Southern Fried True Crime

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Erica Kelley is a native Tennessean exploring historical and contemporary true crime in the South. Southern charm is attempted but southern sass is bountiful. Join her as she shows you just how southern fried the justice system can be in the Deep South.

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  • kblomquist
    Where the heck are you girl?
    Miss your show!!!
  • Wilco615
    Best of the best
    Wishing you well, Erica. You really gave us the perfect true crime podcast. I miss your voice.
  • NurseRebecca
    Happy with this y’all
    Hoping all is well with Erica. Her voice is smooth and she’s openly, unabashedly honest!
  • Perilus
    Ericka
    Miss This hoping all is well. Everything about this podcast is right.
  • Chippewa1976
    Rating a 3 because…where are you??
    I love this show. There was a 3 month break and we were left hanging with a part 1 of 2 since July. It has been another 5 months now. Is the show over? Please update your fans!
  • factsmustbechecked
    Has this podcast ended?
    Wonderful, well-researched cases told by the podcaster with the best voice in the industry.
  • medic9666
    Where r u
    I love this show, please come back. We need this show!
  • Girl Fred
    Worried about you
    I can’t find anything that explains what happened to your show. It was one of my favorites. Hope your doing okay
  • kjkels
    Hope you are okay
    Miss you and your show
  • Gwenie Mo
    I love this podcast and praying for the ladies that made it!
    What an amazing podcast. The voice is outstanding! The story telling has empathy, conviction, insightful story telling with overall well researched and broken down consistency with each episode. I have listened to the them all just about. To the 2 women that have done this pod cast please know I am sending you all my best and love. So many followers & I are all rooting for you, hoping your health is recovered and ya’ll are in good times. I sincerely mean it as do so many of us. Thank you for the great show! 💜
  • cookie fiend1976
    Missing You!
    I came here to say the same thing. We miss you. I check in every few days to see if you've posted anything. Hope you're doing well!
  • Themoneychick
    Miss your show and hope you come back soon
    This is and has been one of, if not, my favorite true crime podcasts. I hope you are well and hoping you return soon.
  • TLeeKyle
    Love!
    Great show!! Wanting more!!
  • BBWhite77
    Miss New Episodes
    Erica, I hope you are well. I miss new episodes of the show in my feed. Take care and I look forward to new episodes when you can get them to us.
  • Awarrenkids
    Great podcast
    Really miss having new content. Know you are working with Gone Cold but this is the OG and we miss your voice. Hope you are well.
  • Bethanne1987
    Where are you?
    I hope you are well, I miss your episodes. Please come back soon. This is one of if not my favorite true crime podcast
  • Parks Netta
    I’m hooked
    I keep checking to see when the podcast will return. I hope all is well and you are definitely missed by your crime audience.
  • Stellastarr222
    Ads are ridiculous
    She spent more time defending a murderer In her episode than representing the victim. Disgusting.
  • HaitianGoddessSanders41
    Where’s Erica?
    Hi, I noticed that there hasn’t been any episodes uploaded since June 21. I’ve been waiting for part two about Emily for a while, but my concern has grown about you Erica. Are you OK? I’m just concerned I had gotten used to listening to your episodes and grew Close to you almost like you are my homegirl, I hope all is well and if you are dealing with some sort of medical issue, I’m sending prayers of recovery. we miss you but you’re well-being is way more important. Please take care of yourself. Will be here waiting when you get back.
  • Sonic 2927363738
    We miss you Erica!!!!
    Hope your recovery is going well and I know everyone is looking forward to your return when you’re ready. 🥰
  • jsdc10
    I hope this show is returning
    Well done
  • Kristie22@gmail
    Where??
    I have been thinking about you! I check my threads every day 🤓😁
  • Hunter759
    Miss you
    Hope you are ok. I have been checking everyday to See if you are back.
  • LMSJsp
    Excellent podcast
    Just discovered this podcast. Thorough, interesting information. Like the sound of the host's voice. Highly recommend.
  • The best around 👐
    Come back
    Hello Erica. We hope all is well with you. We miss you. I check just about everyday to see if you’re back. Please take care. Please come back.
  • Scooching in Here
    One of my absolute favorite podcasts!
    This is one of my all time favorite podcasts. I love Erica’s attention to detail, and her respect for the victims and their families. I also appreciate her nuanced take on corruption, botched investigations, and so forth when it’s relevant to the case she’s presenting. There are very few true crime podcasts that still show compassion to the victims, but Erica really does each episode! I hope Erica gets better quickly — and of course that she takes all the time she needs to recover. We’ll be respectfully waiting for the next drop and can’t wait until she’s back!
  • Mama2Chains
    We miss you!!!!
    I look everyday to see if you’re back. We miss you! You are our favorite!
  • JF711
    Great Show.
    I hope that you and your family are okay.🙏❤️🙏
  • Heads Up FYI
    Miss hearing your voice and your tales
    Hope you are ok. You achieved a real cliff hanger for sure. Come back!
  • ClemsonTiger87
    Great podcast
    Love the way the stories are told- one of the best.
  • J L 2289
    Outstanding podcast
    Love the detailed podcast!! Really well done and well researched Great voice too!
  • calliemac50sc
    Don’t Get The Popularity
    I’ve been listening to this podcast for a long time because I enjoy the stories, not the delivery. Her voice truly sounds like she is reading from a piece of paper and she uses a lot of words incorrectly. Still waiting on Part 2 from a Part 1 that she promised would be forthcoming. I am unfollowing. Also agree on the number of ads.
  • B•Bumpus
    1 of my Fave podcasts!
    So great! Such interesting stories! Great story-telling!! Where’d she go? Again? Darn… Is it bcuz of 🍎 stealing money out of the pockets of creators? As if they their billions in profits isn’t enough for them? Grifters and Highwaymen that’s all they’ve become!
  • HogFan56
    Love it!!
    Im missing her sweet voice..she tells the cases so well. I hope she’s alright😌
  • MFirebaugh
    Good Show But…
    I love the way she presents the story, straight to the point. However, the audio is way less than to be desired. Wish it was better quality.
  • MotherOfCatsAndAKid
    Love the show, hate all the commercials.
    I absolutely love this show but I can’t help but notice it has FAR more advertisements than any other true crime podcast I’ve listened to. I usually skip over them, but when I’m in the shower or doing dishes it’s not as simple since my hands are too wet to skip forward.
  • MommaMandaPanda
    Erica kills it
    Nicely done. Your way of presenting information to us listeners is spellbinding and I find that yours is my favorite crime podcast. I like how you keep it clean, and are respectful of victims and their families. Thanks to you and your researcher for all your hard work. Makes my daily chores go by faster as I listen.
  • Go_Gobarbie
    What are you selling
    Her stories feel as if she’s trying to sell us a house in the places where these murders happened. I don’t need a 30 min explanation on why I would want to live in a small town in Kentucky. Just get to the story
  • jlm188
    Not great
    Listening to my first episode re a guy named Tex and I don’t feel like I’m getting a true crime story but spin by an unreliable narrator. Is this woman dating Tex or what? She also doesn’t understand criminal law based on her questioning of the felony murder conviction. Won’t be listening to more episodes because I prefer true crime pods that just tell the facts. I don’t know who this random woman is and why she thinks her “personal” opinions on cases are worthy of a podcast.
  • Taylor Lauryn
    Ads
    This podcast is absolutely amazing, and Erica’s story telling is so beautiful. However, the amount of ads completely ruins the show. For example the Carrie Lawson Part 1, I skipped three ad breaks within the first 29 minutes of the episode… It takes you completely out of the show. It ruins it the episode completely, and I started another podcast. I truly hate to say that, but it’s the reality. Also she will call you out and use your name in the podcast if you leave a negative review as she did in the Denise Amber Lee episode which I also didn’t like. Even if the person was wrong this is a podcast that thousands listen to, and I don’t agree with that.
  • Foot of the Smokies
    Used to be great
    I used to like this podcast it was a favorite but recently there has been a shift and we are much more focused on things like race, missing white woman syndrome, and feeling bad for the criminals instead of the victims. It’s sad but it’s a unsub situation.
  • Forestimo
    Excellent Host
    Erica has such a way of weaving the tales she covers. She is so gifted at painting the picture of someone’s life in an honest yet compelling way. That’s what keeps this listener coming back!
  • Audrey Oluoch
    Too many ads
    70% ads, 30% content. They will literally cut off mid sentence for an ad read:/
  • patsycrimester
    Ads almost equal the content
    I listen to a lot of podcasts, and have been listening to this one for several years. It, by far, has the most ads ever! Was not always this way. I used to like it quite a lot since I live in the south. For the past while, the ads have taken over. I can handle that episodes aren't always available consistently, but the excess ads are making it hard for me to stay devoted to this one.
  • Umm yeah no thx
    Too many ads, I’m out
    I’ve been listening for a while, but the ads are excessive enough now to where I’m unfollowing. I listen to a bunch of true crime podcasts, and none of the others take this many breaks to have a ‘word from our sponsor’.
  • Ribbit6619
    More Ads & Opinion Than Content
    It’s absolutely appropriate that the podcast circuit, is at long last, fading away. This one is near the top for cringy, opinionated content, and I swear more ads than actual show. If you insist on listening make sure you have access to FF through because every episode has a minimum of FIVE ad breaks and at least 3 ads per block. That’s on the low end. Erica is constantly throwing in her opinions on things she has no business commenting on-and her opinions are often dead wrong on legality issues. Don’t bother with this one, so many better podcasts (for now) to listen to without their political bent inserted.
  • Jarred Altman
    Love this podcast
    I absolutely love this podcast. Erica and her team really do their research and make sure the information they’re presenting is accurate. My only qualm is the amount of advertisements. I understand why they are in there so I try not to complain. Keep up the good work, Erica!
  • Adrienne from Ohio
    Too many ads
    I like the show but there’s way too many ads. It seems like there’s 4 minutes of ads every 5 minutes. I always end up turning the podcast off because of this.
  • Latinanycmomma
    Enjoyable
    I enjoy listening to true crime but I’m really picky when looking for a podcast. If the voice ain’t it , I can’t listen to it. She keeps me engaged and the stories are interesting (although sad). My only complaint is the ads, they are more frequent than other podcasts I listen to. But I understand a girls gotta eat !
  • WavesAndTides
    Well researched
    Well researched which I like and appreciate. A lot of true crime podcasters don’t even bother to do this but Erica does. She really cares about the victims. I do prefer the excellent scripts written just by Erica herself because it’s in tune with her spirit and personality. The collaborative script writing just isn’t her and loses some of the engaging qualities that define Erica’s writing. I can tell when the script was written wholly or partially by someone else. I also want to address a disgusting comment on here written Feb 27, 2024 by gardenfairy86. Talk about a racist, this commenter certainly is. Basically telling Erica Kelly that because she’s white she doesn’t have a right to share true crime cases about blacks. People like this dont even deserve a voice. Pay no attention to such ignorant comments.
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