Ep. 200 — The Reverend & The Mother: The Unraveling of the Hopkins Family

In December 2004, 36-year-old Arleatha Hopkins disappeared. Her husband, Reverend Anthony Hopkins, told multiple stories about what happened to her, and no one questioned him for nearly four years. But then, his eldest stepdaughter ran away from the family home and revealed a mess of secrets that some refused to believe—at least, at first.

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Episode Source List:

“The Perverted Preacher.” Blood, Lies, and Alibis. Season 1, Episode 2. 4 June 2012.

https://casetext.com/case/hopkins-v-rich 

https://www.al.com/live/2010/04/jury_finds_preacher_guilty_of.html 

https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2010/04/08/children-testify-about-moms-death/27945704007/ 

https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2010/04/10/ala-preacher-convicted-of-murder/27946034007/ 

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/evangelist-on-trial-in-ala-in-wifes-death/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna25934724
https://www.deseret.com/2010/4/10/20107838/preacher-convicted-of-killing-wife-freezing-body/