Police Reporter: 3x-xx-xx ep03 The Case Of Gus Chapman aka The Georgia Slave Murders

Police Reporter: Old-Time Radio Detective Drama · Oct 25, 2026 · 14m

Early in 1921, Gus Chapman goes to a federal agent in Atlanta, Georgia, and reports that he was held against his will on John S. Williams's plantation on the Yellow River after working out a fine. The agent, who is investigating, questions Gus about the conditions he endured, including being locked in a stockade at night and beaten. Gus describes his treatment and the agent begins to look into Williams's conduct. The agent visits the plantation to inspect the quarters and speaks with a worker named Clyde Manning, whose remarks raise further concerns about the place. This is part of…