Mississippi Goddam and What Happened, Brittney Murphy?

Published: Nov. 1, 2021, 8 a.m.

b'In 2008, high school football star Billey Joe Johnson was pulled over for speeding in Lucedale, Mississippi. Moments later, the officer radioed that the Black teen had killed himself with a shotgun. \\u201cMississippi Goddam: The Ballad of Billey Joe\\u201d is an eight-part series of PRX\'s "Reveal" podcast. Host Al Letson pokes at the conclusion the teen\\u2019s death was an accident.\\n\\nFOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "MISSISSIPPI GODDAM" GO TO MINUTE 27.\\n\\nThe sudden death in 2009 of a rising star shocked Hollywood. The HBO Max two-part series \\u201cWhat Happened, Brittney Murphy?\\u201d recalls the actor\\u2019s Hollywood climb and subsequent fatal backslide during her marriage to a gold-digging Svengali.\\n\\nFOR OUR SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS OF "WHAT HAPPENED, BRITTNEY MURPHY?" GO TO MINUTE 61.\\n\\nIn Crime of the Week: Don\'t be cruel.\\n\\nClick here to get the Crime Writers On After Show, plus more exclusive content, on Patreon.: https://patreon.com/partnersincrimemedia'