Charlie Scudder

JProf at @smumeadows. Freelance writer/editor. Craft 🍺 copywriter. Homebrewer & @BJCP_Official judge. Previously: @dallasnews @TB_Times @idsnews

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

new episode list dropped 👀

[Ramon Antonio Vargas @RVargasWrites]

With @cscudder - A Texas jury has started deliberating the fate of Anthony Odiong, the ex-Catholic pastor of St Anthony of Padua in Luling, Louisiana, who is charged with illegally exploiting his clergy status for sexual conduct with female congregants | https://t.co/04F28e62oQ

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

@PodcastMovement, the world's largest convention for podcasters, is coming to my old stomping grounds in Grapevine next week. I'll be there Tuesday talking about reporting, ethics, and adapting old strategies to new mediums.

Come say hi! https://t.co/7CqPpvxvrV

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A huge thanks to @DMNOpinion for helping get me back in @dallasnews today.

Read my column at the link below, and be sure to check out a bonus episode of The Unforgotten: Unnatural Causes now streaming wherever you get your podcasts!

https://t.co/OSpOE7GAZk

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

#txlege has unanimously passed a bill that will start to close some of the loopholes that a Dallas serial killer used to murder two dozen older adults.

Hear how it went down — and what's next — in the latest episode of The Unforgotten: Unnatural Causes. https://t.co/uJsOy9xP7l

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

#txlege is considering the biggest improvement to senior living security since Billy Chemirmir’s killing spree began nearly a decade ago.

I’ve got all the details in a special bonus episode of Unnatural Causes, recorded live from my bedroom closet.

https://t.co/gZOjy5zPG2

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

The owners of the senior community in #FortWorth where @RepKayGranger is living have been accused of putting “profits over people,” which families say led to at least nine deaths.

Learn more in season two of The Unforgotten: Unnatural Causes.

https://t.co/1VEnPQvgJl

[Environment Texas @EnvironmentTex]

“The fact that we’re taking action now, and we still have time…is a testament to the community’s support for wildlife, and especially charismatic creatures like the monarch,” said @lukemetzger

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

Monarch butterflies could soon be a federally protected species. Not everyone's happy about it.

https://t.co/3jhHy9MsuT

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

I've never liked writing endings. It's just one part of the craft I've always struggled with. I'm pretty proud of this one, though.

All nine episodes of THE UNFORGOTTEN: UNNATURAL CAUSES are now streaming wherever you get your podcasts.

https://t.co/1VEnPQvgJl

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

After a shocking mistrial, would Billy Chemirmir ever face justice?

Episode eight is now streaming. You'll want to listen to this one to the very end.
https://t.co/1VEnPQvgJl

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

Reporting from Waco today w/ @guardian_us. There are a lot of wild details in this one. Among them: Odiong believes in an imminent apocalyptic “coming of the apostles” in Africa, and hopes to confer with @realDonaldTrump about it.

https://t.co/Bem3fCjIB3

[Ramon Antonio Vargas @RVargasWrites]

The children attributed to Odiong are now key evidence of a pattern of conduct that in Texas constitutes multiple felonies.

Full details on today's stunning revelations, via @cscudder and I for the Guardian. | https://t.co/0BfK2ywHxO

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

Our latest episode features an exclusive interview with Jeffrey Barnard, who was the Dallas County medical examiner during Billy Chemirmir's killing spree. We talk about ageism, flaws in forensic science and more. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.

https://t.co/1VEnPQvgJl

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

I recently sat down with @MimiNicklin to talk about empathy and ethics in journalism, with an eye toward my recent work on the Billy Chemirmir case.

It was an excellent conversation. I hope you'll listen.

https://t.co/XFxv0B0no1

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

@maggiescudder's "Rat Czar" debuts soon. As you'll see from the trailer, it's jam-packed with lolz, cameos, and actual live rats. I got a sneak peek and, truly, you don't want to miss it.

https://t.co/LeiZnH4Iul

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📜 Travel to the state capitol in Austin with families of victims trying to make a legislative change in the senior-living industry.

Now streaming wherever you get your podcasts. https://t.co/1VEnPQvgJl

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

This week, we tackle three very important issues in a jam-packed episode. It begins with an exclusive interview with #BillyChemirmir, the most prolific serial killer in Dallas history, but that's just the start.

https://t.co/1VEnPQvgJl

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🏘 Dive into the world in-home caregiving through a chilling story about a victim who hired Chemirmir to care for her dying husband.

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

This week, go behind the scenes of how Dallas's DA prosecuted #BillyChemirmir, the city's most prolific serial killer.

Chapter V: The Prosecution, now streaming. https://t.co/1VEnPQvgJl

[Charlie Scudder @cscudder]

This week, travel from a little bar and restaurant in 1974 Saigon to the parking lot of an apartment complex where one of Texas's most prolific murderers was finally arrested.

Listen to The Unforgotten: Unnatural Causes wherever you get your podcasts. https://t.co/gHAXxRMzkq