Crime Time
Episode 304
Larry Flynt, Racism, Sex & Murder in the South with BLOOD IN THE SOIL Author Carole Townsend
BLOOD IN THE SOIL: A TRUE TALE OF RACISM, SEX AND MURDER IN THE SOUTH follows the investigation into the shooting of Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt and his attorney in Gwinnett County, Georgia in 1978 through the perspective of Detective J. Michael Cowart. Author Carole Townsend recalls the infamous shooting and hunt for serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin. Townsend also details Franklin’s life from childhood through his execution and the atmosphere and racial tension of the south in 1978 in this episode of Crime Time hosted by Allison Hope Weiner.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Carole Townsend to Crime Time.
01:15 Capturing the south in 1978.
02:45 Larry Flynt arrives in the South.
03:40 Southern attorneys.
07:18 Larry Flynt’s shooting.
09:22 Interracial couple graces Hustler.
11:37 Joseph Paul Franklin’s past & white supremacists.
13:22 The shooting.
15:59 The investigation & time in prison.
18:55 Describing the prison.
20:43 The impression of Franklin.
23:32 “Forced integration”.
26:16 Howard pursues Franklin.
29:50 Religious views.
31:51 Thank you and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Carole Townsend is a columnist for the Gwinnett Daily Post, the second largest newspaper in Georgia and a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in Ladies Home Journal and Teen Magazine. She has been described in her writing style as a cross between Lewis Grizzard and Erma Bombeck. She has established a reputation as one of the up-and-coming writers in the humor genre and has earned a national following.
Additional Links
http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Soil-Racism-Murder-South/dp/1634507517
https://twitter.com/caroletownsend
https://www.facebook.com/CaroleATownsend/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf
http://www.caroletownsend.com/
https://www.facebook.com/CrimeTimeWithAllisonHopeWeiner?directed_target_id=0
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