308. Sweet Tea & A Southern Scandal: The Murder of Fern Cowen Rodgers
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Flanderson Media, LLC
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
The murder stunned the people of Arkansas. As police searched for answers, they uncovered a story full of secrets: a rocky marriage, past affairs, and a husband who had more to hide than anyone expected. Fern's murder rocked a small town and led to one of Arkansas’s most talked-about trials.
Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Sweet Tea & A Southern Scandal."
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Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint
Sources:
Book: A Murder in Searcy by Mike S. Allen , Deana Hamby Nall
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Edward October. Over the years, I've narrated more ghost stories, horror shows, |
| 0:05.9 | and creepypastas than I can count. And yet, the crimes discussed on our true crime podcast |
| 0:12.0 | managed to scare the shit out of me. This program is not suitable for children or the faint of heart. |
| 0:18.2 | If you are such a person, go ahead and switch off this podcast. |
| 0:21.7 | Listen to something else. |
| 0:24.5 | Are you still with us? |
| 0:26.7 | Well, we've warned you. Hey, Jen. |
| 0:47.6 | How you doing? |
| 0:49.3 | I'm doing pretty okay. |
| 0:50.3 | How about yourself? |
| 0:51.1 | Been doing great. |
| 0:52.4 | It's the day after prom. |
| 0:53.5 | Everybody's on a high it's fantastic |
| 0:55.6 | and tired i'm sure but very tired to be young again right i know i know it was fun it was crazy |
| 1:03.4 | so we'll talk more about that at the back end yeah until then and also we've got a |
| 1:09.7 | announcement so make sure that you listen all the way through, |
| 1:13.8 | and here our announcement. |
| 1:15.9 | Or if you don't want to, just fast forward to the end. |
| 1:18.2 | Just kidding, you'd never want to do that. |
| 1:20.2 | Miss the best part. |
| 1:21.0 | So anyway, I have a case for you today. |
| 1:23.8 | It's... |
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