Hard Times and True Crimes
Listen to two Southern, Christian women tell each other historical true crime stories.
Podcasting since 2022 • 120 episodes
Hard Times and True Crimes
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118. Bitter Blood (Part 2): The Collapse of a Southern Dynasty — Re-Released in Memory of Jerry Bledsoe
In Part 2 of our Bitter Blood series, we continue the shocking true story made famous by North Carolina author Jerry Bledsoe in his bestselling book Bitter Blood.What began as a volatile marriage spiraled into paranoia, obsession, and a ...
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Episode 118
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117. Bitter Blood Pt. I (Re-Release) | In Memory of Jerry Bledsoe | North Carolina True Crime
Jerry Bledsoe, North Carolina’s #1 New York Times bestselling true crime author, passed away on December 31, 2025, in Asheboro, NC. In honor of his life and legacy, we are re-releasing our two-part episode on Bitter Blood — the book that brough...
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116. Marion Parker: The Infamous 1927 Los Angeles Kidnapping and Murder
In this special Christmas episode of Hard Times and True Crimes, we examine one of the most disturbing crimes in American history: The kidnapping and murder of Marion Parker in Los Angeles in 1927. In December...
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Episode 116
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115. A Christmas Nightmare: The Crimes of Ronald Gene Simmons
Ronald Gene Simmons lived quietly in Arkansas throughout the 1980s, keeping mostly to himself and his large family. Outwardly, he appeared to be living a simple life in the country—but behind closed doors was a world shaped by control, fear, an...
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Episode 115
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114. Erin Patterson Australia Mushroom Poisoning Case: The True Crime Story Everyone's Searching For
In 2023, Erin Patterson sat down to lunch with her in-laws. A fatal family lunch in rural Australia. A handful of mushrooms. Three deaths. One survivor. And a woman at the center of a case that grabbed the world's attention almost overnight.&nb...
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Episode 114
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