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Of Hell: Texas True Crime

Of Hell: Texas True Crime

By: Gone Cold - Texas True Crime
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 Killers don't just take lives. They reshape everything they leave behind. From the creators of Gone Cold comes Of Hell: Texas True Crime, a podcast about the state's most depraved killers and the scars they left on every town, every family, every mile marker they touched. Stories that ask one burning question: Were there more victims? Some folks aren't just from hell. They're of it.86b12360-f304-11f0-a29e-dd3cea9b5d3b True Crime
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  • The Odessa Lust Murders Part Four: Travesty

    The Odessa Lust Murders Part Four: Travesty
    Feb 9 2026
    In the final chapter of the Johnny Meadows saga, we examine what happened after his 1972 conviction, and how a decision by the Texas parole board allowed him to walk free decades later.

    Following years of failed lawsuits, appeals, and parole denials, Meadows was quietly released due to prison overcrowding. In 1993, he resurfaced in Houston, posing as an attorney to lure vulnerable women with false job offers. One woman was raped at knifepoint inside a stolen office space. Another narrowly escaped an attempted assault days later. Houston police arrested Meadows within days.

    His parole was revoked. In 1995, a Harris County jury convicted him again and sentenced him to life in prison. He would never leave custody.

    This episode traces the lawsuits, manipulation, parole decisions, and ultimate consequences that followed Meadows for decades, while honoring the women whose names should never be overshadowed by the man who harmed them:

    Linda Lee Cougot, Dorothy Ann Smith, Eula Mae Miller, Ruth Ann Maynard, and Gloria Sue Green.

    Meadows died in prison in 2000. But for Odessa—and for the families—his shadow lingered far longer.

    You can support Of Hell and listen to the show ad-free at https://patreon.com/gonecoldpodcast

    #TexasTrueCrime #Odessa #OdessaCrime #UnsolvedTexas #TrueCrimePodcast #OfHellPodcast #OdessaLustMurders #1970sTrueCrime #TexasHistory #ColdCaseTexas #WestTexasCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimeAddict #TrueCrimeObsessed #TrueCrimeStories #CrimePodcast #PodcastLife #ListenNow #PodcastersOfInstagram #SerialPredator #JusticeForVictims #StayAware
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    34 mins
  • The Odessa Lust Murders Part Three: Branded Man

    The Odessa Lust Murders Part Three: Branded Man
    Feb 2 2026
    Johnny Emanuel Meadows is finally in custody, and for the first time in years, law enforcement believes they may be closing in on answers. After being arrested in Aztec, New Mexico, Meadows leads authorities to the remains of Gloria Sue Green, whose body is discovered hidden beneath a mattress in a shallow wash near an Odessa school. Charged with her murder, Meadows quickly becomes the center of a widening investigation into several unsolved West Texas deaths.

    As pressure mounts, Meadows confesses to a second killing, the 1968 murder of Odessa bartender Linda Cougot, and implicates his own wife, Deloris. The confession appears to connect long-suspected cases, but almost immediately begins to unravel. Meadows changes his story, recants key details, and claims he only implicated Deloris out of spite. The charges against her are ultimately dismissed.

    What follows is a legal circus: additional confessions, withdrawn pleas, psychiatric hearings, and mounting doubts about whether any of Meadows’ statements can be trusted. The chaos reaches its peak when Meadows accuses Ector County investigators of torturing and “branding” him with the initials of four murdered women.

    With Meadows’ confessions ruled inadmissible, two major murder cases collapse, leaving Linda Cougot and Ruth Maynard officially unsolved once again. In the end, Meadows remained imprisoned only for the murder of Gloria Green, while prosecutors quietly hold a sealed indictment as a last safeguard to keep him behind bars. The damage, however, is already done; families are left without justice, cases return to cold files, and one of West Texas’ most disturbing killers succeeds in manipulating the system yet again.

    You can support Of Hell and listen to the show ad-free at https://patreon.com/gonecoldpodcast

    #TexasTrueCrime #Odessa #OdessaCrime #UnsolvedTexas #TrueCrimePodcast #OfHellPodcast #OdessaLustMurders #1970sTrueCrime #TexasHistory #ColdCaseTexas #WestTexasCrime #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimeAddict #TrueCrimeObsessed #TrueCrimeStories #CrimePodcast #PodcastLife #ListenNow #PodcastersOfInstagram #SerialPredator #JusticeForVictims #StayAware
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    34 mins
  • The Odessa Lust Murders Part Two: Gloria

    The Odessa Lust Murders Part Two: Gloria
    Jan 25 2026
    On June 17, 1971, 26-year-old Gloria Sue Green vanished from her desk at O&L Well Service on Odessa’s busy Kermit Highway. Her purse, shoes, and open ledger were left behind, frozen in time. A single mother known for her reliability, Gloria had no reason to walk away — and within hours, deputies feared she’d been taken.

    Witnesses confirmed she was calmly working as late as 2:30 p.m. Thirty minutes later, she was gone. No struggle was heard. No one saw her leave. In broad daylight, in a corridor of active businesses, Gloria disappeared without a trace.

    Her disappearance came during a terrifying pattern in the Permian Basin. In the years leading up to Gloria’s case, multiple women had been abducted and murdered, their bodies dumped in the desert. By the summer of 1971, lawmen openly feared a serial killer was operating in West Texas.

    While helicopters and search teams combed the oilfields and ranchlands, investigators focused on a former employee of Gloria’s office — Johnny Meadows. He had known her, borrowed a knife the day she vanished, and drove a car matching one seen at her workplace. When arrested, Meadows attempted to slash his wrists and claimed he had nothing to hide.

    As suspicion closed in, law enforcement believed they were finally getting close to the truth — until Meadows slipped out of their grasp.

    You can support Of Hell and listen to the show ad-free at https://patreon.com/gonecoldpodcast

    #TexasTrueCrime #FortWorthCrime #UnsolvedTexas #TrueCrimePodcast #OfHellPodcast #SlayerSaint #DanitaCash #CarlaWalkerCase #1970sTrueCrime #TexasHistory #ColdCaseTexas #DFWCrime #KidnappingSurvivor #ScreamingBridge #TrueCrimeCommunity #TrueCrimeAddict #TrueCrimeObsessed #TrueCrimeStories #CrimePodcast #PodcastLife #ListenNow #PodcastersOfInstagram #SerialPredator #JusticeForVictims #StayAware
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    31 mins
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