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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

7-4. The Best Police Detective in the USA

7-4. The Best Police Detective in the USA Was Captain Frank Littlejohn Chief of Detectives and, later Chief of Police of Charlotte North Carolina. The Best Police Detective in the USA? Why did J. Edger Hoover say he was? What did the Charlotte NC City Council say? Listen to find out. On line 12 -4-2021 @ 7:00 PM EST. FelonFile.comn

Dec 05, 202129 minSeason 7Ep. 4

7-3 Murders of 1936 and 1937

7-3 Murders and crimes of 1936 and 1937 A look at family crimes and the incidents of 1936 and 1937. You didn't have to go to the movies to see a murder drama. felonfile.com On line 11-27-2021 at 7pm EST. USA

Nov 28, 202131 minSeason 7Ep. 3

7-x2 The 1846 Murder of Alexander Simpson in Fayetteville NC.

7-x2 The 1846 Murder of Alexander Simpson in Fayetteville NC. An investigation and trial 175 years ago in 1846. Was it murder? Is it true a local Fayetteville fortune-teller foretold the death and the aftermath? Was the Soothsayer, Polly Risling, quoted in the court documents? Did the pretty young wife do it? Did she do it twice more? Why is the trial still discussed in North Carolina Law Schools to this day? Scott has the story. Listen and decide for yourself. Online 11-20-2021 @ 7 pm EST ancho...

Nov 21, 202138 minSeason 7Ep. 2

7-1. 1984 Is the Father the Killer?

Episode 7-1. 1984 Is the Father the Killer? Accident or Filicide? Did a father poison his children? Did he murder his five-year-old daughter? What did the family think? What did the lawyers think? What did the jury think? What would you decide? Felonfile.com

Nov 14, 202133 minSeason 7Ep. 1

6-21. 1831 Was it the Devil at the Door? or a Conman

6-21. 1831 Was it the Devil at the Door? or a Conman It wasn’t the Devil, who arrived at the Chapman family’s door, one evening in 1831. Many weeks later. you must admit that Don Lino Espos Y Mina could give the devil a run for his money. But Was it murder? What came from the two trials that took place? felonfile.com

Nov 06, 202128 minSeason 6Ep. 21

The Halloween Episode

The Halloween Episode Greetings Mortal Listeners. You have discovered the Halloween Episode of the Felon File Podcast. Please just sit back and listen. The felon file podcast is A Discussion of law enforcement history. issues and incidents in the Appalachian Mountains and beyond. Hosted by Scott Lunsford, retired police detective sergeant. author and researcher. Scott’s shade of blue Stories for tonight revolves around a Halloween theme. After all. It is All Hallows Eve. Poison candy, Halloween ...

Oct 30, 202143 minSeason 6Ep. 20

6-19. 1999 abduction of a 10-year-old. Two decades for justice.

6-19. 1999 abduction of a 10-year-old. Two decades for justice. Ten-year-old Pamela Butler was rollerblading in front of her Kansas City, Kansas home in 1999. A strange man drove up to the home and abducted her. Neighbors gave case, her older sister who saw it happen also chased down the street after the man who had taken her little sister. Getting away the suspect later raped her before strangling her to death with a wire. Leaving her body to be found later. 21 years later was justice served? L...

Oct 23, 202127 minSeason 6Ep. 19

6-18. “poisoning mania”

Episode 6-18. “poisoning mania” The life and activities of Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wharton. A member of Baltimore Maryland’s higher social class of individuals. Four people had died mysteriously in her household. Her husband and son, both heavily insured. Her daughter and sister-in-law were taken gravely ill. Was she affected by what the press termed a “poisoning mania”? Or was she a victim of unusual circumstances? Listen and see what you think. On line @ 7:00 PM 10-16-2021 EST USA Felonfile.com...

Oct 16, 202124 minSeason 6Ep. 20

Episode 6-17. Who killed the lady golfer? 1941

6-17. Who killed the lady golfer? 1941 Sunday, morning September 1941. A woman is found at a neighbor’s front door. Her clothing soaked with blood. The woman, the office manager at the clubhouse country club and a golf course next door. She had been shot three times. Her daughter a famous female golfer and friend to Bing Crosby and Bob Hope among others, Miss Marion Miley had also been murdered. A multi-state search, several separate trials and in 10 days they were found guilty and given a death...

Oct 09, 202138 minSeason 6Ep. 16

Episode 6-16. The Devil in the Orange Grove

Episode 6-16. The Devil in the Orange Grove Before the Devil went down to Georgia he spent some time in Florida. What does he look like? Does he wear a star? Sheriff Willis McCall, 28 years in office. The Sheriff, his family, and their impacts on many from 1944 to today. On line Oct 2, 2021. @ 7:00 pm EST FelonFile.com

Oct 02, 202136 minSeason 6Ep. 16

6-15. The 2014 Munchhausen Murder

6-15. The 2014 Munchhausen Murder The Lacey Spears 2014 murder investigation. Did she murder her own son? Was it a case of the mental illness of Munchhausen? Was it her fault or was she set up? What did the courts say? Listen to discover on line Sept 25, 2021. @ 7:00 pm EST. USA Felonfile.com

Sep 25, 202138 minSeason 5Ep. 15

Episode 6-14. Kidnapped in the 70's

Episode 6-14. Kidnapped in the '70s A look at several Kidnapping cases from the 1970s. Ransoms paid but millions of dollars still remain missing. Was there an increase in Kidnapping cases at this time due to media coverage? Who got away and who did not. Including one case where Scott met the defendant 20 years after the kidnapping occurred. She threw a refrigerator at Scott's Partner Officer Maxwell, during a domestic call. Felonfile.com...

Sep 18, 202140 minSeason 6Ep. 14

Episode 6-12 1986 Death of Debra Wolf. Murder or accident?

Episode 6-12 1986 Death of Debra Wolf. Murder or accident? New Year’s Day 1986, the body of 28-year-old Deborah Ann Wolfe was found at the bottom of a small pond outside her isolated cabin near Fort Bragg North Carolina. Wolf lived alone with her dogs Mason and Morgan. Why was the case file destroyed? Evidence was observed, but it disappeared? Murder or accident? Listen and decide for yourself . Felonfile.com https://anchor.fm/s/53f2cbc/podcast/rss...

Sep 04, 202130 minSeason 6Ep. 12

Episode 6-11. Dillon the 14 year old Double Murderer.

Episode 6-11. Dillon the 14-year-old Double Murderer. Many of Scott’s shade of blue stories occur or involve locations in the Blue Ridge mountains on the eastern coast of the united states. In this episode, Scott is looking at some different Blue Mountains. The Blue Mountain range of the Pacific Northwest in the northeastern part of Oregon. A story of a famous first Policewoman to a story about a double murder committed by a child at a hunting camp in the deep Organ woods. Hours from any help an...

Aug 28, 202125 minSeason 6Ep. 11

Episode 6-10. Justifying the Means, or just a Conman?

Episode 6-10. Justifying the Means or just a Conman? Do the ends justify the Means? Gaston Means of Concord North Carolina. School Teacher, School superintendent. Salesman extraordinaire. Liar. FBI agent. Treasury and Custom Agent. Conman. Spy. Book Author. Thief and possibly a murderer. Or just a misunderstood southern gentleman, who just wanted to help. Involved with the Linberg Kidnapping, a WWI German Spy Ring. Soviet Spy breaker. A private Investigator for the famous Burns Detective Agency....

Aug 21, 202143 minSeason 6Ep. 10

Episode 6-9 Unidentified murder victims in North Carolina and other cold cases

Episode 6-9 Unidentified murder victims in North Carolina and other cold cases Just what is a cold case? A cold case is a crime , or suspected crime, that has not been fully resolved. And is not presently being investigated. New information could emerge from new witness testimony, re-examined case files, Discovered evidence, as well as new activities or actions of the suspect. New technology developed after the crime was committed can be used on original evidence to analyze it for new clues. Sen...

Aug 14, 202134 minSeason 6Ep. 9

Episode 6-8 The Model Murder Investigation

6-8 The Model Murder Investigation. Scott looks once more down under, for the start of this shade of blue story. If you recall in the podcast Episode 5 - 13. The wicked stepmother. Truth or Fiction. The story of murdered little Zahra Baker. Started in Australia like today's story and concluded in North Carolina. Today's killer is Christopher Wilder. Born in Australia in 1945. Son of an American naval officer an Australian mother. The Story of the model murderer investigation. His past in Austral...

Aug 07, 202127 minSeason 6Ep. 8

Episode 6-7. The 1927 North Carolina Miller manhunt

Episode 6-7. The 1927 North Carolina Miller manhunt The Story of the Broadus Miller manhunt in 1927. Newspapers Nationwide that year wrote about the 13-day murder and manhunt incident. It was called “The Largest Manhunt in Western North Carolina History”. How did it end? Is there more to the story than what the papers said? Listen and decide. On line 7-31-2021 @ 7 PM EST USA. FelonFile.com https://anchor.fm/felonfile...

Jul 31, 202130 minSeason 6Ep. 7

Bonus 6 3. Victoria's Special level of hell for Offenders

Bonus 6 3. Victoria's Special level of hell for Offenders Victoria's latest collection of candidates for that special level of Hell reserved for Child Molesters and people who talk in the theater. 11 Recent arrests of individuals using the internet to lure children into abuse. Felonfile.com https://anchor.fm/felonfile/episodes/Bonus-6-3--Victorias-Special-level-of-hell-for-Offenders-e1599ho

Jul 31, 20216 min

Episode 6-6. The Bluebeard of Paris Serial Killer

Felon File Podcast 6-6. The Bluebeard of Paris. Who was the Serial Killer called the Bluebeard of Paris? Who and how many did he kill? Murdering women and their family members from January 1915 to January 1919. He was arrested and given a standing-room-only trial. It was thought Madam Guillotine had finished the story. Yet in 1966 Bluebeard once more was in the world of media and news, as well as back in a modern courtroom. Even today his severed head is displayed at the Museum of Death in Holly...

Jul 24, 202135 minSeason 6Ep. 6

Episode 6-5. The Shooting of Sheriff Merrill & the first shot of the Civil War in North Carolina.

Episode 6-5. The Shooting of Sheriff Merrill & the first shot of the Civil War in North Carolina. It was Election day May 13th, 1861 in a Small North Carolina Mountain town. There is a disturbance in the street. A pistol shot, then a pursuit of the shooter. A young boy is shot and Sheriff Ranson Merrill is killed. Who did it and why? Was this the first shot of the American Civil War in North Carolina? Many questions, but are there answers? Listen and find out. Stay for the end of the podcast...

Jul 17, 202127 minSeason 6Ep. 5

Episode 6-4 The Taco Bell Strangler of the 1990's

Episode 6-4 The Taco Bell Strangler of the 1990s Henry Louis Wallace, labeled the "The Taco Bell Strangler", by the press of the early 1990s. An American serial killer who targeted women in Charlotte, North Carolina. How was he caught and where is he today? Listen to discover. FelonFile.com

Jul 10, 202129 minSeason 6Ep. 4

Episode 6-3. The trial of Zeke Austin

The 1907 Western North Carolina trial of Zeke Austin. Was it murder or justified homicide? Why was Evidence unrelated to the death of the victim put before the jury? Should the judge be allowed to tell his opinion on the case to the jury? Before the jury is dismissed? Did the murder occur because the defendant learned how to smoke from neighborhood boys? Let's listen and decide for ourselves.

Jul 03, 202132 minSeason 6Ep. 3

Episode 6-2, A Certified Nursing Assistant on Death Row

Episode 6-2, A Certified Nursing Assistant on Death Row Are individuals as fragile as a porcelain statue? The younger the person is, the thinner the protective glaze. When the glaze or porcelain is broken, we can do our best to repair it. Sometimes the breakage is too extensive and will change how it appears, and how it will now sit on the shelf of life. CNA Carlette Parker could be an example of this. FelonFile.com https://anchor.fm/felonfile

Jun 26, 202134 minSeason 6Ep. 2

Episode 6-1. Season Six The 1926 trial of Deputy Sheriff Two-Gun Ben Fowler

Episode 6-1. Season Six The 1926 trial of Deputy Sheriff Two-Gun Ben Fowler In our first story of season, Six of Felon File. Scott discusses The 1926 trial of Deputy Sheriff Two-Gun Ben Fowler Was he guilty? Or as he claimed framed by his enemies. Listen and decide for yourself. FelonFile.com https://anchor.fm/felonfile

Jun 19, 202126 minSeason 6Ep. 1

Bonus start of season 6. Murder of a 7 year old

Bonus start of season 6. Murder of a 7-year-old. A bonus episode by Podcast Producer Victoria, while Scott is doing some research and investigation for the upcoming season six of the felon file podcast. The Cold case murder of a 7-year-old young man, Knowledge Sims . One year ago April 2020. The murders still at large. Hiding from justice. felonfile.com https://anchor.fm/felonfile

Jun 12, 202112 minSeason 6Ep. 1

Episode 5-20. Two Homicides from 2011

Episode 5-20. Two Homicides from 2011 Ten years. One decade ago. 2011 was a busy year. A Lot was going on in the world. In 2011, Libya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was killed by a very serious group of people who didn't like him very much. In May, 2011 the United States killed Osama bin Laden. This was also done by a very, very serious group of people, who did not care for him much either. In North Carolina, 519 homicides occurred in 2011. Up 6.3 %. 75 individuals were killed in domestic violence-r...

Jun 05, 202130 minSeason 5Ep. 20

Episode 5-19. Executed twice. Was it Double Jeopardy?

Episode 5-19. Executed twice. Was it Double Jeopardy? 1944 murder of a Louisiana druggist in his own backyard. Lost evidence and unchallenged confessions. There was a trial of one 15-year-old defendant. He was found guilty and executed. Twice. On line 5-29-2021 at 7:00 PM EST Felonfile.com anchor.fm/felonfile

May 29, 202131 minSeason 5Ep. 19

Episode 5-18. The thirty-year murder case.

Episode 5-18. The thirty-year murder case. A 1900 argument over one man’s wife ends in the death of one of two Mountain cousins. The shooter disappears only to reappear at the sheriffs office turning himself in and demanding a trial 30 years later. Why then? No one was looking for him. The crime had mostly been forgotten. Listen and find out the reasons. On line 5-22-2021 @ 7:00 PM EST Felonfile.com Felon File A Real crime podcast...

May 22, 202123 minSeason 5Ep. 18

Episode 5-17, That Special Place in Hell.

Episode 5-17, That Special Place in Hell. Scott discusses three shade of blue stories where the victims are some of our most vulnerable in our society. Three current stories of how the perpetrators were stopped. What they face after being caught and tried. One suspect receiving the ultimate penalty and his case being heard in a very high court. On line on 5-15-2021 at 7:00 PM EST.on most Podcast Platforms. FelonFile.com...

May 15, 202128 minSeason 5Ep. 18
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