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Southern Souls: Stories from the Stones

Southern Souls: Stories from the Stones

Written by: Tarah Thomas
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A storytelling podcast that begins with a walk through Southern Cemeteries and follows the lives hidden beneath the stones. Not the grand monuments or famous names, but the quiet ones; the ones most people pass without noticing. Each episode starts at a grave and unfolds into a true story drawn from records. Murder trials, mysteries, tragedies, and moments of quiet humanity emerge from the past as we walk together through the cemeteries of the American South. Every stone marks a life, and every life has a story. Episodes begin releasing on March 19, 2026.Tarah Thomas World
Episodes
  • Maxwell Hanna Jr: A Helicopter Tragedy over Bay Marchand

    Maxwell Hanna Jr: A Helicopter Tragedy over Bay Marchand
    Jul 9 2026

    In 1962, a former Marine Corps expert helicopter pilot left on a routine flight to take an oil executive to an oil rig in Bay Marchand in South Louisiana.

    But routine turned into tragedy on the return flight. And one question still lingers today: is the body of Maxwell Hanna Jr under his tombstone in Fillmore Cemetery? Or does it still rest at the bottom of the bay?
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    17 mins
  • Virgil Roby: Tragedy on the Train Tracks

    Virgil Roby: Tragedy on the Train Tracks
    Jul 3 2026

    November 7, 1910, was an exciting day for Virgil Roby. Not only would he get to visit the Louisiana State Fair, but he would also get to ride in an automobile to get there.

    But the exciting day turned tragic when the car young Virgil was riding in with his family was driven onto the train tracks, stalled, and the driver abandoned the family to their fate.

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    32 mins
  • Percy Alexander: A Murder, a Manhunt, and a Mob

    Percy Alexander: A Murder, a Manhunt, and a Mob
    Jun 25 2026

    A shooting. A manhunt. And a mob that took justice into its own hands.

    In 1912, Percy Alexander's murder set off a chain of events that would leave two men dead and forever mark Shreveport's history.

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    31 mins
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