https://simplecast.com An Undying Mystery In 1944, George Stinney Jr. became the youngest person ever executed in South Carolina at age 14. He was accused of bludgeoning two white girls to death and convicted by an all-white jury in a matter of minutes. Now, more than 70 years later, new evidence suggests someone else may have committed the murders. The Post and Courier explores this haunting tale that still plagues the small town of Alcolu. © 2018 The Post and Courier en Tue, 3 Apr 2018 03:05:00 +0000 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 22:42:13 +0000 https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/stinney/ An Undying Mystery https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b7a124b3-2c42-47ac-87c6-7358f47f9ddf/9731ecb3-9679-4cd5-8a1b-74054441136d/3000x3000/1522697597artwork.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/stinney/ serial In 1944, George Stinney Jr. became the youngest person ever executed in South Carolina at age 14. He was accused of bludgeoning two white girls to death and convicted by an all-white jury in a matter of minutes. Now, more than 70 years later, new evidence suggests someone else may have committed the murders. The Post and Courier explores this haunting tale that still plagues the small town of Alcolu. The Post and Courier no https://feeds.simplecast.com/PtpkSUEN george stinney, crime, death penalty, alcolu, south carolina, charleston, news Emory Parker eparker@postandcourier.com 90071799-30b7-4253-9633-6254c9bddd63 Chapter Five: Divided past, shared future Despite racial wounds, Alcolu residents unite to preserve memories of a bygone heyday.

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]]> Tue, 3 Apr 2018 03:05:00 +0000 eparker@postandcourier.com (The Post and Courier) https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/stinney/ Despite racial wounds, Alcolu residents unite to preserve memories of a bygone heyday.

Written by Deanna Pan and Jennifer Berry Hawes.
Read by Glenn Smith.
Produced and engineered by J Emory Parker.

]]> Chapter Five: Divided past, shared future The Post and Courier 00:12:35 Despite racial wounds, Alcolu residents unite to preserve memories of a bygone heyday Despite racial wounds, Alcolu residents unite to preserve memories of a bygone heyday betty june binnicker, alcolu, electric chair, murder, death penalty, mary emma thames, civil rights, george stinney jr no full 5 1 0c30e9e3-780c-4c3c-b313-5a441b77acfd Chapter Four: Whodunit? New details emerge about an alternate suspect in Alcolu girls' murders.

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]]> Tue, 3 Apr 2018 03:04:00 +0000 eparker@postandcourier.com (The Post and Courier) https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/stinney/ New details emerge about an alternate suspect in Alcolu girls' murders.

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Read by Glenn Smith.
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]]> Chapter Four: Whodunit? The Post and Courier 00:17:33 New details emerge about an alternate suspect in Alcolu girls' murders New details emerge about an alternate suspect in Alcolu girls' murders alcolu, mary emma thames, electric chair, betty june binnicker, george stinney jr, civil rights, death penalty, murder no full 4 1 1138594c-4836-4ac4-b176-2b62ca5012d4 Chapter Three: Righting injustice For 70 years, history blamed George Stinney Jr. for the murders of two white girls. But attorneys who dusted off the case discovered disturbing flaws in the evidence used to execute the child.

Written by Deanna Pan and Jennifer Berry Hawes.
Read by Glenn Smith.
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]]> Tue, 3 Apr 2018 03:03:00 +0000 eparker@postandcourier.com (The Post and Courier) https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/stinney/ For 70 years, history blamed George Stinney Jr. for the murders of two white girls. But attorneys who dusted off the case discovered disturbing flaws in the evidence used to execute the child.

Written by Deanna Pan and Jennifer Berry Hawes.
Read by Glenn Smith.
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]]> Chapter Three: Righting injustice The Post and Courier 00:12:22 For 70 years, history blamed George Stinney Jr. for the murders of two white girls. But attorneys who dusted off the case discovered disturbing flaws in the evidence used to execute the child. For 70 years, history blamed George Stinney Jr. for the murders of two white girls. But attorneys who dusted off the case discovered disturbing flaws in the evidence used to execute the child. alcolu, civil rights, mary emma thames, george stinney jr, electric chair, betty june binnicker, death penalty, murder no full 3 1 de464648-b86a-4a11-8693-127772000a76 Chapter Two: Re-examining history George Stinney Jr. was a depraved child-killer to his executioners and an unrepentant predator in the press. Until new evidence revealed he probably wasn’t.

]]> Tue, 3 Apr 2018 03:01:00 +0000 eparker@postandcourier.com (The Post and Courier) https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/stinney/ George Stinney Jr. was a depraved child-killer to his executioners and an unrepentant predator in the press. Until new evidence revealed he probably wasn’t.

]]> Chapter Two: Re-examining history The Post and Courier 00:12:38 George Stinney Jr. was a depraved child-killer to his executioners and an unrepentant predator in the press. Until new evidence revealed he probably wasn’t. George Stinney Jr. was a depraved child-killer to his executioners and an unrepentant predator in the press. Until new evidence revealed he probably wasn’t. no full 2 1 a6391d93-37eb-4074-9818-23f109e4168b Chapter One: Crime & punishment A chance encounter in 1944 brings 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. into brief contact with two white girls. It seems so innocuous. Yet, an enduring mystery is born in the moments the girls walk away.

Written by Deanna Pan and Jennifer Berry Hawes.
Read by Glenn Smith.
Produced and engineered by J Emory Parker.

]]> Tue, 3 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0000 eparker@postandcourier.com (The Post and Courier) https://www.postandcourier.com/news/special_reports/stinney/ A chance encounter in 1944 brings 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. into brief contact with two white girls. It seems so innocuous. Yet, an enduring mystery is born in the moments the girls walk away.

Written by Deanna Pan and Jennifer Berry Hawes.
Read by Glenn Smith.
Produced and engineered by J Emory Parker.

]]> Chapter One: Crime & punishment The Post and Courier 00:14:15 A chance encounter in 1944 brings 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. into brief contact with two white girls. It seems so innocuous. Yet, an enduring mystery is born in the moments the girls walk away. A chance encounter in 1944 brings 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. into brief contact with two white girls. It seems so innocuous. Yet, an enduring mystery is born in the moments the girls walk away. alcolu, mary emma thames, george stinney jr, betty june binnicker, electric chair, civil rights, death penalty, murder no full 1 1