Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: Separating Fact from Fiction

S5E23 - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: Separating Fact from Fiction

Published: August 18, 2025

Duration: 48:56

In 1981, 21-year-old Danny Hansford was shot and killed inside one of Savannah’s grandest mansions. The man who pulled the trigger, antiques dealer Jim Williams, claimed self-defense. What followed was a legal circus resulting in four high-profile trials. Then, less than a year later after the dust settled, Williams was dead. This is the case that inspired Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, the bestselling book that turned Savannah into a gothic brand. But the real story is messier than the myth.

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