True Crime | True Stories by Major James R Howell
Shannon Street: It is to this day the largest number of suspects to die in a non-riotous local police action in the history of the United States. January 11 - 13, 1983, in Memphis, TN. If you like true crime stories tune in to this channel to listen to Mayhem in the Midsouth, which will provide stories of murder cases in the South. If you want to hear stories of officers killed in the line of duty, we have Fallen Badge. Another offering will be stories about mass murderers, unsolved murders and missing person cases entitled Coffee Tea and Crime.
I have 30 years of law enforcement experience. I retired from the Memphis Police Department as a Major.
True Crime | True Stories by Major James R Howell
Echoes of Shannon Street Case File Episode 1 Radio Transmissions
This is the first episode in a true crime series about the 1983 kidnapping of two Memphis Police Officers by members of a cult that believed the world was coming to an end. In episode 1 you will hear the actual call to the police by cult member Michael Coleman and the subsequent 17 minutes of radio transmissions as the two officers make the scene. Quickly followed by their call for help and officers throughout the city racing to help.
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