The Blinding of Isaac Woodard By Emily Thompson Isaac Woodard was a highly decorated African America World War II veteran. When returning home from service, he was brutally attacked by Sheriff Lynwood Shull after a bus driver lied and claimed he was causing trouble. He had simply asked to use the restroom. The beating was so severe that it left Isaac Woodard permanently blind. Apr 30, 2021 • 3 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 76: Bijan Ebrahimi By Emily Thompson Bristol is a city in England that prides itself on being one of Britain’s most tolerant and forward-thinking communities. However, a brutal murder of a disabled man in 2013 left the area recoiling in horror, even more so when it was uncovered that the murder had been the result of institutional racism, a vicious rumor mill, vigilante justice and a misguided police investigation. Nov 30, 2020 • 3 min read
Injustice in The Pas – Helen Betty Osborne By Emily Thompson Helen Betty Osborne, a Cree Aboriginal, with hopes to become a teacher was brutally stabbed to death with a screwdriver in The Pas in 1971. The entire town knew exactly who had committed the senseless murder but due to racism, sexism and indifference in the community, they kept their mouths closed. Jun 10, 2020 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 44: James Byrd Jr. By Emily Thompson Jasper is a small timber town around 100 miles northeast of Houston, Texas. It’s a quaint area that holds an annual Butterfly Festival the first October every year. However, in June of 1998, Jasper was rocked by a brutal hate crime that still reverberates across the nation today. Apr 20, 2020 • 6 min read
The First Civil Rights Martyrs – Harry & Harriette Moore By Emily Thompson Harry & Harreitte Moore were pioneer activists & leaders of the early civil rights movement in the United States. On Christmas night of 1961, they would become the first martyrs of the movement, followed by Harry T. Moore and Martin Luther King Jr. Dec 4, 2019 • 5 min read
Morbidology the Podcast – 20: Jordan Davis By Emily Thompson In 2012, much of America was celebrating the re-election of the nation’s first African American president but just three weeks later in Jacksonville, Florida, the murder of an unarmed African American teenager was a bloody reminder of just how far we still have to go in the battle against racism. Nov 4, 2019 • 5 min read
The Only White Woman to be Killed in the Fight for Civil Rights – Viola Liuzzo By Emily Thompson In 1965, Viola Liuzzo – a mother of five – paid the ultimate price to march in support of civil rights: her life. She was the only white woman to be murdered during the civil rights movement. Oct 10, 2019 • 4 min read
The Death of a Nazi – Jeff Hall By Emily Thompson The day before Jeff Hall was murdered, his 10-year-old son, Joseph Hall, showed a family friend a leather belt emblazoned with an SS emblem. “Look what my dad got me,” he said. Unbeknownst to anybody at the time, Joseph would murder his Nazi father the very next day. Jun 16, 2019 • 6 min read
Befriending the KKK By Emily Thompson Daryl Davis - an African American blues musician - has spent the last 35 years befriending members of the Ku Klux Klan in a bid to understand them and make them see the error of their ways. Jan 27, 2019 • 3 min read
The Unsolved Civil Rights Murder of William Lewis Moore By Emily Thompson The struggle for civil rights in the United States has a long and murderous history. William Lewis Moore was murdered while waging a one-man protest against segregation. Oct 29, 2018 • 5 min read
The Execution of Virginia Christian By Emily Thompson 17-year-old Virginia Christian was the first and last female juvenile to be executed in the electric chair in 1912. Jan 12, 2018 • 3 min read
