Episode 317 - Reverend Willie Maxwell: Harper Lee & The Killer Voodoo Preacher

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<p>In summer 1977, in Alexander City, Alabama, a man stood up in front of 300 mourners at the funeral of a 16-year-old girl – and shot a reverend three times in the head.</p><p>When the shooter’s murder trial began, it caught the attention of the renowned author, Harper Lee, who went on to spend years researching the story for her next book.</p><p>But it wasn’t the shooting that had piqued her interest.</p><p>It was the series of suspicious deaths surrounding the reverend – Willie Maxwell – known in Coosa County, Alabama, as a serial killing voodoo preacher.</p><p><strong>Follow us on social media:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/redhandedthepod/">Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/RedHandedthepod">Twitter</a></p><p><strong>Visit our website:</strong></p><p><a href="https://redhandedpodcast.com/">Website</a></p><p><em>Sources available on </em><a href="http://redhandedpodcast.com/"><em><a href="http://redhandedpodcast.com">redhandedpodcast.com</a></em></a></p>