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Hold My Sweet Tea

Where True Crime collides with chilling ghost stories and Southern folklore. Join us, sip sweet tea, and uncover shocking tales of murder, mystery, and the supernatural, all with a healthy dose of Southern charm and a touch of sass!

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37:33

Ep. 115-When A Healer Becomes A Predator: Nathan...

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2026/04/27

Send us Fan Mail Las Vegas hits different when the headline isn’t a party, it’s a predator hiding behind “healing.” We’re Pearl and Holly, and we’re breaking down the Nathan Chasing Horse case: a man prosecutors say used a Lakota medicine man persona, public appearances, and a tight inner circle to exploit Indigenous women and girls for years. We talk through what the Nevada jury conviction actually included, why some counts carry the possibility of life sentences, and how the case stretches...

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Ep. 114-Chris Benoit: When the Machine Broke the Man

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2026/04/20

Send us Fan Mail A final early morning text about the dogs and an open back door becomes the last breadcrumb before pro wrestling’s most haunting headline. We walk through the Chris Benoit case with care for the victims and clarity about what the public record shows, from the three day timeline inside the home to the unanswered question everyone still wrestles with: how does a celebrated performer reach a point where violence becomes the outcome? We zoom out to the larger context that ...

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35:10

Ep. 113-Surgical Castration For Child Sex Offenders...

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2026/04/13

Send us Fan Mail Louisiana is taking a hard-line approach to crimes against children, and the details are more complicated than the headlines. We read through the core language of the state’s surgical castration law for certain sex offenses involving victims under 13, then talk honestly about what it means in practice: medical eligibility, court orders, and what happens when an offender refuses to comply. Along the way, we wrestle with the question people keep asking out loud, what actually s...

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Ep. 112-Easter-Ween? How A Devilish Witch Panic...

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2026/04/06

Send us Fan Mail Witches at Easter sounds like a joke until you hear the Swedish folklore behind it. We’re taking you to Sweden’s Holy Week, where people once believed witches flew through the night to Blåkulla, a mythical hill tied to the devil, feasts, and an upside-down world where normal rules collapse. What starts as eerie legend quickly turns into something more human: a snapshot of how communities tried to explain illness, loss, and bad luck when fear was easier than uncertainty. We a...

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26:46

STAD Ep.5-That One Time I Accidentally Joined a Cult...

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2026/04/02

Send us Fan Mail A cozy women’s circle in the Oregon woods sounds like the cure for loneliness until the “healing” starts to feel like control. Sarah writes in with a story that begins with tea, candles, journaling, and a leader who takes her hand and says, “I see you.” It feels warm, safe, and validating in exactly the way you crave when you’ve spent your life taking care of everyone else. Then the details get sharper. There are no clocks in the buildings. Cell service drops the moment you ...

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Ep. 111-The Unsolved Murder of James "Jimmy" Wood

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2026/03/30

Send us Fan Mail A stretch of River Road in Ponchatoula doesn’t look like the setting for a homicide investigation, but that’s where the disappearance of James “Jimmy” Wood leads. One moment he’s on camera near Highway 22 and Lee’s Landing. Then he’s gone, with his keys and belongings still at home and no clear trail to follow. We talk through what’s been released publicly and why we’re careful about what we don’t share while this remains an active investigation. You’ll hear the timeline tha...

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31:49

EP. 110-Carlos Marcello: The Quiet New Orleans Mob...

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2026/03/23

Send us Fan Mail 📣 Connect With Us Got a story? 👀 Send it to: holdmysweetteapodcast@gmail.com Sweet Tea After Dark — we might feature it in a future episode. Follow along for more Southern true crime, folklore, and late-night storytelling. New Orleans has no shortage of loud legends, but Carlos Marcello is the kind of true crime story that gets under your skin because it’s built on silence. He avoids interviews, dodges photos, and still ends up running a far-reaching New Orleans Mafia o...

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18:35

STAD Ep. 4-Can I Get My Deposit Back?

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2026/03/19

Send us Fan Mail Something about a quiet house outside a small town in southern Louisiana feels like it should be peaceful, but the woods have their own soundtrack and it does not stop at the tree line. We’re reading an anonymous listener submission from “Stella,” who moves into a cheap rental surrounded by pines, cypress, and Spanish moss, only to discover that the landlord’s vague warning about “hearing things” is not about squirrels in the attic. Night after night, the same hour brings slo...

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32:51

Ep. 109- Impressionable Minds and Hypnosis

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2026/03/16

Send a text A principal running hypnosis sessions for kids sounds like a quirky school story until the timeline turns grim. We’re Pearl and Holly, and we’re unpacking the George Kenney case out of Northport High School in Florida, where hypnosis meant for test anxiety, confidence, and athletic performance collides with tragedy and unanswered questions. We walk through what’s known about Kenney’s “helpful” approach, how students describe the sessions, and why the details matter: unlicensed th...

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Ep. 108-Inside ADX: Silence as a Sentence | The...

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2026/03/09

Send a text A ballroom fantasy meets a concrete cell. We open with our love of escapism—the lush string covers, the dance cards, the guilty-pleasure joy—and then pull a hard turn into the stark reality of ADX Florence, the “Alcatraz of the Rockies,” where isolation isn’t a punishment inside a prison. It is the prison. We walk you into a seven-by-twelve-foot cell, a narrow sky-slit for light, a concrete bed, and the ritual of 23 hours alone that turns minutes into fog and silence into pressure...

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STAD Ep. 3- Cheap Whiskey, Dark Sugarcane Fields and...

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2026/03/06

Send a text Four bored teenage boys in Gramercy, Louisiana make a decision that seemed harmless at the time — steal a bottle of cheap whiskey and head out to a sugarcane field to drink where nobody could see them. What starts as a dumb teenage plan quickly turns into something none of them can explain. Something running beside them in the rows. Something that moved through the cane without slowing down. In the chaos of the night, one of the boys disappears into the field. Search crews comb th...

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Ep. 107-Houston’s Icebox Murders Unpacked

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2026/03/02

Send a text Don’t open the fridge. That’s the warning that frames our deep dive into Houston’s most haunting mid-century mystery: the Icebox Murders of 1965. We follow the police welfare check that turned into a nightmare discovery, then map the strange, precise details that still unsettle anyone who studies the case—meticulous cleanup, a hammer and saws, and a chillingly organized aftermath. We walk through the life-shaped silence around Charles Rogers, the Rogers’ son and only suspect. A b...

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Ep. 106-Before She Vanished: The Story of Dail Dinwiddie

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2026/02/23

Send a text A crowded college district. A buzzing post-concert high. A young artist who asks a bouncer about her friends, leaves her purse—along with her asthma inhaler—and steps into the night. We pull the camera back on the 1992 disappearance of Dail Dinwiddie in Columbia’s Five Points, starting not with the mystery but with the person: a thoughtful, observant 23-year-old studying art history, rooted in family, and known for showing up. That foundation matters, because when someone grounded...

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20:36

STAD EP. 2-We Skipped The King Cake And Got Grabbed...

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2026/02/20

Send a text Lanterns, beads, and a sugar-free resolve set the stage before we step into a shadowed Southern church that refuses to be silent. We start light—Mardi Gras memories, Lunar New Year at Disney, and the tug-of-war between king cake cravings and a health plan—then open an anonymous listener submission that pulls the floor out from under our feet. The story unfolds with cinematic detail: a fully abandoned church that feels paused mid-service, footsteps upstairs that don’t match anyone...

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Ep. 105-Eye Drops and Murder

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2026/02/16

Send a text We’re looking for listener submissions — true crime encounters, paranormal experiences, urban legends, or moments you just can't explain. 📜 When you submit, please include: •Your name or an alias •The type of story you’re sharing •Your story in your own words •Where and roughly when it happened (if you’re comfortable sharing) •Whether you’d like identifying details changed •Confirmation that we can read and record your story on the show •Submissions can be anonymous. Every story

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21:39

Ep. 104-A Vanishing In New Orleans: The Unanswered...

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2026/02/09

Send us a text We’re looking for listener submissions — true crime encounters, paranormal experiences, urban legends, or moments you just can't explain. 📜 When you submit, please include: •Your name or an alias •The type of story you’re sharing •Your story in your own words •Where and roughly when it happened (if you’re comfortable sharing) •Whether you’d like identifying details changed •Confirmation that we can read and record your story on the show •Submissions can be anonymous. Every

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16:18

Ep. 1 STAD: The Devil Lived In My Parents Bathroom

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2026/02/06

Send us a text Sweet Tea After Dark: When Holly was six, that summers minor inconvenience turned into a full-blown paranormal standoff. One long hallway, one forbidden parents bathroom, and one horned silhouette whispering her name in the dark. This episode walks through a 70s mobile home time capsule — mustard-yellow appliances, shag carpet, brown paneling, and the kind of layout that plays tricks on a kid’s brain. We talk about fear, memory, and why the body believes what the mind tries t...

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Ep. 103-Vanished without a Trace: Rebecca Reid

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2026/02/02

Send us a text A mile-long shortcut at dusk. A familiar routine. And then silence. We unpack the disappearance of 32-year-old Rebecca Reid from Lumberton, Mississippi—a case that begins with a simple walk to meet her father and expands into a thousand-acre search with no trace. We walk through the timeline, the last confirmed sighting on Lee Town Road, and the reported stop of a white SUV that sparked early theories but never delivered proof. We share what investigators and volunteers did ne...

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30:30

Ep. 102-Mystery In Room 1046:The Unsolved Death Of...

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2026/01/26

Send us a text Sweet Tea After Dark: Have a story you’ve never told out loud? For Sweet Tea After Dark, we’re looking for listener submissions — true crime encounters, paranormal experiences, urban legends, or moments you just can't explain. When you submit, please include: •Your name or an alias •The type of story you’re sharing •Your story in your own words •Where and roughly when it happened (if you’re comfortable sharing) •Whether you’d like identifying details changed •Confi...

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29:05

Ep. 101-Ghosts of Jackson Barracks and Sweet Tea...

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2026/01/22

Send us a text Big changes are brewing, and we’re pouring carefully. We’re launching Sweet Tea After Dark, a companion series built for the stories that land after midnight—paranormal encounters, urban legends, and heavier true accounts that deserve a softer light and a slower pace. To make room, we’re moving to one regular Hold My Sweet Tea episode every Monday, with After Dark arriving every other Thursday. Same hosts, same heart, two different moods. To set the tone, we head to New Orlean...

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