Lucy Murder House (Uniontown, AL)

Dark House

House Beautiful/Hearst

Religion & Spirituality, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.4 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2023

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Alyssa and Hadley explore the haunting past of the Hardie-Coleman House—or, as it’s better known online, the Lucy Murder House—in Uniontown, Alabama, where the remains of 13-year-old Allan Lucy were found buried beneath the front porch in January of 1994. Allan, who lived at the home with his adoptive parents, Phillip and Margaret Lucy, disappeared without a trace in May of 1985. In the months that followed, Jason Lucy, Phillip and Margaret's biological son, told classmates that his father killed Allan and buried him in the backyard. As they work to uncover what really happened, the hosts hear from former Uniontown resident David B. House, who explains why, at the time, no one believed Jason's story, and shares the rumors that were circulating about the Lucy family long before Allan disappeared. Later, in trying to understand why—even years after Allan Lucy's murderer was brought to justice—the house has still not recovered, Hadley and Alyssa discuss the environmental issues that have driven many residents out of Uniontown, and left those who remain fighting for justice of their own. CREDITS Alyssa Fiorentino - Co-host & Producer Hadley Mendelsohn - Co-host & Producer Jessy Caron - Producer & Audio Editor Jacob Stone - Sound Editor & Mixer To advertise on the show: https://www.advertisecast.com/DarkHouse or email us at [email protected]. RELATED LINKS Uniontown Historic District Nomination Form (PDF): bit.ly/3YJmg44 ‘REPORTER: Covering Civil Rights...And Wrongs in Dixie’ by Alvin Benn: https://amzn.to/3P6yTTJ Exploring An Abandoned Murder Mansion | Boy Buried Under The Porch (VIDEO): bit.ly/3OK07xZ “Environmental Injustice in Uniontown, Alabama, Decades after the Civil Rights Act of 1964: It's Time For Action” American Bar Association (ARTICLE): bit.ly/3P8tN9I “Uniontown is polluted with coal ash. Here’s how some UA students are helping” The Crimson White (ARTICLE): bit.ly/3E5Ullp “Judge orders Uniontown to stop fighting $31M sewer fix” Alabama.com (ARTICLE): bit.ly/45eKdTo “Alabama sues Uniontown again over sewage issues” Alabama.com (ARTICLE): bit.ly/3P9DW61 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.8	They were trying to keep the town alive long enough to get all us kids growed up through school and hopefully the hell out of there so they
0:41.4	could pack up and leave because everybody understood that Union Town was a dead town. Welcome back to Dark House. I'm Elizabeth Guarantino. And I'm Hadley Mendelsohn, we're your hosts. If you're new here in each episode, we dig into the backstory of a house that is allegedly haunted or notorious for some reason or another.
1:11.6	We'll talk about who lived there, who died there, and all the events that led to its eventual
1:16.5	infamy. Today we'll be talking about a historic home in Uniontown, Alabama. Its official name is
1:22.8	the Hardy Coleman House, but it's actually better known, at least online, as the Lucy murder house or the
1:28.2	Alan Lucy murder house. And that's because in January of 1994, nine years after 13-year-old
1:34.4	Alan Lucy disappeared, his remains were found buried underneath the front porch.
1:39.3	Alan lived at the house with his adoptive parents, Philip and Margaret Lucy. After Alan went
1:44.1	missing in May of 1985, Jason Lucy, Philip and Margaret Lucy. After Alan went missing in May of
1:44.9	1985, Jason Lucy, Philip and Margaret's 12-year-old son, told kids at school that his father killed Alan.
1:51.8	Today, we're going to find out what really happened to Ellen Lucy, including why no one believed
1:55.9	his brother's story and why it took so long to bring his murderer to justice. Okay, so lots to unpack here, it sounds like.
2:02.4	You have no idea.
2:03.8	This is actually my most obscure house of the season.
2:06.5	Aside from a few blog posts and YouTube videos, it hasn't really been covered.
2:10.7	That's likely because Uniontown is a very, very small rural community in West Central Alabama.
2:16.5	When Allen's remains were discovered in 1994,
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