It's Murder, Y'all

It's Murder, Y'all

Each week on the It's Murder, Y'all podcast, we're going to bring you lesser-known true crime cases from the Deep South. And if you like your southern true crime with a side of millennial pop culture references, ADHD-induced tangents, and a tasteful amount of spicy language, then this podcast is for you!

  1. 07/27/2025

    Ep 48 - The Samford Debate Team Murder

    When a handsome young college student is found brutally murdered in his apartment, no one could imagine who could have done it. And when they found out who done it... no one could believe it. Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Sources Unsolved Mysteries Wiki  Slagle v State – Court of Criminal Appeals of AL – 1992  William Slagle – Wikipedia Crime Historian: The Debate Coach & His Student FindaGrave – Rex Bartely Copeland Copeland v Samford University – 1996 Copeland Award for Top First Round At-Large Team – National Debate Tournament Cullen, S., & Wilstach, N. (1989, October 11). Brother seeks Slagle’s frozen assets. The Birmingham News. Ross, J.D. (1990, December 4). Grisly video marks day one. Birmingham Post-Herald. Patterson, N. (1990, December 7). Coroner supports Slagle defense. Birmingham Post-Herald. Ray,L.A., & Faulk, K. (1989, October 8). Slagle’s behavior baffles authorities and his friends alike. The Birmingham News. Wilstach, N. (1989, October 7). Copeland’s killing eyed by TV show. The Birmingham News. Wilstach,N. (1990, December 4). Shelby coroner tells Slagle trial of blood at murder scene. The Birmingham News. Wilstach, N., & Archibald, J. (1989, October 3). Prof’s letter confesses to slaying. The Birmingham News. Dean, C.J., & Faulk, K. (1989, September 26). SU debater may have been slain in error. The Birmingham News.  Wilstach, N. (1990, December 50. Slagle talked about slaying, hair stylist says. The Birmingham News. Wilstach, N. (1990, December 5). Slagle’s letters claim slaying was self-defense. The Birmingham News.  Joynt, S. (1989, October 3). Samford professor hunted in slaying. Birmingham Post-Herald. AP. (1991, March 9). Debate coach gets life for killingstudent. The Asheville Times.

    47 min
  2. 03/22/2025

    Ep 47 - Jacksonville Co-Ed Murders

    Jacksonville, Alabama is a sleepy little college town located in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. Bad things don't happen in this kind of town, so when two young women go missing (Linda Faye Croft in 1970 and Rebecca "Becky" Howell in 1982), it turns the campus community upside down. Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Send us an email: itsmurderyall@gmail.com Sources FindaGrave.com - Linda Fayce CroftThe ChanticleerJones, W. (1970, March 2). Strangulation Cited in Slaying of Coed. The Anniston Star. Jones, W. (1970, March 26). Murder suspect bound over. The Anniston Star.Jones, W. (1970, May 19). Jury told of victim’s note of concern. The Anniston Star.Jones, W. (1970, May 22). Harnage gets life sentence. The Anniston Star.Harnage v. State – June 13, 1972FindaGrave – Rebecca Suzanne HowellMurderpedia – James Harvey CallahanUhlman, M., & Duncombe, T. (1982, February 21). Friends saw Rebecca Howell as active, serious, caring. The Anniston Star.Mitchell, G. (2009, January 15). James Callahan executed for 1982 rape, murder. TuscaloosaNews.com.Duncombe, T. (1982, February 21). Authorities feel murder will be solved. The Anniston Star.Gordon, M. (1982, April 11). Jimmy Callahan: A closer look. The Anniston Star.White, M. (1982, June 27). Callahan jury calls for death. The Anniston Star.White, M. (1982, June 27). How investigators cracked the Becky Howell murder case. The Anniston Star.AL.com – Alabama executes man for 1982 murder (Jan 15, 2009)

    49 min
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Each week on the It's Murder, Y'all podcast, we're going to bring you lesser-known true crime cases from the Deep South. And if you like your southern true crime with a side of millennial pop culture references, ADHD-induced tangents, and a tasteful amount of spicy language, then this podcast is for you!