Shallow Grave Part 2: The Crimes of Roy McLaughlin
Bloody Angola Podcast by Woody Overton & Jim Chapman
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4.9 • 665 Ratings
🗓️ 7 August 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Jim Chapman brings you the details of life post conviction inside Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for Convict Roy McLaughlin Jr. Including a lawsuit filed by the inmate after 3 escape attempts would lead to an alleged beating inside the wire.
Chapters:
03:36 McLaughlin's First Escape Attempt
05:46 The Guard's Betrayal
07:05 A Second Escape Attempt
08:51 The Third Attempt
09:42 Shocking Allegations and Lawsuit
14:21 The Violent Aftermath
18:59 Medical Treatment and Investigations
23:33 Attempting to Settle the Matter
29:35 Witnesses to the Beating
34:31 Ongoing Emotional Distress
42:54 The Aftermath of the Lawsuit
44:35 Uncovering More Secrets
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| 0:00.0 | I walk a straight line |
| 0:17.3 | shackled chain |
| 0:20.6 | oh glarsome gertie is calling my name there is no mercy and this been a tentury |
| 0:33.9 | just ask the hill string gang |
| 0:38.2 | Rangled 3 |
| 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 |
| 0:58.6 | I know it's over |
| 1:01.6 | Oh, bloody Angola |
| 1:08.1 | Oh, oh, bloody Angola. Oh, bloody angola. |
| 1:14.9 | Hey, everyone. Hey everyone, welcome back to Bloody Angola, a podcast 142 years in the making, the complete story of America's bloodiest prison. |
| 1:39.9 | Jim Chapman. |
| 1:41.7 | And today, I'm continuing with the second part in the crimes of Matthew McLaughlin. |
| 1:48.4 | The last time that I left you, McLaughlin had been found guilty in the murder of his wife, |
| 1:54.4 | Mary Ann McLaughlin, and was sentenced to life inside of Bloody Angola. |
| 1:58.9 | So if you haven't heard that episode, quickly go back, |
| 2:01.9 | listen to that, and then come back to this one. If you're all caught up, we'll get into it. |
| 2:06.8 | And this was in late March of 2001 when McLaughlin was sentenced. Now, it didn't take long before |
| 2:16.2 | McLaughlin started acting up in prison. |
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