Officer Friendly

Bloody Angola Podcast by Woody Overton & Jim Chapman

Envision Podcast Studios

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.9 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim Chapman covers the tragic story of the murder of Slidell, Louisiana PD, Sargent Earl Alfred, who was killed while responding to a silent alarm at a jewelry store.

Timestamps
07:03 Meet Officer Friendly
21:00 The Robbery and Shooting Unfolds
23:43 Escape Convict
26:37 Clemency Hearing
42:29 Getting Justice

Source Credits
https://www.justice.gov/atr/upcoming-hearings-and-trials
https://www.leagle.com/decision/19771056353so2d7031940
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/la-court-of-appeal/1248703.html
https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/clemency-denied-1975-murder-slidell-police-officer/article_910b0dc4-54e7-11ef-aead-8bb4d718c410.html
https://northshoremedia.net/2024/08/07/pardon-request-for-slidell-killer-denied/
https://juryverdicts.net/lajvrblog
Newspapers.com
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1713566/state-v-lewis/

Transcript

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0:00.0	I walk a straight line
0:17.3	shackled chain
0:20.6	oh glues and girdy is calling my name there is no mercy in this penitentiary
0:33.9	just asked the hill string gang
0:38.2	Rangled of three
0:40.7	I'm here for life
0:44.7	I'm here to die
0:47.8	Inside these walls
0:51.8	Inside the wild
0:54.7	And when the wolf cries
0:58.4	I know it's over
1:01.6	Oh, bloody Angola
1:08.1	Oh, oh, bloody angola.
1:13.6	Oh, bloody angola.
1:14.6	Hey, everyone. and welcome back to Bloody Angola, a podcast 142 years in the making, the complete story of America's bloodiest prison.
1:39.8	I'm Jim Chapman, and today I am bringing you a story that many people requested after last
1:47.2	week's episode.
1:48.5	Now, last week, I covered the story and conviction of Charles Ray Spears, who was known as the
1:54.7	Goodyear Killer.
1:56.3	Now, in that episode, I referenced a robbery that developed into a murder in nearby Slidell, Louisiana.
2:04.4	And sadly, that was the murder of an officer by the name of Earl Alfred.
2:10.0	Now, a lot of you reached out.
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