September 29, 1984. Best friends Richard Stephenson and Scott Nelson were heading to their schools away football game. But they got a bit lost. They stopped by a restaurant to get directions. And that’s when things took a turn for the worse.

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Episode Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Louisville,_Kentucky

https://www.onthisday.com/date/1984/

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ky-supreme-court/1102703.html

Supreme Court of Kentucky. Victor Dewayne TAYLOR, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, Appellee. No. 2004-SC-0018-MR. Decided: May 19, 2005

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/son-of-man-convicted-in-brutal-1984-murder-in-trouble-with-the-law/417-322690547

Son of man convicted in brutal 1984 murder in trouble with the law - WHAS11 article by WHAS Staff (March 1, 2013).

https://www.wave3.com/story/3366950/court-upholds-two-death-sentences/

Court Upholds Two Death Sentences - WAVE3 News article (May 19, 2005).

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/28/wait-for-execution-has-financial-mental-toll/

Wait for execution has financial, mental toll - Washington Times article by Brett Barrouquere (November 28, 2014).

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-kyed-5_06-cv-00181/pdf/USCOURTS-kyed-5_06-cv-00181-4.pdf

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY CENTRAL DIVISION (at Lexington). Victor Dewayne Taylor, Petitioner, V. Thomas Simpson, Warden, Respondent. Case: 5:06-cv-00181-DCR. Doc #: 69. Filed 09/30/14. Civil Action No 5: 06-181-DCR. Memorandum Opinion and Order.

Newspapers.com

2 high school boys found fatally shot in downtown lot - The Courier-Journal article by Hunt Helm (October 1, 1984).

Cleanser:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_J._Hill

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_Hill

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Birthday_to_You

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Intro Music:

She-Wolf In My Heart (bonus) by Sergey Cheremisinov is licensed under a Attribution License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergey_Cheremisinov/The_Signals/Sergey_Cheremisinov_-_The_Signals_-_07_She-Wolf_In_My_Heart_bonus

Outro Music:

Trio for Piano Violin and Viola by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Trio_for_Piano_Violin_and_Viola