Vile Virginia: A True Crime Podcast

In this episode we tell the story of Floyd Allen and the murder of five people in the Carroll County Virginia Courthouse in March of 1912.

In this episode we ask the public for help in solving the murder of 21 year old Sean Cameron in Hampton, Virginia on June 25th, 2019.

In light of the news coming out of SCOTUS today I'm replaying an episode from our Falwell series that explains exactly how we got here in the fight for reproductive health. HINT: it has a lot to do with racism and power and very little to do with unborn babies.

In the final episode of our four part series on the Haysom Murders we talk about Jens Soering's efforts to get his conviction overturned and explore case evidence in depth.

In this episode we talk about the Elizabeth Haysom and Jens Soering's trials for the. murder of Derek and Nancy Haysom.

In this episode we describe the crime scene and Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom's run from the law.

In this episode we introduce Elizabeth Haysom and Jens Soering and how they met in 1984 at the University of Virginia.

In this bonus episode we do a quick run down of what we know so far about the crimes of the so-called Shopping Cart Killer who is responsible for the murders of several women in Virginia and Washington, DC.

In this second episode in a two part series we discuss the trials and wrongful convictions of four men known as the Norfolk Four who were coerecd into giving false confessions in the 1997 murder of Michelle Moore-Bosko.

In this episode we tell the story of the murder of Michelle Moore-Bosko and the miscarriage of justice that led to the wrongful imprisonment of four sailors.

In this episode we tell the remarkable story of two babies switched at UVa birthing center in 1995.

In this second of a two part series we talk about the multiple trials of Justin Wolfe in the murder of Danny Petrole in March of 2001.

In this first of a two part series we talk about the murder of Danny Petrole and the beginning of the investigation into Owen Barber, Justin Wolfe and a massive drug ring in Northern Virginia in the late 1990's.

In this episode we talk about the first amendment battle between Jerry Falwell and Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt.

In this episode we talk about Jerry Falwell's rise to prominence as the leader of the Moral Majority.

In this episode we journey along with a young Jerry Falwell as he finds God and starts his own church.

In this episode we continue the story of Jerry Falwell Sr.'s early years including his discovery of the church which would shape his life and eventually help him shape a movement.

Episode 1 of the Vile Virginia Special Series, The Falwells talks about the early days of Jerry Falwell's family in Campbell County, Virginia, including the shooting death of his uncle Garland Falwell.

Listen to the trailer for the Vile Virginia Special Series: The Falwells, a family that has had a powerful impact on more than just a single town or the state of Virginia. This special series will start at the beginning and bring us all the way to current events with Jerry Falwell Jr. and the sexual assault scandal at Liberty University. Subscribe now so you don't miss a word!

In this episode we tell the story of Irene Morgan who refused to give up her bus seat for a white man in Virginia in 1944.

In this episode we tell the story of Joe Giarratano who became a legal scholar while on death row and fought for the rights of himself and his fellow inmates.

In this episode we tell the story of the wrongful conviction of Earl Washington Jr. the only man to be exonerated and released from Death Row in Virginia.

In this episode we tell the story of Roberto Villegas who was murdered on September 7th, 1995 in Fauquier County, Virginia

Christopher Douthat went missing on October 25th, 2013 in Vinton, Virginia. If you have information please visit our website where you can make an anonymous tip to the Virginia State Police.

In this episode we discuss the abduction and murder of the Lyon Sisters on March 25th, 1975.

On this episode we tell the story of the High's Ice Murders which took place in Staunton, Virginia on April 11th, 1967.

In this episode we tell the story of Naval Officer Cory Voss who was murdered on April 29th, 2007 in Newport News, Virginia.

In this episode we talk about Lorena Bobbitt's attack on her husband John Wayne Bobbitt in June of 1993.

In this episode we talk about the murder of Dr. Robert Schwartz who was killed in his home on December 8th, 2001.

In this episode we tell the story of the Piper Rountree and the murder of her ex-husband, University of Richmond professor Fred Jablin.

In this episode we talk about the disappearance of Deborah Fitzjohn in 1977 and primary suspect John Brennan Crutchley AKA The Vampire Rapist.

In this episode we finish the story of the Mecklenburg Six who escaped from Death Row on May 31st, 1984.

This episode is the second of a three part series. Listen to the first episode before you listen to this one. Today we're talking about the Briley Brothers Gang who terrorized Richmond for seven months in 1979.

In this episode we detail the crimes of four of the six escapees from the Mecklenburg Correctional Center Death Row in May of 1984.

In this episode we tell the story of Roger Keith Coleman who was executed for the murder of Wanda McCoy.

In this episode we talk about Montie Rissell's 1976/1977 rape and murder spree which was instrumental to the study of criminal profiling.

In this episode we tell the story of Henrietta Lacks whose cancer cells would revolutionize the world of medicine.

In this episode we tell the story of Amy Lynn Bradley who went missing from a Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship in 1998.

In this episode we discuss the history of the Gordonsville Exchange Hotel and Civil War Museum and the mysterious hauntings that have been reported there for years.

In this episode we tell the story of the mysterious and strangely true story of The Bunny Man.

In this episode we tell the story of Edward Chen and the crimes he committed in the late 1990s in Great Falls, Virginia.

In this episode we talk about the forced sterilization of Carrie Buck in 1927 at the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded.

In this episode we tell the story of two UVa students and their interactions with Virginia ABC Special Agents and discuss the history and origins of policing in America.

In this episode we tell the story of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry and how it changed the course of American History.

In this episode we tell the story of Prince Edward County Schools Massive Resistance to integration which resulted in them closing their schools for five years.

In this episode we tell the story of Raymond Byrd who was murdered by a lynch mob on August 15th, 1926 and how his death led to Virginia's Anti-Lynching Law.

In this episode we talk about the arrest and prosecution of Mildred and Richard Loving who committed the crime of interracial marriage in 1958.

In this episode we tell the story of Ota Benga, an African man who was featured in a zoo exhibit in New York in 1906.

In this episode we tell the story of the 1971 hijacking and disappearance of the man known as D.B. Cooper.

In this episode we tell the story of the mysterious disappearance of the passengers and crew of the ship The Mary Celeste in 1872.

This week we tell the story of the mysterious Beale's Treasure which is purported to be buried in the mountains near Bedford, Virginia. Is it real or is it just a clever hoax? You decide!