Family Murders Episodes

111. The Phillips Family Murders: Winston-Salem’s New Year’s Eve Tragedy (1947)
Sept. 30, 2025

111. The Phillips Family Murders: Winston-Salem’s New Year’s Eve Tragedy (1947)

On New Year’s Eve, 1947, Winston-Salem was still glowing with Christmas decorations when a tragedy unfolded that shocked Forsyth County and made headlines across the state of North Carolina.   Everett and Margaret Phillips were a devoted couple who waited eight years for their only child, Tommy …
109.The Rowan County Axe Murders: The Lyerly Family
Sept. 2, 2025

109.The Rowan County Axe Murders: The Lyerly Family

In July of 1906, Rowan County, North Carolina, was shaken by one of the most brutal crimes in state history. Isaac Lyerly, his wife Augusta, and two of their young children were murdered in their farmhouse near Barber Junctio...