Reaper Tales
Season 1
by Montana Leach and Samantha Hays
In this weeks episode each gal talks about vastly different unsolved death. While both victims are different in almost all ways, both have one thing in common, the strange and yet unexplained reasons for their deaths? Resources: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/greenvilleonline/name/tucker-hipps-obituary?id=10282394 https://tuckergives.org/about/ https://tuckergives.org/tuckers-story/ https://www.thestate.com/news/upstate/article254434358.html https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/12/us/tucker-hipps-death/index.html https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136306433/tucker-william-hipps https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2014/09/28/tucker-hipps-remembered-magnetic-smile-life/16399003/ https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2015/04/17/tucker-hipps-parents-want-two-things-the-truth-and-change/30094107007/ https://che.sc.gov/conduct-student-organizations-tucker-hipps-act https://archive.independentmail.com/news/before-911-call-fraternity-members-tried-to-find-hipps-ep-633990888-344940852.html/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/11/defendants-tucker-hipps-negligence-caused-death/71097152/ https://www.librarysciencedegrees.org/schools-by-state/alabama https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/tuscaloosa-al/kate-ragsdale-5440695 https://www.wbrc.com/story/28185359/two-years-later-kate-ragsdale-murder-investigation/ https://www.al.com/news/tuscaloosa/2018/11/20000-reward-announced-in-2013-murder-of-retired-ua-librarian-kate-ragsdale.html
On this week's episode Montana tells us about some unusual legends about mermaids from Charleston South Carolina. Unlike P.T. Barnum's mermaids these are alive and can either bring you luck and wishes or destruction and death. Resources: https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2015/10/28/two-little-known-charleston-legends-that-time-has-nearly-forgotten/?oid=5544643 https://chstoday.6amcity.com/mermaid-riot-1867-charleston-sc https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2022/10/26/monsters-that-may-lurk-around-charleston/ https://erstwhileblog.com/2016/09/21/great-sea-island-storm-1893/ http://www.diaspora.illinois.edu/news0607/news0607.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simbi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongo_religion http://www.diaspora.illinois.edu/news0607/news0607-3.pdf https://www.santeecooper.com/Community/Lakes/FERC-Relicensing/_pdfs/Santee-Cooper-Project.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_mermaid https://medium.com/@nicole.bcaudle/mermaids-of-charleston-legends-lore-and-riot-d6b9c4484946#:~:text=According%20to%20some%2C%20these%20mermaid,protect%20their%20children%20and%20families.
In this week's episode both of the gal's tell each other about two very different and equally disturbing Jailhouses. While Samantha tells of a violent and cruel death inside a jailhouse, Montana tells us about what is buried and forgotten behind another. Resources: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/families-in-disbelief-after-hundreds-of-bodies-found-buried-behind-mississippi-jail https://www.npr.org/2024/01/12/1224449631/mississippi-jail-graves-investigation https://thehilltoponline.com/2024/01/16/hundreds-of-bodies-found-behind-a-mississippi-prison-spark-community-wide-outrage/ https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/10/dncr-j10.html https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/newshour/clip/missing-buried-1704925921 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hinds-county-mississippi-coroner-paupers-field-exhumation-rcna136919 https://www.mississippifreepress.org/fact-check-hinds-county-paupers-field-not-a-secret-graveyard/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/20/us/dexter-wade-jackson-mississippi-funeral/index.html https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2023/11/17/dexter-wade-had-id-in-his-pocket-when-he-was-buried-after-killed-by-jackson-ms-police-suv/71617794007/ https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2024/04/22/one-of-jackson-ms-lawsuits-with-mother-of-dexter-wade-could-be-settled/73409768007/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/19/us/jackson-mississippi-dexter-wade-missing-buried.html https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/body-of-dexter-wade-exhumed-hours-before-family-was-present-raising-questions-suspicions/
This week's Samantha tells us all about the Birmingham Zoo. While the zoo may seem like a place to observe cute and cuddly creatures most of the time, the Birmingham Zoo has some long BURIED secrets. Resources: https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Red_Mountain_Cemetery#:~:text=Red%20Mountain%20Cemetery%20(also%20known,Zoo%20and%20Birmingham%20Botanical%20Gardens. https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/William_Pullen https://www.cobpl.org/localdb/static/pdf/RedMtnCemIntro.pdf https://abc3340.com/news/local/birmingham-zoo-exhumes-historic-unmarked-graves-for-exhibit-expansion-alabama-wildlife-birmingham-indigent-people-red-mountain-cemetery-archaeology https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2023/08/who-are-the-people-buried-on-the-birmingham-zoo-grounds.html https://visitvulcan.com/articles/a-look-at-the-history-of-the-birmingham-botanical-gardens-through-postcards/
In this week's episode Montana does her best to give us a lesson on tornadoes, as well as the devastating destruction brought on the Southeastern U.S. in April 2011. Chain down your cows and take shelter listeners, this ones going to be a bit twisty. Resources: https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/about/history/2011/ https://www.britannica.com/event/Super-Outbreak-of-2011 https://www.weather.gov/gsp/EpicOutbreak https://www.weather.gov/bmx/event_04272011 https://www.weather.gov/oun/efscale https://www.weather.gov/bmx/tornadostats2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Pearson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VORTEX_projects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Alley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Super_Outbreak https://www.atmos.albany.edu/daes/atmclasses/atm612/bams-d-11-00229.1.pdf https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/permonth_by_state/ http://nwafiles.nwas.org/digest/papers/2010/Vol34No2/Pg145-Gagan-etal.pdf
On this weeks episode Montana tells Samantha about the fact that the GOVERNMENT replaced all birds with drones to spy on us, and Samantha Avada Kedavra's all of us with theories in the Harry Potter Universe. Resources: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1217391587 https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/02/07/birds-arent-real/ https://www.rjjulia.com/book/9781250288899 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_Aren%27t_Real#:~:text=Birds%20Aren't%20Real%20is,to%20spy%20on%20American%20citizens. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/14/the-lunacy-is-getting-more-intense-how-birds-arent-real-took-on-the-conspiracy-theorists https://www.audubon.org/news/are-birds-actually-government-issued-drones-so-says-new-conspiracy-theory-making https://blockclubchicago.org/2018/11/02/whats-up-with-those-birds-arent-real-posters-they-highlight-the-post-truth-era-we-live-in-creator-says/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/technology/birds-arent-real-gen-z-misinformation.html https://birdsarentreal.com/ http://www.dracomalfoyisawerewolf.com/ https://time.com/3997347/jk-rowling-harry-potter-theories/ https://www.reddit.com/r/harrypotter/comments/981vla/neville_really_is_the_chosen_one_a_theory/
This episode was originally released on Nov 04, 2022 before we had any idea how to properly edit audio. With the talented Kelsey on board we've begun to remaster previous episodes that are still seeking answers. This week Montana tells Samantha about a mother who was murdered in her own home while 3 months pregnant. There is an absolute idiot of a suspect, and a surprising confession that ties to a previous case we've covered. So stay tuned until the very end. Resources: https://abcnews.go.com/US/photos/evidence-nc-womans-unsolved-murder-aid-search-killer-24013851/image-24014889 https://abcnews.go.com/US/friends-family-search-answers-murder-pregnant-nc-woman/story?id=24008444 https://journalnow.com/mother-of-pregnant-murder-victim-blasts-judge-for-allowing-bond/article_232d7ef3-2e98-547e-a381-dcf3bc38e64a.html https://kileystruecrime.squarespace.com/kileystruecrimeaddict-blog/the-murder-of-lucy-johnson https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/2018/01/15/court-police-acted-properly-arresting-man-acquitted-of-killing-fiance-unborn-child/16224100007/ https://www.wbtv.com/story/15047727/opening-statements-begin-in-murder-trial-of-pregnant-woman/ https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/2015/09/05/killer-confesses-to-more-crimes/33582124007/
This week Samantha tells us about the successful, beautiful and kind Madam of Huntsville Alabama, Mollie Teal. As a PSA we would like all wealthy people to check their mansions for the one oil painting done of Mollie Teal, and send us a picture of it please. Resources: https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2015/05/mollie_teals_bordello_recalled.html Wicked North Alabama, by Jacquelyn Procter Reeves https://huntsvillehistorycollection.org/hhc/oh/docs/OH-143.pdf?a=oh https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8373643/mollie-teal https://www.huntsvillehospitalfoundation.org/ways-to-give/makeaplannedgift/planned-giving-blog/2-uncategorised/172-mollie-teal
In this weeks episode both Gals bring one unsolved case from their area. Samantha tells us about a tragic murder of a daughter/sister and her family that refuses to give up even after decades. Montana tells us of the bizarre disappearance of a young man after a fun night out. Resources: https://www.coosacountyso.org/shiverdecker https://governor.alabama.gov/assets/2019/11/Chanty-Shiverdecker_Coosa-County.pdf https://www.radneyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Howard-K-Shiverdecker?obId=28935126 https://www.facebook.com/ChantyShiverdecker/?locale=th_TH&paipv=0&eav=AfZ4EfmG7mClQCpA-hA_rMrnYwr6v7nUue3sl53Wg5UULWvsdqYvE6yL8mz49oQ_XqA&_rdr Coosa County Sheriff’s Office 256 377 2211 or email office@coosaso.com. You can also contact Det. Machen at 256-329-6746 or Crime Stoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867) or 1-833-AL1-STOP. Tips can also be submitted through the P3-tips app. https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/still-no-charges-10-years-after-kylefleischmanndisappeared/643774968/ https://footprintsattheriversedge.blogspot.com/2008/09/110907-kyle-fleischmann-24-charlotte.html https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/three-arrested-connection-disappearance-cole-thomas-n783976 https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/9-years-later-mans-disappearance-remains-a-mystery/346012428 https://www.wral.com/nc-wanted-charlotte-family-continues-search-for-kyle-fleischmann/15646408/ https://www.wbtv.com/story/14310327/kyle-fleischmanns-father-releases-new-clues-in-case/ https://charleyproject.org/case/kyle-fleischmann https://www.charlottemagazine.com/what-happened-to-kyle-fleischmann/ https://truecrimedaily.com/2016/03/07/missing-north-carolina-college-grad-vanishes-after-night-of-celebration/
As a little menty B-onus the Gal's talk about each of their journey's with their own mental health. This episode is sponsored in part by drinking some water and taking a deep breath now and then.