TGF 036 The Corpsewood Murders: Uncovered
Tucked deep in the woods of northern Georgia, the stone ruins of Corpsewood Manor still whisper secrets—of ambition, isolation, and brutality. In this week's Uncovered episode, host and former law enforcement officer Brian peels back the layers of one of the South’s most chilling and misunderstood double homicides.This isn’t just a story about murder.
It’s about fear. Judgment. And the fatal consequences of standing out in a place that demands conformity.
🔍 In This Episode:
The story of Dr. Charles Scudder, a former Loyola University professor, and his partner Joseph Odom, who built a secluded paradise in the Appalachian foothills to escape modern society.
The unsettling and surreal history of Corpsewood Manor—from homemade bricks and occult symbols to LSD wine and misunderstood eccentricity.
The arrival of Tony West and Avery Brock, two young drifters whose night of drugs, lust, and paranoia would end in ritualistic bloodshed.
The religious panic and satanic hysteria that followed—fueling conspiracy theories and warping public perception of the victims.
A hard look at law enforcement’s handling of the case, and how rumor, prejudice, and moral panic shaped every step of the investigation.
Brian doesn’t just recount the facts—he dissects the systemic issues beneath them.
From rural justice to media sensationalism, Uncovered explores how a double homicide became a cautionary tale about queerness, counterculture, and fear in the Bible Belt.
🧠 Why It Matters:
The Corpsewood case reveals how cultural bias can become legal bias
It shows what happens when victims are dehumanized before they’re even buried
And it reminds us that in true crime, truth is often the first casualty of fear
Listen now and uncover what others overlooked.#CorpsewoodManor #TrueCrimePodcast #TheGuiltyFiles #BrianKingSharp #SatanicPanic #GeorgiaMurders #UncoveredTruth #QueerVictims #RuralJustice #LGBTQHistory
TGF 037 The Corpsewood Murders: Rewired
What happens when freedom becomes a threat... and fantasy meets a gun barrel?In this haunting ReWired episode, Dani steps beyond the factual ruins of The Corpsewood Manor Murders and into the dark psychological maze left behind.
Dr. Charles Scudder and Joseph Odom weren't just victims of a brutal double homicide in the isolated woods of Georgia — they were scapegoats of a society that feared what it couldn’t understand.But was this really about Satanism? Or sex? Or stolen money?
Or... was it about a slow-simmering cocktail of paranoia, repressed desire, and desperate identity?🔍 This episode speculates on:
The symbolic power of Corpsewood as a fortress of “otherness” — and how that marked it for destruction.
The twisted interplay of religion, sexuality, and shame in a rural 1970s Bible Belt community.
The killers’ psyche: Were they cold-blooded criminals, confused boys lost in a delusion, or pawns in a much bigger story?
What the murders reveal about America’s fear of outsiders — and the cost of living authentically in a world that demands conformity.
Dani challenges you to reframe this infamous case — not just as a murder mystery, but as a cultural autopsy.
This isn’t just true crime. This is True Crime, ReWired.🎧 Listen now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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TGF 038 The Corpsewood Murders: Revisited
In this episode of The Guilty Files: Revisited, Brian and Dani pull back the heavy velvet curtain on one of the South's most chilling and misunderstood cases: The Corpsewood Manor Murders.Set deep in the remote woods of Georgia, the brutal killings of Dr. Charles Scudder and Joseph Odom in 1982 were far more than a simple robbery gone wrong.
Brian uses his law enforcement and investigative background to walk us through the crime scene, the suspects, and the tragic chain of events that led two killers to this secluded sanctuary. Meanwhile, Dani peels back the layers of fear, rumor, and societal judgment that surrounded Corpsewood Manor—examining the cultural anxieties of the Bible Belt, homophobia, Satanic Panic, and the dangerous intersection of isolation and rumor-fueled hysteria.
Together, they explore the media myths, police missteps, and moral panic that still linger around this case, asking hard questions about justice, bias, and the way small-town narratives can distort the truth. Was Corpsewood a true den of evil as some claimed? Or were Scudder and Odom simply unconventional victims in a deeply intolerant time?It’s a case filled with shocking details, cultural complexities, and moral gray areas—and one that hits very close to home for Brian in more ways than one.