Blood on the Blue Ridge: Historic Appalachian True Crime Stories 1808-2004
A riveting new book, Blood on the Blue Ridge: Historic Appalachian True Crime Stories 1808-2004, promises to captivate readers with […]
Crime
Crime
A Jealous Man, a Triple Murder, a Night of Terror
On Wednesday evening, January 14, 1942, David ÔÇ£HermanÔÇØ Allen, his wife, Ruth Lee Massengill Allen, Leon Allen, and Lettie Ballinger
Crime
The Flathead GangÔÇÖs Daring Armored Car Heist in 1927
1927 was remarkable for technological firsts. Charles Lindbergh made the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris.
Crime
A Life for a Leg: Baxter Cain’s Deadly Bargain
Shortly before 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 25, 1917, Mr. C.C. Beaver, foreman for the street car barns and shops
Crime
Glittering Deception: The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872
In 1871, Phillip Arnold and John Slack entered the Bank of California in San Francisco. They were clad in worn
Crime
The Meanest Moonshiner in Tennessee Part 2
In part one, we met Garrett Hedden and his brothers, Bill, Joe, and Riley. All of them were moonshiners who
Crime
The Meanest Moonshiner in Tennessee
In 1900, Garrett Hedden was the most feared man in mountainous Polk County, Tennessee, a rural district in the southeast
History
State of Rebellion: South Carolina’s Place in the American Revolution
I had been anxiously awaiting the 5th Annual American Revolution Symposium: State of Rebellion: South CarolinaÔÇÖs Place in the American
Crime
The Gang that Couldn’t Think Straight
Picture it like the movie Ocean’s Eleven went country: A down-to-earth, Southern-style heist. Instead of Danny Ocean and his crew
Mystery
Conjuring Fear: The Forgotten South Carolina Witch Trials
In 1792, 100 years after the Salem witch trials in Colonial Massachusetts, a similar drama played out in Winnsboro, SC,