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by Richard Marion

True crime and weird stories from the forgotten heartland of South Florida.

Podcast episodes

  • The Murder of Elizabeth Hatfield

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    The Murder of Elizabeth Hatfield

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    Elizabeth Hatfield laid down next to her 8-month-old baby on the night of March 15, 1995, unaware that in a few hours her life would be cruelly taken from her by an intruder. The horrific events of that night would leave a scar on Okeechobee for decades. True Okee features true crime and weird stories from the forgotten heartland of South Florida. Follow True Okee on Instagram and Facebook.

  • Ghosts of Utopia

    Ghosts of Utopia

    Utopia was a town that sat on the northeast shore of Lake Okeechobee in the 1920's. But it disappeared shortly after a major catastrophe and is now a mostly forgotten ghost town. What happened to the people of Utopia?

  • The UFO Prophet of Okeechobee

    The UFO Prophet of Okeechobee

    In the early 90's, a man on the rim canal of Lake Okeechobee sees a strange light approaching him at night. The close encounter changes his life forever.

  • Crush

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    Crush

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    In June of 1999, a man in Okeechobee is found crushed underneath the rear wheel of his car. The keys are in the ignition and the car is still running. What at first appears to be an accident is revealed to be a perverse fetish with ties to an underground network of cruelty and torture.

  • Florida School for Boys

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    Florida School for Boys

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    In 1959, Okeechobee is hoping the new Florida School for Boys will help rebuild the shrinking local economy. Fifty years later, sheriff deputies gather to search the property for dead bodies.