Alfred Dockery is the host and creator of Blue Ridge True Crime, a podcast dedicated to compelling true crime stories from the Appalachian Mountains and beyond.
Raised in the shadow of the Blue Ridge, Alfred has always been fascinated by the history hidden in the hollers, on the ridgelines, and along the Appalachian Trail. His show explores cases both notorious and obscure from frontier feuds and coal country killings to modern-day mysteries and trailside disappearances.
Alfred believes that behind every crime is a place, a history, and a story worth telling. With a researcher’s eye and a storyteller’s voice, he digs into old newspapers, genealogical records, and archival maps to bring forgotten cases back to light.
Blue Ridge True Crime has covered infamous crimes like the Laurel Creek murders, the Ashland Tragedy, and the Gaffney Strangler, and infamous criminals like Otto Wood, Tom Dula, and Floyd Allen. From murders along the Appalachian Trail to little-known murders in remote mountain communities, each episode is crafted to keep history alive, one crime at a time.
Alfred lives in the Upstate of South Carolina and spends his free time hiking, digging through historical archives, and connecting with listeners who share his passion for true crime with a sense of place.
He is an Asheville native, NC State graduate, and award-winning writer and editor. Madison County is his ancestral home. One of his grandfathers was a moonshiner, and the other was a section hand for Southern Railway. When he was a kid, he spent a lot of time hoeing corn, growing burley tobacco and tomatoes, plowing with mules, and chasing runaway cattle. In his day job, he is an editor for a nonprofit organization.