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Welcome to the Southern Blueprint Podcast, your passport to the heart and soul of the South!The Southern Blueprint Podcast dives into the real stories of the American South — true crime cases, lost treasure hunts, pirates, outlaws, folklore, Southern history, and the legends…
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The Skunk Ape: Florida’s Bigfoot in the Swamp (opens the original)
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For decades, people across Florida have reported seeing something large, hairy and foul-smelling moving through the swamps, mangroves and forests of the state. They call it the Skunk Ape. In this episode of The Southern Blueprint, we head into the Florida wilderness to trace the strange history of one of the South’s most famous cryptids. We’ll look at the terrifying 1977 encounters that drove the Stoeckman family from their home in Key Largo, a bizarre 1974 incident along U.S. 27, police encount
Marie Laveau: The Voodoo Queen (opens the original)
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Few names are as deeply woven into the history and folklore of New Orleans as Marie Laveau. She was a real woman who became something much larger: a Voudou leader, healer, devout Catholic, confidante, and eventually the legendary Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. Nearly 150 years after her death, stories still surround her—secret ceremonies, gris-gris, Grand Zombi, courtroom magic, mysterious disappearances, ghostly encounters, and a tomb where generations of people have gone to ask Marie for help. B
The Pigeon Forge Murder: The Death of Ann Robertson Jones (opens the original)
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In July of 1987, 42-year-old Ann Robertson Jones was found murdered inside her home in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. At the time, Pigeon Forge was becoming one of the South’s most familiar family vacation destinations. Dollywood had opened the year before. Tourism was booming. Families were pouring into Sevier County for cabins, souvenir shops, mountain views, and the promise of a Smoky Mountain getaway. But beneath that bright image of Pigeon Forge is one of the darkest cases in the town’s history.
Shark Week- Summer of Sharks: The North Carolina Attacks of 2015 (opens the original)
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In the summer of 2015, North Carolina experienced one of the most unusual shark-bite clusters in its recorded history. Over just twenty-four days, eight people were bitten along the coast, from Ocean Isle Beach and Oak Island to Surf City and the Outer Banks. Two teenagers lost arms during attacks that occurred less than ninety minutes apart, while several other swimmers suffered serious injuries in the days that followed. Support The Southern Blueprint by joining the Hidden Pine Lodge on Patreo
Abraham Shakespeare: Lottery, Lies, and Murder (opens the original)
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In 2006, Abraham Shakespeare went from working-class Floridian to multimillionaire overnight after winning a $30 million Florida lottery jackpot. For most people, that kind of money sounds like freedom. For Abraham Shakespeare, it became the beginning of a nightmare. As word of his fortune spread, so did the requests for money, the business schemes, the lawsuits, and the people looking to profit from his generosity. Abraham was known as a kind, trusting man who loved helping others—but that gene
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