My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark MFM Minisode 378
Apr 8, 2024
Listeners share intriguing hometown murder stories, bootleg whiskey business with Al Capone's gang, emotional messages from beyond, family secrets revealed, and an eccentric grandfather's pocket snacking habits. A high school student's elaborate lie about joining a softball team is exposed in a humorous twist.
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Mississippi Affair Turns Murderous
- John Payton Alexander's affair with a married woman ended violently in 1975 in Jackson, Mississippi.
- After being rejected, he killed Harriet Robinson at a tennis club and was imprisoned for life.
Great-Great Grandma's Bootleg Whiskey
- A Polish tavern owner in Chicago started bootlegging whiskey during Prohibition after Al Capone's gang pressured her.
- She grew a thriving illegal business pouring bootleg whiskey out of a teapot for customers waiting in line.
Grandfather's Secret Daughter Revealed
- Family drama unfolded when the narrator's grandfather, thought to have one daughter, was discovered to have another from a past affair.
- The family accepted the new sister and respected the grandmother's difficult history.