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Murder & Magnolias - Ep. 4: "Bluegrass Needs Another Benjamin"

February 23, 2026·35 min·5-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This episode of Murder and Magnolias reveals how a bitter divorce spiraled into a murder-for-hire plot against Nancy Cannon, orchestrated by her husband Chris Latham and his lover Wendy Moore. The story culminates in Chris’s arrest on her birthday, thanks to a tip from Nancy herself, ma

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People

Chris LathamNancy CannonWendy MooreSammy YenawineJoe BoykinBobby CallahanBill NettlesAaron WilkinsonO'Neil Cannon

Companies

Bank of America

Topics

Criminal JusticeInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue Crime

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