Episode 102 The Hawes Horror

Southern Mysteries Podcast

Shannon Ballard

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In December 1888 Birmingham leaders faced their greatest challenge in the city’s seventeen years of existence...sensational murders that gained nationwide attention and led to a deadly riot in the Magic City. Want more Southern Mysteries? Hear the Southern Mysteries show archive and immediately access exclusive content when you become a patron of the show. Join now at patreon.com/southernmysteries Connect Website: southernmysteries.comFacebook: Southern Mysteries PodcastTwitter: @southernpod_Instagram: @explorethesouthEmail: southernmysteriespodcast@gmail.com Episode ResourcesWest, Goldsmith B. (1888) The Hawes Horror Birmingham Northrup, Jeff. (1978) "The Hawes Riot: All the News Unfit to Print" Journal of the Birmingham Historical Society. Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 16-25 The Hawes Murders: a dark moment in Birmingham’s early history. Alabama Newscenter. October 28, 2021 Jones, Pam. (Spring 2006) "The Hawes Murders." Alabama Heritage No. 80, pp. 34-40 He Will Hang! Birmingham News. January 13, 1890. Hawes Hung. The South Alabamian. March 8, 1890. Episode Music Measured Places, B Somber Ballads, Mesmerize and Lamentation by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://incompetech.com. There’s Probably No Time by Chris Zabriskie Licensed under creative commons Elegy by Asher Fulero Licensed under creative commons Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Shannon Ballard. A reminder for you, if you enjoy Southern Mysteries, you can hear more when you become a Patreon member.
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0:15.5	to join today. The darkness that surrounds a person who willfully takes the life of another can fuel such anger in a community that it leads to more violence.
0:37.2	That was the case in Birmingham, Alabama in December, 1888.
0:43.0	On Birmingham was established in 1871 as an intersection of the north and south and Alabama and Chattanooga
0:51.0	Railroad.
0:52.0	The city experienced such a dramatic boom that it was dubbed the
0:56.5	Magic City.
0:59.2	Mineral deposits of iron ore turned Birmingham into a leader of iron and steel manufacturing, an industrialized
1:06.2	city with a growing number of jobs that drew people from all walks of life.
1:11.8	With growth came increasing crime and Birmingham's 19th century
1:16.3	reputation as a city full of violence and shady characters.
1:23.0	In December 1888, leaders of Birmingham
1:27.4	faced one of their greatest challenges,
1:30.4	sensational murders that gained nationwide attention and led to a deadly riot in the magic city.
1:39.0	And it all began with a discovery of a little body floating in East Lake.
1:47.0	Welcome to Southern Mysteries, exploring the history and mysteries of the American South.
1:54.1	I'm your host Shannon Ballard. This is the mystery of the Hall's family murders.
2:01.1	East Lake is a community on the eastern side of Birmingham.
2:08.8	Planned by real estate developers in 1886, East Lake and its adjoining park were developed as a community for miners
2:16.1	moving to the magic city to work in the steel industry. The major appeal of the
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