Bloody Angola: A Podcast by Jim Chapman
Bloody Angola features the complete history of Louisiana's most notorious prison. Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and beyond.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 159
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Moonlighting: The Ambush of Cpl. Betty Smothers and Kimen Lee
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast”, Jim Chapman details the ambush in Baton Rouge Louisiana of Corporal Betty Smothers and Kimen Lee, The capture and conviction of those responsible and highl…
01:04:38 |
Mon 08 Sep 2025
Revisiting "the Farm"
this episode just prior to Labor Day weekend, Jim Chapman brings you inside the 1998 academy award winning documentary “The Farm” based off of life inside of Bloody Angola.
For commercial free early r…
For commercial free early r…
01:29:15 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
The Bishop
Eugene “Bishop” Tanniehill was Incarcerated in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for 47 years prior to being issued a pardon from then State of Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco.
In this episode of …
In this episode of …
01:09:02 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Shallow Grave Part 3: The Crimes of Roy McLaughlin
*Part 3 of 3 in this series*
Jim Chapman brings you the details of life post conviction inside Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for Convict Roy McLaughlin Jr. Including a lawsuit filed by the in…
Jim Chapman brings you the details of life post conviction inside Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for Convict Roy McLaughlin Jr. Including a lawsuit filed by the in…
00:27:57 |
Thu 14 Aug 2025
Shallow Grave Part 2: The Crimes of Roy McLaughlin
*Part 2 of this series*
Jim Chapman brings you the details of life post conviction inside Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for Convict Roy McLaughlin Jr. Including a lawsuit filed by the inmate …
Jim Chapman brings you the details of life post conviction inside Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for Convict Roy McLaughlin Jr. Including a lawsuit filed by the inmate …
00:48:13 |
Thu 07 Aug 2025
Shallow Grave: The Crimes of Roy McLaughlin
Jim Chapman brings you the horrific details surrounding Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola Convict Roy McLaughlin. In 2001 Roy McLaughlin was convicted in Baton Rouge in the death of his estrange…
00:37:27 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
People Hunter: The Manhunt for Ryan Sharpe Part 2
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman concludes the story of the manhunt, conviction and sentence of Ryan Sharpe.
A Serial Killer who terrorized the rural parish of East Feliciana in …
A Serial Killer who terrorized the rural parish of East Feliciana in …
00:43:31 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
People Hunter: The Manhunt for Ryan Sharpe
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman Details the manhunt, conviction and sentence of Ryan Sharpe. A Serial Killer who terrorized the rural parish of East Feliciana in the late summe…
01:10:21 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
The Posse
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman explores Wilford Lindsly’s 1936 escape from Louisiana State Penitentiary, detailing his violent past, the chaotic manhunt, and its tragic conseq…
00:33:52 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Officer Friendly
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim Chapman covers the tragic story of the murder of Slidell, Louisiana PD, Sargent Earl Alfred, who was killed while responding to a silent alarm at a jewelry store…
00:45:20 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
The Goodyear Slaying
In this episode of Bloody Angola, Jim Chapman covers the horrific story of a robbery/murder that occurred at a Goodyear Tire and Appliance store in 1975 and the search for Charles Ray Spears, later k…
00:40:30 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
1956
In this episode, Jim Chapman breaks down several interesting stories from a 1956 edition of the popular prison magazine "The Angolite".
00:15:23 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Out of the Shadows: New Developments in the New Orleans Jail Escape
This episode of Bloody Angola examines the up to the minute details on the details of the (2) escapee’s still on the run, Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves.
00:41:02 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
New-Hire
In this episode Jim Chapman brings you inside the wire and the role of a Classifications Officer at Louisiana State Penitentiary by sitting down with former Angola Classifications Officer and award w…
00:32:12 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Manhunt!
In this episode Jim Chapman provides the details surrounding the "still on the run" inmates that escaped a New Orleans Jail. Jim also touches on a nearly concurrent escape in Tangipahoa Parish, which…
00:32:36 |
Fri 30 May 2025
The Great Escape of the Orleans Parish Jail
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman details the escape of (10) inmates from the Orleans Parish Jail. This escape in which (5) inmates are still at large is the largest escape on re…
01:03:12 |
Thu 22 May 2025
The Coffin Maker: Grasshopper
In this episode of “Bloody Angola Podcast” Jim Chapman explores Lloyd Leggett's transformation from a 1971 murderer to a skilled coffin maker in Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.
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00:39:42 |
Fri 16 May 2025
Bones: Angola’s Hearse Driver
This episode of Bloody Angola examines Lloyd "Bones" Bone, the hearse driver at Angola prison, exploring his journey through violence, family estrangement, and the generational cycle of incarceration…
00:33:23 |
Fri 09 May 2025
The French Quarter Stabber: Warren Harris Jr
In this gripping episode of "Bloody Angola," Jim Chapman delves into the case of Warren Harris Jr., infamously dubbed the French Quarter Stabber. Set against the backdrop of New Orleans in 1977. Con…
01:05:17 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
The Dog Lady of Lansing Prison: Toby Young Dorr
Jim Chapman explores Toby Young Dorr and the infamous 2006 prison breakout of John Maynard. Jim details the escape, Toby’s troubled past, cancer struggles, and the Safe Harbor Prison Dogs program she…
00:35:26 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
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