Ep. 116 - The Christmas Tree Farm Murder

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In January 2008, a man desperate for money targeted an unlikely business–the local Christmas tree farm. The robbery ended in a triple-murder at Hudler Carolina Tree Farm. But that tragedy opened a pandora’s box of murder, and all of Frederick Hammer’s many crimes fell out. 

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Episode Source List:

https://www.wral.com/news/state/story/5198881/

https://journalnow.com/man-accused-of-in-tree-farm-killings-appears-in-court/article_71d6296b-dc89-5325-a8d7-a3974f40984a.html 

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20090809_He_got_away_with_murder__then_kept_killing.html#loaded

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2008/01/28/suspect-in-triple-murder-arrested-in-charlotte/28605629007/

https://www.thetomahawk.com/news/local/missing-local-woman-could-be-linked-to-possible-serial-killer/article_f9cf7d3b-a46f-5355-a993-dc001a89fde9.html 

Stranger Among Us. “Horror on the Homestead.” Season 1, Episode 1. 01 January 2020. 

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/winstonsalem/name/ronald-hudler-obituary?id=27371817