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Southern Gothic

The Ghost of Alice Riley

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

Society & Culture, True Crime, History, Documentary

4.7976 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

According to local legend, visitors to Savannah’s Historic Wright Square have been known to encounter a young woman dressed in 18th-century style clothing. Some are said to have been approached and begged for their assistance in finding the woman’s lost son. Yet when folks begin to search the area, the girl disappears. Many believe this is the ghost of Alice Riley, the first woman executed in the colony of Georgia. Alice Riley arrived in the American Colonies in January of 1734 as an indentured servant who would work for about five to seven years to pay back her debt and earn her freedom. To pay back the cost of the voyage she would be sent to work for William Wise, a man of questionable character. It would be a tragic assignment that led to Wise dead and Alice Riley convicted of a murder that some believe she may not have actually committed.  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/GOTHIC and get on your way to being your best self! Purchase a copy of Vanessa's book Hanging Alice (Lore & Legend Book 3): https://a.co/d/dxleML8 Join Brandon in Nashville for a LIVE storytelling event on October 17, 2024: Tickets are available now! Want to Listen to Southern Gothic Ad-Free? Patreon: Ad-Free Episodes, Premium Releases, Bonus Content & More  Southern Gothic Premium on Spotify Southern Gothic Premium on Apple Podcasts Into History: History Without Interruption Connect with Southern Gothic Media: Website: SouthernGothicMedia.com Merch Store: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch Pinterest: @SouthernGothicMedia Facebook: @SouthernGothicMedia Instagram: @SouthernGothicMedia X: @SoGoPodcast Advertise on this podcast: press@southerngothicmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Fall Line is a true crime podcast covering the coldest cases in the southeastern United States and occasionally beyond.

0:08.4

We focus on the missing persons, the unsolved murders, and the unidentified doze that don't get media attention.

0:15.7

Empathetic and intensively researched, the fall line will take you on deep dives into unsolved cases that you've

0:21.9

never heard of and make you wonder why you haven't. Find us wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:32.9

I'm Annie from Boston, Massachusetts. And I'm Johanna from Vienna, Austria.

0:37.9

We're the hosts of Fresh Hell, your international podcast that covers murder, mystery, and the macabre throughout history.

0:44.3

Are you interested in the 3,569 ways your household could have killed you in the Victorian era?

0:50.4

Do you know how malaria and syphilis played a role in the John List family murders?

0:55.3

And have you ever wondered what Prince Albert's sex chair had to do with the murder of

0:59.0

Stanford White? Okay, nothing. It had nothing to do with it. We're still telling you about it,

1:03.7

though. It's a pretty great sex chair. If you're looking for another show that talks about

1:07.6

Ted Bundy, this is probably not the podcast for you. But if you're looking

1:11.4

for two women that cover lesser-known cases from all over the world with a lot of background information.

1:17.0

So much background information that you will rock your local pub quiz from now on. Then find

1:22.3

a fresh hell podcast on your favorite podcast app. We also have German cannibals. See you soon.

1:27.8

Chews. Southern Gothic is a podcast that explores the history behind some of the American South's darkest days,

1:46.7

greatest mysteries, and most chilling ghost stories.

1:58.7

All right, y'all, I hope you're ready for what is coming over the next month and a half.

2:03.5

We've got so much spooky content planned and ready to kick out to your earbuds,

2:08.6

from our annual campfire series to episodes on both famously haunted places and even a couple of

2:15.9

pretty unknown legends that I think everyone should know about.

2:20.6

But today, we're going to head over to Savannah, Georgia, to revisit one of my favorite

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