Phenix City became known as the most sinful place in America. It was openly run by a tough redneck mafia that made the New York mafia look like choir boys. At least the New York mafia tried to ...

In this installment of Spooky Columbus, we look back at our close neighbor Phenix City. In the 1950s, Phenix City was known as “The Wickedest City in America.” An organized crime syndicate ran ...

Phenix City became known as the most sinful place in America. It was openly run by a tough redneck mafia that made the New York Mafia look like choir boys.

Phenix City, Alabama was thrust into the national spotlight this morning as word spread that John Russell Houser, the 59-year-old drifter who killed two people in a Louisiana movie theater before ...

Phenix City became known as the most sinful place in America. It was openly run by a tough redneck mafia that made the New York mafia look like choirboys. At least the New York Mafia tried to ...