Author name: Alfred

One of my grandfathers was a moonshiner and the other was a section hand for Southern Railway so it seems inevitable that I would wind up writing about the Blue Ridge. I've covered the textile and furniture industries for publications like Textile World and Furniture Today. Currently I'm an editor for NCEES.

The Unfinished History of the Hillsville Courthouse Shooting S01 E15

Hillsville Remembered: Public Memory, Historical Silence, and Appalachia’s Most Notorious Shoot-Out by Dr. Travis A. Rountree Courthouse Tragedy: The Carroll County Historical Society and Museum Wikipedia: Floyd Allen Dictionary of Virginia Biography: Floyd Allen Ballads Ballad of Claude Allen (YouTube) Ballad of Sidna Allen (YouTube) Books The Carroll County Courthouse Tragedy by R.W. “Ron” Hall […]

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Misadventures In Money Laundering: The 1997 Loomis Fargo Heist S01: E14

Diamant, Jeff. Heist. Sourcebooks, Inc., 4 Aug. 2015. The FBI Files, The Unperfect Crime, Episode, Oct 14, 2000, available on YouTube. Charlotte Observer, NC, Tuesday, March 03, 1998, Page 1, “8 Jailed in Huge Heist” Charlotte Observer, NC, Sunday, March 08, 1998, Page 1,  “Regular Folks, Big Dreams and a Ton of Money” and “How

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The Greenbrier Ghost: Testimony from the Great Beyond? S01: E13

Lyle, Katie Letcher. 1999. The Man Who Wanted Seven Wives. 2nd Edition (January 1, 1999). Quarrier Press. The Greenbrier Ghost Reexamined by Arabeth Balasko The death, resurrection, and retribution of Zona Heaster Shue, The Greenbrier Ghost Greenbrier Independent, Lewisburg, WV, Thursday, January 28, 1897, “A Ghost Story – J. Henneker Heaton Staunton Spectator, VA, Thursday,

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Tom Dooley: Murder, Mystery, and a Mountain Ballad S01: E12

Wikipedia: Tom Dula Wikipedia: Tom Dooley (song) The Ballad of Tom Dooley: Digital Scholarship and Initiatives New York Daily Herald, New York City, Saturday, May 2, 1868, Page 7, “The Death Penalty” Statesville Record and Landmark, NC, Tuesday, January 31, 1933, Page 3, “Voice of the People” by John M. Sharpe

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Flatwoods: A Monster, A Myth, and Legends of the Weird S01: E11

Wikipedia: Flatwoods Monster Wikipedia: Gray Barker Wikipedia: Ivan T. Sanderson Monstrum: Season 7 Episode 6: The Most Puzzling UFO Case of the 20th Century. Written by Emily Zarka, PBS The Flatwoods UFO Monster: The Skeptical Inquirer, November/December 2000 by Joe Nickell Baltimore Sun, MD, Tuesday, September 23, 1952, Page 1, “Scientist Quizzes Observers of West

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The Forgotten South Carolina Witch Trials S01 E10

Philip Edward Pearson’s unpublished manuscript, The History of Fairfield District, South Carolina, which includes a section titled Superstition, Apparitions, Witchcraft, State Historical Society of Wisconsin Keowee Courier, Pickens, SC, Saturday, July 30, 1859, Page 2, “Witchcraft in the Nineteenth Century” Yorkville Enquirer, York, SC, Thursday, February 03, 1870, Page 1, “A Witch Story” and “Mosie Gabbie of

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Pocket Watch Stories from Lincoln’s Secret to the Turnpike Phantom S01 E09

Sources: Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), June 3, 2022: Page 1: “Hunley captain’s pocket watch goes on display: ‘It brings more of a personal effect.’” by Kailey Cota Smithsonian Magazine, March 10, 2009: “Secret Message Found in Lincoln’s Watch, by Beth Py-Lieberman Associated Press, March 10, 2009: “At long last, Lincoln’s watch yields a Civil

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The Murder of Gladys Kincaid (Part 1 & 2) S01 E07-08

Young, Kevin W. The Violent World of Broadus Miller. UNC Press Books, 30 Apr. 2024. Winston-Salem Journal, Tuesday, June 28, 1927, Page 16 “Broadus Miller Still at Large”Statesville Landmark, Monday, July 4, 1927, Page 1 “Broadus Miller Killed in Gun Duel, “Broadus Miller’s Body Buried Here”News and Observer, Raleigh, Wednesday, July 06, 1927, Page 9

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The Cocaine Freefall: Guns, Gold, and Gucci Loafers S01 E06

Denton, Sally. 2016. The Bluegrass Conspiracy. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sunday, March 11, 1990, Page 1, “The Final Flight of Gray Leader” by Tom Chester Lexington Herald-Leader, Thursday, September 12, 1985, Page 1, “Lexingtonian Falls to Death with $15 million in Cocaine” by Kit Wagar, Jim Warren, Valarie Honeycutt, Michael York, Jack Brammer,

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The Killer and The Philosopher: Two Legendary NC Hermits S01 E05

David Greer, The Hermit of Bald Mountain Lanman, Charles. Letters from the Allegheny Mountains. United States: Geo. Putnam, 1849.Zeigler, Wilbur G, and Ben S Grosscup. 1883. The Heart of the Alleghanies; Or, Western North Carolina. A. Williams & Company.Alderman, Pat. Wonders of the Unakas Unicoi County. United States: Erwin Business and Professional Women’s Club, 1964.

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