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The Wicked South
by Michael M. DeWitt Jr. with Matt Harris & Seton Tucker
The Wicked South will explore the dark history of the Murdaugh legal dynasty, as well as the fascinating criminal cases on both sides of the law.
Episodes
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Michael Dewitt on the future of The Wicked South Podcast
Michael Dewitt, Seton Tucker and Matt Harris discuss the future of the Wicked South Podcast, and they talk about the affect the Alex Murdaugh trial had on their lives. Dewitt is the author of The Wicked South and The Fall of the House of Murdaugh Seton and Matt host the podcast Impact of…
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The Best Little Whorehouse in South Carolina
The Best Little Whorehouse in South Carolina For more than 30 years, Madame Hazel operated the Sunset Lodge, a high-end brothel and the "best-kept" secret in Georgetown, S.C., serving state senators, prominent local officials and even the occasional pastor or deacon, all the while donating to the...
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Headless Horror in Colleton County
Headless Horror in Colleton County The remains of a human head were discovered in rural Colleton County this week, and police are searching for the missing body in a bizarre case that has captured media and public attention. But this is not the first time a human skull – with no body – has been...
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“God knocked my socks off” - From Ruin to Rehab and Redemption
“God knocked my socks off” - From Ruin to Rehab and Redemption David Carson, once a meth, opiate and heroin addict, was arrested in what was reported as the historic, first-ever meth bust in the tiny town of Hampton, S.C. Not only did Carson later reform himself, he founded Sammy’s Mission, a...
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How a Mule Kicked Killed 8 People, and a Woman's Sexual Prowess Became World Famous
How a Mule Kicked Killed 8 People, and a Woman's Sexual Prowess Became World Famous This story has it all: Mules gone bad, women gone wild, a political sex scandal and a high body count. Join the Wicked South crew and South Carolina author and storyteller Tom Poland as we travel to Edgefield...
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The Most Heated Rivalries & Worst Feuds in History
There is a lot of competition and even some online feuding surrounding the Murdaugh crime saga and its online true crime community. Some competition and rivalry can be good things, but bitter blood feuds always end tragically. To demonstrate, let’s take a look at some of the most heated rivalries...
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Worst Diets In History
It’s the new year. That means the feasting of the holidays is behind us, as well as those ten extra pounds on our rear ends. What also means New Year’s Resolutions. Lose weight. Get in shape. Cut back on the drinking. UGH. Well, things could be worse, a lot worse. So we took a look back into...
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Moonshine, murder and mayhem: A sneak peek at the new book, Fall of the House of Murdaugh
Moonshine, murder and mayhem: A sneak peek at the new book, Fall of the House of Murdaugh Brace yourselves, Wicked South listeners, for a behind-the-scenes, sneak peek into two of the hottest Southern nonfiction books coming out this winter. Hear incredible stories from SC writer/historian…
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Torture, Scalping, Pickled Skulls, and the Headless “Toms” of Four Hole Swamp
Seton, Matt, and Michael travel back in time to when North American rivers ran red with blood to bring you a “potluck” of Native American tales of murder, massacre and betrayal that helped shaped our history here in the Southeast. Here is what you’ll hear: King Hagler of the Catawba Nation is...
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Thanksgiving Shooting Death Leads To Questions
In 2010, Tracey Piotrowski and her husband, James traveled from Florida to spend Thanksgiving with seven family members at the home of Richard and Caroline Santee in Bray’s Island Plantation in SC. Thanksgiving Day on member of the family would be fatally shot. The reports on the event has led to...
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Modern Day Moonshine Part Two-Born to Bootleg
Modern Day Moonshine Part Two – Born to Bootleg In the second installment of a two-part series on modern day moonshining and South Carolina's moonshine culture, we welcome two special guests, Trey Boggs, who is a descendant of a bootlegger, a modern-day distiller, and co-owner of Palmetto Pride...
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Modern Day Moonshine Part One - Moonshine Memories with Dr. Kenny Kinsey
Modern Day Moonshine Part One - Moonshine Memories with Dr. Kenny Kinsey In the first installment of a two-part series on modern day moonshining and South Carolina's moonshine culture, special guest (and one of the star witnesses of the Murdaugh murder trial) Dr. Kenny Kinsey reveals inside…
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Buster Murdaugh and the "Witch Doctor Sheriff"
For nearly half a century, Randolph "Buster" Murdaugh Jr. was the chief prosecuting officer of a circuit that harbored bootleggers, poachers, rumrunners, and cold-blooded murderers. But the Murdaughs were not the only interesting personalities in the South Carolina Lowcountry. The 14th Judicial...
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The Murdaugh Wives and the "Real Story" Behind the Mysterious Fake Obituary
Behind every dynasty are the wives and mothers who helped build it, and the Murdaugh clan is no exception. In this episode of The Wicked South, we introduce you to five generations of Murdaugh women who helped stabilize and ground the family's often controversial image, and we also uncover some...
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Witchcraft and the "Diabolical Arts"
Did you know that the last witchcraft-related trial in America was not held in Salem, in South Carolina? The Wicked South Podcast explores the fascinating case of Barbara Powers, a woman accused of practicing "diabolical arts" on a young victim, but unlike most "witches," this lady had a good...
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12: The Hills Are Alive...With Moonshine Stories
The Hills Are Alive... With Moonshine Stories From Buster Murdaugh to Becky Hill, the legacy of bootlegging has touched many families. On this episode of The Wicked South, Matt, Seton and Michael explore the Great Colleton County Whiskey Conspiracy which engulfed the Murdaughs and the family of...
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11: Baptists, Bootleggers, and Moonshine Mammas
Baptists, Bootleggers, and Moonshine Mammas In this episode of The Wicked South Podcast, Kathryn Smith, author of Baptists and Bootleggers andMethodists and Moonshiners, shares tales of shoot-outs and showdowns in gritty, violent locales such as Dark Corner and Hell Hole Swamp. Then storyteller...
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Ep 10: Madness and Mystery: The History of the Bull Street Asylums
Thousands shuffled through those dark doorways each year, from every county in South Carolina. Many were helped, many died, and some had no business being there at all. In this episode of The Wicked South Podcast, Seton, Matt and Michael explore the madness and mystery of Bull Street's historic...
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Ep:9 Buster Murdaugh and the Fairfax Five
A Black teenager is killed in a shotgun slaying during a racially turbulent time of our S.C. Lowcountry history. It takes four years, a wealthy Yankee do-gooder, and an FBI investigation before five well-known white men, including two public officials, are indicted for murder. But would justice…
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Ep 8: From Hampton To Selma-The Civil Rights Crusaders
From Hampton, S.C. to Selma - The Civil Rights Crusaders From seemingly insignificant small towns like Hampton, South Carolina, to historic landmark locations like Selma, Alabama, crusaders at home and from abroad walked a hostile road of racism and resistance to write a better chapter of…
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Ep 7: The Devils Among Us: Family Annihilators
The devil has always walked among us, often disguised in the friendly faces of family members, but driven by wild demons: alcohol, drugs, or mental illness. In The Wicked South Podcast Episode 7, Michael, Seton, and Matt study family annihilators in S.C. Lowcountry history, and why Alex Murdaugh...
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Ep:6 Crooked Cash & Colorful Characters, The Bankers Of Hampton County
Matt and Michael dive into the fascinating history of banking in Hampton. During the Great Depression, Randolph Murdaugh Sr. prosecuted crooked, corrupt bankers and sent them to prison. Almost a century later, his descendant, Alex Murdaugh, conspired with a dirty money lender to steal millions....
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Ep:5 Randolph Murdaugh Sr & The Case of The Pedophile Preacher
Matt Harris and Seton Tucker continue to tell the story of the Wicked South. The wicked preacher took the underaged girl under his wing, then fast and prayed until God "sanctioned their union." But lo and behold, a child was born, and it was no immaculate conception. Criminal charges were filed,...
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Ep:4 Unrequited Justice: Another Stephen Smith-like case in Hampton County?
Michael Dewitt, Seton Tucker and Matt Harris bring you another case from the Wicked South. It is a case eerily similar to Stephen Smith's unsolved homicide. Another dead Hampton County teen found in the middle of a H.C. road with lots of unanswered questions, and shockingly local police are...
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Ep:3 Trains, Tragedy, and Murdaughs
Trains and tragedy steam through the history of the Murdaugh dynasty, leaving behind both great fortune and mysterious deaths. Michael, Seton and Matt take a train ride back into history to possibly solve an 83-year old Murdaugh mystery involving the death, train wreck and lawsuit that launched…
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Ep 2: The Charlotte Strangler-The One That Got Away
A wicked man was just passing through the 14th Circuit when he ran afoul of the law. In an ill-advised show of mercy, 14th Circuit Solicitor Randolph Murdaugh III released him, not knowing of his violent past in multiple states. That suspect went on to rape and murder almost a dozen women and...
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Ep 1: The Wicked South, The History of The Murdaugh Family
In the first episode of The Wicked South, Seton, Matt and Michael take a dive into the history of the Murdaugh family. Every good family story begins on a bloody battlefield and ends in disgrace in a courtroom -- or sometimes a gentleman's strip club. For more than a century, the Murdaugh family…
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Trailer: The Wicked South
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The Wicked South will explore the dark history of the Murdaugh legal dynasty, as well as the fascinating criminal cases on both sides of the law.
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Michael M. DeWitt Jr. with Matt Harris & Seton Tucker
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