The Felon File

The Felon File Podcast is a discussion of law enforcement history, issues, and incidents. Stories of justice and justice failed, in the Appalachian Mountains and beyond. Hosted by Scott Lunsford, retired police detective sergeant, author, and researcher. Listened to in 22 countries worldwide. felonfile.com

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 26m. Bisher sind 256 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint wöchentlich.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 15 hours 48 minutes

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episode 10: Episode 5-10. Who shot the Sheriff? You will be surprised.


Episode 5-10. Who shot the Sheriff? You will be surprised. 

The 1932 killing of a North Carolina Sheriff.  Shot with his own gun.  The investigation and arrest of a suspect.  The physical evidence, statements, and science just did not work out to prove the suspect did the homicide.    The investigation and court case reverberated across the state all the way to the Governor's Office...


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 March 28, 2021  25m
 
 

episode 11: Episode 5-11. A missing mother, murder, pizza, and Sheriff Ponder.


Episode 5-11. A missing mother, murder, pizza, and Sheriff Ponder.

A shade of blue story that takes us from, 1975 south Vietnam. Then to Guam, a refugee camp in Pennsylvania. To Greenville South Carolina then Asheville North Carolina. The Main Street of Marshall in the Mountains of Western North Carolina.  The Federal Court and a final ending in the Columbia South Carolina prison death chamber...


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 April 4, 2021  25m
 
 

episode 12: Episode 5-12. Cops in Court. Carjacker lectures. Egg thief Deputy of Buncombe County & Covid crooks


Episode 5-12.  Cops in Court. Carjacker lectures.  Egg thief Deputy of Buncombe County & Covid crooks

In this episode, Cops in Court.  A carjacker lectures a mother on child safety.  The 1800's egg thief Deputy of Buncombe County. The Remo rocket scientist and more Covid crooks.

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 April 11, 2021  24m
 
 

episode 13: Episode 5-13 The wicked stepmother. Truth or Fiction.


Episode 5-13 The wicked stepmother.  Truth or Fiction. 

The stories of the wicked stepmother aren't always fairy tales. A shade of blue story going beyond the Appalachian mountains. Beyond and down. Down under to Australia if we were to be more specific. Our discussion takes us from Wagga Wagga, Australia, to Hickory North Carolina USA. The tragic story of a freckle-faced little girl, Zahra Baker...


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 April 18, 2021  31m
 
 

episode 14: Episode 5-14. At 15 years old he was told to die in prison. He came close


Episode 5-14. At 15 years old he was told to die in prison. He came close.  

Freedom after 82 % of his life was spent behind bars.  Is it constitutional? Legal? Morally right? What alternatives do we have for convicted killers?

Lots of questions, what are the answers.  A look at several examples of long prison terms.

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 April 25, 2021  22m
 
 

episode 15: Episode 5-15 The massacre of the Donnelly family.


Episode 5-15 The massacre of the Donnelly family.

An Irish immigrant family who settled in the backcountry of Upper Canada. 

Physical and court fights over property, money, transport franchises, and other issues between the Donnelly family and their neighbors turned deadly one night in  February  1880.

James Donnelly opened his front door one morning and was met by 15 to 20 disguised night riders...


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 May 2, 2021  25m
 
 

episode 15: 6-15. The 2014 Munchhausen Murder


 6-15. The 2014  Munchhausen Murder

The Lacey Spears 2014 murder investigation.   Did she murder her own son?  Was it a case of the mental illness of Munchhausen?   Was it her fault or was she set up? What did the courts say?

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 September 26, 2021  38m
 
 

episode 16: Episode 5-16 Who killed the Hermit of Spring Creek


Who killed the Hermit of spring creek and Why? 

Today's discussion and shade of blue story is a homicide from 1939 Madison County, North Carolina. 

Who murdered the mountain hermit? How did they get caught?

Why were the offenders tried in court twice?

Listen and find out.

On-Line 5-8-2021 @ 7:00 PM EST

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 May 9, 2021  30m
 
 

episode 18: Episode 5-17, That Special Place in Hell.


Episode 5-17, That Special Place in Hell.  

Scott discusses three shade of blue stories where the victims are some of our most vulnerable in our society. Three current stories of how the perpetrators were stopped. What they face after being caught and tried. 

One suspect receiving the ultimate penalty and his case being heard in a very high court. 

On line on 5-15-2021 at 7:00 PM EST.on most Podcast Platforms...


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 May 16, 2021  28m
 
 

episode 18: Episode 5-18. The thirty-year murder case.


Episode 5-18.  The thirty-year murder case.

 A 1900 argument over one man’s wife ends in the death of one of two Mountain cousins.   The shooter disappears only to reappear at the sheriffs office turning himself in and demanding a trial 30 years later.  Why then? No one was looking for him. The crime had mostly been forgotten.   Listen and find out the reasons.

On line 5-22-2021 @ 7:00 PM EST

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 May 22, 2021  23m