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The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

Episode 255 - An Egregious Act - The Murder of Davis McClendon

The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

themindsofmadness

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.46.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Greenwood, South Carolina is a town where folks leave their doors unlocked, and everyone knows each other's business. But on May 7th, 2023, that small-town sense of security was shattered. A father of three, hiding out at his parents' house after a fatal hit-and-run. A man left for dead in the middle of the road. And a storm of jealousy, rage, and revenge that had been brewing for months.

At the center of it all was William Gray "Bud" Ackerman.

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Research & Writing:
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Editing:
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South Carolina Department of Corrections

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1:13.6

I'm going to Greenwood, South Carolina, a town where folks leave their doors unlocked, and everyone knows each other's business.

1:46.9

But on May 7, 2003, that small town's sense of security was shattered.

1:54.4

A father of three, hiding out at his parents' house after a fatal hit and run.

2:00.4

A man left dead in the middle of the road.

2:03.6

A storm of jealousy, rage and revenge that had been brewing for months.

2:09.6

At the center of it all was William Gray but Ackerman.

2:14.6

He swore it was just a terrible accident, a conversation that got out of hand.

2:21.8

But those who knew him knew better, because the man he was meeting that night wasn't just

2:29.4

some acquaintance. He was a man that had been dating his wife, and Bud wasn't about to let that slide.

2:39.6

For weeks, he'd been unraveling, obsessing over missed calls, unanswered texts,

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