Erica Kelley
15 June 2020
In 1999, a gay man named Billy Jack Gaither was brutally murdered in the small town of Sylacauga, Alabama. He wasn’t completely closeted, his siblings and friends knew, but his deeply religious parents did not. He was a friendly man who often gave rides to drunk patrons from his favorite local bar. He had made friends with a man who took advantage of his generosity. But he had no idea just how evil this man was. Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio Researched by Haley Gray Edited by Chaes Gray of Gray Multimedia Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/100-small-town-hate-the-murder-of-billy-jack-gaither Merch | Donate | In the Media: https://southernfriedtruecrime.com @southfriedtruth (Twitter) @southernfriedtruecrime (Insta) Today’s Sponsors: EveryPlate.com and use the promo code southernfried1 BetterHelp.com/southern If you are suffering with abuse in quarantine, here are resources for different countries. Please ask for help: US Crisis Text Line: 741741 US National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 UK Domestic Abuse Hotline: 0808 2000 247 Australia Rape & Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-737-732 Canada: http://thelifelinecanada.ca./help/call/ If you are having suicidal thoughts during this unprecedented time, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Please call the US National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 For resources in other countries: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html A great source to find a LGBTQ non-profit to support: https://greatnonprofits.org/categories/view/lgbtq https://www.shondaland.com/act/a27789423/24-lgbtq-organizations-support-right-now/ https://pflag.org/hotlines https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ How you can help be part of the solution to our national problem of systemic racism: Minnesota Freedom Fund George Floyd Memorial Fund I Run With Maud Black Visions Collective Reclaim the Block Campaign Zero Communities United Against Police Brutality Black Lives Matter NAACP Legal Defense Fund American Civil Liberties Union National Bail Fund Network
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