The Dixie Mafia and The Sherry Murders - July 27 2025

July 27th: Pete Halat Born (Sherry Murders)(1942) Money can make people do some wild things. On July 27th 1942 a man was born who, involved in the lives of some dangerous individuals, would come up with some crazy lie to save himself only to end up costing two others their lives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Halat, https://www.al.com/live/2012/10/former_biloxi_mayor_pete_halat.html, https://www.nydailynews.com/2008/07/05/the-dixie-mafia-murders/, https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/copy3_of_a-byte-out-of-history, https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/29/us/biloxi-s-tale-of-murder-extortion-and-racy-photos.html, https://www.wlox.com/2023/03/20/remembering-sherry-murders-lonely-hearts-scam-those-involved/, https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article271118732.html, https://www.wlbt.com/2023/09/05/vault-judge-vincent-sherry-wife-margaret-murdered-biloxi/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices