Reaper Tales
Stagione 1
di Montana Leach and Samantha Hays
This week, Samantha tell Montana about Audrey Marie Hilley: a woman that seemed to love drama so much that she created her own real life soap opera! Get ready folks, this one is EXTRA. Resources: https://thecrimewire.com/true-crime/audrey-marie-hilley https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Marie_Hilley https://murderpedia.org/female.H/h/hilley-audrey.htm http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Hilley,%20Marie%20_2012_.pdf
This week the Reaper Gals bring you a duel episode. Montana tells Samantha about the murder of Meredith Hope Emerson. While Samantha tells Montana a curated list of gym horror stories. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Meredith_Emerson https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23769881 https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/ten-years-later-hiker-murder-still-haunts-those-closest-case/CSgydKXZNfG738F34UdWYN/ https://www.dawsonnews.com/local/12-years-after-emerson-murder-lead-investigator-releases-tell-all-book/ https://thecinemaholic.com/meredith-hope-emersons-murder/ https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Murder_of_Meredith_Emerson https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/onlineathens/name/meredith-emerson-obituary?id=29117879 https://talkmurder.com/meredith-hope-emerson/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Hilton https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/30/student-dies-weightlifting-accident/95992420/ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/mum-crushed-death-gym-trying-26307452 https://www.ranker.com/list/weightlifter-pain/laura-allan From https://www.therichest.com/shocking/15-fitness-horror-stories-to-scare-you-away-from-the-gym/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/22oful/whats_the_worst_gymrelated_injury_you_have/ https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-worst-accident-anyone-has-seen-happen-at-the-gym
This week Montana tells Samantha about the tragic unsolved murder of Rhonda Hinson. This episode is full of contradicting statements, an odd crime scene, and a passionate reporter. Resources: https://www.wbtv.com/2021/12/21/additional-information-being-investigated-shooting-death-burke-county-teen-killed-40-years-ago/ https://www.frontpagedetectives.com/p/nc-rhonda-hinson-murder-unsolved-case-investigation https://thewilkesrecord.com/the-killing-of-rhonda-hinson-part-73-p1240-149.htm https://thewilkesrecord.com/the-killing-of-rhonda-hinson-part-87-p1762-149.htm https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Rhonda_Hinson https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/detectives-investigate-new-information-40-year-old-cold-case-burke-county-sheriff-says/FOTAXL7STZCLHBLBLTOKTE4G3I/ https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/loved-ones-hoping-resolution-december-1981-murder-north-carolina-teen-n1302167 https://thewilkesrecord.com/the-killing-of-rhonda-hinson-part-70-the-case-against-greg-mcdowell-p1122-149.htm http://www.burkesheriff.org/hinson.htm https://unsolved.com/gallery/rhonda-hinson/
The Reaper Gals are taking this week off.
This week Samantha tells Montana several different disturbing stories centered around the holidays in Alabama. The reaper gals apologizes for the delayed upload this week. Better late than never right?! Resources: https://www.al.com/news/erry-2018/12/7e7fb18c0a6667/alabamas-sad-strange-and-blood.html https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/dec/25 https://www.bet.com/article/9a8wpz/this-day-in-black-history-dec-14-1963 https://apnews.com/article/48b5336c9497406e811eee61d0b22ce3 https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2015/05/fatal_errand_brutal_rape_murde.html https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/judge-vance-murder https://www.al.com/news/2018/06/alabama_death_row_inmate_borde.html https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alabama/articles/2021-12-25/looking-back-at-december-2000-tornado-that-hit-tuscaloosa https://www.wbrc.com/story/13716434/tree-burning-suspect-description-released/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Yourself_a_Merry_Little_Christmas https://www.al.com/living/2016/05/scenes_from_woodlawn_setting_o.html https://strangestrangestrange.com/true-crimes/christmas-massacre-the-real-story-of-bloody-bob-sims/
On Christmas day in 1929, the Lawson family were preparing to celebrate a quiet holiday at home, but the joy of the holiday was short living when 7 of the 8 family members end up dead. Grab your eggnog listeners this a gruesome one. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_the_Lawson_family https://southerncalls.com/article/the-lawson-family-tragedy/ https://horrorobsessive.com/2020/12/21/christmas-mass-murder-the-lawson-family/ http://www.planetslade.com/murder-lawson-family.html https://myfox8.com/true-crime-nc/deadly-secrets-the-lawson-family-murder/
This week the gals tell each other a different hauntingly holiday-ish tales. Look, I'm doing my best on these descriptions. Resources: http://boneandsickle.blubrry.net/2019/12/09/frau-perchta-the-belly-slitter/ https://germangirlinamerica.com/what-is-frau-perchta-goddess-or-belly-slitter/ https://boroughsofthedead.com/frau-perchta/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perchta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elf_on_the_Shelf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_elf#:~:text=The%20origins%20of%20the%20elf,elves%2C%20fairies%20and%20nature%20spirits. https://newrepublic.com/article/111392/elf-brief-american-history https://knoxvillemoms.com/elf-on-the-shelf-a-horror-story/
This week, Samantha tells Montana about Andrew Reid Lackey, the Halloween Killer. It’s a sad story from start to finish and it’s sure to bring up some mixed feelings on several topics….it certainly did for the gals. https://www.crimescenecleanup.com/andrew-lackey-the-halloween-killer/ https://theforgivenessfoundation.org/2022/05/02/andrew-lackey-executed-in-alabama/ https://www.al.com/wire/2013/07/hold_dont_publish_andrew_lacke.html https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l1/lackey-andrew.htm https://www.npr.org/2022/11/21/1138357929/alabama-executions-pause-lethal-injection
This week Montana tells Samantha a story she has already heard, but that you dear listeners haven't. A story that marked a traitorous day in Reaper Tales history as the day that shall not be named. This weeks episode is the horrendous story of two separate murders that have a surprising tie to each other in the end.
This week both of the gals bring you a different haunting story. Buckle up Reaper friends this one gets spooky. Resources: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50445160/surprise-survivor/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/50442919/public-invited-to-inspect-new-mayfair/ https://queencityghosts.com/the-haunted-dunhill-hotel/ https://twosistersabroad.com/review-and-ghost-stories-from-the-dunhill-hotel-in-charlotte/