Episode 51: The Darker Side of the Holidays (The Hudler Tree Farm Murders and The Lawson Family Murders)
On December 10, 1997, newspapers across the country ran a syndicated article titled “A tree grows in North Carolina.” The article explained how the fragrant fraser fir trees, with their bluish tone and soft, silvery needles, thrive in the climate of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The reporter, Wade Rawlins, interviewed Ron Hudler, of Hudler Carolina Tree Farms. It was the heart of tree selling season and Hudler explained he had a customer...