Episode 145 The Mystery of the Wagner Murders

Southern Mysteries Podcast

Shannon Ballard

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 918 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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On May 4, 1931, William and Mamie Wagner were murdered at their home in northwest Mississippi. The Jackson Clarion-Ledger called the murders of one of the most prominent couples in the area, “the most brutal tragedy that has ever happened in this section of Mississippi”. 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 The Commercial Appeal Mass Meeting on Charges Relative to Death of Rev H.P. Gibbs, May 6, 1899 State Historical Society Archives Anti-Lynching Bill, 1921 The Greenwood Commonwealth Water Valley Merchant and Wife Slain, May 5, 1931 Biloxi Sun Herald Sheriff Gets Confession in Wagner Crime, May 6, 1931 The Clarion-Ledger Atrocities in Northern Part of State Bringing Intense Police Efforts, May 7, 1931 The Clarion-Ledger Murder Victims Are Laid to Rest, May 8, 1931 The Clarion-Ledger Verdict Carries Dealth Penalty For Whitaker in Wagner Slayings, June 12, 1931 North Mississippi Herald The Infamous History of Water Valley, May 14, 2008 North Mississippi Herald Century Old Jail Is Piece Of History, April 6, 2011 Hill Country History Water Valley (1858) Ancestry.com William Buford Wagner, Jr. Water Valley Chamber of Commerce Attractions - Carnival Info Episode Music Impromptu and Unanswered Questions by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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1:25.4	On the evening of May 4th, 1931, William and Mamie Wagner were murdered at their home in
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