The Goodyear Slaying

Bloody Angola Podcast by Woody Overton & Jim Chapman

Envision Podcast Studios

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.9 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim Chapman covers the horrific story of a robbery/murder that occurred at a Goodyear Tire and Appliance store in 1975 and the search for Charles Ray Spears, later known as the Goodyear Killer.

Timestamps
03:32 The Escape from Jackson Barracks
05:15 The Goodyear Robbery Begins
08:15 The Silent Alarm Incident
09:47 The Hunt for the Killer
11:49 Arrest of Larry Donahue
13:01 Indictment and Trial
14:42 The Evidence Presented
17:02 Roy Walters' Testimony
30:32 The Defense Arguments
35:35 The Sentencing 36:42 Retrial and Justice
Source Credits
Newspapers.com
The Hammond Star
Justia.com

Transcript

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0:00.0	I walk a straight line
0:17.3	shackle chain
0:20.6	oh glarsome gertie is calling my name there is no mercy in this penitentiary
0:33.6	just asked the hill string guy
0:38.2	Rangle of three
0:40.7	I'm here for life
0:44.7	I'm here to die
0:47.8	Inside these walls
0:51.5	Inside the wide And when the wolf cries these walls inside the wild
0:54.7	And when the wolf cries
0:58.4	I know it's over
1:01.6	Oh, bloody Angola
1:08.1	Oh, oh, bloody Angola Oh, bloody angola.
1:14.6	Hey, everyone, and welcome back to Bloody Angola, a podcast 142 years in the making the complete story of America's bloodiest present.
1:40.5	I'm Jim Chapman.
1:41.5	And today I'm going to tell you what is a little-known story in the state of Louisiana
1:46.6	outside of the area that I live in, and that is the story of the Goodyear Killer.
1:54.0	Now, this story centers around a guy by the name of Charles Ray Spears.
2:00.6	And not a lot is known about Charles Ray Spears prior to his
2:04.9	incarceration in what is known as Jackson Barracks. So I need to tell you a little bit about
2:10.9	Jackson Barracks if you're not familiar. Jackson Barracks is located in New Orleans. It was
2:17.1	established in 1834 and it was originally a U.S.
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