Bless this Mess: A Southern True Crime Podcast

Annie and Jessica Andrews are two young girls trying to recover from the loss of their mother.  When they do a seance to make contact with her spirit they aren’t expecting much.  But soon they would start hearing knocking on their walls and pipes rattling in their basement.  All of these things only occur while their dad is not home, could they have awakened a malevolent spirit or is something even more dangerous lurking in their home.  Join us while discuss the disturbing story of Daniel LaPlante and how he would not only disrupt the Andrews’ life but go on to destroy another families as well. This was a Patron only episode, so it is not in the South.  We're covering them yankees up North, we will have a new Southern episode in a few weeks!  Just ignore all the Patron stuff. :)  Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Like us on facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

Memorial Day Weekend 1992, Betty Wilson walked into her 3-story home in an upscale part of Huntsville, Alabama to find her husband lying on the floor in a pool of blood.  Dr. Jack Wilson was a successful optometrist, well liked, and generous to the community and no one could figure out who would want him dead. What was initially thought to be a burglary gone horribly wrong would soon turn into one of the most sensationalized cases in Alabama history.  Sources:  Forensic Files, On the Case with Paula Zahn, Old Huntsville Magazine, The Gadsen Times, The Victoria Advocate Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Like us on facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!    

On April 18, 1996, Shannon Sanderson left her three children with their grandparents in Memphis, Tennessee and headed off to a casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Cameras caught Shannon playing blackjack and winning it big but this would be the last time Shannon was seen alive. With an ex-husband, a rocky marriage, and an angry ex-boyfriend, the police have plenty of suspects. Join us while we discuss the abduction of Shannon Sanderson. Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Like us on facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

In December of 1999, Laci Dawn Hill was preparing to spend Christmas with family and friends in Bixby, Oklahoma.  A chance encounter would put Laci in the crosshairs of Steven Ray Thacker who would embark on a 10 day killing spree across three states after abducting Laci. Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Like us on facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

In July of 1995, Dana Satterfield is a beautiful, ambitious, young mother of two running her own hair and tanning salon in Roebuck, South Carolina.  When Dana is found brutally murdered in the salon the whole town is shocked and cannot imagine who could have done this.  Dana and her husband were having problems, could he have done this? Or was it one of the many men in town who had made unwanted advances towards Dana?  Join us while we discuss the sad case of Dana Satterfield and why it took 10 years to solve this case. Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon here. Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Like us on facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

In September 2005, Taylor Behl had just spent Labor Day weekend at home with her Mom and Dad in Vienna, Virginia.  She was excited to get back to her college campus, she had great friends, loved her classes, and her new roommate.  But the night Taylor returned to her dorm, she disappeared after telling her roommate she would be back in a couple hours.  Following a trail of photos, detectives found Taylors body and the story told by the accused murderer would shock   the community and reveal a very disturbed human being.  Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon here. Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Like us on facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

In March of 1997, Kim Medlin had a lot going for her.  She was happily married and working on building her dream life with her husband.  They had moved to Monroe, North Carolina to buy some land, start a horse farm, and fix up the home they bought for when they would eventually start a family.  But something happened to Kim in the early morning hours of March 29, her car was left on the side of the road, still running.  When her body was discovered on Easter Sunday, the small town of Monroe was on edge, who could have killed this beautiful young woman and why?  Join us while we discuss the case of Kim Medlin and the shocking discovery of her murderer. Sources: Forensic Files, various newspaper articles via Google Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon here. Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Like us on facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

In August of 1990, Jennifer Schuett is an 8 year old girl getting ready to start third grade in Dickinson, Texas.  Jennifer had always been afraid of the dark and since she could remember, she always slept in bed with her mom at night since it was just the two of them.  Well one night, Jennifer was restless and her mom asked if she could, just for this night, go sleep in her room.  That evening, a man would kidnap Jennifer and leave her for dead in a field.  Join us while we discuss the case of Jennifer Schuett and the 20 year journey to bring this monster to justice. Source:  https://www.clintonschoolspeakers.com/content/jennifer-schuett-case-study and 48 Hours:  Afraid of the Dark Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon here. Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Like us on facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!    

May 1981, Ruie Ann Park is a prominent member of society but not necessarily the most liked in the small town of Van Buren, Arkansas When she ends up dead in her home, bludgeoned to death, the town quickly suspects her alcoholic son and the people he has in his life.  With not enough evidence to get a conviction, the case would go unsolved until a taped confession emerges revealing the true murderer. Source:  Blind Rage by Anita Paddock. Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon here. Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Like us on facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

November 2006, Avis Banks and her fiancé Keyon Pittman are expecting their first child in just a few months.  They spent the holidays with family and everything seemed wonderful.  But just six days after Thanksgiving, Keyon comes home to find Avis brutally murdered in their garage.  At first police, suspect Keyon but once they find out the double life he was leading a new suspect emerges and it will shock the community.  Join us while we discuss the murderess mistress from Mississippi, Carla Hughes. Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon here. Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Like us on facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

In Bullitt County, Kentucky 17 year old Jessica Dishon goes missing leaving a few belongings behind including a cellphone with the numbers “9-1” dialed on the screen. It would take 17 days to find her body and the scene was horrific, she had been brutally murdered. With a bungled police investigation, this case went cold making the family suffer for years and wondering “Who killed Jessica?”. Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon here. Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Like us on Facebook here.  Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

In 2001, Dr. Robert Schwartz is a world renowned scientist working with DNA sequencing.  He is still recovering from the death of his wife Joan and living alone in his home in Mount Gilead, Virginia. One December evening, a man comes to his secluded home and stabs him over 40 times with a 27 inch sword and leaves an 'X' carved into the back of his neck. Police begin to wonder, is this is an occult ritual killing? Or could there be something else beyond the surface? Join us while we discuss the strange case of Clara Jane Schwartz and how LARPing (Live Action Role Play) turned deadly. Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon here. Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter here. Like us on Facebook here.  Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

From 1977 to 1978, a murderer was loose in Columbus, Georgia nicknamed the Stocking Strangler.  After six years of no leads, they finally nab their guy and he is convicted and sentenced to death.  But 30 years later, new DNA evidence is processed, some pointing to is guilt and some pointing to his innocence, we discuss the findings and the ever complicated case of Carlton Gary.  Sources:  Whoever Fights Monsters by Robert Ressler, The Big Eddy Club by David Rose, Washington Post, the Ledger-Enquirer Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/blessthismesspodcast Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @BTMASTCP Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

From September of 1977 to February of 1978, a serial killer is terrifying the town of Columbus, Georgia.  He has already murdered six elderly women in an upscale neighborhood and police are no closer to catching him.  The killings stop suddenly but a new element of fear has entered in his place, a group calling themselves the “Forces of Evil” began threatening to kill black women in Columbus if the Stocking Strangler was not caught.  Time is of the essence because the woman the organization claims to be holding hostage was reported missing.  Needing to act fast, police bring in FBI profiler Robert Ressler to assist them.  Using his years of experience he quickly puts together a profile pointing not to a group of seven men but to one.  Police start finding bodies and start to wonder if they have a second serial killer operating in the Columbus area. Join us while we continue to sort through the strange case of the Stocking Strangler. Sources:  Whoever Fights Monsters by Robert Ressler, The Bid Eddy Club by David Rose, Washington Post, the Ledger-Enquirer Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/blessthismesspodcast Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @BTMASTCP Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!

In the fall of 1977, a string of horrific attacks hit the city of Columbus, Georgia.  White elderly women, all widows, living alone in an upscale neighborhood in Columbus were being brutally beaten, raped, and strangled with stockings.  These murders shocked the community and despite massive police presence, the killings continued for several months.  With racial tensions in the city at a high, a mysterious group called the "Forces of Evil" began taunting the police, threatening to kill black Columbus citizens if the strangler wasn't stopped.  Will the police catch the Stocking Strangler before he claims his next victim? Who are the Forces of Evil and will they really kill citizens to send a message? Join us while we discuss a case that has recently been brought back into the news with the Stocking Stranglers execution date set for March 15, 2018.   Sources:  Whoever Fights Monsters by Robert Ressler, The Bid Eddy Club by David Rose, Washington Post, the Ledger-Enquirer Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/blessthismesspodcast Contact us at blessthismesspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @BTMASTCP Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/blessthismesspodcast Follow on Instagram at blessthismesspodcast Rate, review, and subscribe on iTunes!