An online feud escalates offline, resulting in a double murder. This is the story of the “The Facebook Murders” of Mountain City, Tennessee.The Greatest True Crime Stories is a production of Diversion Audio.• Follow Diversion Audio on Instagram • Explore more: diversionaudio.com This series is hosted by Mary Kay McBrayer. Check out more of her work at www.marykaymcbrayer.com.This episode was written by Nora BatelleEditorial Direction by Nora BatelleDeveloped by Scott Waxman, Emma DeMuth and Jacob BronsteinProduced by Antonio EnriquezDirected and Edited by Mark FrancisTheme Music by Tyler CashExecutive Produced by Scott Waxman, Mark Francis, and Jacob BronsteinSpecial Thanks to:Dennis Brooks, Too Pretty To Live: The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee 20/20 Episode https://abcnews.go.com/US/social-media-feud-led-murder-young-tennessee-couple/story?id=34346840 https://www.themidwestcrimefiles.com/post/deadly-facebook-friend-the-murder-of-billy-payne-billie-jean-hayworth https://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/janelle_leigh_potter_cca_majority_opinion.pdf https://lawandcrime.com/crime/matriarch-of-tennessee-family-convicted-of-infamous-facebook-murders-pleads-guilty-after-being-granted-new-trial/ https://www.thetomahawk.com/news/local/plea-deal-brings-facebook-murders-trial-to-a-close/article_b2364104-e490-5703-a91c-97e3870f4da2.html#:~:text=A%20fourth%20person%20charged%2C%20Jamie,received%20a%2025%2Dyear%20sentence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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