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SUMMARY:Sweet Tea Murders LIVE: No Safe Haven - The Billings Murders
DESCRIPTION:Sweet Tea Murders LIVE: The Billings Murders \nOn a quiet summer night in 2009\, Pensacola was shaken by a crime so shocking it captured national headlines. Byrd and Melanie Billings\, a beloved couple known for opening their hearts and home to special-needs children\, were brutally murdered in what authorities would uncover as a carefully planned home invasion fueled by greed. The investigation that followed revealed a cast of unlikely criminals\, hidden motives\, and a conspiracy that stunned even seasoned detectives. Join storyteller and former homicide investigator Michael Earl Simmons as he takes you beyond the headlines and into one of the most infamous murder cases in Gulf Coast history—a story of family\, faith\, betrayal\, and the relentless pursuit of justice. This is a Sweet Tea Murders LIVE presentation you will never forget. \nEpisode 5: No Safe Haven: The Billings Murders \nWhen? Thursday\, July 23\, 2026\, 6:00 PM \nWhere? The Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center\, 117 E. Government Street\, Pensacola\, Florida. \nAdmission? $35 each. \nHost? Michael Earl Simmons \n 
URL:https://sweetteamurders.com/event/no-safe-haven-the-billings-murders/
LOCATION:The Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center\, 117 E. Government St.\, Pensacola\, FL\, 32501\, United States
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SUMMARY:Old Pensacola Murder Walk: Crimes Around the Plaza — Encore Tour Ferdinand 002 | July 30\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Crimes Around the Plaza ReturnsThe sold-out Sweet Tea Murders walking tour is back for one more evening around Plaza Ferdinand. \nBack by popular demand\, Crimes Around the Plaza returns on Thursday\, July 30. This is the same Sweet Tea Murders walking tour first led around Plaza Ferdinand\, featuring the Florence McGowan courthouse shooting\, the murder of Officer John Gordon\, the Villar/Glennon waterfront story\, the strange case of Wayman King\, and the killing of Pensacola mayor Peter Alba. If you missed the first walk\, this is your chance to hear the same five stories in the same historic setting.
URL:https://sweetteamurders.com/event/old-pensacola-murder-walk-crimes-around-the-plaza-encore-tour-tour-ferdinand-002-july-30-2026/
LOCATION:Plaza Ferdinand\, Pensacola\, 309 S. Palafox Street\, Pensacola\, FL\, 32502\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Sweet Tea Murders":MAILTO:theoldman@michaelearlsimmons.com
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SUMMARY:Old Palafox - Crime\, Mystery and Justice: A Sweet Tea Murders Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Old Palafox – Crime\, Mystery and Justice\nA Sweet Tea Murders Historic Walking Tour \nThe elegant streets of Old Palafox hold stories of betrayal\, fugitives\, suspicious deaths\, disputed defenses—and justice that did not always arrive as expected. \nJoin former homicide detective and police historian Michael Earl Simmons for a six-block walk through downtown Pensacola as he opens a collection of historical case files connected to Palafox Street and the surrounding downtown district. \nAlong the way\, you will encounter: \n\nA deadly workplace betrayal that continued even after the killer was sent to prison\nTwo men accused of the same robbery-murder—but given very different outcomes\nA pair of fugitives who arrived in Pensacola after a murder in Georgia\nThe mysterious death of Hank Killam and its intriguing connections to figures surrounding the JFK investigation\nA newlywed woman who claimed self-defense after shooting her husband\nThe former Driftwood restaurant\, where Judi Buenoano attempted to murder John Gentry with a car bomb\n\nSome questions were answered in court. Others remain unsettled. \nAt each stop\, consider the evidence\, examine the motive\, and decide whether justice was done. \nYou be the detective. \nThursday\, August 13\, 2026\n6:00 p.m.\nBegins at Bodacious Bookstore on Palafox Street\nApproximately 60–70 minutes\nSix-block walking route \nPresented respectfully and without graphic detail. \nTickets: $25 \nSweet Tea Murders\nwith Michael Earl Simmons\nFormer Homicide Detective • Police Historian • Storyteller \n \n  \nNot every stop is the place where a victim died. Some locations mark where a crime was planned\, where suspects lived\, where investigators found a vital clue\, or where a mystery deepened. At every corner\, Michael Earl will ask the same question: \nThe tour begins at Bodacious Bookstore\, 110 E. Intendencia Street\, at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday\, August 13\, 2026. Guests should wear comfortable shoes and be prepared for an approximately one-hour walk through downtown Pensacola.
URL:https://sweetteamurders.com/event/you-be-the-detective-a-sweet-tea-murders-walking-tour/
LOCATION:Sweet Tea Murders Walking Tour\, 300 S. Palafox St.\, Pensacola\, FL\, 32501\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sweet Tea Murders LIVE: Wanted in Texas\, Captured in Pensacola — John Wesley Hardin
DESCRIPTION:Long before the Wild West became the stuff of movies and legends\, John Wesley Hardin had already carved his name into history. Wanted for murder and relentlessly pursued by Texas lawmen\, Hardin fled with his family\, assumed another name\, and attempted to disappear right in our very midst – along the Alabama–Florida border. But his past was following close behind. \nJoin Michael Earl Simmons—former homicide detective\, police historian\, and author—for the true story of Hardin’s violent rise\, his hidden years in West Florida\, and the dramatic confrontation aboard a train in Pensacola that finally ended his life as a fugitive. \nTold in the distinctive Sweet Tea Murders style\, this carefully researched presentation separates the documented history from the legend while following the outlaws\, lawmen\, and local residents caught in the path of one of the Old West’s most notorious gunfighters. \nSweet Tea Murders LIVE: Wanted in Texas\, Captured in Pensacola—John Wesley Hardin will be presented at the Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center\, located at 117 E. Government Street in downtown Pensacola—just 500 feet from the site of Hardin’s dramatic capture. \nDoors will open at 5:30 p.m.\, and the presentation will begin at 6:00 p.m. and conclude at approximately 7:30 p.m. A question-and-answer session with Michael Earl Simmons will follow. Sweet Tea Murders books and merchandise will also be available for purchase.
URL:https://sweetteamurders.com/event/sweet-tea-murders-live-wanted-in-texas-captured-in-pensacola-john-wesley-hardin/
LOCATION:The Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center\, 117 E. Government St.\, Pensacola\, FL\, 32501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sweet Tea Murders LIVE
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SUMMARY:Sweet Tea Murders Arcadia Nights: The Cruel Murder of Charles Sudmall
DESCRIPTION:Sweet Tea Murders Arcadia Nights: The Cruel Murder of Charles Sudmall \nPresented at Arcadia Mill \n5709 Mill Pond Road\, Milton\, FL 32583 \nFriday\, September 11\, 2026 @ 5:00 PM \nJoin Sweet Tea Murders: Arcadia Nights for the story of Charles Sudmall\, a prominent Milton businessman and owner of the Exchange Hotel\, whose life ended in a shocking murder that left more questions than answers. Sweet Tea Murders brings forgotten Southern crimes back to life through carefully researched storytelling\, blending true crime\, local history\, courthouse drama\, and the darker corners of Northwest Florida’s past. \nHosted by Michael Earl Simmons\, a former Pensacola homicide detective\, police historian\, author\, and longtime criminal justice instructor\, each story is told with the insight of an investigator and the heart of a Southern storyteller. \nLong before Milton could support brick buildings\, hotels\, telephones\, and modern commerce\, Arcadia Mill helped lay the foundation—turning timber\, waterpower\, transportation\, and industry into the economic force that shaped the town. \nGuests will gather at decorated tables glowing with Mason jars that resemble fireflies in the evening\, surrounded by Spanish moss and Southern atmosphere\, while enjoying a Mason jar of sweet tea that is theirs to keep. From the old mill pond to the Exchange Hotel\, this story follows Milton’s rise from frontier industry to a modern town\, and then into the shadows of ambition\, money\, and murder. \nJoin Sweet Tea Murders for the first event at this historic location!
URL:https://sweetteamurders.com/event/12128/
LOCATION:Arcadia Mill\, 5709 Mill Pond Road\, Milton\, FL\, 32583\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sweet Tea Murders Arcadia Nights
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