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Murder, etc.

Resolver Mediawww.murderetcpodcast.com
Investigative true crime podcast: After 40 years of secrets, a celebrated Southern city is reckoning with its dark past.
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Episodes

Murder, etc. Live #2: Frank Eppes

As the COVID-19 quarantine continues, host Brad Willis has an in-depth conversation with Frank Eppes, Jr., the son of the trial judge who sent Charles Wakefield, Jr. to prison. Willis and Eppes talk about the podcast, how Eppes felt it reflected on his father, and some stories about the judge you haven't heard.

Apr 16, 202055 min

Murder, etc Live #1: Mr. X

Producers Brad Willis and Andy Ethridge adhere to the pandemic social distancing requirements and tell the story of Greenville, South Carolina's first murder of 1975 and the man still known today as Mr. X.

Apr 07, 20201 hr 15 min

Amazing Grace

The season finale of Murder, etc. chronicles Charles Wakefield, Jr.'s 35-year effort to get out of prison and the time afterward as he tries to prove his innocence.

Feb 27, 20201 hr 24 minSeason 1Ep. 27

2020 Hindsight

When attorneys gave their closing arguments in Charles Wakefield, Jr.'s 1976 trial, they lacked the context offered by 40 years of history and re-investigation. This is a closing argument for 2020.

Jan 30, 202050 minSeason 1Ep. 26

Bonus: Captain Courageous & the Blizzard of ’78

Buddy Parnell represented Charles Wakefield, Jr. and while he was preparing the case, his son Sefton was awaiting the first of five kidney transplants. In this short bonus episode, Sefton's mother, Mary Jane Parnell, explains how Sefton affected their lives.

Jan 13, 202012 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Playing by the Rules

How did prosecutors convict Charles Wakefield Jr.? They played by the rules...just not the rules you know.

Jan 11, 20201 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 25

Peerless

What is a "jury of your peers?"

Dec 18, 201956 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Special Report: Found & Lost

State police, FBI to investigate Greenville Police Department and the Looper murder evidence that police now admit has disappeared.

Dec 06, 201919 min

Special Report: Gone

After the discovery of potential new evidence in the Looper murders case, a startling report of what's happening inside the Greenville Police Department.

Nov 29, 201910 min

The Closer

If you had nothing to lose, would you help kill a man?

Nov 16, 201945 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Miss Mae

We found a man with a secret that he didn't know he had...

Nov 02, 201942 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Behind the Scenes with Brad Willis

Producer Brad Willis speaks at a live event in Greenville, SC hosted by the Emrys Foundation and discusses the challenges of putting together Murder, etc.

Sep 27, 201938 min

Dead End Country Road

Retired cops finally talk about who they suspect killed the Loopers.

Sep 20, 201957 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Bonus Interview: Danny Jones

Retired narcotics officer Danny Jones appeared in Episode 19. In this extended edit of the interview, Jones explains more about how he came to know Frank Looper and the impact it had on his life.

Sep 10, 201910 min

True Believer

The price of being a True Believer in America's War on Drugs...could be...your life.

Sep 01, 201948 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Bonus: Interview with Max Courson, Foster Sellers’ biographer

In Episode 18: The Road to Six Mile, you heard about how Fast Eddie Williamson hooked up with Foster Sellers in Greenville in the early 1970s. In this extended bonus interview, hear how Sellers ended up in Greenville in the first place. To read his book, click here. https://amzn.to/2ZpuWfV

Aug 24, 201926 minSeason 2Ep. 6

Road to Six Mile

Meet Fast Eddie Williamson, one of the south's most notorious gangsters

Aug 18, 201939 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Greenville, We Have a Problem

In 2019, it's #yeahThatgreenville. In 1975, it was the murder capital of South Carolina.

Aug 03, 201946 minSeason 1Ep. 17

Behind the Wall

Charles Wakefield, Jr. survived Death Row...and ended up in hell

Jul 19, 201941 minSeason 1Ep. 16

Spotters

The investigation team grows and begins answering important questions

Jun 22, 201941 minSeason 1Ep. 14

The Other Word on the Street

Police counted on the word on the street...they just didn't tell you about all the words they heard.

Jun 06, 201937 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Dare me to come

You don't have to re-write history...when somebody recorded it.

May 29, 201949 minSeason 1Ep. 12
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