True Crime on Our Minds Podcast

On Thanksgiving morning in 1986, the decomposed body of a woman was found at the edge of a corn field in rural Vermont. She would end up being identified at 32-year old Sarah Hunter, a golf pro at Manchester Country Club who'd gone missing two months earlier after purchasing beer from a gas station at 8:30 pm. Website: www.truecrimeminds.com Email: obisisters@truecrimeminds.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeMinds/ [https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeMinds/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds [https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds] Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvp8RZnhuBQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvp8RZnhuBQ] https://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-sample/article/Murder-of-Vermont-golf-pro-Sarah-Hunter-still-9227447.php#photo-10936207 [https://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-sample/article/Murder-of-Vermont-golf-pro-Sarah-Hunter-still-9227447.php#photo-10936207] https://vsp.vermont.gov/unsolved/homicide/sarahhunter [https://vsp.vermont.gov/unsolved/homicide/sarahhunter] https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/The-Sarah-Hunter-story-Legacy-of-a-murdered-golf-9229489.php [https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/The-Sarah-Hunter-story-Legacy-of-a-murdered-golf-9229489.php] https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/digging-for-answers-the-murder-of-sarah-hunter/ [https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/digging-for-answers-the-murder-of-sarah-hunter/] https://www.newstimes.com/local/article/The-Sarah-Hunter-story-Legacy-of-a-murdered-golf-9229489.php [https://www.newstimes.com/local/article/The-Sarah-Hunter-story-Legacy-of-a-murdered-golf-9229489.php] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charges-in-1986-golf-pros-slaying-dropped-over-evidence-error/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charges-in-1986-golf-pros-slaying-dropped-over-evidence-error/] https://www.mynbc5.com/article/man-suspected-in-25-year-old-murder-case-of-sarah-hunter/3303977 [https://www.mynbc5.com/article/man-suspected-in-25-year-old-murder-case-of-sarah-hunter/3303977] http://carltonefilms.com/overtaken-by-darkness-1.html [http://carltonefilms.com/overtaken-by-darkness-1.html] https://www.rutlandherald.com/news/man-to-return-to-vermont-for-1986-murder-case/article_b2e34d9f-7e4e-5c1d-8610-0ffed8638306.html [https://www.rutlandherald.com/news/man-to-return-to-vermont-for-1986-murder-case/article_b2e34d9f-7e4e-5c1d-8610-0ffed8638306.html] https://www.mrt.com/local/article/Youth-Sports-Murdered-golf-pro-made-her-name-as-9269181.php [https://www.mrt.com/local/article/Youth-Sports-Murdered-golf-pro-made-her-name-as-9269181.php] https://www.centralmaine.com/2012/07/02/vt-state-police-to-give-update-on-1986-homicide/ [https://www.centralmaine.com/2012/07/02/vt-state-police-to-give-update-on-1986-homicide/] https://clubandresortbusiness.com/dna-link-yields-breakthrough-1986-murder-golf-pro-vermont-club/ [https://clubandresortbusiness.com/dna-link-yields-breakthrough-1986-murder-golf-pro-vermont-club/] https://federalnewsnetwork.com/sports-news/2015/02/charges-in-1986-country-club-golf-pros-slaying-dismissed/ [https://federalnewsnetwork.com/sports-news/2015/02/charges-in-1986-country-club-golf-pros-slaying-dismissed/] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgLe_XjPeCo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgLe_XjPeCo] https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/vermont/2014/07/ [https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/vermont/2014/07/15/arraignment-manchester-golf-pro-death/12679629/] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds] (https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds)

This episode discusses the tragic murder of Mary Lynn Witherspoon, a beloved French teacher who lived in the historic and affluent South of Broad area in Charleston, SC. This podcast touches on the issues of stalking, mental health, and gender identity. Website: www.truecrimeminds.com Email: obisisters@truecrimeminds.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeMinds/ [https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeMinds/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds [https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds] (https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds) Sources: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/transgender-s-inmate-seeks-sex-change-article-1.2606911 [https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/transgender-s-inmate-seeks-sex-change-article-1.2606911] https://www.womenarehuman.com/man-who-stalked-raped-killed-female-teacher-seeks-sex-change-katheryn-nee-edmond-tennent-brown/ [https://www.womenarehuman.com/man-who-stalked-raped-killed-female-teacher-seeks-sex-change-katheryn-nee-edmond-tennent-brown/] https://www.postandcourier.com/archives/sex-change-battle-behind-bars-transgender-inmates-turn-to-courts/article_cf1e1f24-f70b-59c4-a22a-2dc45008469c.html [https://www.postandcourier.com/archives/sex-change-battle-behind-bars-transgender-inmates-turn-to-courts/article_cf1e1f24-f70b-59c4-a22a-2dc45008469c.html] http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15608835/ns/dateline_nbc-crime_reports/t/fatal-attraction/#.XrtVI2hKhEY [http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15608835/ns/dateline_nbc-crime_reports/t/fatal-attraction/#.XrtVI2hKhEY] https://www.inquisitr.com/2988505/mary-lynn-witherspoon-edmonds-tennet-brown-missing-charleston-teacher-found-dead-in-bathtub-focus-of-id-obsession-dark-desires/ [https://www.inquisitr.com/2988505/mary-lynn-witherspoon-edmonds-tennet-brown-missing-charleston-teacher-found-dead-in-bathtub-focus-of-id-obsession-dark-desires/] https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2016/04/17/convicted-south-carolina-murderer-demands-state-pay-sex-change/ [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2016/04/17/convicted-south-carolina-murderer-demands-state-pay-sex-change/] https://books.google.com/books?id=FHd2CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT58&lpg=PT58&dq=murder+of+mary+lynn+witherspoon&source=bl&ots=-mEF-4IYok&sig=ACfU3U1OQKtO9AoZaVs1cgX7pAt2FEIv6w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjl2fvA4K_pAhVJu54KHU4wCOs4FBDoATAHegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=murder%20of%20mary%20lynn%20witherspoon&f=false [https://books.google.com/books?id=FHd2CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT58&lpg=PT58&dq=murder+of+mary+lynn+witherspoon&source=bl&ots=-mEF-4IYok&sig=ACfU3U1OQKtO9AoZaVs1cgX7pAt2FEIv6w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjl2fvA4K_pAhVJu54KHU4wCOs4FBDoATAHegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=murder%20of%20mary%20lynn%20witherspoon&f=false] https://rosenhagood.com/blog/lawsuit-blames-many-in-killings/ [https://rosenhagood.com/blog/lawsuit-blames-many-in-killings/] http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15532721/ns/dateline_nbc/t/inside-dateline-murder-lovely-teacher/#.XsGBqGhKhEY [http://www.nbcnews.com/id/15532721/ns/dateline_nbc/t/inside-dateline-murder-lovely-teacher/#.XsGBqGhKhEY] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29787019/mary-lynn-witherspoon [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29787019/mary-lynn-witherspoon] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139966758/eleanor-malion [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139966758/eleanor-malion] http://sccvc.org/documents/The_Voice_Summer_2008.pdf [http://sccvc.org/documents/The_Voice_Summer_2008.pdf] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds] (https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds)

On March 3, 1981, 15-year old Suzanne returned home from school and found her mother Nancy Jo Canode murdered. To this day, no one has been held responsible, although the family feels there is enough circumstantial evidence to take the case to trial. Thank you to Suzanne Speight for her interview and contribution to this episode. Justice for Nancy Jo Canode - We will not give up https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Justice-for-Nancy-Jo-Canode-We-will-not-give-up-1494252760793862/ [https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Justice-for-Nancy-Jo-Canode-We-will-not-give-up-1494252760793862/] Website: www.truecrimeminds.com Email: obisisters@truecrimeminds.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeMinds/ [https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeMinds/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds [https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds] (https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds) Sources: https://www.projectcoldcase.org/2018/10/01/nancy-jo-canode/ [https://www.projectcoldcase.org/2018/10/01/nancy-jo-canode/] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahGXf7cTkxQ#action=share [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahGXf7cTkxQ#action=share] https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/crime-and-law/project-cold-case-sisters-running-out-time-get-justice-their-moms-murder-39-years-ago/NAS4NND4KVFC3HL7SSR5SU7SE4/ [https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/crime-and-law/project-cold-case-sisters-running-out-time-get-justice-their-moms-murder-39-years-ago/NAS4NND4KVFC3HL7SSR5SU7SE4/] https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/crime-and-law/project-cold-case-sisters-running-out-time-get-justice-their-moms-murder-39-years-ago/NAS4NND4KVFC3HL7SSR5SU7SE4/ [https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/crime-and-law/project-cold-case-sisters-running-out-time-get-justice-their-moms-murder-39-years-ago/NAS4NND4KVFC3HL7SSR5SU7SE4/] https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20110124/NEWS/801258622 [https://www.jacksonville.com/article/20110124/NEWS/801258622] https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-196323298/brutal-killing-still-unsolved-ponte-vedra-beach-woman [https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-196323298/brutal-killing-still-unsolved-ponte-vedra-beach-woman] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds] (https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds)

In this episode, we cover the stories of survivors of Georgia Tann's illicit baby broker business, including that of a well-known NASCAR driver whose infant son was stolen by Georgia Tann, and their amazing reunion 47 years later. Website: www.truecrimeminds.com Email: obisisters@truecrimeminds.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeMinds/ [https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeMinds/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds [https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds] Sources: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-20-vw-882-story.html [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-20-vw-882-story.html] https://www.insider.com/georgia-tann-tennessee-children-home-society-survivors-speak-out-2019-12 [https://www.insider.com/georgia-tann-tennessee-children-home-society-survivors-speak-out-2019-12] https://www.greensboro.com/parents-meet-son-years-later/article_c93d09a3-2d1f-5cc9-b605-a33ba3ac5168.html [https://www.greensboro.com/parents-meet-son-years-later/article_c93d09a3-2d1f-5cc9-b605-a33ba3ac5168.html] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaiRYfhvj0k [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaiRYfhvj0k] https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/10/22/lisa-wingate-before-and-after-orphans-tennessee-children [https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/10/22/lisa-wingate-before-and-after-orphans-tennessee-children] https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2018/06/11/victims-tennessee-childrens-home-society-adoption-scandal-involving-georgia-tann-share-their-stor-4/682152002/ [https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2018/06/11/victims-tennessee-childrens-home-society-adoption-scandal-involving-georgia-tann-share-their-stor-4/682152002/] https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/hot-springs-man-writes-book-about-his-illegal-adoption/article_4e4d9d9f-8d44-5210-8bb1-dfb358d1300e.html [https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/hot-springs-man-writes-book-about-his-illegal-adoption/article_4e4d9d9f-8d44-5210-8bb1-dfb358d1300e.html] https://www.joancrawfordbest.com/articlememphis95.htm [https://www.joancrawfordbest.com/articlememphis95.htm] https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/The_Children_of_Georgia_Tann [https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/The_Children_of_Georgia_Tann] Mobituaries Episode: The Orphan Train: https://www.mobituaries.com/the-podcast/the-orphan-train-death-of-an-experiment/ [https://www.mobituaries.com/the-podcast/the-orphan-train-death-of-an-experiment/] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds] (https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds)

This episode discusses Georiga Tann, who profited from the black market adoptions of an estimated 5000 children from the early 1920s up until her death in 1950. Many of the children she adopted out were stolen from unwed or single mothers, or families with limited financial means. Website: www.truecrimeminds.com Email: obisisters@truecrimeminds.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeMinds/ [https://www.facebook.com/TrueCrimeMinds/] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds [https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds] Sources: The Baby Thief: The True Story of the Woman Who Sold Over Five Thousand Neglected, Abused and Stolen Babies in the 1950s. [https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Thief-Thousand-Neglected-Abused/dp/1782194576/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=CjwKCAiApOvwBRBUEiwAcZGdGNVPNIJ62Ai6xuXTBWT4S-Fr6d6B5-ITRaLZCNF8VXb6_u14FttM1xoCehgQAvD_BwE&hvadid=241939253002&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9030157&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=17982008827060230882&hvtargid=aud-840076997981%3Akwd-6827095961&hydadcr=24661_10400818&keywords=the+baby+thief&qid=1578891316&sr=8-1], Barbara Bisantz Raymond [https://www.amazon.com/Barbara-Bisantz-Raymond/e/B0034NHUO4?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1578891316&sr=8-1] https://youtu.be/LEPS470x5S4 https://youtu.be/YaiRYfhvj0k https://youtu.be/tSQw5laNR3g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVfIHZS5e5A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVfIHZS5e5A] https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts-culture/article/13016300/she-terrified-people [https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts-culture/article/13016300/she-terrified-people] https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/10/22/lisa-wingate-before-and-after-orphans-tennessee-children [https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/10/22/lisa-wingate-before-and-after-orphans-tennessee-children] http://www.criminalelement.com/georgia-tann-the-matron-of-evil/ [http://www.criminalelement.com/georgia-tann-the-matron-of-evil/] https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/The_Children_of_Georgia_Tann [https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/The_Children_of_Georgia_Tann] https://www.ranker.com/list/life-of-georgia-tann/nicky-benson [https://www.ranker.com/list/life-of-georgia-tann/nicky-benson] https://www.nchgs.org/html/a_story_of_stolen_babies.html [https://www.nchgs.org/html/a_story_of_stolen_babies.html] https://ideapod.com/georgia-tann-the-baby-thief-kidnapped-5000-babies-and-sold-them-all/ [https://ideapod.com/georgia-tann-the-baby-thief-kidnapped-5000-babies-and-sold-them-all/] https://allthatsinteresting.com/georgia-tann [https://allthatsinteresting.com/georgia-tann] https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2018/06/11/victims-tennessee-childrens-home-society-adoption-scandal-involving-georgia-tann-share-their-stor-4/682152002/ [https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2018/06/11/victims-tennessee-childrens-home-society-adoption-scandal-involving-georgia-tann-share-their-stor-4/682152002/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Tann [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Tann] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-20-vw-882-story.html [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-20-vw-882-story.html] https://adoptionland.org/1075/the-hollywood-baby-snatcher-the-sinister-story-of-the-woman-who-stole-children-sold-them-to-the-stars/ [https://adoptionland.org/1075/the-hollywood-baby-snatcher-the-sinister-story-of-the-woman-who-stole-children-sold-them-to-the-stars/] https://medium.com [https://medium.com/@sydney.branch/georgia-tann-tennessees-baby-killer-7cd751ad02dc] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds] (https://www.patreon.com/truecrimeminds)