In 1886, the small town of Arcadia, Louisiana, was shaken by the gruesome murder of a quiet citizen. The entire country would soon be shocked by the mob justice that followed.

In this episode, we briefly cover the life and murder of Johnie Lafelle and examine a moment when small-town justice may have gone terribly wrong.

Every stone has a story. Southern Souls: Stories from the Stones explores the lives, tragedies, and mysteries hidden beneath the headstones of the American South.

In 19th-century journalism, newspaper editors did not just write the news...they fought it. Ink, fists, pistols, shotguns, and even cane swords could be the chosen weapons.

In this episode, we explore the turbulent life of brilliant young newspaper editor, Charles McDonald Puckette, from the proposed shotgun duel that kept the city on edge to the quiet cemetery where he now rests under a tombstone inscribed with poetry.

Every stone has a story. Southern Souls: Stories from the Stones explores the lives, tragedies, and mysteries hidden beneath the headstones of the American South.

In rural 1880s Louisiana, a family fight escalated into a deadly confrontation, leaving one family member dead, and a community searching for answers.

Why had an upstanding member of the community shot his brother-in-law to death?

In this episode, we follow the story of Stephen C. King and a sudden family rift that ended a life too soon.

Every stone has a story. Southern Souls: Stories from the Stones explores the lives, tragedies, and mysteries hidden beneath the headstones of the American South.

In 1935 Bossier City, LA, an argument between two men ended in gunfire, leaving a man known as Smokey Joe dead.

What happened that night would be argues in court and debated across the city.

In this episode, we cover the story of Smokey Joe Feducia, from the deadly confrontation at the Chicken Inn, to the grave yard where he now rests.

Every stone has a story. Southern Souls: Stories from the Stones explores the lives, tragedies, and mysteries hidden beneath the headstones of the American South.

Season One Preview of Southern Souls: Stories from the Stones.

Southern Souls is a narrative history podcast exploring forgotten lives through the stories hidden beneath Southern grave markers.

Each episode begins in a cemetery and follows the story of a life that history nearly forgot.

Season One features stories of murder, music, scandal, tragedy, and survival across the American South.

Hosted by Tarah Thomas.

Music for this trailer is Undercover Vampire Policeman by Chris Zabriskie, used under a Creative Commons License.