The Dixie Mafia and The Sherry Murders - July 27 2025

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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July 27th: Pete Halat Born (Sherry Murders)(1942) Money can make people do some wild things. On July 27th 1942 a man was born who, involved in the lives of some dangerous individuals, would come up with some crazy lie to save himself only to end up costing two others their lives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Halat, https://www.al.com/live/2012/10/former_biloxi_mayor_pete_halat.html, https://www.nydailynews.com/2008/07/05/the-dixie-mafia-murders/, https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/copy3_of_a-byte-out-of-history, https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/29/us/biloxi-s-tale-of-murder-extortion-and-racy-photos.html, https://www.wlox.com/2023/03/20/remembering-sherry-murders-lonely-hearts-scam-those-involved/, https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article271118732.html, https://www.wlbt.com/2023/09/05/vault-judge-vincent-sherry-wife-margaret-murdered-biloxi/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've ruled out uni because I want to live at home.
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1:00.6	There were two more murders, 15 miles away.
1:02.7	When police arrives, they found the telephones and electricity lines.
1:06.1	We have a weird homicide.
1:08.6	A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...
1:12.6	A cup of murder.
1:15.1	Money can make people do some wild things.
1:18.7	On July 27th, 1942, a man was born who, involved in the lives of some dangerous individuals,
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