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True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History

THE CORPSEWOOD MANOR MURDERS IN NORTH GEORGIA-Amy Petulla

True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History

Dan Zupansky

News, News Commentary, True Crime, History

4.02.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2020

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Author Amy Petulla uncovers the curious case that left two men dead and the incredible story still surrounded by controversy, speculation and myth.

In 1982, Tony West and Avery Brock made a visit to notorious Corpsewood Manor under the pretense of a celebration. They brutally murdered their hosts. Dr. Charles Scudder and companion Joey Odom built the "castle in the woods" in the Trion forest after Scudder left his position as professor at Loyola. He brought with him twelve thousand doses of LSD. Rumors of drug use and Satanism swirled around the two men. Scudder even claimed to have summoned a demon to protect the estate. The murders set the stage for a trial vibrant with local lore. THE CORPSEWOOD MANOR MURDERS IN NORTH GEORGIA-Amy Petulla Follow and comment on Facebook-TRUE MURDER: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime History   https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064697978510Check out TRUE MURDER PODCAST @ truemurderpodcast.com

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You are now listening to True Murder, the most shocking killers in True Crime History,

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and the authors that have written about them.

0:15.4

Gacy, Bundy, Domer, The Night Stalker, BTK, every week, another fascinating author talking

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about the most shocking and infamous killers in True Crime History.

0:27.6

True Murder with your host, journalist and author, Dan Zufanski.

0:34.6

Good evening.

0:44.8

Author Amy Petula covers the curious case that left to men dead and the incredible story

0:50.9

still surrounded by controversy, speculation, and myth.

0:56.4

In 1982, Tony West and Avery Brock made a visit to notorious corpse wood manner under

1:02.4

the pretense of a celebration.

1:05.4

They brutally murdered their hosts.

1:08.5

Dr. Charles Scutter and companion Joey Odom built the castle in the woods in the Trayon

1:14.4

Trion Forest after Scutter left his position as professor at Loyola University.

1:20.6

He brought with him 12,000 doses of LSD.

1:24.5

Rumors of drug use and Satanism swirled around the two men.

1:28.5

Scutter even claimed to have summoned a demon to protect the estate.

1:33.0

The murders set the stage for a trial vibrant with local lore.

1:37.6

The book that we're featuring this evening is The Corpse Wood Manor Murders in North Georgia

1:42.9

with my special guests, former attorney and author Amy Petula.

1:48.0

Welcome to the program and thank you very much for this interview.

1:51.1

Amy Petula.

1:53.1

Thank you so much, Dan.

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