The Political Rise & Controversial Murder of the Kingfish, Part Two

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 836 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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On the night of September 8, 1935, Senator Huey P. Long was gunned down inside the Louisiana State Capitol. Officially, the shooter was Dr. Carl Weiss, the son-in-law of a judge Long had politically targeted. But from the moment the Kingfish fell, questions have lingered about what really happened in that marble corridor. In Part Two, we examine the chaotic shooting, the immediate aftermath, and the decades of speculation that followed. Was Weiss truly an assassin, or an innocent man caught in the crossfire? And could Long’s death have been the result of a tragic mistake covered up by those closest to him? This episode looks at the evidence, the missing records, and the theories that continue to cast a shadow over one of Louisiana’s most defining moments. 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: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.8	Southern Gothic is a podcast that explores the history behind some of the American
1:14.5	South's darkest days, greatest mysteries, and most chilling ghost stories. It was just after 9.20 on a humid Sunday evening in Baton Rouge, when U.S. Senator Huey P. Long
1:42.5	stormed out of a legislative session in the state Capitol building and into the ornate marble corridor.
1:50.9	The brash politician had returned to his home state from D.C. specifically for this special session where he ruthlessly dominated state lawmakers and pushing
2:03.2	through bill after bill that would further tighten his political stranglehold in the Bayou
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2:12.7	Of these pieces of legislation, one of the most controversial targeted Judge Benjamin Pavi,
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