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Southern Fried True Crime

27: Murder in the Ozarks- Cocaine & Cover Up

Southern Fried True Crime

Erica Kelley

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.610.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

The 1980’s were the beginning of a sea change in politics and drug culture in the United States. Listen to this tale of how a cocaine, corruption, a double murder, and a dead patsy trumped justice in one Ozark town.

Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/27-murder-in-the-ozarks

Written, hosted, produced by Erica Kelley
Researched by Erica Kelley
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison-Gamma Radio

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Nikki T the host of Strickly Homicide, a narrative true crime podcast that covers the

0:10.2

lesser-known cases that have happened in the natural state.

0:14.6

Find us on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, and all major podcast apps.

0:20.6

Visit StricklyHomicide.com or find us on social media by searching Strickly Homicide podcasts.

0:28.4

Till then, stay safe, especially you are consul.

0:40.2

Southern Fraud True Crom covers cases that may not be suitable for young listeners,

0:45.2

and there may also be some explicit language used.

0:48.7

Listener discretion is advised.

0:53.1

Imagine your 14 again and a daddy's girl.

1:00.2

There's been some turmoil in your young life, a bitter divorce when you are 7.

1:05.3

Your hero spiraled into addiction, a lot of mistime with him.

1:11.1

But things are getting better, your dad went to rehab and has been spending time with you

1:15.2

again, real time, sober time, precious time.

1:20.9

Ian, your stepmom had a new house, a new beginning.

1:24.9

You go to a movie with friends and then come home and hang out with your family.

1:29.7

It's spring break and you've got the whole week ahead with your dad.

1:33.8

Life seemed so sweet again.

1:36.3

He kisses you denied at midnight.

1:39.2

You wake in the morning to your stepmom's hysterical sobbing.

1:43.1

There's been a double martyr.

1:45.5

But it wasn't your dad.

1:47.4

It was his best friend and his wife and your dad is the main suspect.

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