It's Murder, Y'all

About It's Murder, Y'all

Each week on the It's Murder, Y'all podcast, we're going to bring you lesser-known true crime cases from the Deep South. And if you like your southern true crime with a side of millennial pop culture references, ADHD-induced tangents, and a tasteful amount of spicy language, then this podcast is for you!

Publisher

It's Murder, Y'all

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

2 Sept 2023

Latest episode

31 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

53 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Oct 2025

   Ep 49 - A Halloween Murder

   For most, Halloween night means ghosts and goblins, tricks and treats. But for Myrtle Morgan, Halloween 1953 brought a real-life horror no one has ever been able to explain. Come Follow Us on Instagram: @itsmurderyall Donate to the "Buy Rob a Mic That Doesn't Suck Fund": @itsmurderyall on Venmo Sources Inspiration: Reddit post by TheBonesofAutumn - https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/1kfq5vw/on_october_31_1953_60yearold_myrtle_morgan_was/ FindaGrave.com - Myrtle Samples Morgan AP. (1953, November 1). Chattanooga woman slain by intruder. The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Corliss, A. (1953, November 1). Woman slain in her home; fiend hunted. Chattanooga Daily Times. Corliss, A. (1953, November 2). Wound is mystery. Chattanooga Daily Times. Pennington, C. (1953, November 4). Neighbor jailed, questioned in slaying of Mrs. Morgan. Chattanooga Daily Times. Corliss, A. (1953, November 8). Police put on the spot. Chattanooga Daily Times. Staff. (1953, November 12). Murder suspect absolved, freed. Chattanooga Daily Times. UP. (1953, December 26). Chattanooga has epidemic of attacks. The Durham Sun.

2. 

   27 Jul 2025

   Ep 48 - The Samford Debate Team Murder

   When a handsome young college student is found brutally murdered in his apartment, no one could imagine who could have done it. And when they found out who done it... no one could believe it. Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Sources Unsolved Mysteries Wiki Slagle v State – Court of Criminal Appeals of AL – 1992 William Slagle – Wikipedia Crime Historian: The Debate Coach & His Student FindaGrave – Rex Bartely Copeland Copeland v Samford University – 1996 Copeland Award for Top First Round At-Large Team – National Debate Tournament Cullen, S., & Wilstach, N. (1989, October 11). Brother seeks Slagle’s frozen assets. The Birmingham News. Ross, J.D. (1990, December 4). Grisly video marks day one. Birmingham Post-Herald. Patterson, N. (1990, December 7). Coroner supports Slagle defense. Birmingham Post-Herald. Ray,L.A., & Faulk, K. (1989, October 8). Slagle’s behavior baffles authorities and his friends alike. The Birmingham News. Wilstach, N. (1989, October 7). Copeland’s killing eyed by TV show. The Birmingham News. Wilstach,N. (1990, December 4). Shelby coroner tells Slagle trial of blood at murder scene. The Birmingham News. Wilstach, N., & Archibald, J. (1989, October 3). Prof’s letter confesses to slaying. The Birmingham News. Dean, C.J., & Faulk, K. (1989, September 26). SU debater may have been slain in error. The Birmingham News. Wilstach, N. (1990, December 50. Slagle talked about slaying, hair stylist says. The Birmingham News. Wilstach, N. (1990, December 5). Slagle’s letters claim slaying was self-defense. The Birmingham News. Joynt, S. (1989, October 3). Samford professor hunted in slaying. Birmingham Post-Herald. AP. (1991, March 9). Debate coach gets life for killingstudent. The Asheville Times.

3. 

   22 Mar 2025

   Ep 47 - Jacksonville Co-Ed Murders

   Jacksonville, Alabama is a sleepy little college town located in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. Bad things don't happen in this kind of town, so when two young women go missing (Linda Faye Croft in 1970 and Rebecca "Becky" Howell in 1982), it turns the campus community upside down. Come follow us on IG: @itsmurderyall Send us an email: itsmurderyall@gmail.com Sources FindaGrave.com - Linda Fayce Croft The Chanticleer Jones, W. (1970, March 2). Strangulation Cited in Slaying of Coed. The Anniston Star. Jones, W. (1970, March 26). Murder suspect bound over. The Anniston Star. Jones, W. (1970, May 19). Jury told of victim’s note of concern. The Anniston Star. Jones, W. (1970, May 22). Harnage gets life sentence. The Anniston Star. Harnage v. State – June 13, 1972 FindaGrave – Rebecca Suzanne Howell Murderpedia – James Harvey Callahan Uhlman, M., & Duncombe, T. (1982, February 21). Friends saw Rebecca Howell as active, serious, caring. The Anniston Star. Mitchell, G. (2009, January 15). James Callahan executed for 1982 rape, murder. TuscaloosaNews.com. Duncombe, T. (1982, February 21). Authorities feel murder will be solved. The Anniston Star. Gordon, M. (1982, April 11). Jimmy Callahan: A closer look. The Anniston Star. White, M. (1982, June 27). Callahan jury calls for death. The Anniston Star. White, M. (1982, June 27). How investigators cracked the Becky Howell murder case. The Anniston Star. AL.com – Alabama executes man for 1982 murder (Jan 15, 2009)

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

42 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

30 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77