The Forgotten Fugitive: John Paul Scott’s Daring Alcatraz Escape
John “Paul” Scott of Leitchfield, KY, was serving 30 years for bank robbery (really burglary) for attempting to rob the […]
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Through the Mill to a Moonshine Still
Revenue officers knew there was a still near Hester & Thompson’s mill, in the northern part of Wake County, along
Gunslinging Moonshiners: Who Made It Out Alive?
Three stories of moonshiners who would rather shoot it out than surrender, including the legendary Lewis Redmond, Moonshine King of the
NC Moonshine Mysteries: One Tall Tale, One True Legend
In this episode of the Blue Ridge True Crime Podcast, host Alfred Dockery explores the tales of two infamous North
Appalachian Ballads: Otto Wood
The Legendary Otto Wood: Ballads and Banditry in Appalachia In this episode of the Blue Ridge True Crime Podcast, host
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The NC Store Burglary That Ended in a Gun Battle
It was a rainy Friday night in February 1901 in the village of Emma, NC, three miles west of Asheville.
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Larkin Liles, Man of Honor and Mayhem: Fact or Fiction
As you know, I spend a bit of time scouring Appalachian history books in search of extraordinary crime stories and
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Charles Folias, Whiskey Caveman: Fact or Fiction
The September 29, 1882, New York Times carried the following item on the front page: NOVEL CAPTURE OF A MOONSHINER
Appalachian True Crime Quiz
I’ve been working on a quiz for a while now. The struggle is where you start and where you stop,
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Death Rides A Fast Train: The Laurel Creek Murders
Were the 1909 Virginia murders a robbery or the work of a madman? Late on the night of September 21,