The Catfish Killer (Pt 1)

An online feud escalates offline, resulting in a double murder. This is the story of the “The Facebook Murders” of Mountain City, Tennessee.

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This episode was written by Nora Batelle Editorial Direction by Nora Batelle Developed by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth and Jacob Bronstein Produced by Antonio Enriquez Directed and Edited by Mark Francis Theme Music by Tyler Cash Executive Produced by Scott Waxman, Mark Francis, and Jacob Bronstein

Special Thanks to: Dennis Brooks, Too Pretty To Live: The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee 20/20 Episode https://abcnews.go.com/US/social-media-feud-led-murder-young-tennessee-couple/story?id=34346840 https://www.themidwestcrimefiles.com/post/deadly-facebook-friend-the-murder-of-billy-payne-billie-jean-hayworth https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/janelle_leigh_potter_cca_majority_opinion.pdf https://lawandcrime.com/crime/matriarch-of-tennessee-family-convicted-of-infamous-facebook-murders-pleads-guilty-after-being-granted-new-trial/ https://www.thetomahawk.com/news/local/plea-deal-brings-facebook-murders-trial-to-a-close/article_b2364104-e490-5703-a91c-97e3870f4da2.html#:~:text=A%20fourth%20person%20charged%2C%20Jamie,received%20a%2025%2Dyear%20sentence.

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