Bless this Mess: A Southern True Crime Podcast

Mary Lynn Witherspoon was gorgeous, smart, well liked, and living in a beautiful home in the historic South of Broad area of Charleston, South Carolina.  There was just one problem, a huge problem, her former boyfriends son had been stalking her for the last 22 years.  With lax stalking laws and Mary Lynn’s caring soul, she was left with little to no options.  Join us while we discuss the tragic case of Mary Lynn and how her sister and family carried on her legacy by making South Carolina a little safer for victims of stalking.  Sources:  Dateline NBC, South Carolina Crimes of Passion, Obsession: Dark Desires, and Look Who's Stalking Mary 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!

Jocelyn Earnest was 38 years old and had a great career, great friends, and a loving family.  She was in the process of ending a 12 year marriage and starting this new chapter of her life in Pine Bluff, Virginia.  She was happy, active, and had everything going for her then suddenly she is found, in her home, with a gunshot wound to her head, a gun lying by her side, and a suicide note.  Police are immediately suspicious and begin questioning was this a suicide or a murder? 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 February of 1975, the disappearance and murder of Marcia Trimble shook the town of Nashville, Tennesse and was a crime that would change the city forever.  At the same time that Marcia was missing, a string of rapes was hitting the Vanderbilt University and Belmont Colleg area and one cop would tie all of these rapes together and bring in the attacker.  But what happened to Marcia? And what happened to Sarah Des Prez, a 19 year old Vanderbilt student that was murdered on February 2, 1975 just weeks before Marcia?  Were all of these connected? And if so, how long would it take to find justice for Marcia and Sarah?  Join us for the conclusion of When Nashville Lost Its Innocence. Source for this series is "A Season of Darkness" by Douglas Jones and Phyllis Gobbell 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!

On February 25, 1975, 9 year old Marcia Trimble goes missing from her neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee while delivering Girl Scout cookies.  A massive search is conducted over the next 33 days with no sign of Marcia and really no clues at all.  Then, on Easter Sunday, the body of Marcia was found in the garage of someone in the neighborhood.  Had she been there for 33 days? If so, how did 1000's of searchers and police officials miss her?  Or was she kept alive for sometime before being murdered and discarded in the garage?  Many questions would be asked and rumors would fly but police honed in on one suspect, Jeffery Womack, and were convinced he did it with little to no proof.  Join us while we discuss the aftermath of finding Marcia's body and the hunt to put her killer behind bars.  Source for this series is "A Season of Darkness" by Doug Jones and Phyllis Gobbell Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! 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!

On February 25, 1975, 9 year old Marcia Trimble was a typical little girl.  She loved playing with her Barbies, watching Little House on the Prairie, and being in her Girl Scout Troop.  It was Girl Scout cookie season and Marcia needed to make some deliveries in her neighborhood, she heads across the street to Mrs. Maxwell's house, telling her parents she would be back soon.  But this would not happen, join us while we discuss the disappearance of Marcia Trimble, the little Girl Scout that would change Nashville forever.   Source for this series is "A Season of Darkness" by Doug Jones and Phyllis Gobbell Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! 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!

January 29, 1993, Kristy Ray goes missing from her home in Chalybeate, Mississippi.  The community quickly gets involved and just a day later a suspect is turned in by his own family.  Join us while we discuss this horrific case of a beautiful, young woman that should have never come in contact with this evil person.   Music courtesy of Blanche, find their music on iTunes! 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 1996, Arlington, Texas was still reeling from the unsolved case of Amber Hagerman, the 9-year old girl who was abducted and murdered and the reason behind the AMBER Alert system.  That same year, a new murderer and rapist would emerge terrifying young women in the area, he would come to be known as the Bathtub Killer.  Join us while we discuss this monster and the brave women that would survive his terror and give police clues that would stop him. PS Cara promises to never do an Australian accent (or any accent) ever again if you keep listening.  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!

On May 5, 1973, three prisoners escape a Maryland prison and would commit one of the most heinous acts in Georgia history.  Join us for the conclusion of the famous Alday family murders in Donalsonville, GA where an entire family was nearly wiped out. 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!

On May 5, 1973, three prisoners escape a Maryland prison and would commit one of the most heinous acts in Georgia history.  Join us while we discuss the famous Alday family murders in Donalsonville, GA where an entire family was nearly wiped out. 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!

It is June 1985 in Columbia, South Carolina, Shari Faye Smith has been murdered and now a 9 year old girl named Debra May Helmick has been abducted.  Police and FBI fear that the two cases are connected and Debra may face the same fate as Shari.  Join us while we discuss the FBI techniques used to stop a budding Serial Killer in his tracks. 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 1985, Sharon "Shari" Faye Smith, a beautiful 17 year old girl, goes missing just days before her High School graduation in Columbia, South Carolina.  The family starts to recieve phone calls from her abductor promising to release her but he never follows through.  Instead they recieve more cryptic phone calls and a letter from Shari titled "Last Will and Testament"  Join us while we discuss how law enforcment and FBI profiling was able to stop a budding serial killer in his tracks.  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!

Join us while we discuss the 2012 New Years disapearance of Shelby Wilkie from Asheville, NC.  Her husband is going to the public saying she is a runaway mother suffering from postpartum depression however clues point police in a different direction. 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!

Let us bring you into the Christmas spirit 'Bless this Mess' style with our rendention of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' featuring the Lawson family.  In 1929, Charlie Lawson blungeoned and shot his family on Christmas day leaving a bloody mess in his path before killing himself. Merry Christmas y'all! 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!

A missing person case unsolved for 34 years, could social media bring an end to this mystery?  Join us while we discuss the case of Bossier Doe in Louisiana and how some internet sleuths and a sister that would not give up the search ended a 34 year mystery. But the question still remains, who killed the Bossier Doe? This episode is brought to you by Sudio Sweden.  Visit sudiosweden.com and use our code blessthismess to receive 15% off your purchase! 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!

On the evening of November 14, 2015 a friendly neighbor in the small town of Tennessee Colony, TX stops to help a family pull their RV out of the mud when it gets stuck.  The family, camping nearby, has a beer with the nice guy who helped them out.  The next morning, six would be dead with one survivor who lived out a real life horror film hiding in the woods from their attacker.  Join us while we discuss the case of William Mitchell Hudson and the massacre that occurred at a campsite in rural east Texas. Sources:  Kelan Lyons from The Eagle newspaper This episode is brought to you by Sudio Sweden.  Visit sudiosweden.com and use our code blessthismess to receive 15% off your purchase! 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!