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Gone South

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New Orleans
Louisiana
Buford Pusser
Melissa Ramirez
Felix Vail
Pauline Pusser
Joey Smith
Murder
John Mcafee
Angie Smith
Insurance Fraud
True Crime
Lita Mcclinton
Jim Sullivan
Laredo, Texas
Greg Leon
Mississippi
South Carolina
Domestic Violence
Atlanta

For years, Gone South has been a podcast about crime in the American South. But in Season 5, we’re widening the lens.Through deeply reported, narrative-driven stories—and conversations with journalists, historians, musicians, and people who’ve lived these stories firsthand—we’re digging into the myths, scandals, and power structures that still shape the South… and, in many ways, the country itself... more

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Javier Guzman was an undercover vice cop with the Tampa Police Department when the DEA recruited him to infiltrate the Cali cartel, then supplying roughly 80 percent of the world’s cocaine. Working alongside Robert Mazur, the agent behind The Infiltr... more

In 2015, Dr. Teresa Sievers, a holistic-medicine doctor in Bonita Springs, Florida, was beaten to death in her kitchen. The killers were her husband Mark’s childhood best friend and doppelgänger, Wayne, and a Missouri ex-con who called himself Jimmy ... more

In Gatesville, Texas, a group of contemplative nuns visits seven women on Death Row, teaching them the rhythms of convent life: prayer, song, silence, and confession. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright (The Looming Tower, Going Clear) ... more

In 1999, two teenage girls, J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett, were found shot in the trunk of a Mazda in Ozark, Alabama, a small town in the Wiregrass region of the Deep South. With no suspect and a police department already accused of corruption, loc... more

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Mikita Brottman
Writer, professor, psychoanalyst, and author of A Double Life.
Episode: A Double Life: The Murder of Teresa Sievers
Lawrence Wright
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The Looming Tower and Going Clear
Episode: Redemption: The Nuns Who Visit Death Row
Matt Kessler
Journalist who investigated the Beasley and Hawlett murders and wrote The Wiregrass
Episode: The Wiregrass: Two Girls, One DNA Match, and a Town That Suspected Its Own Police
Jose Cruz
Cooperating witness who gave information about Nodier
local resident controlled by Nodier
Episode: The Pet Cemetery Murders: Part 2
Makeda Brotman
Writer who attempted to document Dorothy Thompson and the Pet Cemetery story
Independent writer / author of an unpublished manuscript
Episode: The Pet Cemetery Murders: Part 1
Tammy Mercure
Local writer and photographer who contributed neighbor perspectives
Local writer/photographer
Episode: The Pet Cemetery Murders: Part 1
Charles Dowdy
Creator/host discussing Roxanne Sharp case and his podcast
Gone South / North Shore Media Group
Episode: Who Killed Roxanne? How a podcast helped solve a 44-year-old Louisiana murder
Jema Heffernan
Domestic violence survivor and subject of the story
Missouri, USA
Episode: She Killed the Man Who Almost Killed Her: The Jema Heffernan Story, Part 2
Kevin Lee
Writer and journalist in Mobile, arts editor at Lagniappe Weekly
Lagniappe Weekly
Episode: Colonel Dixie: The Murder of Liz Leverett

Host

Jed Lipinski
Award-winning journalist and writer

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 6k ratings
  • Scraping

    Stories are getting more desperate and unlikely as the host asks listeners to provide content

    Apple Podcasts
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    CrackerGator6
    United States14 days ago
  • Issues with today’s episode.

    I’ve always liked this podcast because of the investigating and facts. I’ve lived in Ozark my whole life and graduated in 99. I’m blown away by the crazy theories and the non-facts that Matt is talking about. It sounds like he only talked to a certain group of people that feed him a ton of BS. ABI had the car for years and the airport BS is insane. Oh and every police officer gave dna to the ABI. Not taken by OPD. Matt may be a good journalist but he fouled this one up.

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    1
    Djgators
    United States22 days ago
  • Was once good….

    Can I listen to any crime show without it taking a sharp turn into politics? I just want to listen to something/anything that doesn’t have a political agenda. Second podcast I’m leaving this week.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Kpswife
    United Statesa month ago
  • Outstanding.

    Thoroughly researched and expertly presented. Best podcast I have in my library.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ceejay6162
    Australiaa month ago
  • Focus!

    Stick to the story. I have no interest in your political views.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Jsquanto
    United Statesa month ago

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Several listeners express strong loyalty to the earlier seasons and enthusiasm for the series overall.
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A few reviews criticize editing and ad volume, even from listeners who enjoy the stories.
Some longtime listeners object to the newer season's framing, describing it as politically slanted or one-sided.
Fans value the gripping storytelling and the choice of cases beyond familiar true-crime subjects.

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#157
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#39
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#105
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#202
United Arab Emirates/True Crime

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A Double Life: The Murder of Teresa Sievers
Q: It's unclear whether Teresa knew how intense her husband Mark's relationship was with his friend Wayne. But she knew Wayne and liked him. She occasionally asked him to come down to Florida to fix her computers. But at some point, around 11 years into his marriage to Teresa, Mark approached Wayne about having his wife killed. Why do you think he made that decision?
Brottman points to Mark's fear of losing Teresa, the children, and financial security. She also suggests that asking Wayne to act let Mark psychologically distance himself from responsibility for the murder.
A Double Life: The Murder of Teresa Sievers
Q: Before we go on, could you define what energy medicine is for people who don't know?
Brottman describes energy medicine as working with the body's perceived vital energy, vibrations, emotional states, and physical needs, and compares it with healing prayer and some Eastern and alternative medical practices.
The Wiregrass: Two Girls, One DNA Match, and a Town That Suspected Its Own Police
Q: Just in the time remaining, talk to me about your own theory.
Kessler theorizes that an officer stopped the girls as they were driving home, that a confrontation escalated, and that the officer killed them. He says he cannot establish that this happened and presents it as a theory.
The Wiregrass: Two Girls, One DNA Match, and a Town That Suspected Its Own Police
Q: Why did people think that a police cover-up may have happened in this case?
Kessler says the Ozark Police Department had a poor reputation, including officers hitting on high school students, allegations of drug dealing by police, and community suspicions that the justice system served the wealthy while keeping poor residents in their place.
Redemption: The Nuns Who Visit Death Row
Q: Could you tell me about redemption and whether you feel as if these women have been redeemed through this process?
Wright says each woman has changed, and that redemption can begin when a person acknowledges the reality of their actions. He sees prison, religion and other forms of personal change as possible parts of that process.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Gone South

What is Gone South about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Award-winning journalist Jed Lipinski presents deeply reported, narrative-driven stories about crime, history, and power in the American South. Episodes move between standalone investigations and longer stories, drawing on archival records, interviews, court documents, and firsthand accounts. The subject matter ranges from cold cases and controversial convictions to policing, business ventures, animal welfare, and the region's cultural history.

Conversations with journalists, authors, researchers, law enforcement figures, and people directly connected to the stories add reporting context and personal perspective. The approach is serious and documentary in style, with an emphasis on how local events connect to broader questions about instit... more

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1. Mikita Brottman
2. Lawrence Wright
3. Matt Kessler
4. Jose Cruz
5. Makeda Brotman
6. Tammy Mercure
7. Charles Dowdy
8. Jema Heffernan

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