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“Chillingworth” recounts the lurid saga of the men behind the most notorious crime in Florida’s history: the grisly 1955 murder of a brilliant judge revered as an icon of integrity. Each of the three killers was horrifying enough on his own, but once they crossed racial lines to form an integrated criminal alliance, the state would never be the same. Their viciousness shook the faith Floridians had in their criminal justice system, the only institution they could trust to keep them safe. The ten-episode podcast uncovers mesmerizing surveillance audio tapes that broke the case open, unheard in over half a century. “Chillingworth” is the first story in the captivating series, "Worst of Men".
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Episode 12 (Part2): Electro-Shock Therapy
Hidden gemChillingworth's 'Electroshock Therapy' centers on Floyd Holzapfel's choice between testifying against Joe Peel and protecting Peggy from an Insured Capital prosecution.
Sep 18, 2019·43m·3 clips - 2
Episode 12 (Part 1): The Creech Cell
Hidden gemChillingworth’s “Episode 12 (Part 1): The Creech Cell” follows the arrests of Floyd Holzapfel, Joe Peel, and Don Miles after recordings linked them to the Chillingworth murders and a plan to kill Floyd.
Sep 10, 2019·26m·1 clip - 3
Episode 11: Room 127
Hidden gemChillingworth Episode 11, “Room 127,” follows a three-day undercover operation in which Jim Yenzer and Wilbur try to make Floyd discuss the 1955 murders of Judge Curtis Chillingworth and Marjorie Chillingworth.
Aug 20, 2019·24m·1 clip - 4
Episode 10: Reel to Reel
Aug 12, 2019·20m - 5
Episode 9: Country of the Future
Hidden gemA payroll train outside Jaipuri near Rio de Janeiro is dynamited, three guards are killed, and investigators find American cigarettes, bourbon, and stolen traveler's checks at the scene.
Aug 5, 2019·32m·3 clips - 6
Episode 8: Tommy Gun
Chillingworth Episode 8, “Tommy Gun,” follows Henry Lovern’s attempts to record Floyd, Joe, and Bobby Lincoln discussing the June 15, 1955 murders.
Jul 29, 2019·33m·2 clips - 7
Episode 7: Lying, Thieving, Murderous People
Jul 21, 2019·25m - 8
Episode 6: Twenty Mile Bend
Episode 6 of Chillingworth follows Joe Peel and Floyd Holzapfel after Floyd is acquitted in the attempted murder of Hal Gray despite evidence involving a double-indemnity policy.
Jul 14, 2019·43m·3 clips - 9
Episode 5: The Chi-Chi Club
Hidden gemChillingworth: Episode 5, “The Chi-Chi Club,” follows Joe Peel and Floyd Holzapfel after the June 1955 abduction and murders of Judge Curtis Chillingworth and Marjorie Chillingworth.
Jul 7, 2019·35m·2 clips - 10
Episode 4: The $64,000 Question
Hidden gemChillingworth examines how West Palm Beach magistrate Joe Peel moved from planning Paul Rogers’s murder to building a bribery scheme with Floyd Holzapfel and Bobby Lincoln.
Jun 30, 2019·29m·2 clips - 11
Episode 3: Government by Assassination
Hidden gemChillingworth’s “Episode 3: Government by Assassination” traces Judge Joe Peel’s rise as West Palm Beach municipal judge and attorney after his 1952 suspension for representing both sides in a lawsuit.
Jun 23, 2019·28m·1 clip - 12
Episode 2: Manalapan
This episode recounts the investigation into the 1955 disappearance of Judge Curtis Chillingworth and his wife in Florida.
Jun 16, 2019·22m - 13
Episode 1: Pleasant City
This episode recounts the 1955 murder of Judge Curtis Chillingworth and the integrated criminal alliance behind it, exploring the impact on Florida's justice system.
Jun 15, 2019·23m - 14
Chillingworth Intro
May 24, 2019·2m