Bloody Angola: A Podcast by Jim Chapman
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▶ WebplayerBloody Angola features the complete history of Louisiana's most notorious prison. Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and beyond.
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Sep 29, 2026 · 45:32
In this episode Jim Chapman brings you to Alaska and tells you the story of Israel Keyes . Jim covers the disappearance of Samantha Koenig in Anchorage in 2012 and the…
Sep 21, 2026 · 2:07:45
On the afternoon of November 21, 2021, downtown Waukesha, Wisconsin, was packed for the city’s annual Christmas parade. Kids in baseball uniforms. Bank employees handing out…
Sep 4, 2026 · 40:31
In 2008, a young man from Chillicothe, Ohio, slit his girlfriend’s mother’s throat, sat on the couch, and watched her die—then set the apartment on fire. He called himself “Box…
Aug 28, 2026 · 43:23
On November 15, 2017, 24-year-old Sydney Loofe left her Lincoln apartment excited for a second Tinder date. She posted a Snapchat: “Ready for my date.” She never came home.The…
Aug 19, 2026 · 31:38
In January 1958, a 19-year-old high school dropout from Lincoln, Nebraska named Charles Starkweather and his 14-year-old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate went on a murder spree that…
Jul 29, 2026 · 1:07:29
Part 2 of a 2 Part Series For more than three decades, Wichita, Kansas lived under the shadow of a killer who named himself. He called himself BTK—Bind, Torture, Kill —and he…
Jul 23, 2026 · 44:24
Part 1 of a 2 Part Series For more than three decades, Wichita, Kansas lived under the shadow of a killer who named himself. He called himself BTK—Bind, Torture, Kill —and he…
Jul 16, 2026 · 40:36
“The Craigslist Killer” In October 2007, 24-year-old Katherine Ann Olson , a bright theater and Hispanic studies graduate from St. Olaf College, responded to what seemed like a…
Jul 9, 2026 · 2:18:39
Mollie Tibbetts , a 20-year-old University of Iowa student was home for the summer, working, running regularly, and spending time with family and her boyfriend when she…
Jun 30, 2026 · 31:30
In the quiet rural community of Appomattox, Virginia, a horrifying family dispute erupted into one of the deadliest mass shootings in the state's history. On January 19, 2010,…
Jun 25, 2026 · 38:33
In the early morning hours of January 7, 2012, beloved Sidney High School math teacher Sherry Arnold laced up her running shoes for a routine jog through her quiet Montana…
Jun 18, 2026 · 1:07:03
Part 4 of a 4 part series Jim Chapman brings you into the shadows of one of America’s most notorious serial killers: Ted Bundy . This episode covers Bundy’s Florida trials,…
Jun 11, 2026 · 40:01
Part 3 of a 4 part series Jim Chapman brings you into the shadows of one of America’s most notorious serial killers: Ted Bundy . This episode covers Bundy’s 1975 attacks and…
Jun 4, 2026 · 51:14
Part 2 of a 4 part series Jim Chapman brings you into the shadows of one of America’s most notorious serial killers: Ted Bundy . Behind the handsome face, law-school smile, and…
May 28, 2026 · 1:01:03
Part 1 of a 4 part series Jim Chapman brings you into the shadows of one of America’s most notorious serial killers: Ted Bundy . Behind the handsome face, law-school smile, and…
May 21, 2026 · 45:10
In the summer of 1969, a ragtag group of runaways and outcasts living in the California desert unleashed one of the most shocking crime sprees in American history. At the center…
May 14, 2026 · 1:23:54
In this episode of "50 Shades of Evil" Jim Chapman brings you to Massachusetts to tell the story of "Freddy" Geas who after being sentenced to life in prison, killed infamous…
May 6, 2026 · 24:52
Part 2 of a 2 part series: In July 2017, the peaceful suburbs of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, were rocked by a string of disappearances that quickly turned into one of the most…
Apr 30, 2026 · 34:43
Part One In July 2017, the peaceful suburbs of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, were rocked by a string of disappearances that quickly turned into one of the most disturbing murder…
Apr 21, 2026 · 30:05
Between 1993 and 1995, a small rural hospital in Clinton, Indiana, experienced a horrifying spike in ICU deaths. The mortality rate tripled almost overnight, with elderly…
Apr 14, 2026 · 34:21
Rocky Ali Beamon—better known as the “Vigalante Killer.” Already serving a life sentence for the 2005 kidnapping, robbery, and brutal drowning murder of Deborah Lacey (carried…
Apr 7, 2026 · 35:30
On March 11, 2005, Brian Gene Nichols was sitting in a Fulton County Courthouse holding cell in Atlanta, Georgia, awaiting trial on SA charges. What happened next became one of…
Mar 31, 2026 · 40:14
On July 20, 2012, a packed midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises at the Century 16 theater in Aurora, Colorado, turned into one of the deadliest mass shootings in American…
Mar 24, 2026 · 45:17
“Clifton Bloomfield” AKA the “Breaking Bad Killer” was Born in Arizona in 1969 with a violent criminal past that landed him in prison as a teenager, Bloomfield was released in…
Mar 10, 2026 · 45:17
“Alejandro “Alex” Henriquez” also known as the “ The Bronx Serial Killer ” was a former cab driver in South Bronx, NY convicted in the murder of (3) young hispanic females in the…
Mar 3, 2026 · 45:27
“Grant Hardin” also known as the “Devil In The Ozarks” was a former police chief who in 2017 was convicted in the murder of a political rival in a small town in Arkansas. Upon…
Feb 24, 2026 · 49:48
“Bruce Mendenhall” also known as the “Truck Stop Killer” left a trail of terror throughout the state of Tennessee as well as at least 5 other states in the mid 2000’s while…
Feb 17, 2026 · 30:09
“Westley Devone Harris” was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of (6) members of his girlfriend’s family in rural Crenshaw County, Alabama. What started out as a…
Feb 10, 2026 · 38:35
“The Carr Brothers” Reginald and Jonathan Carr were convicted and sentenced to death in Kansas after going on a week long crime spree in the year 2000 resulting in the murder of…
Feb 3, 2026 · 34:41
Wayne C. Doty , is a Florida death row inmate whose life of violence spans two brutal murders and a shocking request for execution by electric chair—the only prisoner in the…
Jan 27, 2026 · 46:35
Texas Death Row inmate Billy Joel Tracy was sentenced to (2) life sentences for the attempted murder of a 16 year old Texas teen. Billy’s evil life behind bars was even worse.…
Jan 20, 2026 · 1:52:33
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast”, Jim dives deep into the story of Tiffany Cole, the Florida convict behind one of the most gruesome crimes in recent history. From her…
Jan 13, 2026 · 56:47
Jim completes his look into what many consider the most dangerous inmate ever incarcerated in the United States prison system, Thomas “Terrible Tommy” Silverstein. Labeled a…
Jan 6, 2026 · 48:40
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast”, Jim explores what many consider the most dangerous inmate ever incarcerated in the United States prison system, Thomas “Terrible…
Dec 29, 2025 · 1:22:58
Updated with new information In the pre-dawn hours of August 16, 2012, a quiet trailer park in LaPlace, Louisiana, erupted into chaos as a group tied to the anti-government…
Dec 9, 2025 · 22:50
Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola recently hosted its first-ever father-daughter dance in partnership with the nonprofit organization God Behind Bars. The event allowed…
Nov 28, 2025 · 32:39
Jim Chapman brings you inside several stories from convicts themselves who spent Thanksgiving in prison. Chapters 01:40 Thanksgiving in Prison 02:19 First Thanksgiving Stories…
Nov 17, 2025 · 33:42
Jim Chapman recounts the story of Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola inmate Doulas “The Swede” Dennis who killed two people while he was incarcerated and then escaped LSP at…
Nov 10, 2025 · 33:45
Torrance Hatch Jr. AKA Lil Boosie and later Boosie Badazz was incarcerated in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for 4 years prior to his release in 2014. In this episode of…
Oct 30, 2025 · 31:16
In 1992 Kipp Gullett, a freshman at Louisiana State University was brutally murdered by Dale Craig with the involvement (3) others after being carjacked and kidnapped in the…
Oct 23, 2025 · 28:54
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…
Oct 16, 2025 · 34:15
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast”, Jim Chapman brings you the story of Howard Lee Higginbotham who managed to turn a 9 year sentence in a Louisiana jail for burglary…
Oct 9, 2025 · 32:42
In 1983 Michael Owen Perry murdered five members of his own family in Lake Arthur, LA. Perry then set his sights on Washington D.C. where he planned to murder Supreme Court…
Oct 2, 2025 · 38:44
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast”, Jim Chapman details an armored truck robbery in New Orleans Louisiana that resulted in the murder of Loomis Armored Truck Employee…
Sep 22, 2025 · 32:51
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast”, Jim Chapman details the arrest, incarceration and exoneration of “Cadillac Jack Favor” a rodeo star who spent 7 years inside the wire…
Sep 15, 2025 · 33:18
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast”, Jim Chapman details Gregory Boo Brown's 1998 crime spree in Clinton, Louisiana, marked by multiple botched robberies, multiple…
Sep 8, 2025 · 1:04:38
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast”, Jim Chapman details the ambush in Baton Rouge Louisiana of Corporal Betty Smothers and Kimen Lee, The capture and conviction of those…
Aug 28, 2025 · 1:29:15
this episode just prior to Labor Day weekend, Jim Chapman brings you inside the 1998 academy award winning documentary “The Farm” based off of life inside of Bloody Angola. For…
Aug 21, 2025 · 1:09:02
Eugene “Bishop” Tanniehill was Incarcerated in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for 47 years prior to being issued a pardon from then State of Louisiana Gov. Kathleen…
Aug 14, 2025 · 27:57
*Part 3 of 3 in this series* Jim Chapman brings you the details of life post conviction inside Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for Convict Roy McLaughlin Jr. Including a…
Aug 7, 2025 · 48:13
*Part 2 of this series* Jim Chapman brings you the details of life post conviction inside Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for Convict Roy McLaughlin Jr. Including a…
Jul 31, 2025 · 37:27
Jim Chapman brings you the horrific details surrounding Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola Convict Roy McLaughlin. In 2001 Roy McLaughlin was convicted in Baton Rouge in the…
Jul 24, 2025 · 43:31
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman concludes the story of the manhunt, conviction and sentence of Ryan Sharpe. A Serial Killer who terrorized the rural parish…
Jul 17, 2025 · 1:10:21
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman Details the manhunt, conviction and sentence of Ryan Sharpe. A Serial Killer who terrorized the rural parish of East…
Jul 11, 2025 · 33:52
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman explores Wilford Lindsly’s 1936 escape from Louisiana State Penitentiary, detailing his violent past, the chaotic manhunt,…
Jul 3, 2025 · 45:20
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim Chapman covers the tragic story of the murder of Slidell, Louisiana PD, Sargent Earl Alfred, who was killed while responding to a silent…
Jun 26, 2025 · 40:30
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim Chapman covers the horrific story of a robbery/murder that occurred at a Goodyear Tire and Appliance store in 1975 and the search for…
Jun 20, 2025 · 15:23
In this episode, Jim Chapman breaks down several interesting stories from a 1956 edition of the popular prison magazine "The Angolite".
Jun 13, 2025 · 41:02
This episode of Bloody Angola examines the up to the minute details on the details of the (2) escapee’s still on the run, Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves.
Jun 6, 2025 · 32:12
In this episode Jim Chapman brings you inside the wire and the role of a Classifications Officer at Louisiana State Penitentiary by sitting down with former Angola…
May 30, 2025 · 32:36
In this episode Jim Chapman provides the details surrounding the "still on the run" inmates that escaped a New Orleans Jail. Jim also touches on a nearly concurrent escape in…
May 22, 2025 · 1:03:12
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman details the escape of (10) inmates from the Orleans Parish Jail. This escape in which (5) inmates are still at large is the…
May 16, 2025 · 39:42
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman explores Lloyd Leggett's transformation from a 1971 murderer to a skilled coffin maker in Louisiana State Penitentiary at…
May 9, 2025 · 33:23
This episode of Bloody Angola examines Lloyd "Bones" Bone, the hearse driver at Angola prison, exploring his journey through violence, family estrangement, and the generational…
Apr 30, 2025 · 1:05:17
In this gripping episode of "Bloody Angola," Jim Chapman delves into the case of Warren Harris Jr., infamously dubbed the French Quarter Stabber. Set against the backdrop of New…
Apr 24, 2025 · 35:26
Jim Chapman explores Toby Young Dorr and the infamous 2006 prison breakout of John Maynard. Jim details the escape, Toby’s troubled past, cancer struggles, and the Safe Harbor…
Apr 17, 2025 · 20:07
In this episode of Bloody Angola Podcast, Jim Chapman reviews the latest details in the 2025 Louisiana Legislative Session and some bills that directly relate to how executions…
Apr 10, 2025 · 38:40
This episode delves into Joyce Mitchell's role in the 2015 escape of inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat from Clinton Correctional Facility, examining her personal struggles,…
Apr 3, 2025 · 34:23
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim brings you inside the relationship between prison guard Lynette Barnett and convicted murderer Terry Banks, which culminated in their escape…
Mar 27, 2025 · 40:20
In this episode of Bloody Angola Podcast, Jim Chapman gives you the recent details regarding the Execution of Jessie Hoffman via Nitrogen Hypoxia Timestamps 01:39 On Again Off…
Mar 20, 2025 · 39:10
This episode examines Larry Roy, the Cheneyville Slasher, and the 1993 attack on the Richard family. Timestamps 04:00 The Horrific Crime Unfolds 08:25 The Investigation Begins…
Mar 13, 2025 · 36:11
The “Executions Commence” series continues! Death warrants have been signed for several inmates in the State of Louisiana and in this episode of Bloody Angola Podcast, Jim…
Mar 6, 2025 · 33:08
Death warrants have been signed for several inmates in the State of Louisiana and in this episode of Bloody Angola Podcast, Jim Chapman breaks down the crimes and conviction of…
Feb 13, 2025 · 41:44
In this episode, kicking off the “Hybristophilia” series, which involves “a sexual attraction to individuals who commit crimes,” Jim recounts the case of Bobbi Parker, a wardens…
Feb 6, 2025 · 56:21
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim concludes “The hunt for the Storyville Slayer”, who terrorized New Orleans from 1991 to 1996, after being possibly linked to over 20 murders…
Jan 30, 2025 · 35:04
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim explores the hunt for the Storyville Slayer, who terrorized New Orleans from 1991 to 1996, after being possibly linked to 27 murders in the…
Jan 23, 2025 · 58:43
In this episode, Jim explores the nearly 3 year investigation initiated by the United States Justice Department into the Louisiana State Police (LSP) regarding numerous…
Jan 16, 2025 · 32:55
In this episode of Bloody Angola Podcast, Jim Chapman covers the case, conviction and incarceration of Eric Mickelson and Beverly Arthur, linked to the tragic murder of…
Jan 9, 2025 · 35:10
In this episode of Bloody Angola Podcast, Jim Chapman covers the case, conviction and incarceration of Eric Mickelson and Beverly Arthur, linked to the tragic murder of…
Dec 19, 2024 · 1:03:18
In this weeks episode of Bloody Angola, Jim provides some clarification regarding the suspension of the BSL series and brings you the horrific story and incarceration of Dr.…
Dec 5, 2024 · 36:19
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim Chapman completes his the look into the conviction and incarceration of Serial Killer Felix Vail, a figure linked to the oldest cold case in…
Nov 27, 2024 · 1:00:22
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim continues exploring the dark story of Felix Vail and the events leading to his arrest for the murder of his wife, Mary. Highlighting…
Nov 21, 2024 · 49:02
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim explores the life of Serial Killer Felix Vail, a figure linked to the oldest cold case in history where the killer was sentenced to prison…
Nov 14, 2024 · 41:18
In this episode of “Bloody Angola,” Jim Chapman discusses the tragic case of Genore Guillory, who was murdered in 2000 in Clinton, Louisiana. As the investigation unfolds…
Nov 8, 2024 · 45:01
In this episode of "Bloody Angola," Jim Chapman explores the intricate history of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, tracing its history during its time as a Louisiana plantation.…
Oct 31, 2024 · 49:10
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim examines the history of America’s most haunted prisons, with this Halloween special episode. Jim also provides an update on the podcast's…
Oct 24, 2024 · 45:56
In this episode of Bloody Angola, we begin with a story on "Butler's Park," highlighting the Outdoor Visiting Program that enhances inmate well-being and fosters family…
Oct 17, 2024 · 52:12
In this episode of Bloody Angola, we investigate the plight of the "10-6 lifers," who were misled into believing they would serve only 10 years and six months but instead faced…
Oct 10, 2024 · 51:20
In this episode of Bloody Angola, we discuss the stark realities of death and burial within Angola Prison, inspired by Wilbert Rideau's writing which highlight the emotional…
Oct 3, 2024 · 42:13
In this episode of Bloody Angola, we conclude the look into and response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as it relates to Louisiana Prisons.Timestamps10:13 Aftermath of…
Sep 26, 2024 · 54:59
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Woody and Jim continue with the look into and response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as it relates to Louisiana Prisons by looking into…
Sep 19, 2024 · 49:14
In this episode of "Bloody Angola," Woody and Jim continue to explore the catastrophic effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Louisiana's prison system through the government…
Sep 12, 2024 · 44:04
In this episode of Bloody Angola Podcast Woody and Jim discuss the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Ida on the prison system.We recount the chaotic conditions during Katrina,…
Sep 5, 2024 · 36:22
NOTE:Nothing discussed in today’s podcast has been adjudicated and no investigation is complete so anything reported in this podcast on the subject of Hunts Correctional are…
Aug 29, 2024 · 46:20
In "Mistaken Identity," *Bloody Angola* recounts a wrongful arrest during a 1993 traffic stop and a wild two days in on of Louisiana’s most notorious Parish…
Aug 27, 2024 · 33:06
In this episode of Bloody Angola podcast we go back…to a long lost interview you need to hear when woody and Jim came up with the concept for Bloody Angola.A special bonus drop…
Aug 22, 2024 · 41:58
In this episode, The gripping tale of the Canton brothers is told, whose fateful robbery on Halloween 1911 led to the tragic murder of attorney Edgar Farrar Jr. and their…
Aug 15, 2024 · 37:14
In this episode of Bloody Angola, we delve into the second part of Extreme Heat, discussing a civil lawsuit by inmates against the prison. We examine the backgrounds of the…
Aug 8, 2024 · 50:49
In this episode, Woody Overton and Jim Chapman examine the legal battle unfolding at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, where inmates are challenging the brutal working…
Jul 31, 2024 · 37:01
In this episode of Bloody Angola Podcast we discuss the remarkable journey of Warden Ross Maggio at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The youngest warden in Angola history…
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