Posted in Crime, Entertainment

‘Devil in the Ditch’ returns to Greenville and ‘Real News’

   November 12, 2024

One of my most popular podcasts is my 2023 interview with journalist Larrison Campbell  about her podcast “Devil in the Ditch.”

BACKGROUND: On June 13, 2003, Martha Dyer Campbell, 85, was found dead by her sister in the garden room of her big house in the affluent Wilzin Park neighborhood of Greenville, Miss. She had been beaten brutally with a blunt object and a towel was placed over her head. Campbell was a well-known community activist who had entertained Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove in the same room nine days before her murder.  Her death rocked her family and Greenville, and it remains unsolved.

Journalist Larrison Campbell returned to Greenville 20 years later to reexamine her grandmother’s murder and run down the many rumors about the case, including that her first cousin might have been the murderer. Her investigation is told in the podcast – “Devil in the Ditch.”

After the podcast was released, Larrison returned to Greenville to be on a panel at the Delta Hot Tamale Festival. Her visit led to a new podcast, “Devil in the Ditch I The Aftermath.”

Larrison will be my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen” at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13.

Here is the 2023 interview:

Share:

Rules for Comments

Your comments are welcomed, but there are some rules to follow:

(1) Be Nice. No comments that slander another, no racism, no sexism, no personal attacks.

(2) No Harrassing Comments.

(3) No Libel. That’s saying something is not true about someone. Don’t do it.

(4) Keep it clean. Nothing vulgar, obscene, or sexually related. No profanity or obvious substitutions.

(5) I reserve the right to remove any comments that violate our rules or are inappropriate. I am not responsible for what is posted. Comments may not appear right away until they are approved by a moderator.

(6) Limit your comments to the subject in this story only, and limit comments to 1,500 characters or less. Do not post copyrighted material. Comments will not be added to stories that are over five days old.

(7) No posts may advertise a commercial business, political candidate, or political group. Links in a comment aren’t allowed.

8) Commenting too many times may result in your comments not being allowed. Readers will begin to ignore your views.

9) Email me if you believe a comment violates any of these rules, and it will be deleted.