The AM/DM podcast: The unsolved murder of Stax’s most famous drummer
More than 50 years ago, Stax drummer Al Jackson was killed in the Central Avenue home he shared with his wife, Barbara.
She told police that she came home to find an intruder — a young, tall Black man with a mustache — and he tied her up as part of a robbery. And when her husband came home, the robber asked for money, shot him five times and then fled into the night.
No one was ever caught or brought to trial.
Today, reporter Jody Callahan joins the show to talk about what might’ve happened to Jackson and why no one was ever charged.
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AM/DMMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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