Episode 139 Who Killed Betty Gail Brown?

Southern Mysteries Podcast

Shannon Ballard

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 918 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Betty Gail Brown was a sophomore at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky when she was murdered on campus in 1961.Betty Gail’s murder has haunted Central Kentucky for six decades. Who killed Betty Gail and why? The case remains unsolved despite the police file noting the case was closed due to an arrest. Want more Southern Mysteries? Hear the Southern Mysteries show archive of 60+ episodes along with Patron exclusive podcast, Audacious: Tales of American Crime and more when you become a patron of the show. You can immediately access exclusive content now at patreon.com/southernmysteries Connect Website: southernmysteries.comFacebook: Southern Mysteries PodcastInstagram: @shannonballard_Email: [email protected] Episode Sources Recommended Read: Who Killed Betty Gail Brown?: Murder, Mistrial, and Mystery by Robert G. Lawson. Daily News August 1966: The Coed Parked with Death Find A Grave: Betty Gail Brown (1942-1961) Indianapolis Star October 1961: Co-Ed Slain on Kentucky Campus Lexington Herald-Leader January 1965: Man held in West says he killed Miss Brown Lexington Herald-Leader December 1984: Police still seeking answers to unsolved murder Lexington Herald-Leader November 2017: Inside the Police File of City’s Most Notorious Slaying that has gone unsolved for 56 years The Rambler: Kentucky Cold Case: Who killed Betty Gail Brown? The Rambler: Cold Case Heats Up: Police Department Reopens Transy Student’s Murder Case Vice: The Bizarre Unsolved Murder of Harry Dean Stanton's Niece Episode Music Surrender by Dan Lebowitz. Licensed under Creative Commons

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1:44.4	start catching up on the stories you've missed so far. Betty Gale Brown was a sophomore at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky.
2:00.0	On October 26, 1961, Medigail studied with friends in a dorm on campus.
2:07.7	She left the dorm around midnight saying she was headed home.
2:12.6	Just after 3 a.m.
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