Offbeat: Highland Hospital & Zelda Fitzgerald

This week Mountain Murders takes you back to a double murder in 1996 that rocked the outdoors community. Julie Williams and her partner Lollie Winans were backpacking at the Shenandoah National Park with their dog Taj. When Julie didn't return to start a new job, her family filed a missing person's report. An assailant brutally murdered the two women on a busy trail during a holiday weekend --and slipped away unnoticed. Join us as we recount a sad true crime case out of Virginia. Intro Music by Joe Buck YourselfHosts: Heather and Dylan PackerEmail: mountainmurderspodcast@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

4 Jul 202153min

This week's Offbeat episode is a low key show discussing the latest in true crime news. Join Heather and Dylan as they discuss the John McAfee "suicide", Zodiac's cipher, and a murder in Maine. Happy July!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

30 Jun 202139min

Show your support for the show by joining www.patreon.com/mountainmurderspodcast for exclusive content, ad free experience, and more true crime than you can handle!!From the outside, the McLeans of Knoxville, TN seemed to have an All American Family. Though they started young, they had worked hard to achieve their goals. Erin McLean dreamed of being a teacher. She threw herself into collegiate academics. Eric was a supportive husband who worked 3 jobs to maintain their growing family. When Erin was finally able to start student teaching, she was over the moon finally feeling her professional life was blooming. However, she developed a relationship with a troubled student--18 year old Sean Powell. The situation took a toxic turn in March 2007 ending in bloodshed. Join Mountain Murders for episode 172! Intro Music by Joe Buck YourselfHosts: Heather and Dylan PackerEmail: mountainmurderspodcast@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

28 Jun 20211h 30min

This week's Offbeat catches us up on some listener stories! These tales were emailed, DM'ed and messaged to us for the past couple months. Hope you enjoy hearing about ghosts, UFOs, and creepy pictures!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

23 Jun 202144min

In 2008, a group of Atlanta friends decides after a night of driving around the city smoking marijuana to hit up a casino nearly 150 miles away. Jeffrey Miles, the oldest of the group and self proclaimed leader, spends the morning playing Black Jack with some success. After several days of drug use and partying, the group runs out of money. Low on cash, they decide to "hit a lick" meaning rob someone. After hooking up with two locals, the group embarks on a violent home invasion with leads to senseless double murder. Intro Music By Joe Buck YourselfHosts: Heather and Dylan PackerEmail: mountainmurderspodcast@gmail.com To support the show sign up at www.patreon.com/mountainmurderspodcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

20 Jun 20211h 4min

Welcome to our mini-mid week show Offbeat! This week Dylan breaks down some true crime news for us while Heather completely derails the conversation. Enjoy our role reversal on this week's show. Join us for true crime on Sunday! Hosts: Heather & DylanEmail: mountainmurderspodcast@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

16 Jun 202132min

In 1988, 9 year old South Carolina girl Kia Logan is playing with her sister and a friend at a neighborhood basketball court. Kia takes off on her bike riding a few hundred feet to her mother's apartment when she vanishes. A year and a half later, a child's skull is found in a neighboring town some 35 miles away. It will take years and advancements in DNA technology to identify Kia's skull--her only remains. The case hits a wall until a suspect emerges. Charles Wade Hampton matches witness descriptions of the man who took Kia. He is a known sex offender from Georgia who goes onto admit to multiple child abductions, sexual assaults and even a murder. Trouble is--even with Hampton's confessions, police have trouble linking physical evidence to him. Join us for a tragic case out of South Carolina as we look into Kia's kidnapping and murder and then man likely responsible for the crime. Intro by Joe Buck YourselfHosts Heather and Dylan PackerEmail mountainmurderspodcast@gmail.com To support the show join www.patreon.com for access to exclusive bonus episodes and become part of our Discord chat all about true crimeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

13 Jun 202139min

On this week's Offbeat, we take a look at an Appalachian legend which has survived several decades and continues fascinating folks. Point Pleasant, WV is known as home of the Mothman. However, cryptic sightings were not the first unusual thing to happen in Point Pleasant. Just before Mothman sightings began, an area man had a strange experience with UFOs and an alien which he claimed communicated with him. Following his encounter, area residents began spotting a human-like creature with giant wing span that would become known as the Mothman. Join us for an interesting look at the history of a local legend including the famous tragedy associated with Mothman. Hosts:Heather and Dylan PackerEmail: mountainmurderspodcast@gmail.comwww.patreon.com/mountainmurderspodcast to support the show and access exclusive content!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

9 Jun 202146min