EPISODE · Jun 25, 2024 · 27 MIN
Chapter 15: The Rendezvous
from Murder in the Mississippi Delta: The Barons of Memphis and other stories · host Marnie Gellhorn
In a courthouse in sweltering downtown Memphis, the charming and dapper Lee Filderman is leading the defense team. Memphis's own F. Lee Bailey makes hearts flutter and women swoon as he delivers his opening statements. It's up to the young, and untried Carrie Bryant to take on the legal mastermind. The tiny little dynamo heads the Prosecutor's team as The State of Tennessee versus Hunter Lee Baron III presents their opening arguments. No one could argue that Lee Filderman failed to make a spectacular entrance - or exit - under Judge Chris Craft's watchful eye, with CNN, Harvey Levin, Nancy Grace and the rest of the nation glued to their seats. It's the biggest trial to hit Memphis since the Alice Mitchell trial for the brutal slaying of Freda Ward, in 1892... Want to follow along with our narrator? Copies of the book in both kindle and paper-based formats are available at most on-line retailers including Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. A limited amount of autographed copies are available at the Novel bookstore at 387 Perkins Extd in Memphis, TN Want to get the real Memphis flavor? Read our chapter notes for more information about the famous people and places in our Bluff city on the banks of the Mississippi. Chapter Notes There's nothing more authentically Memphis than the Rendezvous restaurant. Situated in an alley downtown, Charlie Vergos' Rendevous has been serving up world famous BBQ for generations. This World War II veteran helped put Memphis on the culinary map. For more about the this Memphis landmark: "Rendezvous Ribs: A Memphis Barbecue Tradition," Southern Living Magazine article from 2023 Oral history project: Interview with John Vergo. Southern Foodways Alliance Tennessee Crossroads episode, "Charlie Vergo's Rendezvous Ribs" on YouTube Kevin Kelley's BBQ INTERVIEW - John Vergos - Charlie Vergos Rendezvous - Memphis, TN [EXCLUSIVE]Elvis's Graceland and Rendezvous Ribs on YouTube. It's a winning combination Tags: #WhoisCarrieBryant #LeeFilderman #DeathofasouthernBelle #MurderofaMemphissocialite #LifeandDeathofBelleBaron #HarveyLevin #NancyGrace #TMZscandals #CNNstories #themodernFLeeBailey #CriminalDefense #OpeningStatements #TrialoftheCentury #TragicAccidentvsBrutalCalculatedMurder #MemphisMurdersandScandals #HighSocietyMurder #Crime *Explicit language warning* There is explicit language contained within this book. There is also racially and culturally offensive terminology and language used within of historical context by some of the characters contained within this book. This is used to portray the thoughts, actions and beliefs of the characters. This does not reflect the beliefs of the author, nor any of the other people involved in the production of this book.
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In a courthouse in sweltering downtown Memphis, the charming and dapper Lee Filderman is leading the defense team. Memphis's own F. Lee Bailey makes hearts flutter and women swoon as he delivers his opening statements. It's up to the young, and untried Carrie Bryant to take on the legal mastermind. The tiny little dynamo heads the Prosecutor's team as The State of Tennessee versus Hunter Lee Baron III presents their opening arguments. No one could argue that Lee Filderman failed to make a spectacular entrance - or exit - under Judge Chris Craft's watchful eye, with CNN, Harvey Levin, Nancy Grace and the rest of the nation glued to their seats. It's the biggest trial to hit Memphis since the Alice Mitchell trial for the brutal slaying of Freda Ward, in 1892... Want to follow along with our narrator? Copies of the book in both kindle and paper-based formats are available at most on-line retailers including Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. A limited amount of autographed copies are available at the Novel bookstore at 387 Perkins Extd in Memphis, TN Want to get the real Memphis flavor? Read our chapter notes for more information about the famous people and places in our Bluff city on the banks of the Mississippi. Chapter Notes There's nothing more authentically Memphis than the Rendezvous restaurant. Situated in an alley downtown, Charlie Vergos' Rendevous has been serving up world famous BBQ for generations. This World War II veteran helped put Memphis on the culinary map. For more about the this Memphis landmark: "Rendezvous Ribs: A Memphis Barbecue Tradition," Southern Living Magazine article from 2023 Oral history project: Interview with John Vergo. Southern Foodways Alliance Tennessee Crossroads episode, "Charlie Vergo's Rendezvous Ribs" on YouTube Kevin Kelley's BBQ INTERVIEW - John Vergos - Charlie Vergos Rendezvous - Memphis, TN [EXCLUSIVE]Elvis's Graceland and Rendezvous Ribs on YouTube. It's a winning combination Tags: #WhoisCarrieBryant #LeeFilderman #DeathofasouthernBelle #MurderofaMemphissocialite #LifeandDeathofBelleBaron #HarveyLevin #NancyGrace #TMZscandals #CNNstories #themodernFLeeBailey #CriminalDefense #OpeningStatements #TrialoftheCentury #TragicAccidentvsBrutalCalculatedMurder #MemphisMurdersandScandals #HighSocietyMurder #Crime *Explicit language warning* There is explicit language contained within this book. There is also racially and culturally offensive terminology and language used within of historical context by some of the characters contained within this book. This is used to portray the thoughts, actions and beliefs of the characters. This does not reflect the beliefs of the author, nor any of the other people involved in the production of this book.
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