The Killer Next Door
Episode 9
A young farmer lay in ambush of his three young cousins. A short time later, two were dead, both shot at close range. What followed was a sensational murder trial, a failed lunacy plea, a jailhouse confession, and an execution that legend says made the church bells ring 500 times.
A true tale from the Gothic South that asks one very important question: what would drive a man kill the girl of his dreams?
In this episode:
- The bizarre, historic true crimes and execution of William Seymour Keener in rural Rabun County, Georgia for the murders of Arizona and Leona Moore
That person next door might be your friend, even your kin, but how well do you really know them?
Listener discretion advised for graphic true crime content.
Music courtesy of Geoff Harvey, Pixabay.
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Haunts & Hollows: True Tales Of The Gothic South is where true crime meets Southern folklore. Every other week, mystery author Liam Ashe digs past the haunted plantations, urban legends, and moss-draped cemeteries to uncover the real, often much darker history behind them. Lower the lights, lock the doors, and settle in. Tonight, the truth may just be stranger than the legend.
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