106: Terror in Sellerstown, North Carolina

Southern Fried True Crime

Erica Kelley

Society & Culture, True Crime, History

4.6 • 10.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

A new pastor came to Sellerstown, North Carolina in 1969 with his wife to lead a small congregation and lay down roots for his family. From 1972 to 1976, the pastor, his wife and their two small children were terrorized with bombings and shootings. A powerful man named Horry Watts acted as the small town kingpin of Sellerstown. And he was out for vengeance when Reverend Nicols pushed him out of his church’s affairs. His campaign of terror would culminate with the murder of one member of the Nicols family. But the enduring legacy of the pastor and his wife is forgiveness.

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0:00.0	Skip ahead about 40 seconds if the resources I've been giving bother you.
0:06.2	There is a crisis text line set up for those suffering from anxiety or depression.
0:10.8	Text 741-741 for help.
0:14.1	If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Hotline at
0:18.6	1-800-273-TALK or 8255.
0:23.0	If you are suffering from domestic violence, please call 1-800-799-SAFE or 7233 or DAL-911.
0:31.4	The Trevor Project has a hotline for young LGBTQ people who are struggling.
0:35.9	Call 1-866-488-7386.
0:40.5	Remember, you're not alone.
0:42.7	I'll have international resources as well as these US numbers in today's show notes.
0:51.2	Southern Fried true crime covers cases that are not suitable for young listeners, and
0:55.3	there may also be some explicit language used.
0:58.3	Listener discretion is advised.
1:04.7	Proverbs 27 verse 4 says,
1:08.9	Anger is cruel and fury of a well-menged, but who can stand before jealousy?
1:15.6	Depending on which version of the Bible you read, jealousy is replaced within thee.
1:20.9	And there is a difference.
1:22.8	Envy is coveting what someone else has.
1:26.4	Jealousy is fear of losing what you already have to someone else.
1:31.3	In today's story, either of those words work.
1:36.3	And the person who stood before it was a preacher.
1:40.2	The reverend Robert Nichols had been a traveling revival preacher, but recently moved his
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