100: Small Town Hate: The Murder of Billy Jack Gaither

Southern Fried True Crime

Erica Kelley

Society & Culture, True Crime, History

4.6 • 10.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In 1999, a gay man named Billy Jack Gaither was brutally murdered in the small town of Sylacauga, Alabama. He wasn’t completely closeted, his siblings and friends knew, but his deeply religious parents did not. He was a friendly man who often gave rides to drunk patrons from his favorite local bar. He had made friends with a man who took advantage of his generosity. But he had no idea just how evil this man was.

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0:00.0	Skip ahead about 40 seconds if the resources I've been giving bother you.
0:06.2	And thank you all for your support and encouragement.
0:08.6	I won't stop.
0:10.1	Here they are again.
0:12.0	There is a crisis text line set up for those suffering from anxiety or depression.
0:16.6	Text 741-741 for help.
0:19.9	If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Hotline at
0:24.8	1-800-273-TALK or 8255.
0:29.4	If you are suffering from domestic violence, please call 1-800-799-SAFE or 7233 or
0:36.7	Dalnan-111.
0:38.5	The Trevor Project has a hotline for young LGBTQ people who are struggling.
0:44.0	Call 1-866-488-7386.
0:48.3	Remember, you are not alone.
0:50.3	I'll have international resources as well as these US numbers in today's show notes.
0:58.5	This Southern Fried true crime covers cases that are not suitable for young listeners,
1:02.8	and there may also be some explicit language used.
1:06.1	Today's episode will have upsetting homophobic language used only in quotes.
1:11.2	I apologize, but words matter, especially when discussing a hate crime.
1:17.1	Listener discretion is advised.
1:22.1	It's Pride Month friends.
1:24.7	Pride was chosen by the LGBTQ community to honor the Stonewall uprising, which was the
1:30.2	tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States.
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