Ep. 8 - ”Naboth’s Vineyard”

When a wealthy landowner is murdered, all the evidence points to one of his hired hands—but to Abner, the pieces don't all fit together. Can he expose the true killer in the courtroom?

 

Joining us this episode, Judge Jim Douglas of West Virginia's Kanawha County 11th Family Court Circuit weighs in on courtrooms, trials, lawyers, judges, and how they're all inextricably linked with American democratic process.

 

This audio production contains the full text of Melville Davisson Post's story, "Naboth's Vineyard," from the collection Uncle Abner: Master of Mysteries. A copy of the book can be obtained from West Virginia University Press.

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