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Bloody Angola: The Complete Story of America's Bloodiest Prison

Bloody Angola: The Complete Story of America's Bloodiest Prison

From the creative minds of award winning podcasters Woody Overton of Real Life Real Crime and Jim Chapman of Local Leaders the Podcast Bloody Angola is a no holds barred podcast based on stories and interviews of the bloodiest prison in America, told like you have never heard it!

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Principal to Murder | The Crimes of Justin Granier
May 25, 2023

Principal to Murder | The Crimes of Justin Granier

Kelly Jennings of Unspeakable:A True Crime Podcast by Kelly Jennings graciously filled in for Woody Overton today and joined Jim to dive into the murder case and the life inside of Angola of Justin Granier, who, in 2001 was i...

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Death Chamber | The Crimes of the Condemned at Angola Prison
May 18, 2023

Death Chamber | The Crimes of the Condemned at Angola Prison

In this episode of Bloody Angola:A Podcast by Woody Overton and Jim Chapman, they cover the several of the stories of those inmates eventually executed at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, from the crimes to their final...

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Death Sentence!
May 11, 2023

Death Sentence!

In this episode of Bloody Angola, Woody Overton and Jim Chapman tell you some stories you will have to hear to believe regarding inmate of Louisiana State Penitentiary who were sentenced to DEATH ROW getting exonerated after...

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When Evil Escapes | The Crimes of Casey White & Vickie White
May 4, 2023

When Evil Escapes | The Crimes of Casey White & Vickie White

Woody Overton and Jim Chapman tell the story of Casey White and Vickie White who just last year led authorities on an 11 day manhunt following Casey White's escape from prison in one of the most adrenaline filled escapes in …

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The Rise & Fall of C-Murder | Bloody Angola Podcast
April 13, 2023

The Rise & Fall of C-Murder | Bloody Angola Podcast

This Thursday on Bloody Angola: A Prison Podcast by Woody Overton and Jim Chapman We bring you the story of Corey Miller, the brother of famed rap entrepreneur Master P and sibling to a business dynasty known as No Limit …

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Breaking the Chains!
April 6, 2023

Breaking the Chains!

In this episode of Bloody Angola: A Podcast by Woody Overton and Jim Chapman we bring you an amazing interview by our friends at The P2P Podcast (Penitentiaries to Penthouses) At 16, Kiana was convicted & sentenced to 2 life …

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Laying out the WIRE in the Penitentiary
March 30, 2023

Laying out the WIRE in the Penitentiary

Woody and Jim discuss the facilities at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and cover the entire 18,000 Acres of devices available there, some of which may surprise you! #LouisianaStatePenitentiary #AngolaPrision #BloodyAn...

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Second Chances Part 2 | A Juvenile Lifers Story
March 23, 2023

Second Chances Part 2 | A Juvenile Lifers Story

In June 2016, Andrew Hundley became the FIRST juvenile lifer in Louisiana to be paroled following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Miller and Montgomery decisions that prohibited the mandatory sentencing of children to life without parole.

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Second Chances Part 1
March 16, 2023

Second Chances Part 1

In June 2016, Andrew Hundley became the FIRST juvenile lifer in Louisiana to be paroled following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Miller and Montgomery decisions that prohibited the mandatory sentencing of children to life without p...

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Sons of Guns | The Story of Rapist Will Hayden
March 9, 2023

Sons of Guns | The Story of Rapist Will Hayden

At one point Sons of Guns was the most watched television show on TV. The show which centered around the Hayden family gun shop Red Jacket Firearms, was headed towards a lifetime of income from the season renewals and growing …

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The Real
March 2, 2023

The Real "Dead Man Walking"

In this episode of Bloody Angola Podcast, Woody Overton and Jim Chapman tell the story of Robert Lee Willie who was executed at Bloody Angola in 1984 and his story was part of the inspiration for the movie "Dead Man …

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The Black Rhino
Feb. 16, 2023

The Black Rhino

Woody Overton and Jim Chapman of Bloody Angola Podcast tell the story of Clifford Etienne and the Louisiana Prison Boxing Program at Louisiana State Penitentiary and other prisons. #cliffordetienne #theblackrhino #bloodyangol...

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About the Hosts

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Jim Chapman

Co-Host

Jim Chapman has been a historian of prisons his entire life.
His first visit to Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola was at the age of 11 with his church youth group.
Since that time Jim has visited angola countless times which lit his passion for America's prison history!

Jim Chapman is also the award winning Creator and Host of Local Leaders the Podcast.
Jim is also founder of several companies including Envision Podcast Production, Envision Podcast studio Rentals and The Louisiana Podcast Association.

Jim has received numerous awards for his podcasting efforts including being recognized as a finalist for a Peoples Choice Podcast award for Best Business Podcast in 2021.

Jim is also Executive Producer for top ranked podcast including Real Life Real Crime and Hustle Makes It Happen and he is managing sound and video editor and engineer for the smash hit scorched Justice.

In 2022 his podcast Local Leaders has again been nominated for a Peoples Choice Podcast Award for Best Business Podcast.

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Woody Overton

Co-Host

Award winning podcast host, Woody Overton, is a retired law enforcement officer that has taken to the mic to recount stories of his experiences in law enforcement as a major crime detective, polygraphist, street cop and more!
Woody Overton has become the voice of victims and their families. He holds law enforcement officers accountable for their actions or lack there of.
Overton, Best Male Host of 2021 in the Peoples Choice Podcast Awards, has a voice as "smooth as butter", speaks his mind and has major credentials to back him up.
Overton has solved numerous cold cases, he seeks justice where there is none, helps the innocent and works hard to put the guilty where they belong.
Podcast to his credit include the massively successful Real Life Real Crime, and Scorched Justice!