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Ghost BunnyGhostly Tales From Corpsewood Manor to Chattanooga with Amy PetullaOn this week's episode, Bridget interviews Amy Petulla, a ghost tour guide and author, who shares the chilling story of the Corpsewood Manor murders, a bizarre true crime case from 1982. The conversation delves into the life of Dr. Scudder, the construction of Corpsewood Manor, and the tragic events that unfolded there. Amy also discusses her transition from law to ghost tours, her personal paranormal experiences, and various haunted locations in Chattanooga, including the Reed House and Chickamauga Battlefield. The episode concludes with a discussion on the supernatural elements of the city and the intriguing presence of vampires in Chattanooga.
2026-01-271h 13
Dark DeedsS03E23: Ritual of Rumors: The Corpsewood Manor SlayingsDeep in the woods of North Georgia, Dr. Charles Scudder and his partner, Joseph "Joey" Odom sought a peaceful, off-grid life in a hand-built brick mansion they called Corpsewood Manor. Rumors always swirled about the lovers and their quaint handbuilt home in the woods. The fact that they were "homosexual devil worshippers" was often the talk of the area, but these men were kind, welcoming, and enjoyed the simple life with the occassional wild party. But in 1982, their castle became the site of a grisly double homicide that shocked the nation when two young men devi...
2026-01-2619 min
Ghost Hunter AdviceChattanooga Ghost Tours with Amy PetullaIn this episode of the Ghost Hunter Advice podcast, Tanner interviews Amy Petulla, founder of Chattanooga Ghost Tours. They discuss Amy's journey from a law career to launching Chattanooga Ghost Tours in 2007, driven by her family's love for ghost tours and the abundance of haunted history in Chattanooga. Amy shares insights into running a ghost tour business, including research methods, advertising strategies, and the importance of authenticity in storytelling. The episode highlights the challenges and rewards of the paranormal tourism industry, along with some intriguing ghost stories and personal experiences. Tanner and Amy also touch on the use of...
2025-06-1542 min
Get Lost In The Full Audiobook That Keeps Thriller Fans Hooked.The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia by Amy PetullaPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/92569to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia
Author: Amy Petulla
Narrator: Sarah Welborn
Format: mp3
Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
Release date: 06-10-25
Ratings: 3 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
In 1982, Tony West and Avery Brock made a visit to notorious Corpsewood Manor under the pretense of a celebration. They brutally murdered their hosts. Dr. Charles Scudder and companion Joey Odom built the "castle in the woods" in the Trion forest after Scudder left his position as professor at Loyola. He brought with him twelve thousand doses...
2025-06-104h 02
Hold My Sweet TeaEp. 28-Was the Devil in the Details?: The Corpsewood Manor MurdersSend us a textMerch Link: https://hold-my-sweet-tea.printify.meBuy Me a Coffee Link:https://buymeacoffee.com/holdmysweetteaDeep in the Georgia mountains stands the haunting ruins of Corpsewood Manor, a handcrafted brick sanctuary built by two men seeking escape from modern society. Their dream of peaceful isolation ended in bloodshed on a cold December night in 1982.Dr. Charles Scudder wasn't running from anything specific when he left his prestigious position as a pharmacology professor at Loyola University. At 50, with his marriages behind him and children grown, he simply craved...
2025-05-1247 min
Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery331. MURDER: The Corpsewood Manor MurdersIn 1982, Charles Scudder and Joseph Odom were murdered at their home, Corpsewood Manor, in mountains of North Georgia.
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2025-05-0227 min
The Haunted Objects PodcastWe Opened Nine Cursed Artifacts for ChristmasWhat do you do when someone offers you the cursed skull that keeps showing up on their back porch... no matter how many times its removed? Find out on this Haunted Objects holiday special! Plus, we investigate a jar of whispering cemetery dirt, Tom Delonge accidentally starts a rumor about us, and we meet Connor-Claus, Santa's neighbor from somewhere up North.Want more Haunted Objects? Join the museum and get the new Museum Mailbag podcast, our exclusive members-only podcast featuring Haunted Object unboxings, spooky listener stories, and our best guess at the answers to...
2024-12-161h 36
Autumn's OdditiesThe Murders at Corpsewood ManorIn the late 1970s, professor Dr. Charles Scudder and his companion Joey Odom left their lives in Chicago behind for simpler lives in the mountains of Georgia. There, they built their home by hand and furnished it with occult books and symbology. They frequently welcomed guests into their Pink Room for "parties." Eventually, the wrong person was let in, and tragic consequences followed.SOURCEShttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114723296/joseph_d-odomThe Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia - Amy Petulla (2016)Atlanta Constitution articles Become a supporter of this podcast: https://w...
2024-10-0854 min
The CrimeCastSHORT Outtake with Author Amy Petulla - Corpsewood Manor Murders!SHORT OUTTAKE WITH AMY PETULLA ABOUT THE CORPSEWOOD MANOR MURDERS!
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2024-06-1613 min
During the Break with Clint PowellSHORT Outtake from CrimeCast and Author Amy Petulla - Corpsewood Manor Murders!A SHORT SAMPLE from The CrimeCast with David Roddy and Author Amy Petulla about the Corpsewood Manor Murders!
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2024-06-1613 min
Burden of ProofCase Number 88: The Corpsewood Manor MurdersCharles Scudder and his partner, Joseph Odom, moved to the town of Trion, Georgia to escape the hustle and bustle of city life in Chicago and live on their own terms. Many in the town were not happy with the couple's arrival due to their unorthodox lifestyle. Eventually acceptance grew when they realized Charles and Joseph had no ill intention toward anyone.
Some of the towns people even became friends with the couple whether they enjoyed the couples' company, attended parties or partook in Charles' homemade wine. It was a peaceful life for six years before two men they thought...
2024-05-231h 03
Obscure AppalachiaCorpsewood ManorThe story of Corpsewood Manor is one of the more intriguing true crime stories, because it does have elements of the occult and the paranormal. I love when we get to do a deep dive into people who march to the beat of their own drummer. There's only so much "they lit up a room" mindset you can take before you want to know who people actually are. It's a shame Dr. Charles Scudder and Joseph Odom didn't have many more years of the life they envisioned when they came to Georgia. The US, and Appalachia, wasn't always the...
2023-11-1428 min
The CrimeCastThe Corpsewood Manor Murders with Amy PetullaAmy Petulla is the Owner of Chattanooga Ghost Tours and an author! Today we talked about her book - "The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Geogia"! Murder and more - SO much more in the middle of rural North GA 1982!
In 1982, Tony West and Avery Brock made a visit to notorious Corpsewood Manor under the pretense of a celebration. They brutally murdered their hosts. Dr. Charles Scudder and companion Joey Odom built the "castle in the woods" in the Trion forest after Scudder left his position as professor at Loyola. He brought with him twelve thousand doses...
2023-10-171h 08
Eyes in the Dark#135 Der Künstler, der seinen eigenen Tod malte
An der Wand hängt ein düsteres Portrait. Es zeigt einen Mann mit gesenktem Blick, sein Mund ist geknebelt und er hat 5 Einschüsse im Kopf, aus denen Blut sickert. Dieses Portrait zeigt Charles Scudder. Monate später wird er tot in seinem Haus gefunden. Mit 5 Schusswunden in seinem Kopf. Hat er seinen eigenen Tod vorhergesehen?
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Suizid
Links zum Fall:
Buch 1: Corpsewood: The Eyewitness Account von Shannon West, Susan E Scott, Teresa Hudgins
Buch 2: The Corpsewood Manor Murders in No...
2023-01-291h 21
Evil Pudding : A True Crime PodcastEvil Pudding Episode 30 - Corpsewood Manor MurdersToday we are looking into a brutal murder at Corpsewood Manor. This horrific true story has all the elements of a psychological thriller/horror flick and is a stark reminder that sometimes real life can be far stranger than fiction. We will be discussing government mind control, the occult, a mansion in the woods, a senseless double homicide…and even some occurrences that are just, for lack of a better word, unexplained. So, join us as we share with you the unbelievable story of the murders at Corpsewood Manor.
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2022-08-281h 34
Homespun Haints: True Ghost StoriesDoes Chattanooga Have Enough Ghosts? A true ghost story interviewAmy Petulla turned her passion into a thriving company: she formed the first ghost tour company in Chattanooga, Tennessee. And soon thereafter she learned just how haunted the city of Chattanooga actually is. Follow us on Facebook at https://facebook.com/groups/homespunhaintsLearn more about Chattanooga Ghost Tours at https://chattanoogaghosttours.com/ and read the spooky story of the cursed object at https://chattanoogaghosttours.com/2017/07/07/the-cursed-skull-of-manchester/Have you had a paranormal experience you want to tell a story about? Apply to be featured on our next episode: https://homespunhaints.com/submit-real-ghost-stories
2022-08-0148 min
True Crime on Easy StreetS1 Ep 29: Corpsewood ManorThis week we travel right across the state line to a little town named Trion, GA to Corpsewood Manor. Scott gives us all the shocking details surrounding this crime clouded by folklore and gossip.
Sources:
"Corpsewood" by Daniel Ellis
"The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia" by Amy Petulla
"Corpsewood: The Eyewitness Account" by Susan E. Scott, Teresa Hudgins and Shannon West
https://crimecapsule.com/the-curse-of-corpsewood-and-the-corpsewood-murders/
https://thecinemaholic.com/dr-charles-scudder-murder-where-are-tony-west-and-avery-brock-now/
Santa Cruz Sentinel March 9. 1983 addition https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31788732/corpsewood-guilty-verdict/
2021-11-101h 03
The James and Kim CastCome Ghost Hunting With Us!James and Kim go ghost hunting with Amy Petulla , owner of Chattanooga Ghost Tours. You will not believe what they find in the Sunny building...get ready for chills!!! Listeners beware!
2021-10-1827 min
NecronomicastEpisode 202 "The Corpsewood Manor Murders" with Amy Petulla On this episode of the Necronomicast, my guest for a late night conversation is former trial and district attorney Amy Petulla. Amy is the owner of Chattanooga Ghost Tours and is the author of the book "The Corpsewood Manor Murders" It's the story of Dr. Charles Scudder and his companion Joey Odom, who built a castle named "Corpsewood Manor" in the woods of the Trion forest in Georgia to spend their retirement. They brought with them twelve thousand doses of LSD as rumors of drug use and Satanism swirled around the two men.
2021-06-011h 03
Conspirinormal PodcastConspirinormal 349- Amy Petulla (The Corpsewood Manor Murders)Recorded January 12th, 2021https://www.patreon.com/join/conspirinormal?Writer and the head of the Chattanooga Ghost Tours Amy Pettula joins us on the show to discuss her book "The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia". We talk about what sparked her interest in this tale of two men who moved to the backwoods of North Georgia in the late 1970s and about their brutal murder in the fall of 1982. We also look into one of the men, Charles Scudder and his ties to Satanism and his interest in the Occult. We also talk about the...
2021-01-171h 36
Conspirinormal PodcastConspirinormal 349- Amy Petulla (The Corpsewood Manor Murders)Recorded January 12th, 2021https://www.patreon.com/join/conspirinormal?Writer and the head of the Chattanooga Ghost Tours Amy Pettula joins us on the show to discuss her book "The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia". We talk about what sparked her interest in this tale of two men who moved to the backwoods of North Georgia in the late 1970s and about their brutal murder in the fall of 1982. We also look into one of the men, Charles Scudder and his ties to Satanism and his interest in...
2021-01-171h 35
True Murder: The Most Shocking Killers in True Crime HistoryTHE CORPSEWOOD MANOR MURDERS IN NORTH GEORGIA-Amy PetullaAuthor Amy Petulla uncovers the curious case that left two men dead and the incredible story still surrounded by controversy, speculation and myth.In 1982, Tony West and Avery Brock made a visit to notorious Corpsewood Manor under the pretense of a celebration. They brutally murdered their hosts. Dr. Charles Scudder and companion Joey Odom built the "castle in the woods" in the Trion forest after Scudder left his position as professor at Loyola. He brought with him twelve thousand doses of LSD. Rumors of drug use and Satanism swirled around the two men. Scudder even claimed to have...
2020-10-141h 32
Pleasing TerrorsCorpsewoodThis is a story about a German fairytale and a brutal murder in northwestern Georgia. Suggested reading: The Corpsewood Manor Murders In North Georgia by Amy Petulla
2019-10-2346 min
Wicked Curious Radio With Roxie ZwickerWicked Curious Radio - Chattanooga Ghost Tours - with Amy PetullaSend us a textOn this episode of Wicked Curious Radio the team is joined by Amy Petulla of Chattanooga Ghost Tours. Chattanooga is the home of one of the most famous railways in American history, the site of a historically vital trade route along the Tennessee River and the gateway to the Deep South. Chattanooga has a haunted past- a past that still lives through the spirits that want the city. Whether it is the ghost of the Delta Queen still lingering from the days of the river trade, the porter who forever roams the grounds o...
2019-06-251h 01
Shoes Boos and Tattoos18: Corpsewood Manor MurdersCharles Scudder and Joey Odom were gay, dog lovers, homesteaders, and Satanists. Unfortunately, a combination of those things can apparently get you killed in rural Georgia in 1982.intro/outroLove Turns Hatebackground music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Sources:please note that a large part of my research revolved around the book "The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia" by Amy Petulla. you can find the book on Amazon and Kindle and is available on kindle unlimited. some parts were taken verbatim, simply be...
2019-06-251h 17
MorbidThe Murders at Corpsewood Manor Mini MorbidThis case has always haunted Alaina and it felt like the right time to let it loose. The brutal murders of Joseph Odom and Dr. Charles Scudder were senseless and horrific. Get ready for some frustration and Satanic Panic because this tale is full of both.
Sources:
https://allthatsinteresting.com/corpsewood-manor-murders
https://the-line-up.com/corpsewood-manor
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/corpsewood-manor
The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia by Amy Petulla
Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, A...
2019-06-211h 03
Southern Fried True Crime32: The Corpsewood Manor MurdersCorpsewood Manor in Northern Georgia is an infamous haunted tourist attraction. And many believe it is cursed. Either by the ghosts of the men murdered there, or by a more mysterious and evil entity. Sources: https://www.southernfriedtruecrime.com/32-the-corpsewood-manor-murdersReading recommendation: The Corpsewood Manor Murders of North Georgia by Amy PetullaWritten, hosted, produced by Erica KelleyResearched by Erica KelleyOriginal Graphic Art by Coley Horner Original Music by Rob Harrison-Gamma RadioMerch | Donate | In the Media:https://southernfriedtruecrime.com @southfriedtruth (Twitter) @southernfriedtruecrime (Insta)
2018-10-3159 min