32. The Stocking Strangler Part 1

Bless This Mess: A Southern True Crime Podcast · Mar 11, 2018 · 1h 3m

In the fall of 1977, a string of horrific attacks hit the city of Columbus, Georgia. White elderly women, all widows, living alone in an upscale neighborhood in Columbus were being brutally beaten, raped, and strangled with stockings. These murders schocked the community and despite massive police presence, the killings continued for several months. With racial tensions in the city at a high, a mysterious group called the "Forces of Evil" began taunting the police, threatening to kill black Columbus citizens if the strangler wasn't stopped. Will the police catch the Stocking Strangler before…