Crimes of the Carolinas
Crimes of the Carolinas
Podcast Description
If you have a fascination with true crime and a passion for the intriguing tales history holds, this podcast is for you!Dive into the captivating world of Iredell County's most notorious crimes, as well as riveting stories from neighboring counties and throughout Western North Carolina. Join us as we unravel the mysteries right in our own backyard.Hosted by Iredell County Public Library.
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The podcast focuses on historical true crimes, forensic analysis, and the impact of societal issues on criminal cases, with episodes like 'Till Death Do Us Part' exploring the cases of Mary Minish and Netta White Harrison. Specific topics include the legal implications of crimes, mental health controversies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and cultural reflections on crime.
If you have a fascination with true crime and a passion for the intriguing tales history holds, this podcast is for you!
Dive into the captivating world of Iredell County's most notorious crimes, as well as riveting stories from neighboring counties and throughout Western North Carolina. Join us as we unravel the mysteries right in our own backyard.
Hosted by Iredell County Public Library.
Hosts Shelly and Dottie of Crimes of the Carolinas introduce a two-part case set in Salisbury, North Carolina.
On the night of July 13, 1906, at Barbara Junction, Isaac Lyerly (68), his third wife Augusta Barringer, and two children, nine-year-old John and five-year-old Alice, were beaten to death in their home, which was also set on fire.
The episode focuses on how the investigation quickly became a racially driven “witch hunt,” placing suspicion on nearby Black sharecroppers Jack Dillingham and wife Della and the Gillespie family amid North Carolina’s post–Civil War backlash against Reconstruction.
00:00 Welcome Back
00:56 Friday the 13th, 1906: The Lyerly Family Murders at Barbara Junction
02:23 Addie’s Discovery
04:29 From Investigation to Witch Hunt
06:09 Reconstruction to Backlash
13:11 Propaganda & the Press
19:58 The Grandfather Clause: Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes, and Disenfranchisement
24:43 1906 Fallout Begins
26:48 Media Narratives and Finger-Pointing
27:17 How Early News Framed the Lyerly Girls’ Escape
28:28 Sympathy vs. Suspicion
30:40 Arrests After the Murders
34:49 Defense Warnings, Officials’ Pleas, and a Growing Mob
39:14 The Lynching and Propaganda
44:54 Aftermath and Reckoning
48:58 Alternate Suspects & What’s Next
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