The Unlovely Truth
Exploring the intersection of faith and true crime.
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Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
For two days in July 1910, many white male citizens of Slocum, Texas, formed a mob and started killing black people on sight. Many African American families fled, never to return. So why is it that so many of us have never heard of the 1910 Slocum Massacre? Tune in this week and next to discuss E. R. Bills’ fascinating book on the subject.
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
I had to fangirl a little when I got a social media message from the author of our book from Episode 4, “The Hot One.” She’s my guest for an update on Ashely’s case, and a special deep dive to discuss how our society’s obsession with true crime has a dark side. And for more on that, check out her TedX Talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHmGfrVY-1o
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Can you tell the good guys from the bad guys in your community? For the poor and drug addicted women of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, it wasn’t always easy to tell, and even when you could, that didn’t mean you were safe. Learn why Harold Schechter, author of The Serial Killer Files, called Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, “…a snake pit of small town corruption.”
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Who would you call if you were in a desperate situation and you feared for your life? Most of us would call the police. But what if the police were the ones you were afraid of? Don’t miss part 1 of “Murder in the Bayou” with special guest Sheila Wysocki.
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
When a marriage fails, it’s hard on everyone involved. But no one ever expects that one spouse will end up testing positive for arsenic, AND be involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. Author J.D. McCabe’s encounter with everyday evil forced him to rely on his faith to get through those dark days. Learning to do a little detective work helped him unravel a tangle of lies so that he could receive “The Third Gift.”
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Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Mike McCarty joins the conversation again this week for Part 2 of “Choking in Fear.” His fascination with the Hollandsburg Massacre continues into adulthood, as he seeks answers from the lone survivor, and from one of the killers.
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Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Tuesday Feb 04, 2020
Why do people kill? That’s the question that has stuck with Mike McCarty from his upbringing in a small community where four young men were slaughtered one early Valentine’s Day over 40 years ago. It spurred him to dedicate his life to answering it. I remember those murders too – I grew up in the small community the killers hailed from.
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Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Tuesday Jan 28, 2020
Childhood friends often drift apart. But author Carolyn Murnick couldn’t know just how far her friend Ashley Ellerin would drift away from her and into a world of heavy drug use and work. Who wanted Ashley dead, and would he get away with his defense argument that her lifestyle left her open to attack from any number of men?
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Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Can you imagine police laughing as your distraught loved ones tried to file a missing person’s report on you? It happened to Shannan Gilbert’s “boyfriend” and was the beginning of months of disinterest on the part of police. That all changed when the first body was found.
Private Investigator Mark Gillespie joins Lori in the discussion and shares his passion for helping victims of human trafficking.
Please share these resources with anyone who may be impacted by human trafficking:
gillespieinvestigations.com
National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1 (888) 373-7888
missingkids.org – the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
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Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Giving someone your trust should be based on their character, not their title. Listen to how a small church in the Pacific Northwest was destroyed by a man with the right title, but the wrong character.
Special Guest Josh Brooker, pastor of the Cannon County campus of Experience Community Church in Woodbury Tennessee, joins Lori to help learn how to see potential warning signs in church leaders, and gives guidance for those who have been victimized.
For anyone dealing with sexual abuse, please reach out to get help and hope.
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673
RAINN.org