39: Catfishing in Mountain City, TN: The Facebook Murders

Southern Fried True Crime

Erica Kelley

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 10.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In a tiny town in Tennessee, a young couple are brutally shot, execution style in their home. Their infant son was still cradled in his dead mother’s arms. Initially police were baffled by the crime, until they uncovered a web of lies and manipulation so bizarre it would catapult the small town into the national spotlight.

Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/39-catfishing-in-mountain-city-tn

Case suggested by Linda Morgan

Suggested Reading: Too Pretty to Live: The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee by James Brooks

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0:00.0	I'm have a year with pretend radio.
0:02.0	In this season, I'm embedding myself in a cult.
0:06.0	Throw him to the ground and get his devil out!
0:10.0	Many in the media have tried to get in front of the accused cult later, Jane Whaley, and have failed.
0:16.0	We have asked you to leave.
0:18.0	But somehow, I got in.
0:22.0	I'm here to speak with Jane Whaley.
0:26.0	She invited me to service today.
0:28.0	This season, we're going deeper into the word of faith fellowship than ever before.
0:34.0	This story is on a collision course.
0:38.0	And it's not going to end well.
0:40.0	Why would anybody want to harm him?
0:44.0	Sometimes we hurt other people by hurting people, though.
0:48.0	Pretend radio.
0:50.0	Season 3. The Prophet.
0:52.0	What's the matter with us?
0:54.0	We're not going to hurt God's will!
0:56.0	Wow!
1:26.0	Southern Fried true crime covers cases that are not suitable for young listeners.
1:30.0	And there may also be some explicit language used.
1:32.0	Listener discretion is advised.
1:36.0	In January of 2012, a young couple from a tiny town in the northeast corner of Tennessee
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