In the Red Clay

Host Sean Kipe digs into the story of Justin Gaines, who went missing in the early morning hours of November 2, 2007, after walking out of a popular nightclub on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia. He was never seen again. The investigation into Gaines' disappearance quickly went cold and remained so until 2015, when a man confessed to taking part in his murder. Though this detailed confession described what happened to Justin Gaines, who was involved, and where his body was placed, no arrest has ever been made. 

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Sean hears the full Billy Wayne Davis confession interviews and learns new information about Billy Sunday Birt concerning his role in the Durham homicides.

Follow Sean’s new podcast series Drowning Creek (Available 6/21/24): https://link.chtbl.com/redclayxdrowningcreek

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Sean and Stoney candidly discuss what they’ve recently learned about Billy Birt’s alleged role in the Durham murders and Stoney claims he has new evidence to prove his father’s innocence of the crime. 

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It’s the crack era.The most violent time in New York City history. The NYPD is fighting a losing battle and instead of protecting the city from drug dealers, some police officers have become them. This is the never-before told, first-person documentary of the biggest police corruption scandal in NYPD history and the investigation that uncovered it all. From Audacy Originals and Zak Levitt, the Emmy, Peabody, and NY Press Club Investigative Journalism Award winning creator of Root of Evil, Gangster Capitalism, and Relative Unknown.

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Just because the police can’t solve a murder doesn’t mean other people won’t find someone to blame. In the newest upcoming season of Witnessed: Devil in the Ditch, journalist Larrison Campbell returns to her Mississippi hometown to reexamine one of its most notorious unsolved cold cases – the murder of her grandmother, Presh.

She was killed on Friday the 13th, in her parlor… The likely murder weapon: A brass candlestick. Campbell starts back at the scene of her grandmother’s murder...

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On a January night in 1978, a white light burned through the sub-Arctic sky. It was Cosmos 954, a nuclear-powered Soviet espionage satellite that had malfunctioned and fallen to earth. As the satellite disintegrated, it scattered dangerously radioactive debris across the vast traditional lands of the Dene, Métis, and Inuit in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Operation Morning Light tells the story of the Cosmos 954 disaster, its impact on the land, and the resilience of the communities in the debris field.

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Hosted by Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart from the hit show Morbid.

When 90-year-old Laurence Pilgeram drops dead on the sidewalk outside his condo, you might think that’s the end of his story. But, really, it’s just the beginning. Because Laurence and others like him have signed up to be frozen and brought back to life in the future. And that belief will pull multiple generations of the Pilgeram family into a cryonics soap opera filled with dead pets, gold coins, grenades, fist fights, mysterious packages, family feuds, Hall of Fame baseball lege...

Billionaire Zappos founder and tech CEO Tony Hsieh was obsessed with happiness and helping people achieve it. After running “the world’s happiest company” for two decades, Hsieh created his experimental community — The Downtown Project — dedicated to pursuing happiness. But what do Tony's life and death reveal about Silicon Valley’s obsession with re-imagining how society functions?

"A gripping tale" - The Guardian

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Sean speaks with the retired GBI agent who helped rekindle the investigation after decades of little to no progress. A family member of the Durham's finally steps forward.

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Sean looks deeper into the past of Dixie Mafia member Billy Wayne Davis.

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The main suspect widely believed to have set up the hit on the Durham family is examined.

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Here’s your special preview episode of the new series Elizabeth the First – about the remarkable life of Elizabeth Taylor.

In this preview, we learn how Elizabeth’s ambitious spirit was unmistakable early in life. The relationship with her parents and the push into the glamour and prestige of Hollywood collided with the reality of a male-dominated business – one that was more interested in making Taylor a product, than the person she knew herself to be.

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Sean speaks with the Sheriff who closed the Durham case and learns there is more to the story than meets the eye.

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Stoney discusses why he feels his father was not responsible for the Durham murders. In fact, he questions whether it was the "Dixie Mafia" at all. 

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Host Sean Kipe looks into the details of a 50-year-old unsolved triple homicide as details come to light that finally close the case. Billy Sunday Birt and Georgia’s “Dixie Mafia” are held responsible, but is that the whole story?

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The Vanished is a true crime podcast that explores the stories of those who have gone missing. The Vanished goes beyond conventional news reports to take a deep dive into the story of a different missing person each week.   

Host Marissa Jones brings you exclusive interviews with family members, friends, law enforcement and experts on mainstream cases, as well as little known ones.

Listen in, to hear what The Vanished will uncover next: wondery.fm/vanished_redclay

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In early February of 2022, law enforcement officials in Boone, North Carolina made national headlines when they announced that a 50-year-old unsolved triple homicide case had been closed - with the help of none other than former “Dixie Mafia” member Billy Wayne Davis. The 1972 murders of Bryce, Virginia and 18-year-old Bobby Durham was one of the most notorious cases in the state’s history, one surrounded by numerous theories and conspiracies. Davis’ admission that he was present on the night of the murders is only part of the story of what really happened. 

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Warsaw, Missouri, is a small, rural town of just over 2,000 people in the American Midwest. Locally it’s known as the “quiet end of the Lake of the Ozarks.” Very few realize that it’s the paddlefish capital of the world. But when a new group arrived driving flashy, imported cars and dropping hundreds of dollars on bait and tackle, the town became the setting for an undercover federal sting operation tasked with bringing down a suspected international caviar poaching ring. 

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Culpable is back for a new season with a new case.

On August 28, 2013, 22 year old Brittany Stykes was shot and killed while driving down Highway 68 in Brown County, Ohio. It’s been nearly a decade since her murder and the search for answers continues. Host Dennis Cooper and investigative journalist Jessica Noll work to unearth the truth around this story of a young mother whose life was cut short and the loved ones who have been left picking up the pieces. From Resonate Recordings and Tenderfoot TV, this is season 2 of Culpable. Available now on...

Fear and hysteria grip the small town of Gilmer, Texas, when the search for missing teenager Kelly Wilson takes a series of bizarre and shocking turns. Thirty years later, journalist Wes Ferguson returns home to uncover what really happened to Kelly, who has never been found, in this wild, 10-episode true crime podcast. 

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In a world where “influence” equals follower counts and likes, there was one woman who, over the course of her career and half a century before, defined the meaning of influence and transformed its power.  She went the distance by living a remarkable life beyond the dazzle - breaking ground as the first true influencer.

Her name?  Elizabeth Taylor.

Narrated by Katy Perry, Elizabeth the First is a 10-episode podcast series exploring the life of Elizabeth Taylor as Hollywood icon, mother, wife, entrepreneur, advocate… and influencer.

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Once called “the miracle on the beach,” Synanon began in the 1960s as an experimental rehab facility in Santa Monica, California with a radical claim: It could cure heroin addiction. Before long, it would make an even bolder claim: It could cure any of your problems. All you had to do was move in. What started in a house on the beach, soon spread to compounds across the country. The man who made the miracle happen, Charles E. Dederich, aka “Chuck,” would be the one to destroy it all, along with the lives of many of his followers and millions...

From Sean Kipe and Imperative Entertainment comes the story of former Georgia police officer Michael Chapel, convicted of the 1993 robbery and brutal murder of Emogene Thompson and sentenced to life in prison. However, with the recent surfacing of new information, Chapel’s story may have taken a dramatic turn – one that could potentially prove his innocence. Kipe takes a deep dive into Chapel’s past to find the unbelievable truth behind a story that involves corrupt police officers, crime rings, drug trafficking, steroids, and murder.

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Our family members are not always who we think. When Eleonore Richland exposed her father’s dark legacy, she vowed to clean up the family business – and hired her half-brother, Santino Reyes, to help her do it. But old habits die hard. In the shocking new third season, Eleonore reckons with what her father always taught her growing up: medicine is a bloody business. From Wondery, the makers of “The Shrink Next Door” and “Dr. Death,” Blood Ties stars Gillian Jacobs (Community, Love), Christian Navarro (13 Reasons Why), and Peter Stormare. Listen to all six episodes ad free on Wondery+ on May 9. <...

Sean revisits Stoney at the distillery after receiving a phone call from him claiming there was much more to tell. 

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We're excited to share two new announcements for fans of In the Red Clay.

First, listen to Sean's new podcast 'Fox Hunter', out now. As an exclusive preview, just stay tuned to this episode and you'll hear the first full episode. For the full series, just search 'Fox Hunter' on your favorite podcast app, or visit https://link.chtbl.com/foxhunter.

Secondly, even more content is coming your way. Look for a new episode of In the Red Clay dropping in this feed in the coming weeks.

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Redemption is hard to come by, but worth its weight in gold.

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The discovery of new information on a 47-year-old murder case.

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Billy Birt repents for the sins of his life, and tries to make things right. But is he too late?

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On the brink of execution, Billy writes a series of letters to his son while on Death Row.

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A major break comes in a highly publicized murder case.

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Keep your friends close.

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By 1973, no one is safe from Billy Birt's Dixie Mafia. Not even family.

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To find the truth, you must dig deep.

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The law believes they have their man. But can they catch him?

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A teenager has a front row seat to the inner workings of his father... and the newly formed “Dixie Mafia”.

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The devastating murder of a public official sets in motion the beginning of a new criminal enterprise.

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The legend of Billy Sunday Birt still hangs over a small Georgia town.

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Our team recently discovered a map left by Billy Sunday Birt, the most dangerous man in Georgia history. We weren’t planning on this… and we weren’t prepared for what we discovered.   Join us as we tell the incredible story of Birt, and uncover secrets that have been buried deep in the red Georgia clay for over a half century.

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A chance meeting in a small farm town uncovers never-before-revealed stories and secrets of one man, Billy Sunday Birt.

In the Red Clay is a 12-episode series.

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