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Nashvillains digs into the darkest true crimes in Music City's history. Serial killers who stalked its streets. A bomber who tried to bring it to its knees. Con artists, killers,...
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Nashvillains digs into the darkest true crimes in Music City's history. Serial killers who stalked its streets. A bomber who tried to bring it to its knees. Con artists, killers, and the occasional scandal from behind the studio glass.
Some of these cases made national headlines. Others were buried and nearly forgotten. All of them happened here, in the shadow of the honky-tonks.
Every episode is a deep dive into a real case — the people, the motives, the moment everything turned. No dry true-crime checklist. Just gripping, edge-of-your-seat storytelling that gives these stories the weight they deserve.
A city this rich in music and heritage has more than a few dark tales woven into its history — and those stories deserve to be told. Hit follow, and you'll never look at Music City the same way again. Nashvillains. Because sometimes it all comes down to three chords and a murder.
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Some of these cases made national headlines. Others were buried and nearly forgotten. All of them happened here, in the shadow of the honky-tonks.
Every episode is a deep dive into a real case — the people, the motives, the moment everything turned. No dry true-crime checklist. Just gripping, edge-of-your-seat storytelling that gives these stories the weight they deserve.
A city this rich in music and heritage has more than a few dark tales woven into its history — and those stories deserve to be told. Hit follow, and you'll never look at Music City the same way again. Nashvillains. Because sometimes it all comes down to three chords and a murder.
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1 SEP 2026 · Kevin Hughes came to Nashville to count the hits — a small-town numbers man who rose to run the charts at Cash Box magazine, right in the heart of Music Row. But the charts were rigged, the payola ran deep, and Kevin had started asking the wrong questions. On the night of March 9, 1989, a masked man with a strange, stiff run stepped out of the dark on 16th Avenue and shot him dead in the street, wounding the young singer walking beside him. Then the trail went cold — for fourteen years. And when the answer finally came, it didn't come from Music Row at all. It came from a wiretap, a drug dealer down in Georgia, and thirteen spent bullets buried in a backyard. Nashvillains uncovers the darkest true crimes in Music City's history — Real crimes. Real villains. One unforgettable city.
New episodes drop regularly. Subscribe so you never miss a case, and if this one got under your skin, leave a rating and review — it helps more listeners find the show.
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A Hey Dad Productions presentation. Written and produced by Jerry Broadway. Some voices generated with Fish Audio AI. Musical Score created using Suno. . © 2026 Hey Dad Productions
This episode includes AI-generated content.
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1 SEP 2026 · In November 2013, Nashville gathered to give George Jones the send-off of a lifetime — and when the arena emptied, the after-party rolled down to Second Avenue, to a bar called the Pit and Barrel, freshly made over for a reality show set to air the very next day. Among the last men standing were outlaw singer Wayne Mills — an Alabama football player who'd walked away from the game to chase his musical dreams down the highway — and his friend, the bar's owner, Chris Ferrell. The next morning, one of them would be hours away from death. The how, when and where of the case were obvious. It was the "why" that absolutely stunned the investigators. Nashvillains uncovers the darkest true crimes in Music City's history — Real crimes. Real villains. One unforgettable city.
New episodes drop regularly. Subscribe so you never miss a case, and if this one got under your skin, leave a rating and review — it helps more listeners find the show.
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A Hey Dad Productions presentation. Written and produced by Jerry Broadway. Some voices generated with Fish Audio AI. Musical Score created using Suno. . © 2026 Hey Dad Productions
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1 SEP 2026 · David "Stringbean" Akeman was a Grand Ole Opry legend and an original Hee Haw star — a banjo man who came up through the Great Depression and never trusted a bank again, keeping his money close and hidden inside his little cabin north of Nashville. Everyone in those hills had heard the rumors of what he kept there. On the night of November 10, 1973, two young men were waiting in the dark when Stringbean and his wife, Estelle, drove home from a performance at The Grand Ole Opry. What happened next shattered Music City's sense of safety and made a whole town start locking its doors. But the cruelest twist of all wouldn't surface for another twenty-three years. Nashvillains uncovers the darkest true crimes in Music City's history — Real crimes. Real villains. One unforgettable city.
New episodes drop regularly. Subscribe so you never miss a case, and if this one got under your skin, leave a rating and review — it helps more listeners find the show.
Credits
A Hey Dad Productions presentation. Written and produced by Jerry Broadway. Some voices generated with Fish Audio AI. Musical Score created using Suno. . © 2026 Hey Dad Productions
This episode includes AI-generated content.
Nashvillains digs into the darkest true crimes in Music City's history. Serial killers who stalked its streets. A bomber who tried to bring it to its knees. Con artists, killers,...
show more
Nashvillains digs into the darkest true crimes in Music City's history. Serial killers who stalked its streets. A bomber who tried to bring it to its knees. Con artists, killers, and the occasional scandal from behind the studio glass.
Some of these cases made national headlines. Others were buried and nearly forgotten. All of them happened here, in the shadow of the honky-tonks.
Every episode is a deep dive into a real case — the people, the motives, the moment everything turned. No dry true-crime checklist. Just gripping, edge-of-your-seat storytelling that gives these stories the weight they deserve.
A city this rich in music and heritage has more than a few dark tales woven into its history — and those stories deserve to be told. Hit follow, and you'll never look at Music City the same way again. Nashvillains. Because sometimes it all comes down to three chords and a murder.
show less
Some of these cases made national headlines. Others were buried and nearly forgotten. All of them happened here, in the shadow of the honky-tonks.
Every episode is a deep dive into a real case — the people, the motives, the moment everything turned. No dry true-crime checklist. Just gripping, edge-of-your-seat storytelling that gives these stories the weight they deserve.
A city this rich in music and heritage has more than a few dark tales woven into its history — and those stories deserve to be told. Hit follow, and you'll never look at Music City the same way again. Nashvillains. Because sometimes it all comes down to three chords and a murder.
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| Author | Jerry Broadway |
| Organization | Hey Dad! Productions |
| Categories | True Crime , Documentary , Music History |
| Website | - |
| jerrybway@gmail.com |
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