Southern Mysteries Classics The Widow of Hazel Green

Southern Mysteries Podcast

Shannon Ballard

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 918 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This 2020 episode is one of the most popular in the Southern Mysteries archive. It tells the story of Elizabeth Dale. Between the 1830s and 1850s, she was married and widowed, six times. Each husband died following a mysterious illness. When Elizabeth’s neighbor accused her of murdering her husbands, he learned that questioning Elizabeth could cost you your life. Want more Southern Mysteries? Hear the Southern Mysteries show archive of 60+ episodes along with Patron exclusive podcast, Audacious: Tales of American Crime and more when you become a patron of the show. You can immediately access exclusive content now at patreon.com/southernmysteries Connect Website: southernmysteries.comInstagram: @shannonballard_Email: [email protected] Episode Sources Elizabeth High-Brown-Routt: Hazel Green's First Serial Killer, Memories of Madison County. Elizabeth Evans Dale. Huntsville History Collection Federal Writers Project (2013). The WPA Guide to Alabama: The Camellia State. Retrieved from http://books.google.com "Attempt to Convict Based On The Testimony Of A Monomaniac". Nashville Daily Patriot. [volume], January 22, 1856, Image 2 "Dead Husbands Tell No Tales". Okay, Listen Here. 27 October 2010 "Elizabeth Routt: Did She Murder Her Six Husbands Or Was She a Victim of Misfortune?" Huntsville Times. 26 February 1976 Carrington, Virgil. True Tales of Old Madison County, (1992). Johnson Historical Publications Episode Music Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use. Plantation by Audionautix. Licensed under Creative Commons. One Mile East of Hazel Green by Shane Adkins, from performance at Von Braun Center, Huntsville Alabama on June 7th, 2014 as part of Jim Parker's Songwriter Series

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey, it's Shannon Ballard.
0:02.0	If you are new to Southern Mysteries,
0:04.0	this is an independent historical true crime
0:07.4	and mystery podcast.
0:09.7	Thanks to passionate fans who support the show on Patreon. I get to share stories from
0:14.4	different southern states and try to dive in to share stories you may not have
0:19.4	heard or share a unique take on the more popular historical true crimes.
0:25.0	When you join Patreon you can access the show Archive of more than 60 episodes
0:31.0	plus you can support at a level where you access Patreon exclusive
0:35.7	episodes including this year's patron podcast called Audacious, Tales of American Crimes.
0:43.4	Today's episode is one of the most popular episodes
0:47.1	I've released, an episode from the Southern Mysteries
0:49.8	archive that was originally featured in January 2020.
0:55.0	If you want to hear all the episodes from the early years of the show, learn more about
0:59.2	supporting Southern Mysteries and join me on Patreon today at Patreon.com
1:05.1	slash Southern Mysteries.
1:09.4	Between the 1830s and 1850s,
1:12.4	Elizabeth Dale married six times. Each husband died following a mysterious
1:18.3	illness. When a neighbor claimed Elizabeth was poisoning her husband,
1:24.0	referred to her bridal chamber as the home of six skeletons,
1:28.6	he learned the hard way that questioning Elizabeth
1:31.8	could be a dangerous game.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Shannon Ballard, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Shannon Ballard and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.