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#580 - Beauty Shop Butcher - Roebuck, South Carolina

Sat Mar 15 2025

This week, in Roebuck, South Carolina, police are called to beauty salon, to find the owner, horribly attacked & murdered, hanging from a duffle bag strap. There are several suspects, including her husband, a prisoner who confessed, and a young...

Summary

Podcast Summary: Small Town Murder Episode: #580 - Beauty Shop Butcher - Roebuck, South Carolina
Release Date: March 21, 2025
Hosts: James Pietragallo & Jimmy Whisman

Introduction

In episode #580 of Small Town Murder, hosts James Pietragallo and Jimmy Whisman delve into the tragic and perplexing case of Dana Satterfield, a beautician from the small town of Roebuck, South Carolina. Combining meticulous research with their signature comedic flair, James and Jimmy navigate through the complexities of this unsolved mystery, exploring the impact on the tight-knit community and the subsequent legal proceedings.

Background of Roebuck, South Carolina

Roebuck is a small, serene community located in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, with a population of approximately 3,482. Named after Revolutionary War officer Benjamin Roebuck, the town boasts historical landmarks like the Walnut Grove Plantation. The median household income stands at $54,153, with median home prices around $275,500. Described by locals as a "tight-knit" and "safe" community, Roebuck presents an idyllic yet unsuspecting backdrop for the ensuing tragedy.

The Mysterious Murder of Dana Satterfield

[12:54] James Pietragallo: "Dana Satterfield was brutally murdered in her own beauty salon. It was a horrifying scene—she was found hanging by a strap around her neck, covered in blood with clear signs of a violent struggle."

Dana, a 27-year-old single mother, was found dead on July 31, 1995, in her Roebuck beauty and tanning salon. The crime scene revealed extensive evidence of a violent attack, including blood on the walls and numerous contusions on Dana's body. Notably, there was no sign of robbery, as her wallet and cash box still contained over $200.

Investigation and Key Evidence

The investigation revealed that Dana had been struggling in her marriage with Mike Satterfield, leading to their separation. On the night of the murder, witnesses reported seeing a white male matching the description wearing a grayish T-shirt and blue jeans near the salon. Crucially, a semen sample found at the scene matched the DNA profile of Jonathan Christian Vick, a 17-year-old high school student at the time.

[22:34] Jimmy Whisman: "A friend laughed in Vic's face when he tried to date Dana, not realizing the dark turn this would take."

Despite an initial lack of substantial evidence, the DNA match was a pivotal breakthrough, reducing the pool of potential suspects drastically. Additional support came from anonymous tips and Vick's own incriminating admissions during his time in the Marines, where he was noted for violent behavior and assaulting fellow Marines.

The Arrest and Trial of Jonathan Vick

In 2005, Jonathan Vick was arrested after his DNA matched the semen sample from the crime scene. Despite maintaining his innocence, the overwhelming evidence led to his conviction on all counts, including murder, criminal sexual conduct, and kidnapping.

[68:37] Jimmy Whisman: "They didn't even get to the Soup Nazi."

The trial was swift, with the jury deliberating for less than 20 minutes before delivering a guilty verdict. Vick was sentenced to life with parole eligibility in 2035. The sentencing phase was emotionally charged, with family members of both the victim and Vick expressing their anguish and outrage.

Aftermath and Other Cases

Post-trial, Vick continued to exhibit violent behavior while incarcerated, leading to additional convictions for assaulting correctional officers. He was also implicated as a person of interest in the 2002 disappearance of Heather Rena Sellers, though no conclusive evidence linked him to her case.

Dana's daughter, Ashley Satterfield, became a victim advocate, dedicating her efforts to supporting other victims and their families. The case also garnered national attention through its feature on shows like Forensic Files and Unsolved Mysteries.

Conclusion

The Beauty Shop Butcher episode of Small Town Murder presents a comprehensive and engaging examination of Dana Satterfield's tragic death. Through detailed storytelling and insightful commentary, James and Jimmy highlight the profound effect of such crimes on small communities and the relentless pursuit of justice by law enforcement. Despite Vick's conviction, the lingering questions surrounding other potential crimes ensure that the story remains a haunting reminder of the dark undercurrents that can exist beneath the surface of seemingly peaceful towns.

Notable Quotes

James Pietragallo [12:54]: "Dana Satterfield was brutally murdered in her own beauty salon."
Jimmy Whisman [22:34]: "A friend laughed in Vic's face when he tried to date Dana, not realizing the dark turn this would take."
James Pietragallo [68:37]: "He is found guilty on all counts murder, criminal sexual conduct, and kidnapping as well."
Ashley Satterfield: "I just want to help others like I've been helped."

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James Petregallo (17:14)

And this woman's like going door to door of all the businesses, trying to sell them cleaner. I don't know. So that sounds like a tough job. So she, Dana continues to work on this Patty Taylor's hair until a little before they kind of, she gets there about 6:30, they're going with the hair. By 7 they're really doing it because she's got to wash it and do all that kind of shit. And then by eight they finish up with the hair. So during this time, you know, she's finishing it up and Dana is sweeping and cleaning up the shop, getting ready to close it up for the night. Taylor pays her and Dana walks this Patty Taylor to the door and tells Patty Taylor that I have some clothes in the dryer and then I'm going to be right behind you leaving here right now. And so this woman said, oh, you want me to stay until you lock your shop up? That way you don't have to sit here by yourself and you know, it's dark out and that kind of thing. She said no, no, that's okay. She said I'll be right behind you. It's only, I have five minutes left on the dryer. So you know, don't, you don't have to stand here waiting for me. It's five minutes, don't worry about it. So she said she left the shop at about 8:10, 8:15, this Patty Taylor takes off. Now simultaneously to all this going on, there is a couple of guys hanging out at a bowling alley nearby, just chilling here. David Michael Pace and Jonathan Christian Vick and they're both 17 years old, went to high school together. I think David might be a year older than Jonathan but Jonathan is 17. Jonathan, Christian, Vic and you know, they became friends in high school and have been friends since then. Michael Pace or David? Michael Pace works at the bowling alley and Vic would come by a couple times a month on Friday or Saturday nights, you know, 17, cruising the bowling alley for all the chicks. So he, this particular night Jonathan Vick comes in to visit his friend at work and he's hanging out at the bowling alley he's wearing. Vic is where I want to call him Michael Vick, but he's Jonathan Vick. He's wearing blue jeans and light colored shirt. Vic is talking to his friend Pace about a lady named Dana, okay, who owns a hair salon. I know her and he said that I'm going to ask her out tonight. Oh, tonight he's 17. She's a married 27 year old woman with two kids who owns her own business. Attractive woman.

James Petregallo (25:33)

Fuck, man, that's brutal. Like an old vacuum salesman or something. So she said she went to the salon 6:30 or 6:40 after giving the demonstration and made a sale with her. And she said she was scheduled to meet back at her designated spot to be picked up with the other salespeople at 8:30pm so she was to be the last salesperson picked up before heading back to Charlotte. After leaving the shop, Diane Harris walked around the area making calls on different houses and businesses, just trying to figure it out, trying to sell some cleaner. So at about 8:10, she walked through the parking lot of the salon after she had already been there an hour earlier, at which time she saw Dana through the window of the salon and spoke to her. And she said she appeared to be cleaning and that Dana waved at her as she walked by, like, oh, you're the cleaning supply lady. There you go. I think she was using her things. So she, this woman continued to try to sell things before heading back to the pickup spot. At 8:30. As she reached the salon parking lot, she noticed that the lights were on, but the blinds were now down. So she had walked by before, blinds were up, waving. Now she walks back, the blinds are down. At the same time she hears thumping sounds coming from inside the building. When she looked around, she observes a man falling out of the salon's window. Oh, a man falling out of the window. No, no, no. Open window falling out. The screen pops out, the screens already out and you see a man climbing out of a window. Harris, she was like what the fuck? And got scared and threw all of her shit down and ran. Oh, she just took off through all of her fucking cleaning supplies, everything. Just threw it down and laugh and left. As she ran around the building in one direction, she said the man ran around the other direction and they came face to face on the other side of the building like a bad cartoon. So Harris then ran out into the middle of the street and started screaming because she was scared of this guy. She's a real. That's a, that's a wild reaction.

James Petregallo (27:46)

So she ran into a home. She just busted into somebody's house, ran in, slammed the door behind her, locks it and tells the residents to call 911. Because Dana over here, this lady at the beauty shop needs help. That's what she says. Okay. So she said that the man she saw coming out of the window and again at the back of the building was the same man and he was white and looked crazy. Well, crazy white boy jumping out the window, that's all I got. He was wearing a gray or white T shirt, pair of blue jeans and a pair appeared to be between 20 and 30 years old. Now the, there's a guy named Michael Crook and he was driving towards Spartanburg at 8:30 when he observed, he observed Diane Harris. He saw, said he saw a black woman walking and then saw a white male who was bent down and was looking back toward Dana Salon. And he was wearing grayish colored blue jeans and a grayish colored T shirt. This is all the same guy. So the police arrive based on this 911 call. They don't even know what the hell this. You don't know if she's being paranoid or what's going on here. But they get there about 8:50, they arrive at the scene here or the call comes in then. And then they get there about 10 minutes later, 9:00, a deputy Burnett found the only door to the establishment is partially cracked and a screen from a window is on the ground with the window open. Hey everybody, just gonna take a quick break from the show and tell you a little bit about our safest sponsors. Simply safe. And everyone has routines that you go through make you feel good, make you feel secure, like you have control over the world. And a lot of times you don't, but you do if you're us. And your routine includes arming your SimpliSafe home security system. You know that's gonna do well for you. So when we're heading out, both of us, we both have them in our houses, our studios. You lock up for the night. Yeah. This simple step does more than just protect you. Gives you peace of mind. You're gonna feel good about leaving, and then you're gonna know it's gonna be the same when you get back. You'll sleep more soundly. I can leave the house with confidence. And it's amazing how a push of a button can give you that kind of confidence. And with Simplisafe, we love it. Like I said, it's in our studios, in our homes. It's really easy to install too. You can get professional instruments installation also. But if we can put it up, you can put it up. Put it that way. Visit simplisafe.comsmall to claim 50% off a new system with a professional monitoring plan and get your first month free. That's simplisafe.com/s I m p l I safe.com small there's no safe like Simplisafe.

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As well as the business cash book and checkbox or check cash box and checkbook. And the wallet and cash box together contained over $200 in cash. So if you're looking to rob a place, that's not the shit you leave me. I don't think they just stole some new cleaning product and took off here. So the wounds here. The pathologist performs an autopsy on Dana and noted that she had a deep abrasion on her forehead as well as other superficial abrasions and numerous contusions about her head, neck, upper chest, elbows, arm, wrist, knees and ankle. This like she fucking was pushed out of a car. Like that's. Those are a lot of wounds to fuck, man. Her hyoid bone appeared fractured Indicating that she'd probably been strangled or at least had significant pressure around her neck at some point. Here, they said that could have been caused by a ligature or manual strangulation. The pathologists believe that she was probably strangled manually as well as with the use of a ligature. Examination of her brain also revealed extensive hemorrhaging caused by blunt force trauma. And she was sexually assaulted as well. So the violence of the attack made the cops think this and the fact that nobody stole anything makes them really think this is personal as shit like this. Even if it's just somebody off the street that comes in to try to rape somebody, they probably grab 200 bucks on the way out too. You know what I mean? I don't think it would be outside of their moral spectrum to be able to steal money after you've raped and killed. So they obviously, they said this seems like it's got to be somebody that knows her that's very angry at her. So a state agent, the sled agent here. What's the state investigative thing? They. An agent here, an expert in the area of DNA and serology, or serology, said that she processed the crime scene for fluids. She examined the body and noticed that there was possible semen in the victim's pubic region here. So remembering that she had seen this when she processed the scene, she later tested the evidence from a rape kit which contained pubic hair combings, hoping to find semen. The sample tested positive for semen. Okay. And they were able to develop a DNA profile from this semen sample that they have. So they have a DNA profile. So now they can. They're just. Now it's just matching whatever. So they're talking to witnesses here, trying to figure something else out. They have a guy named Jerry Mills who said he knew about the shop and, you know, knew where it was. And it was in the same area of where he worked. He said he drove by the area around 5 or 5:30 on that afternoon and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. However, just before dusk, he drove back through and observed a Ford Bronco parked in a place where his employer did not allow parking because it was by his job. And he said none of his coworkers drove a vehicle like that, so that was somebody else. He pulled up closer to the car to check it out, but no one was around the vehicle. He was gonna tell them, hey, you're not allowed to park here. He described the Bronco as a late 80s car, blue with white or light cream colored top with quote, nice Rims on the tires that did not look like factory rims and may have been like a razor type of rim, he said, or saw blade. You never know. Blade. So they interview Diane Harris, the saleswoman here. She nervously explained that she came face to face, heard the thumping sound, found the someone on the ground in front of an open window. She said, quote, I seen a man come out of that window with his shirt pulled up like he had fell. She said she ran to the left, he ran to the right. And then she said they came face to face. She said she saw him for a split second. She said, quote, he looked crazy over and over again. He looked crazy, he looked crazy. That's all she would say. He was white with brown hair, wearing a light colored T shirt and jeans. And that's when she ran to a nearby trailer to call 911. So she was all fucked up about it. But she also gives a lot of details to create a composite sketch. And we'll get to that in a minute. First person they have to really talk to is Mike, is the husband. They're in the middle of a divorce, so. Dead lady, middle of a divorce. We're chit chatting with you. Doesn't match this lady's description, but we're going to talk about it. He said he first learned something was wrong about 9pm when fellow church, a fellow church member of his called to say that officers were all around his wife's beauty salon. What's going on? So he got in his car, went to the salon, and the deputies wouldn't let him inside, wouldn't tell him anything that was going on. Uh, then they talked to him and he downplayed the stories that their marriage was in trouble. Um, he said, we were just together last night. We're gonna have dinner tonight. This is crazy. I don't know what you're talking about. And so they were saying they were thinking maybe he hired somebody to do this.

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James Petregallo (56:50)

One relative said she just wanted to cook him his favorite meals again. Isn't that nice? Oh, my God. That is fucking unbelievable. About 30 members of Satterfield's family presented letters to the judge protesting his release. And the judge went, we're going to go with that. We're gonna go with you. Suspected rapist murderer. Yeah. So. April 30th, 2006, waiting on his trial. He's incarcerated and waiting on trial. And apparently he. Vic draped his feet out of a food hatch of the cell door, you know, a little door that they put the food through. And then became belligerent when the jailer asked him to please remove his feet so they could put the food through. So he blocks this. When Officer Derek Jefferson Green opened the hatch to give him his food at the Spartanburg County Detention center, then Corporal Alvin Jennings Jr. Opened the cell door in order to stop Vic from blocking the hatch. They said Jennings and Vic then became involved in an altercation in which Vic yelled, I'm going to kill you and your fucking family. Which obviously, I don't know how he's going to get to the family from prison. Probably not. So when the officers opened the door, he continued his aggressive behavior, made the verbal threats. They sprayed him with a quick burst of pepper spray. And he continued fighting and fighting until they contained him. And he was charged with assaulting local correctional employees and threatening the life of a public official. So the other young lady who's missing, Heather Rena Sellers. S E L L A R S Vic is a suspect in the 2002 disappearance of then 20 year old Heather Sellers, who was his former fiance and the last person to have seen her anywhere. Sellers grandmother, Norma Jean Swan, told deputies she dropped Sellers off at work at the Waffle house at Highway 9 in the I85. Jesus, that's depressing, man. Can you imagine? Fuck. At about 2:00pm to work second shift at the Waffle House that sits on two fucking interstates. Oh, God. September 24th, 2002. And the family never heard from her again. So the mother told investigators, or the grandmother told investigators that Sellers had a small bag of clothes and intended to spend the night with an aunt. A report said that she left her aunt's house with Vic. Oh, she had Gone to her aunt's house. Mom dropped her off, she did her shift. Then she went to her aunt's house and left with Vic, who witnesses said they went to the Rainbow Lounge and then to Cocktails and Dreams, which is the fucking name of the movie in the terrible Tom Cruise movie. Cocktail. That's the bar that they were opening. Cocktails and Dreams. Yeah, they had like a pink. A pink logo and. Yeah, it's the shittiest movie and the dumbest idea for anything. And that's what they did, so. And Dreams and Dreams. Because it was his dream to have his own place of Cocktails and Dreams and he wrote it on a cocktail napkin. Fucking awful movie. But Elizabeth Shue was in it and she was cute at the time, so why not? Anyway, they said that witnesses said shortly after she disappeared, when they talked and were kind of canvassing the area, they said that Heather was on drugs at the time and had also not picked up her paycheck at the Waffle House. Yeah, I guess that's. They said. They said that they went to two local bars. A photograph of Fick is posted with the case summary as well. In the thing, like, here's our only suspect, basically. Her last paycheck was for $81, by the way. Oh, man. So they. They had broken off their engagement two weeks earlier, but we're still seeing each other. They did find Heather Sellers car at the bottom of a river, but her body was never found at the bottom of a river. Yeah, she's not alive, let's say. No. So she. She's. That's just a mystery. So. Trial for Dana's murder, November 2006. Now, because he committed the crime when he was 17, he's not eligible for the death penalty.

James Petregallo (65:46)

Yeah. And also, another witness had told jurors that the man he saw crouch down near the crime scene was way too small to have been Mike Satterfield. Because Mike, you'd see from space, he's a giant fat guy. I'm not trying to be a dick. This saves him in this. He's not. If you say, oh, you know, six foot, average build, whatever, could be anybody. It's not Mike. That's one person. It's not. If you saw Mike, first thing out of your mouth would be, big guy, big belly, enormous man, big fat guy. So I think he was home with his children as well. And they don't Think that he hired a teenager to go rape and kill his wife when he's trying to get with her. So the testimony and evidence all together shows that Vic had a sexual desire to be with Dana and intended to visit her on the night of the murder. Vic threatened to kill the witness who could provide this information. He said, I'll kill you. A person matching the description of Vic was seen exiting the salon before she was beaten, before her body was found. A car similar to him in make, model, color, with distinctive rims was found around there. He confided to a cellmate all of the details, everything, and his DNA matched the semen found on her to the tune of 1 in 900 million. A lot of evidence here. The closings prosecutor said this. I want you to speak the truth in a voice so loud that it will be heard in years to come. It's eight female jurors and four male jurors, by the way. And I want you to speak the truth so it bounds back through the halls of history to a beauty shop in Roebuck and a young mother hanging by a strap. I want this courtroom to be full of justice when you come back. Okay? That's the silliest thing I've ever heard a person say. I want this courtroom to be full of a feeling or of justice is. You don't get a more nebulous term than justice to say. I'd like it to be full of. It's just a weird thing to say. Then he said, jonathan Vick is a danger to our community, and he doesn't ever deserve to see the light of day. So the defense said, come on. You know, the defense said, please look past the emotion and look at the evidence. And then forget that. Also, you'd have to say. And then also forget all of that. And then just said that Vic's fingerprints were not found at the crime scene and that DNA tests showed a pubic hair found on Dana's lower body did not belong to Vic. They said, clearly what happened to her was tragic, but convicting the wrong person doesn't serve any purpose.

James Petregallo (70:27)

Oh, yeah, this is his jam here. So Sellers grandmother attended the court. She's the one who dropped her off at the Waffle House. Norma Jean throughout the week and smiled as the verdict was announced. She later stood outside the courtrooms alongside Cora Kent, her granddaughter's friend. You know, the murdered woman's friend or missing woman's friend, who was also Vic's ex girlfriend as well. Kent said that justice was served. She said they should have given him the chair, though. It's an eye for. I'm in for an eye for an eye. As the Vick family left, Vic's younger brother Then threatened her, what this lady and said, quote, you'll get yours. And Vick's mother began to proclaim her son's innocence. And officers hurried the Vick family away from the property, you know, before they got attacked by the entire town and murdered in the street where they all got strung up. Fuck. So Mike, he's out there, his reaction here, he's outside hugging his kids. And he said he took the denial of the crime in stride, saying, doesn't matter what he says, the evidence points to him. He said though, that he thought. He said, I don't know, maybe in his own mind he thinks he's innocent. He said, I don't know what people's heads do either way he did it, so I don't care. Basically, he said, maybe it'll be a better. He said now it'll. He thinks maybe, hopefully the future will be better. He said, maybe it'll be a better holiday because this is coming up on the holiday season. He said the holidays will never be the same, but at least we got some closure. Ashley's 20 at this point, the daughter, and she said that she was glad Vic wouldn't be able to hurt anybody else while in jail and said that, quote, he can lie to himself all he wants. Her brother Brandon, who was 17 at this point, he said he got what he deserved. Dana's mother said that it was a smack in the face to hear Vic deny his guilt, but added that she was surprised he said anything. She said, at least we've put this person away for life where he can't hurt anyone else. We wanted him where he could not hurt anybody or control anybody else. Now he goes to court for his fucking problems with the prison guards there. You can't threaten to kill people in jail. So when he goes to court for that, he is found guilty of threatening the life of a public official and assault on a correctional officer in a two day jury trial. They sentence him to, you, sir, may fuck off. Three more years in prison because of that. Even if he gets parole in 2035, he then has to go serve that. So that's going to be on top of it. Also, he has, he's a fuck up though. He's not going to get paroled. If he does, it's not going to be for a long time because he has been in the special management unit, which is 23 hour a day lockdown for at that from 1.6 months after a punishment for attacking a fellow inmate. Then he's transferred. He has all sorts of, oh, he's.

James Petregallo (75:00)

He said that led him to on a topic to believe that the DNA sample could have been contaminated and said he was under the impression that another DNA expert was going to testify for the defense. And so, you know, he said, but I didn't ever get that. He said, I felt there was no way to get a fair trial in this town with all the media exposure. I was looking forward to a day in court. I was looking forward to my day of standing up here and telling the world, hey, I didn't do this. He never testified, by the way. He could have was more than welcome to do that. I'm not this monster these people think are trying to make me out to be in the media. I was looking forward to that. I felt that was important for people to hear my own from my own mouth. No one was defending me at the time. I was the only person to defend myself in the media and in court. Wow, you're jizz now, Ashley. She went on to have two children of her own and she became a victim advocate for the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office. And she said that she makes herself available at all hours for victims in case someone needs to talk. She attends bond hearings with with them also for the against the people and encourages them to draft impact statements and read them at sentencing hearings. She also started a jailhouse program to make inmates aware of the effects of their that their crimes have on victims families. She said, quote, you just don't get over it. You learn how to live with it. So this is kind of my way of living with it. And she also operates her own photography business as well there. Now, the Heather Sellers case. Okay, they said that any other crimes that might involve Vic, they're investigating him for all sorts of shit. He's considered a person of interest in her disappearance. I would say more than that. In 2006, authorities found blood stains and blonde hair in an abandoned vehicle registered to Vic. They believed the blood and hair may be from Sellers, but they couldn't. The samples were broken down and couldn't get good DNA on it. Yeah, they said if he's involved in anything else, we're never going to quit looking. We do not believe he is squeaky clean. We don't believe he's as squeaky clean as his lawyers and his mama believe he's an evil, evil person. Now he was considered a possible suspect in the disappearance of another person. One of Sellers fellow Waffle House employees, Michelle Whitaker, who disappeared in August 2002 around the same time Sellers did. But turns out in 2008 when the cops were investigating it, they found her alive. She was alive. She had left on her own and just wasn't aware anyone was looking for. Oh my God. She's so inconsequential that it didn't even she like it never came up.

James Petregallo (78:25)

I really, really hope not. Because he's dangerous. That's a dangerous fucking man. So there you go. There is Roebuck, South Carolina. Gotta get to the end quick here. If you like the show, get on whatever app you're listening on and please give us five stars. It helps so fucking much and we don't understand why. Follow us on social media at Small Town Murder on Instagram, Small Town Pod on Facebook. Definitely head over to shutupandgivememurder.com tickets for the 420 virtual goddamn live show can't wait anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. Just like a live show. The pictures, the story, we're in costumes. Jimmy's gonna be forced to do bong hits. It takes place Saturday, April 19th and it's available for two weeks after that. Get your tickets. Also get your tickets for Chicago in May. Get them right now for the rest of the year as well. Shut upandgivemerder.com patreon.com CrimeInSports all the bonus material that you could possibly handle. Hundreds of back episodes immediately upon subscription. Anybody $5 a month or above. And you get new ones every other week. This week crime and sports. We are going to talk about more sports, songs, Chris Webber rapping and a bunch of other terrible shit. And then for small town murder the con one, the con man Casanova Louis Carlucci who is just some like tubby guinea guy in fucking in New York in the 80s who was scamming a bunch of women and they couldn't find him and it was why the whole city was looking for him. It was crazy. Talk about that. That is patreon.com crimeinsports you get a shout out at the end of the regular show. Want to follow us on social media? Super easy to do that. Shut up and give me murder.com drop down menus coming out of your ass. Get in there everybody. And until next week everybody, it's been our pleasure by if you like Small Town Murder you can listen early and ad free now by joining Wondery plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts prime members can listen early and ad free on Amazon Music. Before you go, tell us about yourself by filling out a short survey@wondery.com Are.