74: Lavinia Fisher: Charleston's Woman in White

Southern Fried True Crime

Erica Kelley

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 10.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

One of Charleston’s most enduring legends and ghost stories is that of Lavinia Fisher. Her ghost is said to haunt the grounds of the Old City Jail, where she was imprisoned for a year, before being hanged with her husband from the gallows, for highway robbery. She also carries the dubious title of America’s first female serial killer. But it’s not true. Much of what is known about Lavinia Fisher is legend, told for over 200 years, growing more bloody and salacious as time goes on. But her real story, is more tragic. And much more haunting.

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Researched by Erica Kelley
Edited by Chaes Gray
Case Suggested by Haley Gray
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Original Music by Rob Harrison-Gamma Radio

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To book a ghost tour in Charleston with my friend Mike Brown, from the podcast, Pleasing Terrors, click here:
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To listen to Mike’s Pleasing Terror episodes on Charleston’s Old City Jail and the story of John and Lavinia, click here:
https://pleasingterrors.com/podcast/condemned-part-one-welcome-hell/
https://pleasingterrors.com/podcast/condemned-part-two-devils-hour/

Suggested Reading: Six Miles to Charleston: The True Story of John and Lavinia Fisher by Bruce Orr

Transcript

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0:16.0	To explosive action like the old man.
0:19.0	Hey kid, it's me. They found me.
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1:26.0	Where she and her husband were held for exactly one year, before they were hung from the gallows in 1820.
1:33.0	She and her husband John ran an in six miles outside of Charleston, where wagons could stop to water their horses and rest.
1:41.0	Levinne was said to have poisoned travelers by putting only under in their tea.
1:46.0	And then she and John would still the travelers money and hide the body in the cellar.
1:50.0	Levinne a Fisher is often called America's first female serial killer.
1:55.0	But it isn't true. And almost 200 years later, the legend endures.
2:01.0	I believe it is because of her haunting last words.
2:05.0	A pastor was urging her to beg for repentance of her sins.
2:09.0	And Levinne has shouted, cease, I will have none of it.
2:13.0	Save your words for others that want them.
2:15.0	But if you have a message you want to send a hell, give it to me. I'll carry it.
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