Moss & Murder

Episode Title: Praise Be To He: The Judgement of Reverend Willie MaxwellPodcast: Moss and MurderLength: 28 Min 45 SecRelease Date: July 7, 2025
Description:In the summer of 1977—America was busy doing the hustle, trying to dance off gas shortages and hard times. But in rural Alabama, folks were facing a different kind of struggle. One that left five bodies, eight years of whispers, and justice served by an unlikely hand.
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Episode Written By: Kayla RoszelleMusic: Southern Gothic by Kevin MacLeod
 

In 1941 Atlanta, young housewife Mildred Williams vanished on her way to work—no trace, no witnesses. Days turned into weeks, until a flood and a metal trunk exposed a twisted act of jealousy that stunned the city. This episode uncovers the true story behind Mildred’s disappearance and the unlikely killer: a southern holy roller who would do anything to protect her children. Whether they needed it …or not.
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Links & Resources:
The Knoxville Journal, Publication Date: August 23, 1942
The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Publication Date: 1948
Episode Written By: Kayla RoszelleMusic: Southern Gothic by Kevin MacLeod

Episode Title: Double Bag it: The Savannah ButcherPodcast: Moss and MurderLength: 27:37Release Date: May 27th, 2025
Description:In October of 1945, Savannah was still shaking off the shadow of war, easing back into front porch conversations and peace that felt almost believable—until a man walking his dogs stumbled on something too awful to ignore: a severed human leg in an empty lot.
What followed was a story so grim, so quietly buried in the city's history, that few in Savannah speak of it today: a gruesome murder, a confession laces with eerie calm and a young killer whose fractured mind and empty heart left even seasoned detectives shaken.
Warning: This episode contains graphic details of a real crime, including dismemberment. Listener discretion is strongly advised.
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Links & Resources:https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3405708/mckethan-v-state/Book: Behind the Moss Curtain and Other Great Savannah Stories
Episode Written By: Kayla RoszelleMusic: Southern Gothic by Kevin MacLeod

Episode Title: Oddities & Curiosities: The Jim Williams Collection (Pt 1)Podcast: Moss & MurderLength: 28 Min 13SecRelease Date: May 15, 2025
Description:In May 1981, 21-year-old Danny Hansford was shot dead inside Savannah’s iconic Mercer House by the man who had taken him in—renowned antiques dealer Jim Williams. What followed was a legal saga of four murder trials, whispered secrets, and a carefully controlled narrative that would inspire the bestselling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. But beneath the charm was a story of grooming, power, and a city too invested in preservation to confront its truth. This is the real story behind the myth.
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Episode Extras & Crime Scene Photos:https://www.mossandmurder.com/p/oddities-curiosities-the-jim-williams-collection-pt-1-1747443469/
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Links & Resources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Danny_Hansfordhttps://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/1983/38847-1.htmlhttps://savannahmagazine.com/culture/midnight-marches-on/https://www.geocities.ws/midnightinsavannah/timeline.html
Episode Written By: Kayla RoszelleMusic: Southern Gothic by Kevin MacLeod

Episode Title: Ghost in the Bone: The Marshall HousePodcast: Moss and MurderLength: 18 Min 54 SecRelease Date: May 13, 2025
Description: Savannah’s Marshall House is a gorgeous Southern hotel with wrought iron balconies, stately charm—and a surgical past that’ll make your stomach turn. In this episode, we crack open the Civil War chapter of this haunted hotspot, when it doubled as a Union hospital where limbs were flying, anesthesia was optional, and floorboards hid more than termites.
We explore the gruesome reality of 1860s battlefield medicine, the haunting legacy of soldiers who never checked out, and why this hotel is now considered one of the most haunted in America. As always, expect historical horror with a side of sarcasm.
Would you stay the night?
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Links & Resources:
battlefields.orghttps://www.civilwarmed.org/www.marshallhouse.com/history.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_in_the_American_Civil_War
Episode Written By: Kayla RoszelleMusic: Southern Gothic by Kevin MacLeod

Moss and Murder – Trailer
Premiering May 2025
Welcome to Moss and Murder, the podcast that peels back Savannah’s charm to expose its darkest secrets.
Subscribe now and don’t miss the first episode dropping this May.
Because in Savannah… nothing stays buried for long.