The Best Little Whorehouse in South Carolina

For 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 David Hodges, an author who has spent years uncovering the secrets of Sunset Lodge and its amazing stories, including the unbelievable tale of an errant husband who got "trapped" when his angry wife showed up at the front door – and how he "escaped." 

Michael DeWitt is the author of "Wicked Hampton County" and "The Fall of The House of Murdaugh" He is a Hampton County, SC native.

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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 trial.

Other skeletal remains and unsolved murders also haunt this area of the 14^th Judicial Circuit, where the criminal justice system was once ruled by the Murdaugh family of solicitors.

What’s going on in that swampy, mysterious corner of South Carolina?

Michael DeWitt is the author of "Wicked Hampton County" and "The Fall of The House of Murdaugh" He is a Hampton County, SC native.

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“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 state of South Carolina with recovery. Tune in to this unusual Wicked South episode to hear this amazing, inspirational true story. 

Michael DeWitt is the author of "Wicked Hampton County" and "The Fall of The House of Murdaugh" He is a Hampton County, SC native.

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How a Mule Kicked Killed 8 People, and a Woman's Sexual Prowess Became World Famous

This 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 woman was notorious for her lady parts. 

Michael DeWitt is the author of Wicked Hampton County and The Fall of the House of Murdaugh

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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. is the author of "Wicked Hampton County" and "The Fall of The House of Murdaugh" He is also a journalist for the USA network of newspapers.

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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 diets in history. So put down those leftover holiday cookies and listen up!

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Michael DeWitt writes for the USA network of papers. Michael has written a few books including The Wicked Hampton County and, his latest, The Fall of The House of Murdaugh.

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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. 

Wicked South co-host and author Michael DeWitt Jr. “spills the tea” on his recently released book, Fall of the House of Murdaugh. 

Follow us on a literary tour of Southern moonshine, murder and mayhem.

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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 of torture, target practice and scalping. 
• Facing an impossible debt of more than 100,000 deer skins, the Yamasee go on a bloody rampage from Savannah to Charleston and almost destroy the entire colony of South Carolina. 
• After several Native Americans in a drunken stupor are “mangled” in a “barbarous” manner, the Royal Governor of South Carolina receives a surprise gift at his doorstep: a bag of severed heads.

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Michael DeWitt writes for the USDA Today network of newspapers. Michael is the author of two books The Wicked Hampton County and The Fall of The House of Murdaugh.

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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 author of two books, The Wicked Hampton County and The Fall of The House of Murdaugh.

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Modern Day Moonshine Part Two – Born to Bootleg

In the second installment of a two-part series on

modern day moonshining and South Carolina's moonshine culture, we welcome two

special guests, Trey Boggs, who is a descendant of a bootlegger, a modern-day

distiller, and co-owner of Palmetto Pride Distillery; and Brigid Fackrell, co-owner

of Rotten Little Bastard Distillery and a descendant of an Alcohol Tobacco and

Firearms agent who spent his career chasing moonshiners.

These special guests have family roots steeped in bootleg traditions, on both sides

of the law, who have successfully made moonshine a respectable part of our South

Carolina culture and heritage.

Michael DeWitt is the author of Wicked Hampton County and his new book The Fall of The House of Murdaugh will be released soon.

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Modern Day Moonshine Part One - Moonshine Memories with Dr. Kenny Kinsey

In the first installment of a two-part series on modern day moonshining and South Carolina's moonshine culture, special guest (and one of the star witnesses of the Murdaugh murder trial) Dr. Kenny Kinsey reveals inside insight into major modern-day illegal liquor operations and shares some personal moonshine memories of his own! Then join us next week as we bring on more special guests with family roots steeped in bootleg traditions who are trying to make moonshine a respectable part of our South Carolina culture and heritage. 

Michael DeWitt is a journalist for the USA Today network, a historian, a story teller and an author.

Michael wrote Wicked Hampton County and his book The Fall of The House Of Murdaugh will be released in November.

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris also host the Impact of Influence podcast.

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For nearly half a century, Randolph "Buster" Murdaugh Jr. was the chief prosecuting officer of a circuit that harbored bootleggers, poachers, rumrunners, and cold-blooded murderers.

But the Murdaughs were not the only interesting personalities in the South Carolina Lowcountry.

The 14th Judicial Circuit is a strange corner of coastal South Carolina populated with mysterious, colorful characters on both sides of the law.

On this episode you will meet Ed McTeer, known as the "Witch Doctor Sheriff" and his hoodoo adversaries, including Dr. Buzzard and Dr. Bug.

Michael DeWitt writes for the USA network and is the author of The Wicked Hampton County. His book, the Fall of the House of Murdaugh will be released in November.

Seton Tucker and Matt Harris also host the podcast Impact of Influence.

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Behind every dynasty are the wives and mothers who helped build it, and the Murdaugh clan is no exception. In this episode of The Wicked South, we introduce you to five generations of Murdaugh women who helped stabilize and ground the family's often controversial image, and we also uncover some possible secrets in the unsolved Libby Murdaugh fake obituary case. Plus, co-host Michael DeWitt recalls his embarrassing but enlightening and lifechanging arrest at the hands of Dr. Kenny Kinsey's police officer mother. 

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Did you know that the last witchcraft-related trial in America was not held in Salem, in South Carolina?

The Wicked South Podcast explores the fascinating case of Barbara Powers, a woman accused of practicing "diabolical arts" on a young victim, but unlike most "witches," this lady had a good lawyer!

We also interview one of Power's direct descendants, attorney Mandy Powers Norrell, who talks about the family's heritage of strong women.

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The Hills Are Alive... With Moonshine Stories

From Buster Murdaugh to Becky Hill, the legacy of bootlegging has touched many families. On this episode of The Wicked South, Matt, Seton and Michael explore the Great Colleton County Whiskey Conspiracy which engulfed the Murdaughs and the family of Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill, introduce the coolest sponsors any podcast could hope for, and hear an amazing tale involving a possum, a dead mule, and an enterprising bootlegger. 

Pour yourself a stiff drink, sit back, and get ready to howl at the moon over the Lowcountry swamps!

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Michael DeWitt is a journalist, editor, storyteller, humorist, historian and S.C. Lowcountry lifer. He is the author of the book Wicked Hampton County. His book, The Fall of the House of Murdaugh will be released in November.

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Moonshine Mammas

In this episode of The Wicked South Podcast, Kathryn Smith, author of Baptists and Bootleggers andMethodists and Moonshiners, shares tales of shoot-outs and showdowns in gritty, violent locales such as Dark Corner and Hell Hole Swamp.

Then storyteller Michael DeWitt shocks co-hosts Matt Harris and Seton Tucker with a scandalous tale of "making out" with a hot-blooded "moonshine mamma" behind a country church in Hampton County.

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Thousands shuffled through those dark doorways each year, from every county in South Carolina. Many were helped, many died, and some had no business being there at all. 

In this episode of The Wicked South Podcast, Seton, Matt and Michael explore the madness and mystery of Bull Street's historic asylums and examine the bright future ahead for this developing area of the state capital. 

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A Black teenager is killed in a shotgun slaying during a racially turbulent time of our S.C. Lowcountry history. It takes four years, a wealthy Yankee do-gooder, and an FBI investigation before five well-known white men, including two public officials, are indicted for murder. But would justice be served in the 14^th Judicial Circuit under Solicitor Randolph "Buster" Murdaugh?

In this episode of The Wicked South Podcast, Seton, Michael and Matt share the story of Buster Murdaugh and The Fairfax Five. 

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From Hampton, S.C. to Selma - The Civil Rights Crusaders

From seemingly insignificant small towns like Hampton, South Carolina, to historic landmark locations like Selma, Alabama, crusaders at home and from abroad walked a hostile road of racism and resistance to write a better chapter of American history.

On this 60^th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, the Wicked South Podcast interviews firsthand one of those crusaders for civil rights and justice. 

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The devil has always walked among us, often disguised in the friendly faces of family members, but driven by wild demons: alcohol, drugs, or mental illness.

In The Wicked South Podcast Episode 7, Michael, Seton, and Matt study family annihilators in S.C. Lowcountry history, and why Alex Murdaugh represents the worst of the devils in the human spirit. 

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