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Episode 190 The Murder of Ella Barham
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- Southern Mysteries Podcast
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- May 11, 2026
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- 1372
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Summary
In 1912, 18-year-old Ella Barham left her family’s farm near Pleasant Ridge, Arkansas, on an ordinary errand and never came home. Her brutal murder shocked Boone County and led authorities to a neighbor accused of killing her after years of rejected romantic interest. More than a century later, Ella Barham’s murder remains one of Arkansas’ darkest and most troubling true crime stories. Join the Community on Patreon: Want more Southern Mysteries? You can hear the Southern Mysteries show archive of 60+ episodes along with Patron exclusive podcast, Audacious: Tales of American Crime and more when you become a patron of the show. You can immediately access exclusive content now at patreon.com/southernmysteries 🎧 Explore More Southern Mysteries Visit SouthernMysteries.com for more episodes and source lists. 📱 Follow on Social Media: Facebook: Southern Mysteries Podcast Instagram: @southernmysteriesEmail: [email protected] Episode Sources Gould, Nita. Remembering Ella: A 1912 Murder and Mystery in the Arkansas Ozarks. Butler Center Books / University of Arkansas Press, 2018. (rememberingella.com) Barham, Ella (Murder of) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas Gould, Nita, ed. The 1913 Trial of Odus Davidson: The Official Witness Testimony. Companion volume to Remembering Ella. Encyclopedia of Arkansas — 'Barham, Ella (Murder of)' (encyclopediaofarkansas.net) Encyclopedia of Arkansas — 'Davidson, Odus' (encyclopediaofarkansas.net) Find a Grave — Ella Lillian Ethel Barham (memorial #40832262) Find a Grave — Odus Davidson (memorial #31134642) Arkansas Democrat-Gazette — 'The verdict: Guilty of murder' (review of Remembering Ella by Tom Dillard, December 9, 2018) AY Magazine — 'Murder Mystery: In Memoriam: Ella Barham' (aymag.com) Case file: State v. Davidson, No. 183 (Ark.…