Hey friend, it's Shannon Ballard. As of this week, this little independent show has crossed a milestone of 1 million downloads.

I love being able to say that. I've been thinking of how to

mark a big moment like this for such a little show. If you don't know, this show,

research, the writing, the production, the hosting, everything involved,

the promotion of the show. It's all a staff of one, it's me. And you know, Southern Mysteries doesn't fit into one little box, one little category of

podcast. It's its own little thing so I figured there's no better way to celebrate a little show with big hearts and thank you

for listening than to do what I do.

And that's share a story.

Every month patrons of the show get bonus content called Southern Mystery Shorts.

So I want to share a short with you and give you a taste of what's happening on Patreon if you've never kind of dipped

your toes in the water there to support the show. So in celebration of a million

downloads and in the hope of a million more I'm sharing an odd

true crime tale from the 1940s and reminding you that if you love Southern

mysteries you can hear more every month when you join in supporting the show at

Patreon.com slash southern mysteries. Thank you

to so much for listening to my little podcast and for supporting it

whether you give financially through Patreon

or share episodes with friends, you know, tell your friends about it.

It's another way to support what's happening here.

So it's greatly appreciated and I hope you enjoy this little tale from South Carolina. How does one kick from a mule lead to the death of eight people?

This odd series of events began in September 1940 in Edgefield

County, South Carolina. The Edgefield Daily reported on an ongoing feud between two farming families, the Logue and the Timmermans.

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