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The Felon File

Scott Lunsfordwww.felonfile.com
The Felon File Podcast is a discussion of law enforcement history, issues, and incidents. Stories of justice and justice failed, in the Appalachian Mountains and beyond. Hosted by Scott Lunsford, retired police detective sergeant, author, and researcher. Listened to in 22 countries worldwide. felonfile.com
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Episodes

Bonus 3 #4

Bonus season 3 #4 The killing of the father in law. A short look at a domestic incident that went wrong.

Mar 01, 202010 minSeason 3Ep. 4

Bonus 3 #3 Two N.C. Cold Cases

Bonus 3 #3 Two N.C. Cold Cases As time passes felonious minds have been attempting to get better at getting away with murder. According to the F B I. Uniform Crime Reports. In 2016. nearly 40 percent of murder and non-negligent manslaughter cases went uncleared, This can cause grief for victims’ families and frustration for investigators. some of whom retire without being able to say question . Who did it in reference to a citizen’s violent demise that happened on their watch. It seems with the ...

Feb 23, 20208 min

bonus -A killing among friends

bonus -A killing among friends Today’s shade of blue bonus story, for five for two and the blue is a bonus episode to hold over till season three starts on the third Saturday of March. Today is a brief look at an incident and court case in Madison County North Carolina. November 1962.

Feb 16, 20205 min

Episode -S2-25 Wrongfully convicted - Illegally executed by South Carolina

Episode -S2-25 Wrongfully convicted - Illegally executed by South Carolina Paxvill south Carolina Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery There is a large dark tomb stone to be found here. The stone reads,October twenty first 1929 - June 16 1944. Wrongfully convicted Illegally executed by South Carolina. A shade of blue discussion on George Stinney. Junior’s fourteen year life and why it was so short Learn more at the Five Four Two and the Blue Podcast on line free on 2-8-2020 scottlunsfordauthor.com an...

Feb 09, 202015 minSeason 2Ep. 25

Episode -S2-24 Juvenile death penalties.

Episode -S2-24 Juvenile death penalties. Juvenile death penalties. How young is two young to be executed for you crimes? Learn more at the Five Four Two and the Blue Podcast on line free on 1-25-2020 scottlunsfordauthor.com anchor.fm/scott-lunsford.com or your favorite Pod Cast App.

Feb 02, 202023 minSeason 2Ep. 24

Episode -S2-23“Five O”

Episode -S2-23“Five O” Stories from a Police agency not in the Appalachian mountains yet still associated with mountains non the less. Sharp mountains created by volcanic action much more recently than our Appalachian mountains. During a visit to the state of Hawaii. I was curious how law enforcement was done in paradise and looked for some Hawaii shade of blue stories. Learn more at the Five Four Two and the Blue Podcast on line free on 1-25-2020 scottlunsfordauthor.com anchor.fm/scott-lunsford...

Jan 26, 202027 minSeason 2Ep. 23

Episode -S2-22 The Atlanta Ripper of 1911

Episode -S2-22 The Atlanta Ripper of 1911 Most know of Jack the Ripper of London, Son of Sam, and Ted Bundy. But many are not aware of the terror of the so called “Atlanta Ripper” who started his notoriety in 1911 in the City of Atlanta. Seventy years later, the notion of a serial killer once again captured the city's imagination, when more than 20 young African American males were found murdered. Wayne Williams is now serving a life sentence after being convicted for two of the murders. His con...

Jan 19, 202030 minSeason 2Ep. 22

Episode -S2-21- Violence and school shootings

Episode -S2-21- Violence and school shootings Violence and shootings at schools is not a new phonomina. The incidents in American go back to the 1800s. An issue that should concern us greatly is that 70% of the perpetrators of school shootings were under the age of 18, with the median age of 16. Five four two and the Blue Episode S-2-21 is a discussion of some of the School Shooting Encounters and the results of these incidents. anchor.fm/scott-lunsford.com or your favorite Pod Cast App. ON line...

Jan 12, 202031 minSeason 2Ep. 22

Episode -S2 19 Shootout at the Ironton jail

Episode -S2 18 Shootout at the Ironton jail Pulp detective magazines and the stories they have run have documented incidents in the Appalachian Mountains going back to the 40’s . True Detective Mysteries in the article The shootout at the Ironton jail. Wrote about the former World war II Veteran who became Chief of police of his home town. He survived the battle of Iwo Jima and other island hopping battles in the Pacific. To loose his life protecting his town. Reviewing court records, newspapers...

Dec 29, 201917 minSeason 2Ep. 19

Episode S2- 18. The Thorny Rose- Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch connection to Tnn.

Episode S2- 18. The Thorny Rose- Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch connection to Tnn. Laura Bullion was a member of Butch Cassidy 's Wild Bunch . At 15 she was romantically involved with the outlaw Ben Kilpatrick ("The Tall Texan"), bank and train robber. Nicknamed "The Thorny Rose". Her story started in the Wild West and ends as one of our Shade of Blue stories in Appalachia. Scottlunsfordauthor.com...

Dec 22, 201918 minSeason 2Ep. 18

Eposides S 2-17 Repeat offenders and killers.

Episode S 2-17 Repeat offenders and killers. This Shade of Blue Story, for Five Four Two and the Blue, starts in Asheville North Carolina in the mid 1970s. Two Asheville Police officers on patrol locate a body in the snow. Addiction, Murder, and more drugs. It ends years later in Virginia Beach Virginia. A second shade of Blue, tells the story of a repeat offender from 1910. A murder that impacts on the Gov. of North Carolina, but also ends in Virginia. A demonstration of how things can be conne...

Dec 15, 201919 minSeason 2Ep. 17

Episode S 2-16, The Unitarian Universalist Church Shooting at youth play

Episode S 2-16, The Unitarian Universalist Church Shooting at youth play Sometimes when a major crime occurs its not a who done it situation. At times offenders get caught or stopped in the act. There are also times when the suspect admits to the crime, tells you why they did it and how. This does not make investigations any easier. Leads still have to be followed. Such is the case of the Knoxville Unitarian Universalist Church Shooting at a youth production of Annie. Who did it and why? Listen ...

Dec 08, 201919 minSeason 2Ep. 17

Episode S 2-15, Outlaw Whiskey

Episode S 2-15, Outlaw Whiskey Moonshine, "clear, un-aged whiskey”. The Devils Drink? At one time used as currency, taxed, protested about, the cause of rebellions, fought for and murdered because of. Did Moonshine once come to the rescue of the Asheville Police Department? Listen and decide. Five Four Two and the Blue looks at the history and stories of “That Good Ole Mountain Dew. With music by Outlaw Whiskey and there new single Outlaw Whiskey and Guns . scottlunsfordauthor.com On line 11-30-...

Dec 01, 201933 minSeason 2Ep. 15

Episode S 2-14, A 1982 medieval murder with Satanic connections in Kentucky

Episode S 2-14, A 1982 medieval murder with Satanic connections in Kentucky The day after Halloween, 1982. Twenty-two-year-old Carol Frances Mudd went to work at the Stone Castle Museum in Bardstown, Kentucky. A Small museum of miniature toy soldiers, antique weapons and related retail items. Nothing unusual at all about her work day, but her work day came to a tragic end before it started. At the end at the point of a broad sword. Scottlunsfordauthor.com...

Nov 24, 201927 minSeason 2Ep. 14

Episode S2- 13. The Civilian and War Crimes of Champ Ferguson

Episode S2- 13. The Civilian and War Crimes of Champ Ferguson Thought of by many as a criminal before the civil war he was best know as a notorious Confederate guerrilla leader. Accused of many cold-blooded murderers and war crimes, he was thought of as a thief, robber, boot legger, con man and counterfeiter before the Civil War begun. He personally claimed to have killed over 100 Union soldiers and pro-Union civilians during the war. Champ Ferguson is one of only two men to be tried, and convic...

Nov 17, 201932 minSeason 2Ep. 13

Episode S2- 12 The Bunch Gang and the murder of Sheriff Lewis Bratch (L.B.) Hutcheson.

Episode S2- 12 The Bunch Gang and the murder of Sheriff Lewis Bratch (L.B.) Hutcheson. A shade of blue story about Sheriff Lewis Bratch (L.B.) Hutcheson. Of Union Co. Tenn. His death in 1935 at the hands of a far reaching criminal gang and how his wife carried on after his death. Many have heard of the Dalton Gang. The James brothers, the Wild bunch and Bonnie and Clyde but few recall the notorious Bunch gang of Tennessee, and the crimes of robbery and violence they committed during the 1930’s i...

Nov 10, 201924 minSeason 2Ep. 12

Episode S2-11- Tragic 911 call and the Story of Lucky Joe. A two part Episode.

Episode s2-11- Tragic 911 call and the Story of Lucky Joe. A two part Episode. A 911 call starts a shade of blue story. A young man calls for help because of his actions. County First responders in the small town of Pilot North Carolina arrived to a shocking, almost unbelievable crime scene. What did the Deputy see and do, and what was the outcome of this sad and tragic incident. Listen to the episode to learn. Part two. Luck Joe. Just how man lives did lucky Joe have ? And how did he use them t...

Nov 02, 201922 minSeason 2Ep. 11

Episode S2-10- The worst woman on Earth?

Episode S2-10- The worst woman on Earth? When Lizzie Halliday died in 1918, the New York Times called her “the worst woman on Earth.” That pretty harsh you have to admit. True or not that's kind of up to personal opinion. Listen to Lizzie’s story and decide for your self. Was she the worst woman on the planet. Perhaps you have your own nomination. scottlunsfordauthor.com

Oct 26, 201916 minSeason 2Ep. 10

Episode s2-9- The Pennsylvania Turnpike Phantom of 1953

Episode s2-9- The Pennsylvania Turnpike Phantom of 1953. On the night of July 25. Lester Woodward, a 30 year old freight driver did what freight drivers have been doing for 1000s of years. He got tired and pulled his vehicle over to get some sleep. Hauling freight is an old profession. The methods of doing it have evolved but its still a matter of moving goods from one place to another. Lester had no reason to think it would be a problem, he had been doing it for years. Unfortunately Lester neve...

Oct 19, 201919 minSeason 2Ep. 9

Episode s2-8- 100 sticks of Dynamite and the murder of 3 little girls. 1937

Episode s2-8- 100 sticks of Dynamite and the murder of 3 little girls. 1937 A mother readies her three daughters for bed, but feels something is not right. Its an ominous feeling of protection, A feeling that something was wrong. She tries to purposefully keep the girls up later than normal because of those feelings. Once the children couldn’t stay awake any longer, they all go to bed. She spends the rest of the restless night tossing and turning. Just after 3:00 in the morning, shes awoken to a...

Oct 12, 201927 minSeason 2Ep. 8

Episode S2-7- A 15 day snow storm, domestic violence, & national attention to a small town in Mtns. of N.C.

Episode S2-7- A 15 day snow storm, domestic violence, & national attention to a small town in Mtns. of N.C. A fifteen-day severe weather snow storm struck the east coast in1881. It became the prequel to a fatal domestic violence incident in McDowell Co. North Carolina. The resulting murder gained national attention and was highlighted in the nationally published magazine the POLICE GAZETTE. The media documentation quite different than the official records. Part two is another domestic incide...

Oct 05, 201918 minSeason 2Ep. 6

Episode S2-6- The Doctor did it.

Episode S2-6- The Doctor did it. The Shade of Blue Story of the Doctor from New Jersey charged with a federal mail robbery in Asheville NC. His luck to escape justice lasted many years but Karma finally caught up with the “Good Doctor”. The story of his luck and how he almost fooled the FBI, and why he is still referenced in the FBI academy for his surgical skills.

Sep 28, 201922 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Episode S2- 5- A murder solved but still not closed. 1936

Episode S2- 5- A murder solved but still not closed. 1936 In the 1930’s, a senseless homicide took place on the campus of Berea College, A school known as an institution of higher learning and its advocacy of the work ethic. Providing educational opportunities for the young people of Appalachia. A murder from the 1930s that you would not be surprised to see on today's evening news. And you might have. A 1936 murder, solved but still not closed.

Sep 21, 201918 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Episode Bonus 3- Police Chiefs coming and going.

Episode Bonus # 3- Police Chiefs coming and going. Chiefs and heads of law enforcement have been resigning for as long as there has been law enforcement. Is recent coverage in the media different than any other time. Is there more to the story. Listen and decide for your self. Scottlunsfordauthor.com https://anchor.fm/scott-lunsford

Sep 21, 201937 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Episode S2- 4- The Buncombe County Smith Cold Case

Episode S2- 4- The Buncombe County Smith Cold Case Scheduled for September 14, 2019 at 7:00 PM 1997, A man and his son are looking for deer tracks in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest. Instead of deer sign they came across human bones, clothing, and other items scattered in the woods near a primitive campsite. The remains, were centered around a shallow grave. The grave of a murdered woman. Investigation found the body to be of a Pennsylvania missing person, Judy Smith. Today the murder in...

Sep 14, 201922 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Episode S2-3- The Murder of 3 year old Lillian Patrick

Episode S2-3- The Murder of 3 year old Lillian Patrick Three year old Lillian Patrick's step father John Gibson, lived with his eighteen-year-old wife; her three-year old daughter from a previous marriage Lillian. Gibson's 16 year old brother Henry . In late November 1900, an anonymous person informed the city health Inspector-Doctor that the Gibson stepdaughter was suffering from smallpox. When the Dr. went to the Gibson house to investigate, he found the three year old dying, but not of smallp...

Sep 07, 201922 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Episode s2-2- 160 years ago a Congressman shot & killed the son of Francis Scott Key near the white house and witnesses

Episode s2-2- 160 years ago a Congressman shot & killed the son of Francis Scott Key near the white house and witnesses In April of 1859, New York Congressman Daniel Sickles became the first person in history to ever be acquitted of a crime due to temporary insanity. The crime in this case was the murder of Philip Barton Key II , the son of Francis Scott Key , author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the national anthem of the United States. Sickles approached Key in DC’s Lafayette Square — a s...

Aug 31, 201928 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Episode Bonus - 2- More Appalachian trail murder mysteries.

Episode Bonus - 2- More Appalachian trail murder mysteries. Schedule for 8/17/19 at 7:00 PM A Bonus edition of Five Four Two and the Blue More Appalachian trail murder mysteries. As Scott related in podcast Episode eight . Murder and attempted Murder on the Appalachian Trail. The Trail is mostly a quiet, serene, and blissful place. Many go there to escape the pressure of modern urban society. A devise collection of people can be found hiking on the trail. But like the society that many hike get ...

Aug 17, 20197 min
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