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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, for another of Victoria's Special Place in Hell update on a criminal that may be heading to that Special Place in Hell Victoria is found of sending people to. Episode 6-5. On line 7-17-2021 @ 7:00 PM US EST. Felonfile.com anchor.fm/felonfile --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

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-related incidents.  Scott discusses two of these incidents.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

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  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

Who killed the Hermit of spring creek and Why?  Today's discussion and shade of blue story is a homicide from 1939 Madison County, North Carolina.  Who murdered the mountain hermit? How did they get caught? Why were the offenders tried in court twice? Listen and find out. On-Line 5-8-2021 @ 7:00 PM EST FelonFile.com buymeacoffee.com/felonfile --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

bonus, 5-1 Are ACRB? “ACAB – the barrel is rotten,” reads the sign outside of Our Place Inn – a family-owned motel and RV park in Maggie Valley North Carolina. A.C.A.B. is an acronym meaning “All Cops Are Bas****.” Some were deeply offended because two police officers recently lost their lives just a few counties away. FelonFile.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

Episode 5-15 The massacre of the Donnelly family. An Irish immigrant family who settled in the backcountry of Upper Canada.  Physical and court fights over property, money, transport franchises, and other issues between the Donnelly family and their neighbors turned deadly one night in  February  1880. James Donnelly opened his front door one morning and was met by 15 to 20 disguised night riders. The men killed the family then set the farm on fire. Who did it and why?  Was the Local Church involved? Who was guilty and innocent?  Listen as Scott explains. On-Line: 5/1/21 at 7:00 PM EST. FelonFile.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

Episode 5-14. At 15 years old he was told to die in prison. He came close.   Freedom after 82 % of his life was spent behind bars.  Is it constitutional? Legal? Morally right? What alternatives do we have for convicted killers? Lots of questions, what are the answers.  A look at several examples of long prison terms. Felonfile.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

Episode 5-13 The wicked stepmother.  Truth or Fiction.  The stories of the wicked stepmother aren't always fairy tales. A shade of blue story going beyond the Appalachian mountains. Beyond and down. Down under to Australia if we were to be more specific. Our discussion takes us from Wagga Wagga, Australia, to Hickory North Carolina USA. The tragic story of a freckle-faced little girl, Zahra Baker. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

Episode 5-12.  Cops in Court. Carjacker lectures.  Egg thief Deputy of Buncombe County & Covid crooks In this episode, Cops in Court.  A carjacker lectures a mother on child safety.  The 1800's egg thief Deputy of Buncombe County. The Remo rocket scientist and more Covid crooks. felonfile.com. &  scottlunsfordauthor.com Felon File  • A podcast on Anchor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

Episode 5-11. A missing mother, murder, pizza, and Sheriff Ponder. A shade of blue story that takes us from, 1975 south Vietnam. Then to Guam, a refugee camp in Pennsylvania. To Greenville South Carolina then Asheville North Carolina. The Main Street of Marshall in the Mountains of Western North Carolina.  The Federal Court and a final ending in the Columbia South Carolina prison death chamber. Was justice secured for all involved? listen and you decide. Online 4-3-2021 @ 7:00 PM EST FelonFile.com buymeacoffee.com/felonfile --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

Episode 5-10. Who shot the Sheriff? You will be surprised.  The 1932 killing of a North Carolina Sheriff.  Shot with his own gun.  The investigation and arrest of a suspect.  The physical evidence, statements, and science just did not work out to prove the suspect did the homicide.    The investigation and court case reverberated across the state all the way to the Governor's Office. Was Justice found or was it denied?  Listen and decide.  FelonFile.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

Episode 5-9. Murder of the Widow  1951 Lexington North Carolina.  Assault and Murder of a widow in her own home.   The Investigation, Arrest, and Court case.  A review of the findings of the North Carolina Supreme Court.  Was the evidence circumstantial? Was there more to this case? What happened to the defendant?  Was the State right or wrong?   Listen and come to your own conclusion. Online: 3/20/21 at 7:00 PM EST. felonfile.com buymeacoffee.com/felonfile --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message

Episode 5-8,  Confidence Artists of today and yesterday. A phone scam message left on the Host's voice mail sends Scott on another research expedition looking for information to pass along to his listeners.  He also uncovers another Shade of Blue Story that is discussed.    One of the infamous con men of yesterday and how he made his money.   Everyone wants a shortcut but let's not forget what  J.R.R. Tolkien, in  The Fellowship of the Ring said,  “Short cuts make long delays.”  Online: 3/13/21 at 7:00 PM EST scottlunsfordauthor.com felonfile.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/felonfile/message