EPISODE 155: "Injustice of the Past": The Story of George Stinney, Betty June Binnicker, and Mary Emma Thames

Carolina Crimes

Matt Hiers and Danielle Myers

True Crime

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In 1944, two young girls in Alcolu,SC never made it home. Police made a quick arrest based on a wintness statement that resulted in the youngest person in Amercan history being sent to the electric chair. In this episode we examine the facts, theories, and rumors surrounding this case and the eventual pusuit of justice 70 years after the murders.

Get your Carolina Crimes Gear at www.carolinacrimesstore.com

Follow us on Social Media:

Facebook: Carolina Crimes Podcast

Twitter: @SCcrimespod

Sources:

McVeigh, Karen (March 22, 2014). "George Stinney was executed at 14. Can his family now clear his name?". The Observer. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

Bever, Lindsey (December 18, 2014). "It took 10 minutes to convict 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. It took 70 years after his execution to exonerate him". Washington Post.

Bell, Kendall (February 5, 2020). Triple Tragedy in Alcolu: The Execution of 14-year-old George Stinney, Jr., Accused of the Murders of Betty June Binnicker and Mary Emma Thames(First ed.). 594: Bella Rosa Books. ISBN 978-1-62268-152-5.

"He was 14 when he was executed. 70 years later, this boy has been exonerated". The Independent. December 18, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2019

Edwards, David (October 3, 2011). "New evidence could clear 14-year-old executed by South Carolina". The Raw Story. Archivedfrom the original on May 30, 2016.

Gaskins, Nikki (March 1, 2014). "Goose Creek woman, others hope George Stinney murder conviction sticks". Berkeley Observer. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016

https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/an-undying-mystery-new-details-emerge-about-an-alternate-suspect/article_2b2069f0-2933-11e8-9997-7b67df562df5.html

https://amp.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/mar/22/george-stinney-execution-verdict-innocent

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. You're going to be. For over 350 years, the state of South Carolina has been the setting for some of the
0:31.0	most horrendous crimes ever committed.
0:34.4	Some have gained global notoriety.
0:37.2	Some have been forgotten, and others have been swept under the rug completely.
0:42.9	Now, two South Carolina natives and true crime enthusiasts
0:47.0	have teamed up to examine these heinous acts in detail,
0:50.6	giving their perspective of the evil that has resided in the Palmetto state.
0:55.0	You're listening to Carolina Crimes
1:01.0	And welcome back to Carolina Crimes, episode 155. And we're over the
1:09.3	moon thrilled that you joined us here this week. I'm one of your host Matt Hires along with Danielle Meyers
1:14.6	fresh off at Administrative League she's back I can't stay out of trouble you can't stay out of
1:19.3	trouble I heard that well we want to thank last week for filling in for you Ashley Lang. She did a more than admirable job.
1:27.0	Yes, thank you.
1:28.0	Yeah, veteran of TV, radio, and now podcast and we certainly appreciate her stepping in and stepping up and
1:35.8	getting episode 154 out for us. A tragic one of public servants first responders people that were paid to protect
1:47.8	us protect and serve murdered really for no apparent reason and a tragic one as most of these are.
1:56.0	It's Carolina crimes.
1:58.0	But that one, a lot of good feedback this week.
2:01.0	Some of our listeners they actually knew secondhand these folks that were killed last week
2:09.9	in that episode and heart goes out to the family and it seems like that. that
2:13.0	the heart goes out to the family and seems like they are they are pressing on and
2:17.0	making the best and keeping the legacy alive of their loved ones that did pass away
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Matt Hiers and Danielle Myers, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Matt Hiers and Danielle Myers and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.