The Alabama Murders - Part 2: Coon Dog Cemetery Road

What It Covers

Part two examines the 1988 murder of Elizabeth Sennett in rural Alabama, revealing how her husband Charles, a Church of Christ preacher, hired hitmen to kill her, then committed suicide seven days later.

Key Questions Answered

• •Suspicious behavior patterns: Charles Sennett created an elaborate alibi by visiting 10-12 people on murder day, including individuals he'd never visited before, establishing a timeline investigators immediately recognized as manufactured rather than natural daily activity.
• •Crime scene contradictions: Despite CPR training, Sennett never touched his mortally wounded wife's body, leaving no physical evidence of contact. He also knew details about multiple attackers before police revealed this information, exposing his foreknowledge of the crime.
• •Religious context for escalation: In Church of Christ theology, divorce carries equal condemnation to murder. Sennett's affair already meant spiritual exile, potentially explaining why he saw no moral difference between adultery and arranging his wife's death—both meant damnation.
• •Investigation breakthrough method: An anonymous Crime Stoppers call provided specific details including perpetrators' names and location of stolen VCR, leading to confessions from three young men who described being hired through an intermediary for $1,500 to stage a burglary-gone-wrong.