This is a long one folks! We're discussing three different stories this week to finish up our coverage of episode seven of "Unsolved Mysteries." Featured in this episode are the ghostly occurrences at the General Wayne Inn, the tragic murder of Gretchen Burford, and the abduction of Mississippi aristocrat Annie Laurie Hearin.
Additional Notes:
00:00 - 3:00 - Introduction
4:58 - Introduction to General Wayne Inn
5:58 - Background on the General Wayne Inn (Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Edgar Allen Poe)
7:57 - General Manager Bart Johnson
14:10 - The ghosts at the bar
16:00 - Dave Rogers gets pranked by a ghost
18:12 - Alice sees a ghostly figure on the stairs
19:31 - Election of 1848 - First sighting of the revolutionary soldier
22:00 - Paula Rogers, a psychic, confirms the sighting of the soldier
24:16 - Bart explains the spinning television picture
29:37 - Michalene's, a parapsychologist, results
30:15 - Bart doesn't believe in ghosts
31:45 - Gretchen Burford preview
34:00 - Gretchen's background
35:55 - Gretchen stops at an ATM on a Friday night
37:00 - Men playing blame the victim
45:30 - Speculation about what happened with Gretchen and the kidnapper in the car
47:34 - Gretchen and the kidnapper struggle at the ATM drive through
50:18 - A Witness helps Gretchen during her final moments
52:20 - They find a distinctive paisley hat while processing the vehicle
53:32 - Marlene, Gretchen's daughter, discusses the irony of the attack
54:55 - The investigation says the hat is the key to all the answers
55:00 - Tyrone Hammel is charged with Gretchen's murder and pleads guilty
59:07 - Annie Laurie Hearin preview
59:50 - Background on Annie and Robert Hearin Sr.
1:02:15 - Robert Hearin Sr's personal plea during a press conference
1:08:20 - The day of the kidnapping / finding the ransom note
1:10:43 - What the kidnapper wanted
1:12:12 - There were cars in the neighborhood that were out of place
1:15:08 - Robert Hearin Jr speaks
1:16:50 - No specific ransom demands
1:19:22 - Robert Hearin Sr sends out a million dollars in checks to the 12 people affected by his business dealings
1:21:46 - Update! Newton Alfred Winn is arrested but Annie Laurie is never found
1:32:19 - 1:35:37 - Shout outs!
1:35:50 - End - Outtake!
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Resources:
https://www.wlbt.com/story/35976670/3-on-your-side-investigates-cold-case-mystery-the-disappearance-of-annie-laurie-hearin/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-09-mn-8472-story.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueCrime/comments/kvzzxr/annie_laurie_hearin_elderly_socialite_kidnapped/
http://hauntedhouses.com/pennsylvania/general-wayne-inn/
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2008/02/22/burford-killer-im-crying-a-river-of-tears-inside
https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/01/10/killer-apologizes-for-88-murder-of-palo-alto-attorney/
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