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The Best Little Whorehouse in South CarolinaFor more than 30 years, Madame Hazel operated the Sunset Lodge, a high-end brothel and the "best-kept" secret in Georgetown, S.C., serving state senators, prominent local officials and even the occasional pastor or deacon, all the while donating to the local town and charities. Join the Wicked South Podcast crew as they interview

Headless Horror in Colleton County The remains of a human head were discovered in rural Colleton County this week, and police are searching for the missing body in a bizarre case that has captured media and public attention. But this is not the first time a human skull – with no body – has been found near Walterboro, S.C., the town that hosted Alex Murdaugh’s double murder tr

“God knocked my socks off” - From Ruin to Rehab and Redemption David Carson, once a meth, opiate and heroin addict, was arrested in what was reported as the historic, first-ever meth bust in the tiny town of Hampton, S.C. Not only did Carson later reform himself, he founded Sammy’s Mission, a network of six drug rehab transition houses that help addicts from around the stat

How a Mule Kicked Killed 8 People, and a Woman's Sexual Prowess Became World FamousThis story has it all: Mules gone bad, women gone wild, a political sex scandal and a high body count. Join the Wicked South crew and South Carolina author and storyteller Tom Poland as we travel to Edgefield County, S.C., where the livestock are vicious, the men are violent, and at least one wom

There is a lot of competition and even some online feuding surrounding the Murdaugh crime saga and its online true crime community. Some competition and rivalry can be good things, but bitter blood feuds always end tragically. To demonstrate, let’s take a look at some of the most heated rivalries and worst blood feuds in history, and the legacy they left behind.Michael DeWitt Jr.

It’s the new year. That means the feasting of the holidays is behind us, as well as those ten extra pounds on our rear ends. What also means New Year’s Resolutions. Lose weight. Get in shape. Cut back on the drinking.UGH.Well, things could be worse, a lot worse. So we took a look back into history and found our listeners some of the worst, craziest, and most wicked unhealthy di

Moonshine, murder and mayhem: A sneak peek at the new book, Fall of the House of Murdaugh Brace yourselves, Wicked South listeners, for a behind-the-scenes, sneak peek into two of the hottest Southern nonfiction books coming out this winter. Hear incredible stories from SC writer/historian, Kathryn Smith, author of Baptists and Bootleggers and the new Methodists and Moonshiners. W

Seton, Matt, and Michael travel back in time to when North American rivers ran red with blood to bring you a “potluck” of Native American tales of murder, massacre and betrayal that helped shaped our history here in the Southeast. Here is what you’ll hear: King Hagler of the Catawba Nation is assassinated, and his grave plundered by robbers, but justice is served in the form

In 2010, Tracey Piotrowski and her husband, James traveled from Florida to spend Thanksgiving with seven family members at the home of Richard and Caroline Santee in Bray’s Island Plantation in SC.Thanksgiving Day on member of the family would be fatally shot.The reports on the event has led to many questions.Michael DeWitt writes for the USA Today newspaper network. He is the au

Modern Day Moonshine Part Two – Born to BootlegIn the second installment of a two-part series onmodern day moonshining and South Carolina's moonshine culture, we welcome twospecial guests, Trey Boggs, who is a descendant of a bootlegger, a modern-daydistiller, and co-owner of Palmetto Pride Distillery; and Brigid Fackrell, co-ownerof Rotten Little Bastard Distillery and a