Hold My Sweet Tea
Where True Crime collides with chilling ghost stories and Southern folklore. Join us, sip sweet tea, and uncover shocking tales of murder, mystery, and the supernatural, all with a healthy dose of Southern charm and a touch of sass!
Episodes
105 episodes
Ep. 104-A Vanishing In New Orleans: The Unanswered Death Of Jessica Easterly Durning
We’re looking for listener submissions — true crime encounters, paranormal experiences, urban legends, or moments you just can't explain.📜 When you submit, please include:•Your name or an alias•The type of story you’re sh...
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Ep. 1 STAD: The Devil Lived In My Parents Bathroom
Sweet Tea After Dark: When Holly was six, that summers minor inconvenience turned into a full-blown paranormal standoff. One long hallway, one forbidden parents bathroom, and one horned silhouette whispering her name in the dark.<...
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Ep. 103-Vanished without a Trace: Rebecca Reid
A mile-long shortcut at dusk. A familiar routine. And then silence. We unpack the disappearance of 32-year-old Rebecca Reid from Lumberton, Mississippi—a case that begins with a simple walk to meet her father and expands into a thousand-acre se...
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Ep. 102-Mystery In Room 1046:The Unsolved Death Of Artemus Ogletree
Sweet Tea After Dark: Have a story you’ve never told out loud?For Sweet Tea After Dark, we’re looking for listener submissions — true crime encounters, paranormal experiences, urban legends, or moments you just can't explain.&nb...
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Ep. 101-Ghosts of Jackson Barracks and Sweet Tea After Dark Announcement
Big changes are brewing, and we’re pouring carefully. We’re launching Sweet Tea After Dark, a companion series built for the stories that land after midnight—paranormal encounters, urban legends, and heavier true accounts that deserve a softer ...
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Episode 101
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Ep. 100-Belle Gunness: The Farm, The Fire, And The Disappearing Suitors
A lonely hearts ad, a quiet farm, and a stack of trunks no one could explain—Belle Gunness turned hope into bait and profit into a habit. We follow her path from Norwegian winters to LaPorte, where insurance money, vanished suitors, and a farmh...
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Ep. 99-Haunted Jefferson, Texas
A foggy bridge, a missing suitcase, and a town that points every road toward the water—our trip to Jefferson, Texas dives into the places where history refuses to stay quiet. We start with Jefferson’s unusual street plan and river-first identit...
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Episode 99
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Ep. 98-Samuel Little: The Most Prolific Serial Killer You've Never Heard Of
Link of Samuel Littles FBI Confessions:https://youtu.be/LxDWPik6IZ0?si=C9r6Jo7H6YyrB_vyA low roll of thunder, a quiet cup of tea, and a chilling truth: the ...
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Episode 98
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Ep. 97-Michelle Marie Newton Missing Person for 43 Years, FOUND!
A knock at the door, a name that isn’t yours, and a past that refuses to stay buried. We follow a true-crime story that starts with a packed move in 1983 Louisville and ends—at least for now—with a 2025 tip in Florida, a DNA match, and a father...
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Episode 97
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Ep. 96-The Town the Government Drowned: The Dark Truth About Lake Lanier
A glittering reservoir with 700 miles of shoreline, a summer magnet for millions, and a drowned town beneath the surface—Lake Lanier refuses to be simple. We wade past the “cursed” label to explore the hard truths shaping its reputation: a long...
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Episode 96
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Ep. 95-The Murder of Tonya McKinley-Solved by DNA and Genealogy
A sunny Gulf Coast day can hide the darkest secrets. We kick off with light banter about warm holidays and beach-town charm, then turn to a haunting case from New Year’s Day, 1985: 23-year-old mother Tonya McKinley leaves a Pensacola bar and is...
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Episode 95
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Ep. 94-The Strange Disappearance Of The Jamison Family
A white pickup sits deep in the Oklahoma woods. Inside: a weak but living dog, IDs and a cell phone, and more than thirty-two thousand dollars in cash no one touched. The Jameson family—Bobby, Sherry Lynn, and their six-year-old daughter Madiso...
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Episode 94
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Ep. 93-The Senseless Murder of Michele O'Dowd
Holiday lights, a familiar tree, and gifts meant for family set the scene for one of the most haunting true crime images we’ve covered: a beloved aunt found under the presents she wrapped with love. We open with a spirited holiday riff, then pi...
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Episode 93
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Ep. 92-Silent Night on Freedom Avenue: The Christmas Murders of Harry & Harriette Moore
A quiet Christmas evening. A silver anniversary. Then a shudder under the floorboards and a blast that echoed across the country. We revisit the lives and legacy of Harry and Harriet Moore, two Florida educators and civil rights organizers whos...
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Episode 92
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Ep. 91-Santa Gunman Bruce Pardo
Holiday lights can hide dark plans. We walk through the Covina massacre with clear eyes, tracing how Bruce Pardo went from “civil” in court filings and friendly at the bakery to building a fuel-spraying device and hiding guns in a custom Santa ...
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Episode 91
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Ep: 90-Yule: Fear, Fire, And The Fight To Keep The Sun
What if your holiday lights are more than decor, and closer to a spell whispered against the dark? We dive into the oldest layers of Yule, where winter was terrifying, food was scarce, and people lit massive fires not for charm but for survival...
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Episode 90
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Ep. 89-When Loss Meets Legacy And Turns Into Light
A courtroom twist knocked the wind out of us: after bond was denied in the Shondra May case, the accused died in custody two days later. No trial, no cross-examination, and a community left with raw questions and a grief that doesn’t fit into h...
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Episode 89
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Ep. 88-Gryla, The Yule Lads, And The Hungry Christmas Cat
The winter sun barely lifts in Iceland, and that thin light is perfect for a story with real teeth. We head north to meet Gryla, the towering giantess who hunts misbehaving children, her thirteen chaotic Yule Lads who sneak into kitchens and ba...
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Episode 88
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Ep 87-Family Christmas Massacre: Ronald Gene Simmons
The days around Christmas aren’t supposed to feel like this. We open the door on Arkansas, 1987, and walk through the controlled world of Ronald Gene Simmons—a decorated veteran, a father of seven, and the architect of a family compound where i...
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Episode 87
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Ep. 86-Krampus: A Dark Alpine Winter Legend
Cold air sharpens the senses, and the bells you hear in the dark aren’t always for carols. We head into the Alpine mountains to meet Krampus, the horned shadow who stalks the edge of winter, and trace how a feared spirit became a living traditi...
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Episode 86
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Ep. 85-Thanksgiving Ribs and The Shocking Story of Omaima Nelson
What starts with mashed potatoes and sweet potato casserole takes a sharp turn into one of Orange County’s most disturbing true crime cases. We open the holiday table, then unpack the whirlwind marriage of Omaima Nelson and William Nelson, the ...
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Episode 85
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Ep. 84-A Calculated Thanksgiving: The Joel Michael Guy Jr. Case
Our latest deep dive unpacks one of the most chilling Thanksgiving crimes on record: the calculated murders of Joel and Lisa Guy by their son, Joel Guy Jr. We trace the path from a simple welfare check to a home transformed into a chemical crim...
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Episode 84
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Ep.83-Louisiana To Mississippi: The Tragic Deaths of Callie and Erin Brunett
A quiet Tuesday in Louisiana. A father’s unanswered calls. By Thursday morning, a young mother is found stabbed more than fifty times and her two daughters are missing. From that moment, every detail becomes a lifeline: the black Chrysler 200, ...
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Episode 83
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Ep. 82-Susan Wright Case: 193 Stabs, A Backyard Grave, And A Courtroom Spectacle
The story starts like a neighborhood postcard and ends with a number you can’t forget: 193. We head to Houston to unpack the Blue-Eyed Butcher case, where a young mother, a charismatic husband, and a tidy suburban home collide with bindings, a ...
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Episode 82
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Ep 81-Revisiting The Suspicious Death Of Dan Bettencourt Jr.
A beloved former bartender walks back into a Bourbon Street institution during Southern Decadence and never comes home. We follow the final hours of Dan Bettencourt Jr.—from a late-night laundry run to Oz Nightclub, to a crowded room, a reporte...
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Episode 81
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