Episode 74 The Sin City Murder of Albert Patterson

Southern Mysteries Podcast

Shannon Ballard

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In 1954, Albert Patterson campaigned as a “man against crime”, vowing he would run the mob out of Phenix City Alabama if he won the race for Alabama Attorney General. Within days of winning, Patterson was assassinated in Phenix City, which had been labelled the “Wickedest City in America”. See photos and sources for this episode in the show notes at southernmysteries.com Support The ShowWant 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 ConnectWebsiteTwitterDiscussion Group Music Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Panthernburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use ***Additional Music: Lightless Dawn, Resolution, Long Note One, Long Note Two, Silver Flame, Lamentation by Kevin MacLeod. Magic Forest by Sir Cubworth; Tupelo Train by Chris Haughen; Loneliest Road in America by Jesse Gallager; I have a reservation by Track Tribe; There’s Probably No Time by Chris Zabriske Licensed under Creative Commons.

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0:00.0	Hey it's your host Shannon Ballard a reminder for you that if you enjoy Southern
0:04.4	mysteries you can hear more when you become a member on Patreon patrons here
0:09.6	bonus content called Southern Mystery Shorts each month.
0:13.2	Head to Patreon.com slash Southern Mysteries to join today.
0:17.5	This is an important week in America.
0:24.0	Whether you've already cast your vote or we'll be heading to the polls on November 3rd, we know
0:29.0	elections matter.
0:31.0	We want our vote to count. After all, our vote is our endorsement for the politicians
0:36.7	we vote for. With our vote, we're saying we believe this person will live up to promises made.
0:45.6	But what if that politician you voted for was so controversial that he was assassinated because he won the office he was seeking,
0:51.7	wanted to make changes that would clean up your city and make it safer.
0:57.2	That happened in Alabama in June 1954. Welcome to Southern Mysteries, exploring history and mysteries of the American South.
1:08.0	I'm your host, Shannon Ballard,
1:11.0	and this is the mystery of the Sin City murder of Albert Patterson.
1:17.0	We've had our fair share of election drama in America.
1:25.0	We just think back to Bush Gore, the 2000 presidential election,
1:30.0	with its hanging chads and no clear winner on election night.
1:34.1	Took more than a month before George W Bush was declared winner.
1:38.0	And when you talk about drama and controversy around elections,
1:42.0	the West Virginia Governor's Race of 1888 had it all, left the state with four
1:47.8	governors taking the oath of office at the same time.
1:53.8	In 1888 Erredus Fleming and Nathan Gough Jr. campaigned for the West Virginia
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