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Bloody Angola: A Podcast by Jim Chapman

Bloody Angola: A Podcast by Jim Chapman

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Bloody Angola features the complete history of Louisiana's most notorious prison. Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and beyond.Copyright Envision Podcast Productions Biographies & Memoirs Social Sciences True Crime
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  • 50 Shades of Evil: Back To Florida

    50 Shades of Evil: Back To Florida
    Apr 14 2026
    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 out with his girlfriend Karen Wilkins to fuel a crack cocaine binge), Beamon wasn’t done killing.
    Behind the walls of Florida state prisons, he became a self-appointed vigilante, hunting down convicted sex offenders with cold, calculated precision. In 2012, at Apalachee Correctional Institution, he stalked fellow inmate Bruce Hunsicker—a registered sex offender—before savagely stabbing and strangling him in the shower.
    Five years later, at Santa Rosa Correctional Institution, he murdered his own cellmate, Nicholas Anderson, in a gruesome attack involving strangulation and a homemade shank. Beamon showed zero remorse. He openly boasted about his crimes, declared his hatred for “monsters,” and even begged judges to send him to death row—vowing he would keep killing if they didn’t. He ultimately received two death sentences on top of his life term.

    “50 Shades of Evil” is a podcast series brought to you by “Bloody Angola Podcast”.

    Chapters
    03:02 Early Life of Rocky Beeman
    06:55 The Murder of Deborah Lacey
    14:30 Discovery and Arrest 20:54 The Murder of Bruce Hunsicker
    23:02 Second Murder: Nicholas Anderson
    28:48 Trials and Sentencing
    30:13 Rocky Beeman's Death

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    34 mins
  • 50 Shades of Evil: Georgia

    50 Shades of Evil: Georgia
    Apr 7 2026
    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 the most shocking courthouse attacks in American history.

    In a matter of minutes, Nichols overpowered his deputy escort, seized her weapon, and stormed the courtroom of Superior Court Judge Rowland Barnes. He murdered the judge and court reporter Julie Brandau in cold blood. As he fled the building, he gunned down Sheriff’s Deputy Hoyt Teasley. Hours later, during a desperate manhunt that shut down the city, Nichols killed a fourth victim—off-duty ICE Special Agent David Wilhelm—before carjacking his truck. A massive, 26-hour search gripped Atlanta. Then, in a quiet suburban apartment, Nichols took Ashley Smith hostage. What unfolded during their seven-hour ordeal would ultimately bring the rampage to an end in one of the most talked-about hostage encounters of the decade.

    “50 Shades of Evil” is a podcast series brought to you by “Bloody Angola Podcast”.

    Chapters
    10:09 The Downward Spiral of a Relationship
    10:49 The Night of Terror
    16:17 The Trial Begins
    19:44 The Escalation of Violence
    21:25 The Courthouse Chaos
    28:55 The Manhunt Begins
    29:14 Hostage Situation
    31:32 The Conviction and Sentencing

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    36 mins
  • 50 Shades of Evil: Colorado

    50 Shades of Evil: Colorado
    Mar 31 2026
    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 history. Dressed in tactical gear and heavily armed, 24-year-old James Holmes known as the “Colorado Theatre Shooter” opened fire, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others in a matter of minutes.

    Once a high-achieving neuroscience PhD student at the University of Colorado, Holmes had meticulously planned the attack for months—rigging his apartment with explosives, stockpiling weapons and ammunition, and even alerting authorities to his booby-trapped home before surrendering. What drove this brilliant but troubled young man to commit such unimaginable violence? In this episode, we examine Holmes’ background, his documented mental health struggles, the controversial insanity defense that played out in a high-profile trial, and the jury’s ultimate decision to reject it—convicting him on all 165 counts and sentencing him to 12 consecutive life sentences plus 3,318 years without parole.

    “50 Shades of Evil” is a podcast series brought to you by “Bloody Angola Podcast”.

    Chapters
    01:32 The Early Warning Signs of James Holmes
    14:53 The Manifesto
    16:24 Inside the Notebook
    21:18 Final Preparations
    24:19 The Theater Attack
    32:45 Aftermath and Arrest
    35:13 The Trial
    37:18 Life in Prison

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    40 mins
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appreciate this episode. love differwnt view points and covers all the nitty gritty details.Love the humor and of course easy listening!

amazing

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I’m glad I chose this as the first podcast I’ve ever listened to. The history is great, the storytelling and rapport between the hosts and their guests is even better! Give this some a listen. It’s worth your time.

My first podcast!

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I visited Angola in 2024 and had very conflicting feelings about the experience. Listening to this podcast has helped me to balance my empathy for the inmates with the reality of why they are there. Excellent podcast.

very interesting

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loved the show. great story telling. both host style of story telling complements the other

great show.

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great episode can't wait to hear the rest! love it. the history us interesting

this is going to be great can't wait to hear all

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