Episode 91 The Alabama Torso Murders

Southern Mysteries Podcast

Shannon Ballard

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In June 1959, the discovery of two dismembered torsos terrified residents in North Alabama. The unknown victims were dubbed Mr. X and Mr. Y until a tip led investigators to a farm where they met the woman behind one of Alabama's grisliest crimes. See photos and sources for this episode at southernmysteries.com 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 ConnectTwitter: @southernpod_ Facebook: Southern Mysteries Podcast Group Email: southernmysteriespodcast@gmail.com Sources Hyatt Family Tree Index Drawings Were Sure to Break Torso Case. The Birmingham News. July 17, 1959. Mr. X and Mr. Y Source Materials. Jacksonville State University Digital Commons Special Collections. 1959. Redeemed in the Valley. The Anniston Star. January 14, 2009 Notorious 'Torso Murders' blood trail revealed in AL.com Vintage photos. Al.com February 11, 2016. Music Despair and Triumph, Lost Time and Brethren Arise by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. The Dark Glow of the Mountains by Chris Zabriske, Meditation 1 by Audionautix, Spirit of Fire by Jesse Gallager. Licensed under a 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 your host Shannon Ballard.
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0:18.9	On the afternoon of June 28th, 1959, a torso was discovered near an abandoned house near a Tallah Alabama.
0:36.0	The following day, another torso was found
0:40.0	about 11 miles away in Whitney Junction.
0:44.6	Over the next few days, there would be reports of body parts
0:49.2	scattered across three counties. Residents in the region were so terrified a
0:56.8	monster could be on the loose. Some lock their doors for the first time in their lives.
1:04.3	Authorities couldn't identify the murder victims and with no ID there would be no leads
1:11.2	in the case for weeks. The remains were called Mr. X and Mr. Y until an artist
1:18.4	created sketches from what remained of the victim's faces,
1:23.0	and the drawings were printed in Alabama newspapers.
1:27.0	A tip led investigators to a farm
1:31.0	where they met the woman behind one of the grisliest crimes in Alabama history.
1:37.0	Welcome to Southern Mysteries, exploring history and mysteries of the American South.
1:45.0	I'm your host Shannon Ballard. This is the mystery of the Alabama torso
1:51.9	murders.
1:56.0	Summers in Alabama can be unforgiving,
2:01.0	but if you're willing to endure the heat and humidity and you love good eats, you're
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