Death of a Tree: Roots of a Rivalry

Mobituaries with Mo Rocca

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History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 20.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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The legendary rivalry between college football powerhouses Auburn and University of Alabama turned ugly with the 2011 poisoning of two beloved oak trees on Auburn's campus. Mo explores the history behind the rivalry and the line between fandom and fanaticism.Learn more about the Mobituaries book: http://bit.ly/MobituariesBook

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0:00.0	I'm counting that one one.
0:01.7	Help me. Help me. My husband's starting to get it.
0:04.9	Three murder trials, two dead husbands,
0:08.3	and an ending no one expected.
0:10.7	To the end of Raynella Leith is...
0:13.0	Join me as I revisit the death surrounding Raynella Leith
0:16.5	on Mary to death.
0:18.3	I don't understand it.
0:19.3	And still, to this day, can't explain it.
0:21.8	Listen to Mary to death from my life of crime
0:24.5	with Aremoyarty starting June 14th
0:26.8	wherever you get your podcast.
0:30.0	For a claim, there's one of America's best sports shows
0:38.0	by Sports Illustrated.
0:39.5	This is The Paul Finebomb radio network
0:44.0	to be part of the show.
0:45.5	One day, I'm going through the show
0:47.5	in January of 2011,
0:50.0	and we get a call from a guy who describes himself
0:53.0	as Al from Daveville, Alabama.
0:55.5	Hey Al.
0:56.0	Hey Paul, how you doing?
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