Hard Times and True Crimes
Listen to two Southern, Christian women tell each other historical true crime stories.
Hard Times and True Crimes
121. Reverend: The Case That Drew Harper Lee
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Beginning in 1972, a series of suspicious deaths in rural Alabama left a community fearful, divided, and searching for answers. At the center of it all was a man known simply as “The Reverend,” whose life seemed marked by tragedy, rumor, and lingering suspicion.
Whispers of voodoo, insurance payouts, and unanswered questions spread quietly through the region — eventually capturing the attention of one of America’s most celebrated authors, Harper Lee.
What followed would become one of the South’s most unsettling true crime stories… a haunting case that blurred the lines between faith, folklore, justice, and revenge.
Sources
Primary Book Sources
•Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee — Casey Cep
•Biographical research regarding Harper Lee and her work
Historical Records & Research Materials
•newspapers.com
•Court records and legal reporting related to the proceedings
•Findagrave.com
Podcast Credits
Hosted by Darlene Hildreth & Melody Gwyn
Narration by Curtis Hildreth
Music by Isaiah Hildreth
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