Thank you to Amy M for requesting this episode!
A rich and powerful man who thought he was above the law and a brave sheriff who refused to back down.
This is the story of how one murder brought a corrupt "king" and his reign of terror crashing down.
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Join Jen & Cam as we explore the 1948 case that made history in the American South, "Fall of a Kingdom: Coweta County Murder"
Thank you to our team
Listener Discretion by Edward October
Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen
Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint https://theinkypawprint.com
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Check out the 1983 movie Murder in Coweta County with Andy Griffith and Johnny Cash.
Also, the podcast Southern Fried True Crime episode 160.
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