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Missing Magnolias

Missing Magnolias tells the stories of the murdered or missing but certainly not forgotten. Too often we sensationalize the offender and undermine the victim. This true crime podcast combats the norm by offering a curation of interviews with victims, criminologists, experts, and truth- seekers who begin the dialogue: what is the "real true crime experience?"

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00:32:41

Ninja Nancy

Missing Magnolias ·

2023/12/13

Nancy from Damsel in Defense joins us to discuss how we can all use products for empowerment and self-defense! We learned why parking lots and grocery stores are potential hot zones for attacks and how to make tools like the kubotan, pepper spray, and stun guns functional for everyday use and even some more equipment that was not on our radar! Be sure when you make a purchase from Damsel in Defense, use the link below from now until 1/13/24 and 10% of the proceeds will be donated locally to the

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00:16:23

A Federal Public Defender's Fight for Fairness

Missing Magnolias ·

2023/12/06

Rebecca Hudsmith , a Louisiana Federal Public Defender, shares a trying moment of having a client on death row, as well as a monumental moment of arguing a case in the Supreme Court, all in pursuit of upholding a system of justice that works for us all.

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00:29:19

The Cajun Death Investigator

Missing Magnolias ·

2023/11/29

Toby Savoy is a Death Investigator who works for the Coroner's Office in south Louisiana. With over 18 years of experience, Toby is a veteran in the field. He explains to us which seasons are more active for motorcycle accidents versus suicides, how he determines time of death, why your cat is more likely to eat you than your dog, what Cajuns keep in their fridge, and why he always carries a cooler in his truck...just in case duty calls. Toby's work is largely aimed at educating the public

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00:31:50

Battered Child Syndrome

Missing Magnolias ·

2023/11/22

Lon Isaacson, retired California attorney and host's Scarlett's godfather, discusses some pivotal moments in his career. Beginning with his early contributions to California's child abuse reporting laws. As a then UCLA law student, Lon was hired by a law firm that was tasked with trying to find who should be held financially responsible for the injuries inflicted upon one high profile battered child, referred to by the LA Times as 'Baby Robison.' The term battered child syndrome

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00:34:37

Surviving Grooming, Kidnapping, and Sexual Abuse

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2023/11/15

In 1984 at age 11, Jody Plauché was abducted from his home in Baton Rouge by his karate teacher, Jeff Doucet, and was taken to California. Jody's case then made headlines when his father, Gary Plauché, shot Jeff on live TV as he was being escorted off a plane to face criminal charges relating to child molestation. Jody went on to pursue a life of activism against sexual assault. Most recently, he has written a book Why, Gary, Why?: The Jody Plauché Story, which instructs parents on how to

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00:23:10

Into the Lion's Den: An Abandoned Informant

Missing Magnolias ·

2023/11/08

Back in September 2022, A Louisiana woman working as a confidential informant was sent undercover into a drug sting and was raped twice, as a result of being left 'alone and unmonitored.' Reporting on the story is Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter with the Associated Press, Jim Mustian, here to discuss the subject of confidential informants (CIs) and the opportunity for better safeguards. You can read the full story ⁠here. ⁠ Jim also shares with us his latest project, a podcast

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00:19:44

Abduction, Ransom, and Murder in Mamou

Missing Magnolias ·

2023/11/01

Jordan LaHaye Fontenot (Managing Editor of Country Roads Magazine) joins the pod to discuss her forthcoming true crime book, HOME OF THE HAPPY: A MURDER ON THE CAJUN PRAIRIE, which details the crime that still haunts her family, the 1983 abduction, ransom, and murder of her great-grandfather, Aubrey LaHaye, a prominent banker in Mamou Louisiana. Jordan's book HOME OF THE HAPPY: A MURDER ON THE CAJUN PRAIRIE will be published with Mariner Books (winter/2025). Be sure to subscribe to her

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00:25:03

I Want To Believe

Missing Magnolias ·

2023/10/25

Beam me up, Scotty! Joining us is special guest Reggie Buck, a south Louisiana-based representative from The Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU) who collects and debunks evidence and experiences from the community and beyond regarding UAP or "unidentified aerial phenomenon." Similar to the stories we hear on the show from those whose lives are impacted by crime, we are reminded of the empowerment that comes with speaking out about any kind of experience, despite the stigmas. Not to

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00:02:44

Trailer: Season Two

Missing Magnolias ·

2023/10/18

Hi there! Back for Season Two, Michelle and Scarlett continue to offer listeners a curation of interviews from experts, criminologists, and truth-seekers who begin the dialogue: what is the 'real true crime' experience? Check out the highlights from our Season Two in the trailer.

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00:23:25

The Red 'Heads'

Missing Magnolias ·

2022/07/08

Why is no one talking about the red 'heads'!?! Our Google alerts are set with a potential serial killer at large. His victims were women with reddish hair whose severed heads were discarded in trash bags and were discovered in both southwest Louisiana and Texas in March of 2018 by cleanup crews. Police believe that the two cases could be connected. Neither women's remains were ever uncovered. Dr. Michelle Jeanis weighs in with her expertise on serial offenders, while we posit who were these women

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00:27:28

From Skull to Sketch

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2022/07/02

Natalie Murry is a fellow Ginger gal and a Texas-based forensic artist with a background in law enforcement . Natalie's skills in composites, skull reconstructions, age progressions and post-mortems have been instrumental in creating matches and ID's for cold cases. One of her more well-known ID's was that of Jane Doe known for many years to the true crime world as that of "Orange Socks" ---she now has her real name back. Natalie offers her services through her freelance company, Natalie Murry

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00:32:30

Rooted with Jason Berry

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2022/06/15

"On trips to the store, I stared at missing children on milk cartons and thought of Cajun altar boys," wrote New Orleans-based investigative reporter, author, and film director, Jason Berry, in his first book on the Catholic Church sexual abuse and coverup, Lead Us Not Into Temptation: Catholic Priests and the Sexual Abuse of Children (1992), which was compiled through court documents from both the criminal and civil cases against Lafayette Diocese priest, Father Gauthe, who admitted to abusing 37

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00:35:03

Peter Jordan

Missing Magnolias ·

2022/05/26

Nineteen-year-old Peter Jordan was the victim of a homicide in 2014. He was gunned down on February 19, 2014 in a drive-by shooting outside a friend's apartment complex in Huntersville, North Carolina. His case remains unsolved. With potential witnesses, new information, and evolved investigative techniques, his family seeks answers and has asked that his case be re-opened. Anyone with information can contact North Meck Crime Stoppers at 704-896-7867 with anonymous tips or they can email the

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00:17:53

Welcome to Nub City

Missing Magnolias ·

2022/05/05

No one is sure how it started , whether accidental or intentional, but soon one city in the Panhandle during the 1950s and 1960s was responsible for 2/3 of all loss of limbs insurance claims in the US , with the city of Vernon as the main culprit. Payouts moved faster , as we say, than boudin in the break room. When one payout reached $100,000 , insurance agents got suspicious and were sent to investigate the city of Vernon where as one insurance agent noted in his 1972 report, the two major past

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00:22:46

Don't F**k with Dogs

Missing Magnolias ·

2022/05/02

Back in New Orleans in 1983, a landlord received complaints from her tenants that their dogs had gone missing along with complaints about a creepy tenant and his missing roommate. Michelle, Scarlett, and special guest Allyson Wade (the Ginger Trifecta) weigh-in.Allyson Wade (Lafayette native) is a Los Angeles-based singer song writer. Be sure to check-out Allyson's latest music video "Lonely With You" available on all streaming platforms!"Lonely With You" music VideoLonely With You - Allyson Wade

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00:27:00

Take Me to Church

Missing Magnolias ·

2022/04/22

Two brutal murders occurred with a church setting and remain as cold cases. Reverend Carol Daniels was murdered on August 23, 2009 on the way to preach at her church in Anadarko, Oklahoma. She was found nearly decapitated, stabbed, doused in chemical agents, and left in a crucifix-like position near the church's altar. Another woman, Missy Bevers, was murdered in the early hours before teaching a fitness class outside Creekside Church in Midlothian, Texas on April 18, 2016. The suspect was seen on

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00:23:52

The Gene Genie: Carla Davis

Missing Magnolias ·

2022/04/13

Carla Davis is an Investigative Genetic Genealogist who in the past year has contributed more than $100,000 dollars of her funds to a genetics lab to assist in solving cold cases, mainly those from her home state of Mississippi. Carla is the founder of DNA Davis and has been instrumental in solving several cold cases by using skills honed from working with unknown parentage cases. In this episode, we are given a day-in-life as Carla describes her process of scouring obituaries, newspapers, census

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00:24:53

Minisode Michelle's Search History: Hands on Hard Bodies

Missing Magnolias ·

2022/03/30

Our minisodes are a break from true crime where we discuss Michelle's internet search history, which is teeming with the weird and wonderful.In this episode's crime adjacent topic, we have created a safe space to discuss and admire both reborn and sex dolls or "hard bodies," as we like to think of them with special guest, Andrea Schmidt. Sprinkled into the conversation, we cover Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy and give nod to our lord of lords "Britton," the reborn doll known worldwide. And speaking

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00:21:43

The New Orleans Italian Massacre of 1891

Missing Magnolias ·

2022/03/28

Following the murder of a New Orleans police chief by an unknown assailant, 11 Italian immigrants and Italian Americans were lynched by an angry mob on March 14, 1891. The event remains the largest mass lynching in US history. In 2019, the city issued an official proclamation of apology for the tragic event, which had plagued the Italian community worldwide.

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00:18:12

The Missing, Missing: Homeless Women Part 2

Missing Magnolias ·

2022/03/19

In Part 2, we continue our discussion of women experiencing homelessness with special guest, Staci Alziebler-Perkins, the Executive Director of Gathering for Women-Monterey, a day shelter that services 400 women annually, many of whom are over 60-years-old and who are locals. 80% of those who filed for unemployment at the height of the pandemic in 2020 were women. We learn the stories of these resilient women who are teachers, mothers, caregivers, scientists who had their lives changed in an

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