Gulf Coast Confidential with Mollye Barrows

I’m Investigative Journalist Mollye Barrows. For years, I’ve covered the stories that made headlines in Northwest Florida and all along the Gulf Coast - murders, missing persons, and mysteries of all kinds. These cases are far from over for many victims because the full story has yet to surface. Join me for Gulf Coast Confidential, where I dive into the saltier side of the South and expose the lies, greed, and corruption that often weighs down the truth.

Gulf Coast Confidential with Mollye Barrows is a news podcast hosted by Mollye Barrows, with 203 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Mollye Barrows hosts Gulf Coast Confidential with Mollye Barrows, a news show with 203 episodes published.

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  Episode #22

  Purveyor of Toxic Masculinity and Allie the Alligator, plus the court-martial of Air Force SOC Anthony Green

  Sep 22, 20261h 18mS9

  Send us Fan Mail Ever been called an old hen? Well, we have. This episode is chock full of folks showing their entire hiney. Some do it at 30,000 feet, like Layne Lundeen, whose behavior was so offensive and rude on an airplane that other passengers duct-taped and zip tied him to his chair. Other folks are doing their worst right here on the ground. Caleb Flynn, a former American Idol contestant/pastor, is now on trial for shooting his sleeping in the wife and blaming it on an “intruder” because he didn’t want her interfering with the 100,000 texts he was exchanging with this mistress. There’s also Barry Morphew who is back in jail on a $10 million cash bond after police said they now have the evidence to show the Colorado man made his wife and mother of his children disappear on Mother’s Day. Investigators believe he used an elephant tranquilizer on her, killed her, and hid her body. Locally, we’re focusing on the court-martial of U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, former command chief of Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, who was convicted and sentenced for hiding three cameras in his 15-year-old stepdaughter’s bedroom and live streaming what he saw. He told the judge it was just an “enormous mistake,” the result of a “military mindset.” The Judge was not having it. And speaking of Hurlburt Field, Lt. Col. Steven and self-proclaimed “Purveyor of Toxic Masculinity” wants to enter the chat about Allie the alligator and with his expertise teach us about new “legal” ways to capture and torture alligators. His approach to defending the former U.S. Navy Seal who is charged with a misdemeanor by FWC for capturing Allie without a permit and killing her with a power drill, is to start with gender-insulting name calling and blaming everyone but the accused offender. He even challenged a wildlife expert and called him names as well. Formerly with Air Force Special Operations Command, Spanovich claimed we “have too much time on our hands.” Well, we have just enough time to talk about him and these other examples of “toxic masculinity” on the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential Podcast. Join us for “Purveyor of Toxic Masculinity and Allie the Alligator, plus the court-martial of Air Force SOC Anthony Green,” as we cluck back at all this unnecessary, chest beating cluckery. Support the show

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  Episode #21

  Trapper Kevin Lacz, others accused of drilling 'Allie' the alligator in head, they’re bickering about paperwork instead

  Sep 15, 20261h 9mS9

  Send us Fan Mail When "Allie" the alligator was taken from her Florida retention pond, hauled off in the back of a truck, and killed with a power drill at a former Navy SEAL’s home in Gulf Breeze, it sparked nationwide public outrage and a fierce battle over state wildlife enforcement. The attorney for the men accused of illegally trapping and executing her with a power drill claim they were simply taking care of an active "nuisance." But with state records showing their official removal permit had expired two years prior, was this a routine case of public safety—or an act of lawless animal poaching? Join us for the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential Podcast, "Trapper Kevin Lacz, others accused of drilling 'Allie' the alligator in head, they’re bickering about paperwork instead." Support the show

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  Episode #20

  'Badd Barbie' Kelsey Turner kills Sugar Daddy Psychiatrist

  Sep 8, 20261h 26mS9

  Send us Fan Mail Former Playboy model Kelsey Turner took being selfish and greedy to a whole new level. The 29-year-old was known as "Badd Barbie" online - a persona police say she carried into her personal life when she manipulated and exploited her 71 year old “Sugar Daddy” Child Psychiatrist Dr. Thomas Burchard like a professional fraudster. Over the course of their less than two year relationship he spent an estimated $500,000 to fund her lavish lifestyle, including covering her rent on homes in California and Las Vegas and the lease payments on a beautiful, blue Mercedes. Fed up with her lies and finally realizing he was nothing but her Golden Goose, Dr. Burchard traveled to Las Vegas in March 2019 to confront Turner and cut off her financial support. Knowing the free ride was over, Turner’s actual boyfriend Jon Logan Kennison, who was secretly living off Burchard too, beat the elderly doctor to death with a baseball bat at Turner’s instruction. He stuffed Dr. Burchard’s bludgeoned body into the trunk of Turner’s Mercedes-Benz and abandoned it in the Nevada desert near Lake Mead. Police found the car and Burchard’s dead body three days later. This is a cautionary tale with a moral of financial exploitation and toxic relationships can have deadly consequences. People were merely resources to Kelsey Turner and when her supplies were cut off, greed and selfishness trumped human life and resulted in death, despair, and some long prison sentences. Join us for the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential Podcast, "'Badd Barbie' Kelsey Turner kills Sugar Daddy Psychiatrist." Support the show

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  Episode #19

  Medication Mix-Up at Ascension Saint Thomas leaves patients paralyzed

  Sep 1, 20261h 10mS9

  Send us Fan Mail On August 14, 2026, a catastrophic medication mix-up occurred at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, where four routine joint-replacement surgery patients were accidentally injected in the spine with potassium phosphate instead of the intended local anesthetic, mepivacaine. The severe error left at least one patient permanently paralyzed from the sternum down and sent others to intensive care. An 80-page state investigation by the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission revealed that the incident was a systemic failure involving multiple missed safety checks and the hospital had a “culture of non-compliance.” The Pharmacy Error: A pharmacy technician mistakenly grabbed vials of potassium phosphate from the wrong storage bin while preparing surgical nerve-block syringes. Ignored Safety Alerts: When the technician scanned the potassium vial, the computer system flagged an error. Rather than stopping, the technician overrode or bypassed the alert and proceeded to fill five syringes, which were then incorrectly labeled as the anesthetic. Two other pharmacy technicians participating in the workflow had an opportunity to double check the correctness of the drug as well. A pharmacist final verification check failed to notice the mistake. Because surgical teams must rely on the labeled pharmacy syringes, doctors injected the high-alert medication directly into the patients' spines. State regulators placed the hospital under an "immediate jeopardy" warning due to critical flaws in pharmacy protocols, surgical care, and administrative response and there's now an ongoing criminal investigation. Join us for more in the latest Gulf Coast Confidential Podcast episode, "Medication Mix-Up at Ascension Saint Thomas leaves patients paralyzed." Support the show

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  Episode #18

  He took his brother’s life and wife, killed his dad and hurt his mom really bad - Craig Heidt

  Aug 25, 20261h 13mS9

  Send us Fan Mail Craig Heidt wanted everything his younger brother Carey had, a successful business, a pretty wife, and the respect of their father. In a family synonymous with wealth, faith, and Southern charm, Craig was the self-proclaimed black sheep who never could get it right. He fell behind on child support, didn’t have steady work, and carried on a not-so-secret affair with his brother’s wife, Robin. When confronted with their illicit rendezvous by Carey and their real estate mogul father, Phillip Heidt, Craig and Robin defiantly doubled down on their low-rent romance, causing a massive split in the family. It all came to a head on a sweltering August night in 2008, when the previously picture-perfect legacy was shattered by a hail of close-range shotgun blasts. Philip and Carey were shot dead in their beds. Linda, the family matriarch was shot through the face and left clinging to life. As small-town detectives raced to catch a monster, they didn't find a stranger hiding in the shadows. Instead, they unraveled a toxic web of forbidden lust, family betrayals, and a secret affair so explosive that a father actually rented a helicopter just to catch the lovers in the act. In the latest episode of the Gulf Coast Confidential Podcast we step inside a devastating family empire where greed and obsession drove one brother to do the unthinkable to another. Join us for more in our latest episode, “He took his brother’s life and wife, killed his dad and hurt his mom really bad - Craig Heidt.” Support the show

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