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True Crime Brewery

Split Decision: The Murder of Dr. Jack Wilson

True Crime Brewery

Tiegrabber Podcasts

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2024

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

As fraternal twins, Betty and Peggy were together from the very beginning. As adults, they were very different people but remained best friends. Then, in 1992, they either conspired together to have Betty’s husband killed or fought together to prove their innocence. Join us at the quiet end for Split Decision. After Betty’s husband, Dr. […]

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0:00.0

True Crime Brewery contains disturbing content related to real life crimes. Medical information is opinion

0:15.8

based on facts of a crime and should not be interpreted as medical advice or treatment.

0:21.6

Listener discretion is advised.

0:23.2

Welcome to True Crime Brewery.

0:30.1

I'm Jill.

0:31.1

And I'm Dick. So as Fraternal Twins, Betty and Peggy were together from the very beginning of their lives.

0:39.0

And as adults, they were very different people, but they still remained best friends.

0:43.7

Then in 1992 they either conspired together to have Betty's husband killed

0:49.6

or they fought together to prove their innocence in his murder.

0:53.7

Join us at the quiet end for a split decision.

0:57.0

After Betty's husband Dr. Jack Wilson was brutally murdered in his own home,

1:01.8

suspicions turned to his wife Betty. Betty was an outspoken hard-headed

1:06.2

woman who had engaged in numerous extramarital affairs, so her promiscuity, alcoholism, and an adulterous affair with a black man in racist Alabama

1:17.8

may have turned the police and eventually a jury against her. So if the prosecution's theory was that Betty and Peggy conspired

1:26.3

together to kill Jack, then why was Betty found guilty and then Peggy was acquitted? It may have just been the result of prejudiced against Betty,

1:36.0

the wild one, and more appreciation for the sweet and amiable Peggy.

1:41.0

I can't think of any other reason for it but we're going to talk about it.

1:45.0

Yes we are and we're going to drink a nice beer called El Gordo from Good People Brewing Company in Birmingham.

1:51.0

This is a Russian Imperial Stout. It's again a heavy hitter

1:54.8

13.9% ABV. Beers a dark brown color, small mocha head. Nice aroma, dark

2:01.8

chocolate, espresso, mol, expressed well in the taste,

2:05.5

espresso, dark chocolate, and the molasses isn't quite as noticeable as in the aroma.

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