town of Brighton, England had a string of poisonings in the late 1870's. The victims became severely sick after eating chocolate cream candies from a local sweet shop owned by J. G. Maynard. Mr. Maynard rid his shop of the cho...
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Episode 55
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54. The Disappearance and Murder of Alma Kellner
Alma Kellner born in 1901, was the daughter of wealthy brewers in Louisville, Kentucky.On December 8, 1909, Alma disappeared on her way to attend mass at St. John's Roman Catholic Church, not far from her home. At first it was believed she had ...
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Episode 54
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1:09:54