Oct. 22, 2025

The Hankton’s, Louisiana Lockup and Camp 57

Show Notes
Transcript

In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast”, Jim Chapman brings you the story of Telly Hankton who in 2011 was dubbed “The Most Dangerous Man in New Orleans” by then New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. Telly Hankton and 12 other close family members and associates were indicted by the feds in 2012 for a wide array of crimes including murder and RICO charges.
Jim also discusses the new ICE detention facility at Louisiana State Penitentiary dubbed “Louisiana Lockup at Camp 57”

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It's calling my name.

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There is no mercy and it's been a tentery juice

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as the hill Stream game wrangled the three.

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By, here to die inside these walls, inside the wild.

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Hey everyone, and welcome back to Bloody Angola, a podcast

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one hundred and forty two years in the making, the

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complete story of America's bloodiest present. I'm Jim Chapman, and

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today we are going to talk about a resident at

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Angola who at one time was the most feared gangster

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in New Orleans. And his name was Telly Hankton. Now

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it was twenty eleven when Telly Hankton really got on

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the rail anywhere outside of New Orleans. Now, inside of

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New Orleans, he was very well known. But how he

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got to be a household name was when the then

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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrew held a press conference after

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the murder of a bar manager at a dakery shop.

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This was on South Claiborne Avenue in the French Quarter

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and it's called Jazz Dakri. Now, before we go any further,

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let me quickly explain something as it relates to how

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things work inside of New Orleans. The gang activity, the

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drug activity typically stay out of the French Quarter, and

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there's good reason for that. New Orleans economy is largely

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dependent on tourism. Nearly twenty million people traveled to the

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Crescent City each year. Super Bowls are played there. Taylor

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Swift toured there in twenty twenty four. Loan tourists over

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ten billion dollars with a B inside the city. So

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there's an understanding with the gangsters and the drug dealers.

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They know don't fuck around in the French Quarter. And

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the reason for all of that is crime inside the

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French Quarter keeps the tourist out, and the powers of

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Bee they ain't having any of that inside the French Quarter.

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So when this bar manager was killed, the political powers

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they took notice big time and the first thing they

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wanted to figure out was what led to this public killing. Well,

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the victim in this case was a guy by the

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name of Curtis Matthews. Curtis Matthews had a brother, his

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name was John Matthews. Now John Matthews incidentally owned that

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bar on South Clayborne. He had been shot seventeen times

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while in his home prior to the murder of his brother,

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and the reason for that was John Matthews was set

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to testify against Telly Hankton in a murder trial in

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the death of a twenty three year old. His name

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was Darnell Stewart. He was shot three years prior to

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John Matthews's brother getting shot Curtis in front of the

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same bar. Now, miraculously, John Matthews, despite being shot seventeen times,

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he did survive.

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But it wasn't hard.

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For NOPD to put together the pieces of the puzzle.

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They knew what time it was and when Curtis Matthews

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got killed, they instantly knew that Telly Hankton was behind it.

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Mitch Landrew actually said at that press conference quote, I'm

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sending this message to Telly Hankton and his family and anyone.

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Else associated with this. We are coming for you.

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So if you notice, Landry specifically said Telly Hanton and

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his family. And that's because Telly Hanton at this point

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he was head of a criminal organization where many of

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his direct family members were involved. Nakiah Hanton, Shirley Hanton,

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Thomas Hanton, Andre Hankton, Troy Hanton, and numerous others, most

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in their thirties. There were thirteen in all that would

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be indicted by the Feds using RICO just a year later.

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So federal prosecutors would claim that Telly Hancton had built

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a criminal enterprise. Now, he took over this enterprise from

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a relative of his and kind of a mentor, and

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he went by the nickname Cup but for the prior

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six years. As a matter of fact, in two thousand

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and six, out of his house on Josephine Street in

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what's known as the Central City area of New Orleans,

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he built a forty three million dollar empire. So interesting

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side note, one of those names I just mentioned above

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as being indicted was Troy Hankton, and Troy was actually

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recruited and received a full scholarship to play football for

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arguably the best coach in college football history, Nick Saban

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at LSU.

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He actually went.

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There, but it didn't work out for him.

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Because he had some medical issues.

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Ended up transferring to Southern and left Southern shortly thereafter.

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He returned to New Orleans. And you got to live

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up to the name, right, I actually watched an interview

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with Troy Hankton recently, and this guy, he's actually really

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put together and seems to be squared away, not what

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you would expect. So you may want to check that

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out if you get some time. Just so on YouTube.

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But back to it.

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According to federal prosecutors, starting in two thousand and six,

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a bona fide turf war was going down in the

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Josephine Street area in Telly Hankton and y'all, this is

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a year post Katrina, right, Telly is hanging out on

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Josephine Street and there's a dry by shooting and an

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attempt to kill him when he is shot at, And

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it was not long at all before Telly figured out

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who was behind it. I mean, the streets talk. All

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you got to do is ask questions, especially when you're

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Telly Hankton, and come to find out it was a

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rival by the name of Darvin Bessie. So a week later,

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Darvin Bessie is shot and killed allegedly by Telly on MLK.

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Boulevard in New Orleans.

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Now, word on the street was at the time, if

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you shoot at the King, don't miss, And the king

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at that time was Telly Hankton.

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Then two months later.

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In June of two thousand and six, Telly Hanton's name

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surfaced nationally when five teenagers were shot dead at the

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corner of Josephine Street in Daniel Street, and because this

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took place on the corner of Josephine, Telly's name would surface.

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He ran Josephine Street in New Orleans. He and his

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family now eventually an associate of the Hanktons. It was

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a guy named Mike, Mike Anderson. He would take the

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right for the killings. But the Feds, even to this day,

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they say that Telly was the one who fired a

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total of twenty one bullets into these teens. In two

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thousand and seven, a rival gang, they decide they want

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to make a run to what's known as a very

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popular snowball stand in that area of New Orleans, and

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it's known as a Red Rooster. Now, what they did

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not know at the time was that the Hantons were there.

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As a matter of fact, Troy and Telly Hankton were

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there at the time, So they pull in. Telly Hankton

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spots them, He alerts Troy, and allegedly they ambushed the

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three men as they were leaving the Red Rooster. Now

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only one of the three, a man by the name

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of Kareem Peters, was hit by any gunfire. But this

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is the streets again, and this would not be the

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end of that.

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Now.

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Incidentally, again, Telly Hankton, former LSU football player, was allegedly

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involved in that. So about three months later, as you

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would expect, payback ensues when George cup Hanton, the guy

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who was the mentor for Telly, he was a cousin

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of his, He was washing his car at a car

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wash in that area and he was shot dead by

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the same three men that were shot at by the

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Hanktons outside of the Red Rooster snowball stand.

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Jim, did you see what happened in Texas today?

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Wait before you tell me that, let me tell you

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what happened in New York.

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It cannot be as crazy as the case I told

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you about yesterday in Louisiana.

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You know what, we should do a podcast.

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About it, and with that we did. Crime War Weekly

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covers the crime news headlines that have dominated the week.

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We cover trending crimes from all over the country and

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even sprinkle in a few globally.

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Simply by searching Crime War Weekly or clicking the link

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in the description of this podcast. So all of that

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led to the killing in two thousand and eight at

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the Daker Bar. That led to the seventeen shots fired

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in to the owner of that Dakery bar years later

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when he was set to testify against Telly, and that

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led to Curtis Matthews getting killed in front of that

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Dakery Bar. And that led to Mayor Mitch Landrew calling

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out the Hanktons in twenty eleven, and that led to

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the indictments of thirteen members of the Hankton family and

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close assasiates in twenty.

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Twelve of rico charges.

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Now, when they got indicted, Tilly had nine counts. Thomas

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Hankton also had nine counts. A guy by the name

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of Walter Porter who went by Arkle of all things.

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He was the lead assassin allegedly for the Hantons, and

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he had fourteen counts against him. Even Telly's mother, Shirley,

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was indicted for lying to a federal grand jury. So

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what happened. So we're gonna get into the indictments just quickly.

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I'm going to tell you what happened to these guys.

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Telly Hanton as head of the organization. He received a

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federal life sentence for convictions that included three counts of

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murder in aid of racketeering, and that was in addition

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to a separate state life sentence he was already serving

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for the two thousand and eight murder of Darnel Stewart.

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Andre Hanton, who is Telly's cousin, he received a life sentence,

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though some of his convictions were later vacated on appeal.

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He had been found guilty of using a firearm to

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cause a death in connection with the murder of Darnel Stewart.

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Kevin Jackson got sentenced to life in prison. He was

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convicted for his role in the murder of Jesse Reid,

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who was another Hanton rival. Walter Erkele Porter, the hit

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man for the gang that I told you was kind

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of their go to guy. He was givenneral life sentences

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for his conviction on numerous charges, all fourteen that he

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was indicted, including multiple murders in aid of racketeering. Shirley Hanton,

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Telly Hanton's mother. She pleaded guilty to racketeering and was

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sentenced to sixty months five years in prison. Thomas Hanton,

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a key leader in the drug dealing operation. He pleaded

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guilty to racketeering and other charges, and he was sentenced

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to twenty five years in prison. Now that was later

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reduced to twenty years, and he had a lot of

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time served there. Troy Hankton, the former LSU player and

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the cousin of Telly Hankton that I've told you about.

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He pleaded guilty to firearms conspiracy. He was sentenced to

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fourteen years in prison. He's now out of prison. Julius Hankton,

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in a separate case, was sentenced to forty years in

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prison for a twenty fourteen manslaughter charge. An an interesting

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side note on him, he was actually found dead in

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his cell in Hunt Correctional Center. I never could find

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out the exact cause of death, but I'll let you

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use your imagination on that. Nikiah Hanckton, she was sentenced

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to one hundred and thirty two months eleven years in

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prison for racketeering in drug conspiracy. Another associate by the

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name of Derek Smothers, he received a net sentence of

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fourteen years, and Terrell Smothers was sentenced to twelve years

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in prison for racketeering. And those were associates of the Hanktons.

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So there you have that I wanted to bring you.

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I know it's a little bit short, Believe me. I

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could do a series a mile long on these guys,

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but I had somebody reach out and they just wanted

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information on who the Hanktons were, So I wanted to

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bring you that today. They were a very big deal

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in New Orleans as it relates to crime in the

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mid two thousands and early two thousand's, most now in

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prison or have served some serious prison time. And to

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move on to something else that somebody asked me to

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cover on Bloody and Gola, and that is the fact

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that Angola is being used as an ice facility as

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of right now. And I'm going to read you just

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a few breaking headlines that came out in September regarding this,

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because I haven't covered it. And the first one is

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from the Louisiana Eliminator. This was on September third of

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this year. It says a section of the Louisiana State

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Penitentiary undergoing emergency repairs is being used to house immigration

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and custom enforcement detainees that from Governor Jeff Landry. Jeff

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Landry said the facility will house the worst of the

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worst criminal illegal aliens arrested by ICE. A complex at

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the state prison is already being used to house fifty

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one detainees and has a total capacity of four hundred

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and sixteen. Joining Landry at the present to make the

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announcement were US Attorney General Pam Bondy, Homeland Security Secretary

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Christy Nome, and ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheehan, who previously

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served as Landry's Wildlife and Fishery Secretary. Quote, Louisiana, You're

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going to be an example for the rest of the

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country that from the age. Landry declared a state of

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emergency in late July to allow an expedited repair of

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Camp Jay at Angola. This four building complex has been

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closed permanently since twenty eighteen, with its only use as

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a quarantine site during COVID nineteen. And I've done an

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episode on Camp Jay's search back and that was a

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pretty wild place back.

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Neither the governor nor Nome shared whether the facility will

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be used as a post conviction facility or as another

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ICE detention center where detainees await charges. The detainees will

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join more than four thousand inmates at Louisiana State Penitentiary,

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which stands on the site of a former slave plantation

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that is a still working form today. It goes on

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to say the Camp Jay section of the prison where

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ice detainees are being held, was once known as the Dungeon.

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It was designated as solitary confinement to segregate prisoners for

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disciplinary reasons. Prison officials closed it seven years ago after

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its cell locks malfunctioned, allowing inmates to evade security checks.

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Dozens of weapons were discovered after its closure, and more

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than eighty prison employees quit, retired, or refired related to

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misconduct at Camp Jay. Though it was rumored Camp Jay

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will be renamed Camp forty seven to honor President Donald Trump,

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it is still instead been renamed Camp fifty seven in

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honor of Landry, who is the fifty seventh governor of Louisiana.

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The governor also referred to the facility as Louisiana Lockup,

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a title that was featured prominently on an oversized license

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plate that adorned the electern he bonding them used at

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the press conference Landry's emergency order in late July suspended

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State Procurement Code and Public Bid Law to allow officials

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to secure any materials or mend any contracts needed to

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respond to emergencies. Despite being asked by multiple reporters, Landry

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would not disclose how much money the state spent on

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renovations or operations, or whether the federal government would reimburse

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the state for any cost. So that comes out and

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it looks like some detainees are going to be locked

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up there, and they were indeed locked up there, and

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it wasn't long before they determined they didn't like bloody

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Angola that much. And a headline came out it said

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nineteen detainees launch hunger strike at Angola Ice Facility and

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that from an advocacy group.

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This was from WFB Baton Roriage.

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It said nineteen people detained at the Louisiana Ice Processing

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Center in Camp Jay at the Louisiana State Penitentiary have

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entered the fourth day of a hunger strike. This according

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to a press release from the Southeast Dignity Not Detention

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Coalition That's a Mouthful and the National Immigration Project. The

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group stated that the detainees are requesting medical and mental

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health care, access to prescription medication, and basic necessities including

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toilet paper, hygiene products, and clean water. They are also

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seeking visitation from ICE officers to address concerns about conditions

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inside of the facility. According to the release, detainees were

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recently moved into Camp Jay, a unit shut down in

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twenty eighteen, and advocates say the facility lacks essential services,

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including a law library in religious programming. Some detainees with

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chronic health conditions are reportedly not receiving medications. The organizations

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said the end Goala facility was reopened earlier this month

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as part of an expansion, and we got into all that,

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so I won't get into that again. You know, when

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you get these price releases and they're from advocacy groups,

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got to kind of take a lot of that with

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a grain of salt. I'm sure they maybe they were

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doing hunger strikes, but officials they jumped on it pretty

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quick on these allegations of a hunger strike and especially

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the inhumane conditions, and they had a response. They said

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recent misleading reports about the detainee treatment at Louisiana Lockup

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in Camp fifty seven are unacceptable in creating a false

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narrative about the facility's operations. There was no hunger strike

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before the news outlets reported. One officials said on Sunday,

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after the reports emerged, seventeen detainees refused their meals, though

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only three continue to do so by Monday afternoon, according

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to the statement, So they thought that was a good

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idea to they really got hungry. This action appears to

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be sparked by false narratives in the media that put

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that idea in the detainees' heads, the statement said. Southeast

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Dignity Non Detention Coalition maintained that a hunger strike is ongoing.

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Quote.

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These men detained in Camp Jay are bravely and with

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great thought in intention, putting their lives on the line

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to advocate for the rights, the group said in a statement,

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using the former name of the prison wing being used

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to house ice detainees. So Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia

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McLaughlin also denied the advocacy group's allegations. In a statement

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that she released, she said, here are the facts. There

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is no hunger strike at Louisiana Lockup. Unfortunately, this isn't

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the first time, nor will it be the last, that

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the media repeats unsubstantiated false allegations peddled by a criminal

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illegal alias millions about detention facilities. By the way, this

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facility is housing d and it's all in caps worst

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of the worst, including murderers, pedophiles, and rapists. Last week,

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before news and the hunger strike e merged, the Department

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of Public Public Safety referred inquiries about Camp fifty seven

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to ICE. Though Camp fifty seven is located in Gola,

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which is operated by the state, officials have said it

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is being run by ICE contractors, though they have not

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publicly identified what company is doing so. Lesile Corrections, a

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company that runs multiple ICE facilities in Louisiana, recently published

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job postings in Saint Francisville, nearing Gola. An executive for

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that firm did not return requests for comments. Officials, including

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Jeff Landry, have promised the facility is only for the

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worst of the worst. Fifty one detainees were moved at

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the facility upon its opening. That according to the Department

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of Homeland Security, which over sea ICE, and the agency

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said the detainees have been convicted of serious crimes such

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as homicide, rape, and sexual abuse of children. Federal and

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state officials have not answered recent questions about who else

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have been moved to the facility over the past several weeks.

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So there you have that, and to that person that

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reached out to me, now you have your update on

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the Ice situation as it relates to Bloody and Gola. Quickly,

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big time shit coming up on a podcast. I know

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a lot of you out there also listen to Unspeakable,

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a true crime podcast by Kelly Jennings. We got something

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big dropping the first week in November, and that is

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a multiple part series. I believe it's twenty episodes.

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It is already done.

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All we're doing is the back end stuff on that

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It is called d TL.

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Of course, it covers the life and crimes of maybe

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Louisiana State Penitentiary in Gola's most infamous inmate, or definitely

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one of the most and that is Derek Todd Lee,

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also known as the Louisiana serial Killer, the Batinary serial Killer.

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He's about as.

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Evil a human being as you would ever come across.

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His crimes absolutely horrific, and no one can tell that

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story better than Kelly Jennings. So I'm going to play

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you quickly. The trailer for this This series drops every

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Monday on Unspeakable, a true crime podcasts by Kelly Jennings,

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and it starts November three.

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And here's that trailer.

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In the sultry heat of Louisiana, where the Bayous whisper

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secrets and the air hangs heavy with the scent of magnolias,

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a darkness lurked beneath the surface. Dereck Todd Lee was

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a man whose charm masked a sinister reality. He was

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a monster. Lee, a seemingly ordinary man with a disarming smile,

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led a double life that would unravel in a series

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of murders in the capital city of Baton Rouge and

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the surrounding areas. As the first reports of disappearances and

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murders began to surface, South Louisiana was thrust into a nightmare,

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igniting a frantic search for answers. The true horror was

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just beginning, and the hunt for a serial killer eventually

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known by just three letters, would reveal not only the

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depths of Derreck Todd Lee's depravity, but also the resilience

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of those most affected by his evil acts, the families

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and the survivors. This is DTL.

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Now, as you noticed, you heard that music behind it.

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on this one. Some of these things do to my

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time constraints. I actually hired out some of the production

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of these episodes. They're very highly produced, professionally produced, and

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they're coming your way. First time we've ever done this

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it is absolute fire. You're gonna want to hear it.

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Unspeakable of True Crime podcast by Kelly Jennings brings you

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DTL November third, and that's all I got for you today.

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Thank you so much for listening to Bloody and Gola.

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