The Night Of: The Murder of Princella Eppes

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🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

We continue the coverage of the murder of Princella “Lady Bird” Eppes, whose unsolved homicide case dates back to 1990.

In early July of 1990, 22-year-old Princella Eppes’ life felt full of potential: she’d just moved into her first apartment in the intown Atlanta neighborhood of Inman Park. But when she failed to pick up her youngest sister for a planned visit, and then didn’t show up for work, her family grew worried. When they drove to Princella’s apartment, they discovered she’d been murdered—and began a harrowing, 34-year-struggle to who had killed her, and why.

Season 20 covers cold cases in Georgia, Illinois, and Montana, and the efforts of victims’ families to reconnect with law enforcement and gain media attention for their loved ones.

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0:00.0	This is the second episode in a two-part series, and the first case in our season, covering cases in Georgia, Illinois, and Montana.
0:07.8	This series discusses homicide, possible sexual assault, domestic violence, and the details of a crime scene.
0:14.5	Listener discretion is advised.
0:25.6	This is the Fall Line.
0:32.6	Last time, we began our coverage of the murder of Pruncella Lady Bird Epps. Pruncella moved to Georgia in December of 1988.
0:36.6	Her family had already moved down south from Springfield, Massachusetts, a few years prior.
0:42.1	Her oldest sister, Kim, was the first.
0:44.5	She'd come to Atlanta to attend Spelman College, and soon after, the other relatives followed.
0:49.9	Their parents settled in southern DeKalb County with the two youngest children, Ebony and Curtis.
0:55.2	Pruncella stayed with her parents for a while and then with friends.
0:58.9	She worked several jobs around town to save up money, and by summer of 1990, she'd saved up enough.
1:05.4	That year, Kim, the oldest, was 24.
1:08.6	She'd been living on her own for a while.
1:12.1	She'd just started grad school that June. Princela was 24. She'd been living on her own for a while. She'd just started grad school that June. Pruncella was 22. Curtis was 16, and Ebony was just 12. In early July, one of
1:20.4	the hottest months here in Atlanta, Pruncella signed the lease on a tiny studio apartment on
1:25.8	the edge of Inman Park, an in-town neighborhood. It was fairly
1:29.6	safe back then, though not the upscale living that it is today. It's a walkable area that borders
1:36.0	the artsy and eclectic neighborhood known as Little Five Points. Back then, Inman Park was a popular
1:42.2	place for young people like Pruncella to live.
1:45.2	It offered affordable housing and easy access to public transportation, and lots of restaurants
1:50.9	and nightlife. When Pruncella moved out on her own, she was working at a dry cleaner not too
1:56.5	far from her new apartment. The owner, Starr, was a friend of the family, and she knew Pruncella's
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