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# Murder, etc Podcast

A True Crime Podcast

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## Posts

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- [Charles Wakefield, Jr. attorneys move for new trial](https://murderetcpodcast.com/charles-wakefield-jr-attorneys-move-for-new-trial/) - Motion filed in Greenville County Court late Friday, October 30, nearly one year to the day since police recovered .32 Rossi revolver. Attorneys for Charles Wakefield, Jr. filed a motion in Greenville County Court Friday saying Wakefield has discovered new evidence that casts doubt on his conviction in the 1975 murders of Frank and Rufus
- [Episode 15: The Difference Between A and THE](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-15-the-difference-between-a-and-the/) - Charles Wakefield may have been innocent of murder, but he was not 100% innocent of everything.
- [FBI: Gun tests inconclusive](https://murderetcpodcast.com/fbi-gun-tests-inconclusive/) - Tests can't match or exclude gun from Looper murders The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it cannot determine whether a .32 Rossi revolver the agency tested was the gun that fired the two bullets that killed Lt. Frank Looper and his father Rufus. According to an FBI lab report obtained through a Freedom of Information
- [FBI to test gun, Looper murder bullets](https://murderetcpodcast.com/fbi-to-test-gun-looper-murder-bullets/) - Looper murders bullets and Rossi to be tested at FBI headquarters
- [Former Greenville Police Chief breaks silence on missing file.](https://murderetcpodcast.com/former-greenville-police-chief-breaks-silence-on-missing-file/) - Ken Miller saw red flag in Looper case
- [Wakefield attorneys want independent gun test](https://murderetcpodcast.com/wakefield-attorneys-want-independent-gun-test/) - Charles Wakefield Jr.’s attorneys want to conduct an independent ballistics analysis of a .32 Rossi revolver discovered by Murder, etc.
- [SLED report reveals investigation into Murder, etc. discoveries](https://murderetcpodcast.com/sled-report-reveals-investigation-into-murder-etc-discoveries/) - Letters said murdered deputy was preparing to reveal law enforcement corruption
- [Murder, etc. Live #3: Leonard Brown, Jr.](https://murderetcpodcast.com/murder-etc-live-3-leonard-brown-jr/) - Biographies | Show notes | Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Other listening options  Murder, etc. Live #3: Leonard Brown, Jr. studies three unsolved mysteries and reveals information never before broadcast. For more, read the show notes or listen to the episode above. Just discovering Murder, etc? This story is meant to be heard in
- [Murder, etc. Live #2: Frank Eppes](https://murderetcpodcast.com/murder-etc-live-2-frank-eppes/) - Biographies | Show notes | Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Other listening options  Murder, etc. Live #2: Frank Eppes is a longform discussion with Frank Eppes, the son of the trial judge in the Charles Wakefield, Jr. case. For more, read the show notes or listen to the episode above. Just discovering Murder, etc?
- [Episode 2: Finding Frank Looper](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-2-finding-frank-looper/) - The warning shots weren't enough to scare the county's top drug cop. The next shots scared a community for another four decades. Frank Looper's family looks back at a compassionate hunter and the warnings he ignored in a fight against organized crime.
- [Episode 27: Amazing Grace](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-27-amazing-grace/) - The season finale of Murder, etc. chronicles Charles Wakefield, Jr.'s 35-year effort to get out of prison and the time afterward as he tries to prove his innocence.
- [Episode 26: 2020 Hindsight](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-26-2020-hindsight/) - A new closing argument for 2020
- [Episode 24: Peerless](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-24-peerless/) - How would you build a jury of Charles Wakefield's peers?
- [Episode 23: The Closer](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-23-the-closer/) - Biographies | Show notes | Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Other listening options  The Closer introduces listeners to Charles Wakefield Jr.’s nightmare, Wyatt Earp Harper, and explains how Harper’s greatest weapon was his voice. For more, read the show notes or listen to the episode above. Just discovering Murder, etc.? This story is meant
- [Episode 22: Miss Mae](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-22-miss-mae/) - A family secret, a hidden gun, and some of the most dramatic developments in the Murder, etc. story to date
- [Episode 21: Greenville's Summer Sons](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-21-greenvilles-summer-sons/) - "It was somebody who was supposed to be his friend."
- [Episode 20: Dead End Country Road](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-20-dead-end-country-road/) - The Looper Murders investigators never considered one man a suspect...even if generations of cops still do.
- [Episode 19: True Believer](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-19-true-believer/) - Biographies | Show notes | Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Other listening options  True Believer introduces Danny Jones, Frank Looper’s protégé, and lets him explain what was happening behind the scenes with Frank Looper in the months before his death. For more, read the show notes or listen to the episode above. Just discovering
- [Episode 18: The Road to Six Mile](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-18-the-road-to-six-mile/) - Fast Eddie Williamson opens up about the Dawson Gang, and more.
- [Episode 17: Greenville, We Have a Problem](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-17-greenville-we-have-a-problem/) - Biographies | Show notes | Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Other listening options  Greenville, We Have a Problem digs into the rampant violence in Greenville, South Carolina, in 1975, one of the years Greenville County was the murder capital of the state, and then digs into Leonard Brown’s vault of tape recordings from the 1970s
- [Episode 16: Behind the Wall](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-16-behind-the-wall/) - Charles Wakefield survived Death Row...and ended up in hell.
- [Episode 13: The Other Word on the Street](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-13-the-other-word-on-the-street/) - The police told you about one word on the street. The didn't tell you about the other.
- [Episode 11: Love & Hate](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-11-love-hate/) - Biographies | Show notes | Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Other listening options  Love & Hate reveals Arthur Edward Williamson Jr. for the first time. Known as Fast Eddie, Williamson was likely the most notorious criminal from Upstate South Carolina in the 1970s. For more, read the show notes or listen to the episode
- [Episode 10: Good Ol' Boys](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-10-good-ol-boys/) - Master bank robber Foster Sellers knew his destiny, but he didn't know how it would change Greenville, SC
- [Episode 9: Saint Christopher](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-9-st-christopher/) - What does it mean to be a good cop? Does it require justice?
- [Episode 7: Southern Railroad](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-7-southern-railroad/) - Biographies | Show notes | Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Other listening options  Southern Railroad sets out to begin answering two questions. If one-time prosecutor Billy Wilkins knows things other people don’t know that convinced him Charles Wakefield, Jr. is guilty, what does he know? And if Charles Wakefield, Jr. wasn’t in the Looper
- [Murder, etc. Live #1: Mr. X](https://murderetcpodcast.com/murder-etc-live-1-mr-x/) - Producers Brad Willis and Andy Ethridge adhere to the pandemic social distancing requirements and tell the story of Greenville, South Carolina's first murder of 1975 and the man still known today as Mr. X.
- [Episode 12: Dare Me to Come](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-12-dare-me-to-come/) - It's pretty hard to re-write history...when somebody recorded it.
- [Episode 25: Playing by the Rules](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-25-playing-by-the-rules/) - How did prosecutors convict Charles Wakefield Jr.? They played by the rules...just not the rules you know.
- [Episode 8: A Bunch of Amateurs](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-8-a-bunch-of-amateurs/) - Biographies | Show notes | Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Other listening options  A Bunch of Amateurs is based on a quote from 1975 Greenville County Sheriff Cash Williams who, just a few weeks before Frank Looper's murder, said his county didn't have an organized crime problem. Sheriff Williams said his county only had
- [Episode 6: Unexpected Company](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-6-unexpected-company/) - Unexpected Company begins Murder, etc.'s deep dive into the documents, pictures, and stories that Greenville County has never heard about the Looper murders. It includes an interview with one of the last people to speak to Frank Looper, new details of what Looper's mother told police, a possible explanation for why some eyewitnesses weren't called at trial, revelations about the crowded crime scene, and previously unrevealed report that supported the theory that a hit man killed the Loopers. For more, read the show notes or listen to the episode above. For more details not covered in the podcast episode, read KILLER below.
- [Episode 5: Bub](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-5-bub/) - Carl "Bub" Skelton was an expert in catching crooks. It's easier when you're a crook yourself.
- [Episode 4: Motherless Child](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-4-motherless-child/) - South Carolina expected Charles Wakefield would never tell his story, because South Carolina expected to kill the man.
- [Episode 3: Ghost Bridge](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-3-ghost-bridge-2/) - Greenville, South Carolina has earned its ghosts. They've come from all haunts. Lawmen have killed other lawmen. Contract killers have rid their criminal syndicates of their rats. Eyewitnesses have disappeared into the ether. Ghost Bridge hunts those ghosts and reveals some startling stories that happened right around the time someone murdered Rufus and Frank Looper.
- [Episode 1: January 31, 1975](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-1-january-31-1975/) - One warm winter day changes a southern city forever.
- [Bonus: Captain Courageous & The Blizzard of '78](https://murderetcpodcast.com/bonus-captain-courageous-the-blizzard-of-78/) - Buddy Parnell represented Charles Wakefield, Jr. and while he was preparing the case, his son Sefton was awaiting the first of five kidney transplants. In this short bonus episode, Sefton's mother, Mary Jane Parnell, explains how Sefton affected their lives.
- [Bonus Episode: Brad Willis live at Endeavor](https://murderetcpodcast.com/bonus-episode-brad-willis-live-at-endeavor/) - Listen to Brad Willis speak live at Greenville, South Carolina's Endeavor co-working community
- [Special Report: Found & Lost](https://murderetcpodcast.com/special-report-found-lost/) - State police, FBI to investigate Greenville Police Department and the Looper murder evidence that police now admit has disappeared.
- [Special Report: Gone](https://murderetcpodcast.com/special-report-gone/) - After the discovery of potential new evidence in the Looper murders case, a startling report of what's happening inside the Greenville Police Department.
- [Special Report: October Surprise](https://murderetcpodcast.com/special-report-october-surprise/) - Breaking developments in a 44-year-old case
- [Special Report: Cutting the Lock](https://murderetcpodcast.com/special-report-cutting-the-lock/) - Bombshell admission of new evidence accusing a lawman of the Looper murders
- [Episode 14: Spotters](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-14-spotters/) - Every driver needs a spotter, and an investigation this big needs the best in the business.
- [Episode 0: Murder, etc. trailer](https://murderetcpodcast.com/murder-etc-trailer/) - A quick look at the story behind the Murder, etc podcast
- [Brad Willis introduces Amateurs ETC](https://murderetcpodcast.com/brad-willis-introduces-amateurs-etc/) - Murder, etc. producer and host Brad Willis explains the motivation behind Amateurs ETC
- [Bonus: Homeplace](https://murderetcpodcast.com/bonus-homeplace/) - In Homeplace, Frank Looper's cousin, Adele, and aunt, Julia, take you back to the old Looper homeplace and a time before it was a tragic landmark.
- [Bonus: Andy Ethridge](https://murderetcpodcast.com/bonus-andy-ethridge/) - Learn how a railroad furlough turned into a 20-year obsession.

## Pages

- [Murder, etc.](https://murderetcpodcast.com/) - A city overrun by corruption, violence, and the Dixie Mafia. A narcotics cop on the way to cracking the biggest case of his life. A man sent to South Carolina’s Death Row. A community on the verge of finally facing its dark and bloody past. If you’ve just learned about this podcast because
- [In the news](https://murderetcpodcast.com/in-the-news/) - Greenville JournalVincent Harris(October 17, 2019) Bitter SouthernerBrad Willis(July 30, 2019) Fox CarolinaBrookley Cromer(April 11, 2019) MEDIUMTerry Barr(September 6, 2019) WSPA-TVKirsten Glavin and photographer Doug Urich (April 3, 2019) Greenville NewsConor Hughes(November 8, 2019) WSPA-TVAnne Maxwell(November 8, 2019) Beyond the MicSean Dillon(September 27, 2019) Thinking Poker PodcastAndrew Brokos & Nate Meyvis (April 2, 2019) WYFF-TVBrennan McDavid
- [About Brad Willis](https://murderetcpodcast.com/about-brad-willis/) - Brad Willis lives in Greenville, SC where he worked for six years as an award-winning reporter for WYFF-TV and won the 2003 National Headliner Award Best of Show. Brad began investigating the stories behind Murder, etc. while working for WYFF. Prior to working in Greenville, he worked as a reporter in Jackson, MS and Columbia, MO.
- [Sheriff Johnny Mack Brown](https://murderetcpodcast.com/sheriff-johnny-mack-brown/) - Johnny Mack Brown recently stepped down as the interim Greenville County Sheriff after the election of Hobart Lewis in March 2020. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed him to the office in 2018 after suspending the elected sheriff, Will Lewis, who was convicted of misconduct in office. Greenville County first elected Brown in 1976, and
- [Andy Ethridge](https://murderetcpodcast.com/andy-ethridge/) - Andy Ethridge is a native South Carolinian who currently works in the software industry. It is his second career after fulfilling a lifelong dream of working as a railroad conductor. During a series of furloughs from the railroad, Ethridge began a two-decade investigation into the Looper murders and subsequent conviction of Charles Wakefield Jr. Ethridge
- [The Roll Call](https://murderetcpodcast.com/the-roll-call/) - Special thanks to these financial contributors who have made sure Murder, etc. has been able to keep the lights on during production. Your generosity will never be forgotten. Benefactors & VIP Investigators David & Makiko BehrLarry CarpenterAdrienne CarterLee JonesApril NassiEric RamseyShirley RosarioCharles Stillman Senior Investigators Shannon WilbanksMelba RowlandTommy MasonMaureen McCarthyOlivia WhitmanAl RashRick PorterCate ChapmanMike SmithRJ
- [Support Murder, etc.](https://murderetcpodcast.com/support-murder-etc/) - Murder, etc. could not do as much as it does without its supporters from the Amateurs ETC group and the private donors who have offered their very generous help. Murder, etc. host Brad Willis self-funded the podcast from its conception. The equipment, production, and hosting costs were just the beginning of the ongoing financial commitment
- [Amateurs ETC](https://murderetcpodcast.com/amateurs-etc/) - In early 1975, Greenville County Sheriff Cash Williams declared that his community didn’t have an organized crime problem. He said the criminals of Greenville County were “a bunch of amateurs.” Murder, etc. listeners didn’t miss the irony. When the most dedicated started talking about getting together to talk about what they had heard so far, listener
- [The File](https://murderetcpodcast.com/the-file/) - The File Looper Murders File The ETC File Names Glossary Clarifications The File If you want to help with the investigation, Murder, etc. is sharing its files with you. Maybe you will see something our team hasn’t seen. Spend as much time as you like, and then share your findings and thoughts with us or everyone
- [How to listen](https://murderetcpodcast.com/how-to-listen/) - No matter whether you’ve been listening to podcasts for years or have never heard of a podcast, subscribing and listening to Murder, etc. is simple. And, it’s free. Use any of the methods below to listen to the stories and join the investigation. How to subscribe on Apple Podcasts If you use an
- [About Murder, etc.](https://murderetcpodcast.com/about/) - About Murder, etc. GREENVILLE, SC: January 31, 1975: Lt. Frank Looper was about to break the biggest case of his life. On a warm winter afternoon, the county’s top drug cop walked out to his father’s garage. In minutes, they were both dead. Investigators said it was a botched midday robbery and sent a young man, Charles
- [Bonus episode: Behind the scenes with Brad Willis](https://murderetcpodcast.com/bonus-episode-behind-the-scenes-with-brad-willis/) - Bonus episode: Behind the scenes with Brad Willis On September 23, 2019, Greenville, South Carolina's Emrys Foundation invited Murder, etc. producer Brad Willis to speak in front of a live audience and discuss what it's been like behind the scenes of the production. In this edited version of Willis' discussion, he talks about the origins
- [Gallery](https://murderetcpodcast.com/gallery/) - The Murder, etc. Gallery features crime scene photos from the Looper murders, portraits of the people you hear about in the story, and more. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts Crime scene photos Murder, etc. : Faces of the 1970s Murder, etc. : Behind the voices
- [Bonus Interview: Danny Jones](https://murderetcpodcast.com/bonus-interview-danny-jones/) - BONUS INTERVIEW: DANNY JONES In Episode 19: True Believer, retired narcotics officer Danny Jones explained the effect Lt. Frank Looper had on him when he was a young man. In this bonus interview, Jones expands on his respect for Looper and the impact he had on a young narc's career. Click on the audio player
- [Melvin Croft](https://murderetcpodcast.com/melvin-croft/) - Melvin Croft is a military veteran, a former Greenville Police officer, and a retired funeral director. Croft worked for the Greenville Police Department between 1972 and 1979. During that time, he became friends with Greenville County Sheriff's Office drug cop Frank Looper. Croft says that on the day of the murders, he was eating lunch
- [Manny Nix](https://murderetcpodcast.com/manny-nix/) - Emmanuel "Manny" Nix grew up with Charles Wakefield in Greenville. They spent their childhoods and teen years together as cousins and close friends. Nix left Greenville for the Navy just before Wakefield was arrested. He learned of the murders while at sea and came home to find Wakefield on Death Row. Nix insists Wakefield never
- [Larry Smith](https://murderetcpodcast.com/larry-smith/) - Larry Smith grew up in West Greenville and is a lifelong resident of South Carolina. His uncle owned several social clubs in the West Greenville community, which afforded Smith the opportunity to meet several notorious figures from the 1970s. Smith owned and ran Larry's Wheel & Rim on one of Greenville County's busiest roads for
- [Knox White](https://murderetcpodcast.com/knox-white/) - Knox White has been the mayor of Greenville, SC since 1995. A native of the city, White has served as Greenville mayor longer than any of his predecessors. White is considered one of the chief architects of modern Greenville's success. Since taking office, White has helped guide the city's downtown to a rebirth that has
- [Frank Eppes Jr.](https://murderetcpodcast.com/frank-eppes-jr/) - Frank Eppes, Jr. is a well-known third-generation Greenville, SC attorney who literally grew up in the Greenville County Courthouse. Eppes' father was a well-known circuit judge who presided over the Looper Murder trial and ultimately sentenced Charles Wakefield, Jr. to death. Eppes worked on Wakefield's behalf in an effort to secure parole for the man
- [Eric Gottlieb](https://murderetcpodcast.com/eric-gottlieb/) - Eric Gottlieb was an attorney and aspiring documentary filmmaker in 2001. As he worked to produce a documentary about Charles Wakefield, Jr.'s fight to prove his innocence, Gottlieb found himself using his legal training to represent Wakefield at parole board hearings. While Gottlieb ultimately decided not to produce the film, he worked with Wakefield for
- [Ballard George](https://murderetcpodcast.com/ballard-george/) - Ballard George Alignment shop owner who also worked with local organized crime figures. Served as a cleaner for two contract killers after Raymond "Bugs" Hassie's murder. Known associates: Frank Walker, Country Small, Raymond "Bugs" Hassie. Frank Walker Raymond “Country” Small Raymond “Bugs” Hassie
- [The Dawson Gang Bank Robberies](https://murderetcpodcast.com/the-dawson-gang-bank-robberies/) - For more information on the Dawson Gang, its members, and its origins, visit Episode 10: Good Ol’ Boys.
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- [Julia Looper McAuley](https://murderetcpodcast.com/julia-looper-mcauley/) - Julia Looper McAuley lost her brother and nephew on January 31, 1975. Rufus Franklin Looper, II was her brother. Lt. Frank Looper was her nephew. McAuley grew up in the house where her brother and nephew were murdered before moving to Cayce, SC, a suburb of the state capital, Columbia. There, she raised a family
- [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](https://murderetcpodcast.com/faq/) - Below are some of the questions we are asked on a regular basis. If you have a question you think should be added here, send us a message using our Contact page. Has Murder, etc. "solved" the Looper murders? The Looper murder case has been officially closed for more than four decades and considered solved
- [Dannette Greene](https://murderetcpodcast.com/dannette-greene/) - Dannette Greene began working in the Greenville County's Sheriff's Office in the early 1970s just after she turned 18 years old. She worked there off and on for another four decades. During that time, she served with every Greenville County Sheriff. Greene was working in the dispatchers' office on the morning of January 31, 1975
- [Contact Murder, etc.](https://murderetcpodcast.com/contact/) - If you are sending tips and want to remain anonymous, please use our Murder, etc Tips page. If you have a general inquiry or comment, please use any of the methods below and we will get back to you as soon as possible. SIGNAL Signal is a messaging app with end-to-end encryption that allows you to
- [Annie Jones](https://murderetcpodcast.com/annie-jones/) - At 86 years old, Annie Jones tells stories about actual lynchings she remembers from her childhood. She is one of very few relatives who supported Charles Wakefield throughout his incarceration. Today she continues to live on her own and take care of herself. Wakefield visits her on a regular basis. Her memory about the case
- [Tom Donohue](https://murderetcpodcast.com/tom-donohue/) - Tom Donohue is a retired agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A native of New York City, he describes his childhood neighbors using references to the film Goodfellas. After starting his career with the F.B.I. in St. Louis, Donohue moved to South Carolina where he eventually took on as the Resident Agent in Greenville,
- [Scott McAuley](https://murderetcpodcast.com/scott-mcauley/) - Scott McAuley was in his early teens when a murderer killed his uncle Rufus and cousin Frank Looper. Despite his youth, he felt almost immediately uncomfortable with Charles Wakefield, Jr.'s conviction. McAuley lives in Greenville, South Carolina with his wife, not far from the grandparents he shared with his cousin Frank. While McAuley hasn't been
- [John Boyanoski](https://murderetcpodcast.com/john-boyanoski/) - John Boyanoski moved to Greenville, South Carolina two decades ago to work as a reporter for The Greenville News. While working there, he covered stories related to the Looper murders. He and Murder, etc. host, Brad Willis, worked the Greenville County Courthouse beat together, often competing against each other but becoming friends along the way.
- [Freida and Jay Belk](https://murderetcpodcast.com/freida-and-jay-belk/) - Freida Belk and son Jay lived through the 1970s as the wife and son of an adrenaline junkie named John Belk. Belk worked in the General Motors finance branch, but spent his free time working with the Greenville County drug unit as an undercover narc. During that time, his fellow drug agents started referring to
- [Billy Wilkins](https://murderetcpodcast.com/billy-wilkins/) - William Walter Wilkins, known almost universally as Billy, was the chief prosecutor in the Looper murder case. Wilkins' prosecution resulted in Charles Wakefield, Jr.'s death penalty conviction. Wilkins graduated from Greenville High School before attending Davidson College and the University of South Carolina law school. Wilkins was a legal assistant for South Carolina Senator Strom
- [Adele Looper McAuley](https://murderetcpodcast.com/adele-looper-mcauley/) - Adele McAuley is a native of Greenville, SC, the daughter of Julia McAuley, and Lt. Frank Looper's cousin. McAuley attended Parker High School before going on to get several advanced degrees. Now retired from a career in business, she is studying to become a Master Gardener and managing several other business interests. She currently lives
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- [Carl "Bub" Skelton](https://murderetcpodcast.com/carl-bub-skelton/) - Carl Cashion “Bub” Skelton began his career in public service around 1950 as the captain of the Parker Fire Department, where he trained and served as an arson investigator. His experience there led him to a 16-year career as a Greenville County Sheriff’s deputy, a job he held until his boss, Sheriff Bob Martin, lost
- [Vanessa McKinney](https://murderetcpodcast.com/vanessa-mckinney/) - Vanessa McKinney is Charles Wakefield, Jr.'s sister and the daughter of Charles Wakefield, Sr. McKinney worked as an advocate for her brother during the 35 years he was in prison. She also spent that time caring for her ailing father as he dealt with his own regret over his son's sentence. In Motherless Child, the
- [Raymond "Country" Small](https://murderetcpodcast.com/raymond-country-small/) - RAYMOND SMALLaka: COUNTRY Contract killer responsible for the murder of Raymond “Bugs” Hassie in what local investigators described as a “gangland slaying.” Known associates: Frank Walker, Ballard George, Raymond “Bugs” Hassie. Frank Walker Ballard George Raymond “Bugs” Hassie RAYMOND SMALLaka: COUNTRY Contract killer responsible for the murder of Raymond “Bugs” Hassie in what local
- [Leonard Brown](https://murderetcpodcast.com/leonard-brown/) - Leonard Brown is the founder of Southeastern Alarm Systems, a popular security company on Greenville's west side. Brown provided alarms and personal response service for thousands of clients, including the Greenville County Schools. During his time as the company's owner, he personally captured more than 1,000 burglars. In 1972 and 1976, Brown ran for Greenville
- [Dr. Max Courson](https://murderetcpodcast.com/dr-max-courson/) - Dr. Max Courson grew up in Baxley, GA, the same small Georgia town as one of the South's most notorious gangsters, Willie Foster Sellers. After Sellers went to prison, Dr. Courson struck up a correspondence with Sellers and eventually wrote the man's life story. Dr. Courson worked in print and broadcast journalism for most of
- [Charles Wakefield, Jr.](https://murderetcpodcast.com/charles-wakefield-jr/) - Charles Wakefield, Jr. grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. In 1975, he was indicted for the murders of Rufus Franklin Looper II and his son, Frank Looper, the head of the county narcotics unit. On February 26, 1976, Judge Frank Eppes sentenced Wakefield to death in the South Carolina electric chair. Wakefield left for Death
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- [Lynn West](https://murderetcpodcast.com/lynn-west/) - Lynn West worked for Greenville County from 1975 until 2005, primarily for the Public Defender's Office. West's primary job was to interview and assess defendants to determine their need for a public defender. In 1975, West interviewed Charles Wakefield, Jr. as part of his jail intake processing. West remembered that on that same night, he
- [Episode 3: Ghost Bridge](https://murderetcpodcast.com/episode-3-ghost-bridge/) - Within 24 hours of the Looper murders, three men sat a few miles away at the R&R Tavern on Buncombe Rd. drinking beer. When they’d had enough, the piled into a yellow 1974 Dodge Charger and pulled out into the fog and cold rain. The car belonged to Raymond “Country” Small, but Raymond “Bugs” Hassie
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- [I knew that person!](https://murderetcpodcast.com/forums/topic/i-knew-that-person/) - If you lived in Upstate South Carolina, you might have had your own run-ins with some of the people in Murder, etc. Share your stories here.

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