True Okee

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True crime and weird stories from the forgotten heartland of South Florida.

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The Most Powerful Man in Okeechobee

A private detective in Miami receives a call from a man in Okeechobee who says he's in fear for his life. The man's name was Charles McArthur. Charles is a millionaire, the president of one the largest independent dairy farms in the state, and in the early stages of planning a run for governor and eventually president of the United States. But three days after that call to the private detective, Charles McArthur was found shot dead in Okeechobee. Contact :trueokeepodcast@gmail.com...

Jun 13, 2025•51 min•Ep. 11

The Murder of Elizabeth Hatfield

Elizabeth Hatfield laid down next to her 8-month-old baby on the night of March 15, 1995, unaware that in a few hours her life would be cruelly taken from her by an intruder. The horrific events of that night would leave a scar on Okeechobee for decades. True Okee features true crime and weird stories from the forgotten heartland of South Florida. Follow True Okee on Instagram and Facebook.

Jan 23, 2024•34 min•Ep. 10

Ghosts of Utopia

Utopia was a town that sat on the northeast shore of Lake Okeechobee in the 1920's. But it disappeared shortly after a major catastrophe and is now a mostly forgotten ghost town. What happened to the people of Utopia?

Oct 31, 2023•23 min•Ep. 9

The UFO Prophet of Okeechobee

In the early 90's, a man on the rim canal of Lake Okeechobee sees a strange light approaching him at night. The close encounter changes his life forever.

Oct 31, 2022•11 min•Ep. 8

Crush

In June of 1999, a man in Okeechobee is found crushed underneath the rear wheel of his car. The keys are in the ignition and the car is still running. What at first appears to be an accident is revealed to be a perverse fetish with ties to an underground network of cruelty and torture.

Aug 05, 2022•23 min•Ep. 7

Florida School for Boys

In 1959, Okeechobee is hoping the new Florida School for Boys will help rebuild the shrinking local economy. Fifty years later, sheriff deputies gather to search the property for dead bodies.

Apr 18, 2022•37 min•Ep. 6

Halloween

In this Halloween True Okee special… A close encounter with an unknown creature, a haunted building is destroyed, and two teenagers come face to face with a serial killer.

Oct 30, 2021•25 min•Ep. 5

Okeechobee Eight-Part 2: Death of a Sheriff

After investigators quickly ruled that Okeechobee County Sheriff John Collier committed suicide due to sinus problems, many in the community didn’t buy it. Questionable decisions made at the crime scene and in the months afterwards helped a cloud of uncertainty linger around the case.

Oct 20, 2021•27 min•Ep. 4

The Okeechobee Eight

It's the 1980's and the War on Drugs is in full swing. With the DEA zeroed in on Miami as a key port for the massive amount of cocaine coming into the country, smugglers begin looking for areas in South Florida with less heat. And the rural pastures around Lake Okeechobee become an enticing landing spot.

Jul 19, 2021•34 min•Ep. 3

Have you seen Miss Paula?

A young school teacher in Okeechobee disappears from a laundromat. At the same time, reports come in of a car seen driving through town erratically, with a struggle going on between the driver and passenger. Police don't know it yet, but they're in a race against time to get a serial predator off the streets before he attacks again.

Jun 15, 2021•22 min•Ep. 2

Nightmare on Elm Street

Paramedics receive a call about a man having chest pains in a house on Elm Street in Buckhead Ridge, a small community in south Florida. But upon arrival they are shocked to find something straight out of a nightmare.

May 01, 2021•18 min•Ep. 1

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