Leslie "Mad Dog" Irvin

For exclusive content or to support our show, join us at www.patreon.com/mountainmurderspodcastGreetings! This week's Offbeat will dive into Appalachian holiday traditions. Some may be long forgotten but others continue to thrive in our modern world. The holidays provided mountain folks with opportunities to celebrate for up to a week with an Old Time Christmas! Fruitcakes and other sweet treats were baked. Often moonshine and shooting was a part of the celebration. Hosts: Heather and Dylan PackerEmail: mountainmurderspodcast@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

9 Dec 202050min

Join us for exclusive content and support the show at www.patreon.com/mountainmurderspodcast On November 6, 2001, medical student Andrew Bagby's body is found at the Keystone State Park in Pennsylvania. It does not take investigators long to hone in on his former flame, Dr. Shirley Bagby. Shirley was known to have a difficult personality. She set her sights on medical school allowing nothing to stand in her way. When she met Bagby, a much younger man, Shirley becomes obsessed with him. After Andrew's murder, Shirley flees to Canada discovering she is pregnant with Andrew's son. Embroiled in legal battles, Shirley makes a calamitous decision which leaves a wake of heartbreak and death. Mountain Murders discusses an unusual and tragic tale of murder.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

6 Dec 20201h 30min

For exclusive content, join us at www.patreon.com/mountainmurderspodcast This week's post-Thanksgiving Offbeat episode discusses the 1906 murder of a factory worker named Grace Brown. Grace is seduced by the nephew of the wealthy factory owner and becomes pregnant. The results are deadly for Grace. Her murder has inspired books and Hollywood movies such as the classic A Place in the Sun. Hosts: Heather and DylanEmail:mountainmurderspodcast@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

2 Dec 202035min

For exclusive content, join us at www.patreon.com/mountainmurderspodcast and support the show!In episode 118, Mountain Murders takes a look at an unsolved case from 1980. Two free spirited women who embraced the hippie lifestyle ventured cross country on a trip of a lifetime to the Rainbow Gathering. Vicki, an experienced hitchhiker, and her young protege Nancy met up with a third friend to journey across America to a beautiful National Park in West Virginia. Only somewhere along the way, the road trip met a deadly end. With little to go on, the case went cold. 9 local men were implicated in the murders but a turn of events will change the case's history and leave a lot of unanswered questions. Intro 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.

2 Dec 20201h 12min

www.patreon.com/mountainmurderspodcast for exclusive bonus content! This Thanksgiving edition of Offbeat, Mountain Murders gets a little loose and silly with a show focusing on the legendary Bell Witch of Tennessee. With an interesting origin story, theories and the haunting-Bell Witch has captivated audiences for two centuries. Even a President experienced the paranormal entity! So strap in for a ridiculously silly but informative Mountain Murder's Offbeat! And have a safe Happy Thanksgiving.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

25 Nov 202045min

For exclusive and ad free content, join us at www.patreon.com/mountainmurderspodcast Hugh "Pete" Bondurant Jr and his twin brother Kenneth "Pat" Patterson Bondurant hailed from a small Tennessee town. The brutish, overweight brothers were known around the county for being drug dealers who dabbled in violence. In 1986, a young mother named Gwen Dugger goes missing after a night of partying with the Bondurant brothers. Then Pat's co-worker vanishes and soon Pete's girlfriend dies from a suspicious drug overdose. After several years, the Bondurants are finally brought to justice for their crimes. Or are they? Join us as we discuss the infamous Bondurant Twins in our latest episode 116 of Mountain Murders podcast. Intro Music: Joe Buck YourselfHosts: Heather and Dylan PackerEmail: mountainmurderspodcast@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

22 Nov 20201h 14min

For more Mountain Murders, join us at www.patreon.com/mountainmurderspodcast Mary was a five foot ton Asian elephant and star of the Sparks World Famous Show circus. After killing an untrained elephant handler during a parade in Kingsport, Tennessee, she was "arrested" for murder and sentenced to die. Join Mountain Murders Offbeat for a strange turn of the century tale of cruelty that still haunts East Tennessee a century later. Trigger Warning: This episode contains animal cruelty. Proceed with caution. Hosts: Heather and Dylan PackerEmail: mountainmurderspodcast@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mountain-murders--3281847/support.

18 Nov 202029min

www.patreon.com/mountainmurderspodcastPTL: The Jim Bakker Scandal Part Two picks up with Jim's elaborate dream to build Heritage USA. He raises money furiously to pay for construction projects but millions can not keep the ministry afloat. Cracks in PTL began to surface after investigations by the FCC and then the IRS. As the Bakkers struggle to get ahead, a huge scandal rocks the ivory tower bringing the PTL empire crashing down. Financial woes, sex scandals, drug addiction, Playboy bunnies and more follows in part two. Lind tsten as Mountain Murders wraps up a true crime tale that rattled America and the world. 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.

15 Nov 20201h 39min