S6 Ep16: Murder in Coweta County
About this episode
The episode explores the murder investigation of Wilson Turner in Coweta County, Georgia, in 1948.
One April morning in 1948, a tenant farmer named Wilson Turner walked out of a rural Georgia jail and into an ambush. The man waiting for him owned 2,000 acres known as The Kingdom, a moonshine empire, and the county sheriff. What followed was a murder investigation that drew 500 lawmen from across the state — and a verdict few in Meriwether County saw coming. This is the real story behind Murder in Coweta County . Crimes of the Centuries is a podcast from Grab Bag Collab exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. You can get early and ad-free episodes and more over at www.grabbagcollab.com Order the Crimes of the Centuries book at your favorite bookstore or at www.centuriespod.com/book ! Follow us on Instagram and other social media: @centuriespod EPISODE SPONSORS: Mint Mobile. Get a new wireless plan for just $15 a month at MintMobile.com/cotc . Talkiatry. Get matched with an in-network psychiatrist in minutes at Talkiatry.com/cotc . Hims. Get your free online visit for ED treatment and more at Hims.com/cotc . BiOptimizers. Get 15% off Magnesium Breakthrough at bioptimizers.com/cotc with code COTC.
People in this episode
Host: Amber Hunt
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Hims, Mint Mobile, Talkiatry, BiOptimizers
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Grab Bag Collab
Places: Georgia, The Kingdom
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