Episode 95 The Richmond Rivalry Murders

Southern Mysteries Podcast

Shannon Ballard

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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On a sweltering day in the summer of 1925, Rudolph Disse went on a shooting spree in Richmond Virginia killing the woman he loved, his rival and a cop 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 Connect Website: southernmysteries.comFacebook: Southern Mysteries PodcastTwitter: @southernpod_Instagram: @explorethesouthEmail: southernmysteriespodcast@gmail.com Episode Sources Boy Slayer Cool, Little of Criminal About Him. The Richmond Times Dispatch. July 29, 1925 Marvin W. Peers Had Won Divorce. The Richmond Times Dispatch. July 30, 1925 Trial of Disse Underway. El Paso Herald. August 14, 1925 Disse Case Again Postponed. The Danville Bee. August 15, 1925 State Rests in Trial of Disse. The State News and Observer. August 18, 1925 Disse Sentenced to Electric Chair. The Danville Virginia Bee. August 20, 1925 Rudolph Disse Must Die in Chair. The Newport Daily Press. August 21, 1925 Beauty Fatal to Two. Casper Star-Tribune. September 27, 1925 Has Condemned Man Lost Calm at Trial? The Richmond Times Dispatch. November 18, 1925 Drug Addict Slew Girl He Loved and Other Man. The New York Daily News. July 24, 1927 Episode Music Tranquility Base and Drone in D by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://incompetech.com Gloomy Night by Marwan Nimra Licensed under 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	On a sweltering day in the summer of 1925, residents of Richmond, Virginia were shocked when word
0:16.8	began to spread of a triple murder. An amateur actress known as a rising star in the city had been gunned down in a busy historic district,
0:27.6	along with a police officer and local restaurant owner.
0:31.9	When police arrested the shooter, he immediately confessed to the crime, saying he killed Vivian
0:38.2	Tomlin, known as Virginia Venus, because he loved her and wasn't going to let anyone else have her.
0:48.5	Welcome to Southern Mysteries, exploring history and mysteries of the American South.
0:54.2	I'm your host Shannon Ballard.
0:57.0	This is the story of Rudolph Deis and the Richmond rivalry murders.
1:06.6	Vivian Tomlin was born in Charlottesville, Virginia
1:09.9	in 1906.
1:11.7	By the age of 16, she was working as a model at fashion exhibits and in department
1:16.7	stores around the state.
1:19.4	Vivian loved drama and was drawn to the stage, often appearing in plays in Richmond
1:25.1	theaters as Virginia Venus. The model and actor was known as one of the most
1:31.6	beautiful young women in Richmond and never
1:34.7	shied away from the attention of men who were drawn not only to her beauty but her
1:40.1	vivacious personality. In late 1922 Vivian was hired as a model in a Richmond department
1:48.0	store. While on the job she met two employees, Marvin Peers and Rudolph Deis. Both men immediately fell for Vivian
1:57.6	and pursued her, wooing her and wanting her attention and affection.
2:04.0	She began dating both men, but confided to a friend,
2:08.0	she felt drawn to Rudolph because he was a beautiful man
2:12.0	with dark hair and eyes and a slim well-groomed figure.
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