Murder on Music Row from The Tennessean

About Murder on Music Row from The Tennessean

"Murder on Music Row" is a podcast produced by The Tennessean, which is part of the USA Today Network. It is a deep-dive narrative that covers one case per season, and includes murder, music and nostalgia from police investigations in Nashville, TN. Season 1 focused on the execution-style 1989 murder of Cash Box Magazine chart director Kevin Hughes. Season 2: "The Skull at the End of the Rainbow" focuses on the life and 1998 murder of Nashville icon David "Skull" Schulman, who owned and operated Skull's Rainbow Room for 50 years. For an exclusive, eight-part companion narrative series, become a Tennessean subscriber. For more from season 1, go to Tennessean.com/murderonmusicrow (https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2024/05/21/murder-on-music-row-nashville-kevin-hughes-podcast/72898249007/). For season 2 extras, click here (https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2025/10/07/nashville-skull-rainbow-room-skull-schulman-murder/83275964007/).

Publisher

The Tennessean

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Apr 2024

Latest episode

24 May 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 May 2026

   Good Cop, Bad Cop Part 2

   This is the second part of a two-part mini-season focusing on some of the issues raised in "Murder on Music Row Season 2: The Skull at the End of the Rainbow." In this episode we look at some of noteworthy murder cases investigated by Nashville detective E.J. Bernard, including the one that ended with him retiring in disgrace.

2. 

   24 May 2026

   Good Cop, Bad Cop Part 1

   This special two-part mini-season focuses on some of the issues raised in "Murder on Music Row Season 2: The Skull at the End of the Rainbow." We do a deep dive into the career of Nashville detective E.J. Bernard, who has been accused of coercing and beating a witness in the David "Skull" Schulman murder case. This is part one of "Good Cop, Bad Cop."

3. 

   30 Dec 2025

   Bonus Episode: Witness says he’s sorry

   In this bonus episode you'll hear the latest development. We got a call from Jason Pence, the star witness who testified he saw a teenager kill David “Skull” Schulman.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

101 ratings

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