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 Influence Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-wicked-south/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sep 26, 2024•38 min
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 local town and charities. Join the Wicked South Podcast crew as they interview David Hodges, an author who has spent years uncovering the secrets of Sunset Lodge and its amazing stories, including the u...
Feb 13, 2024•39 min
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 found near Walterboro, S.C., the town that hosted Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial. Other skeletal remains and unsolved murders also haunt this area of the 14th Judicial Circuit, where the criminal jus...
Feb 05, 2024•20 min
“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 network of six drug rehab transition houses that help addicts from around the state of South Carolina with recovery. Tune in to this unusual Wicked South episode to hear this amazing, inspirational true sto...
Jan 24, 2024•28 min
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 County, S.C., where the livestock are vicious, the men are violent, and at least one woman was notorious for her lady parts. Michael DeWitt is the author of Wicked Hampton County and The Fall of the House of...
Jan 20, 2024•30 min
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 and worst blood feuds in history, and the legacy they left behind. Michael DeWitt Jr. is the author of "Wicked Hampton County" and "The Fall of The House of Murdaugh" He is also a journalist for the USA...
Jan 11, 2024•25 min
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 history and found our listeners some of the worst, craziest, and most wicked unhealthy diets in history. So put down those leftover holiday cookies and listen up! You can find this podcast on FB The Wicked S...
Jan 06, 2024•38 min
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, Kathryn Smith, author of Baptists and Bootleggers and the new Methodists and Moonshiners. Wicked South co-host and author Michael DeWitt Jr. “spills the tea” on his recently released book, Fall of the House o...
Dec 14, 2023•46 min
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 assassinated, and his grave plundered by robbers, but justice is served in the form of torture, target practice and scalping. Facing an impossible debt of more than 100,000 deer skins, the Yamasee go on a b...
Dec 08, 2023•37 min
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 many questions. Michael DeWitt writes for the USA Today newspaper network. He is the author of two books, The Wicked Hampton County and The Fall of The House of Murdaugh. Seton Tucker and Matt Harris al...
Nov 22, 2023•29 min
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 Distillery; and Brigid Fackrell, co-owner of Rotten Little Bastard Distillery and a descendant of an Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agent who spent his career chasing moonshiners. These special gues...
Nov 16, 2023•42 min
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 insight into major modern-day illegal liquor operations and shares some personal moonshine memories of his own! Then join us next week as we bring on more special guests with family roots steeped in bootleg t...
Nov 09, 2023•33 min•Ep. 16
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 Circuit is a strange corner of coastal South Carolina populated with mysterious, colorful characters on both sides of the law. On this episode you will meet Ed McTeer, known as the "Witch Doctor Sheriff" ...
Nov 02, 2023•45 min
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 possible secrets in the unsolved Libby Murdaugh fake obituary case. Plus, co-host Michael DeWitt recalls his embarrassing but enlightening and lifechanging arrest at the hands of Dr. Kenny Kinsey's police...
Oct 26, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 12
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 lawyer! We also interview one of Power's direct descendants, attorney Mandy Powers Norrell, who talks about the family's heritage of strong women. Welcome to The Wicked South! Find us on FB The Wicked South...
Oct 19, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 13
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 Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill, introduce the coolest sponsors any podcast could hope for, and hear an amazing tale involving a possum, a dead mule, and an enterprising bootlegger. Pour yoursel...
Oct 12, 2023•38 min
Baptists, Bootleggers, and Moonshine Mammas In this episode of The Wicked South Podcast , Kathryn Smith, author of Baptists and Bootleggers and Methodists and Moonshiners , shares tales of shoot-outs and showdowns in gritty, violent locales such as Dark Corner and Hell Hole Swamp. Then storyteller Michael DeWitt shocks co-hosts Matt Harris and Seton Tucker with a scandalous tale of "making out" with a hot-blooded "moonshine mamma" behind a country church in Hampton County. Check out The Wicked S...
Sep 28, 2023•33 min
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 asylums and examine the bright future ahead for this developing area of the state capital. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-wicked-south/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcirc...
Sep 21, 2023•27 min
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 be served in the 14th Judicial Circuit under Solicitor Randolph "Buster" Murdaugh? In this episode of The Wicked South Podcast, Seton, Michael and Matt share the story of Buster Murdaugh and The Fairfax F...
Aug 31, 2023•29 min
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 American history. On this 60th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, the Wicked South Podcast interviews firsthand one of those crusaders for civil rights and justice. Reach out on FB The Wicked Sout...
Aug 24, 2023•46 min
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 represents the worst of the devils in the human spirit. Check out The Wicked South Facebook Page Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-wicked-south/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://...
Aug 10, 2023•34 min
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. This week, that disgraced banker, Russell Laffitte, is set for sentencing to federal prison. Meanwhile, we explore the colorful history of the Laffitte banking legacy, including a Hampton banker who loane...
Aug 01, 2023•27 min
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, and it would become one of the most sensational and scandalous trials in Randolph Murdaugh's historic career. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-wicked-south/donations Advertising Inquir...
Jul 27, 2023•31 min
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 connected. Another grieving H.C. family waits years for unrequited justice. Protests rise and lawsuits are filed against two of the most powerful men in the land, solicitors Buster and Randolph Murdaugh III, ...
Jul 21, 2023•34 min
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 the Murdaugh legacy. The Wicked South Podcast on Facebook Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-wicked-south/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-O...
Jul 13, 2023•28 min
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 become known as the horrific Charlotte Strangler. Today Henry Louis Wallace sits on North Carolina's Death Row facing nine death sentences—deaths that could have been prevented if the criminal justice syste...
Jul 06, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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 of Hampton County made legends of themselves -- on the battlefield, on the gridiron, and in the courtroom—until one man brought about the Fall of the House of Murdaugh. Here is how they did it, and how i...
Jun 29, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1
We are thrilled to team up with journalist and gifted story teller, Michael DeWitt for a new podcast, The Wicked South. We will explore the dark history of the Murdaugh legal dynasty, as well as the fascinating criminal cases on both sides of the law. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-wicked-south/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jun 23, 2023•4 min
