Southern Shadows: A Mother-Son True Crime Podcast 4Seven Media, LLC

"All eyes were on Hampton County and the Lowcountry. If the Murdaughs had skeletons in their closet... it's out now"- Michael DeWitt, Hampton County Guardian. While awaiting trial for the boating accident that killed his friend Mallory Beach, a call comes into 9-1-1 that Paul Murdaugh and his mom, Maggie, were both fatally shot at their Moselle home. When the police arrive on the scene, they find a distraught Alex Murdaugh, Paul's dad, but it wouldn't be long before they realize that he ...

“In Hampton County, South Carolina, everybody knows everybody… and everybody knows who the Murdaughs are.” -Michael DeWitt, Hampton County Guardian.Paul Murdaugh was the carefree, party-loving youngest son of Alex and Maggie Murdaugh and the great-grandson of Randolph Murdaugh, a prominent South Carolina solicitor who started the Murdaugh dynasty that has dominated Hampton County for decades. In 2019, Paul found himself at the center of a fatal boating accident that forced his famous family's...

In the United States, there are only 27 states where the death penalty is an allowable conviction for especially heinous crimes of murder or terrorism. Tennessee, being one of those states, currently holds the youngest woman of her time who was convicted of the death penalty: Christa Pike. The crime she committed was so brutal that an investigator quoted her as being "the most evil person" he'd ever met... at just 18 years old! Just like Christa, Colleen Slemmer was hoping for a better future...

When Roxanne Charles Nelson planned to pick up her son Quawan from his dad Kenneth's house to get a haircut, she became increasingly concerned when she couldn't reach him. Frantically calling Kenneth, they soon realize that Quawan is nowhere to be found. What happened next was a disorganized investigation and a delay in responding, which made his family wonder if acting sooner could have saved his life.Source Notes Available athttps://southernshadowspodcast.com/blog/11-quawan-charlesProduced ...

The 1970s were marked by significant strides in civil rights for African Americans and deep-seated societal unrest. On college campuses across the nation, you would often find students staging protests against the Vietnam War and the draft, but that wasn't the reason why students at Jackson State University, then Jackson State College, were upset. Students and administration were involved in a conflict that started on John R. Lynch Street, a busy commuter route that divided the college in hal...

Riley Crossman was kind, gentle, and as dramatic as teenagers come. She was a gifted singer and dancer and loved spending her free time with her best friend, Jasmine. On May 8, 2019, when her high school called to inform her mom that she hadn't been present that day, the search would lead to a monster in her home. Full Source Notes:southernshadowspodcast.com Produced by 4Seven Media, LLCMusic written and produced by J.Chris