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Southern Fried True Crime

36: Christmas Eve at Drama Club: The Murder of Robert LeCompte

Southern Fried True Crime

Erica Kelley

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.610.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

The Christmas Eve murder of a beloved bartender and manager of a gay nightclub in Houma, Louisiana. Hate crime or robbery? Or maybe both.

Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/36-the-murder-of-robert-lecompte

Special Thanks to this episode’s Patreon Producer, Lynn Cummings!

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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0:00.0

Hi I'm Barney Black and I'm Tara Sarraban and we do Bloody Murder.

0:05.4

We're a weekly true crime podcast that focuses on some of the lesser known crime stories

0:10.0

from Australia and indeed around the globe.

0:12.8

We're a comedy podcast with a dark sense of humour.

0:15.1

But we're dead serious about murder and the people it affects.

0:18.2

We find humour in some unexpected places but never at the expense of the victims or

0:22.9

their families.

0:23.9

We've been described as the blue cheese of podcasting, addictive, strong and satisfying

0:28.4

and a bit stinky.

0:29.4

I am not.

0:30.4

You know you are.

0:31.4

Bloody Murder is available on your favourite pod catcher.

0:38.0

Southern Fried true crime covers cases that are not suitable for young listeners and there

0:42.5

may also be some explicit language used.

0:45.6

Listener discretion is advised.

0:51.8

Christmas.

0:52.8

It's the most wonderful time of the year for some of us.

0:57.6

But it isn't the easiest time of the year for many of us.

1:01.5

For members of the LGBTQ community Christmas can be a lonely holiday or a stifling one,

1:07.8

especially for those in the deep south.

1:10.6

Gaybars can be a haven, a place to be with your friends and feel loved if you are alone.

1:15.9

A place to escape to after a stressful visit with your family.

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