Episodes – Page 5 – Blue Ridge True Crime

Charles Folias, Whiskey Caveman: Fact or Fiction

Alfred / March 6, 2025

The September 29, 1882, New York Times carried the following item on the front page: NOVEL CAPTURE OF A MOONSHINER […]

Alfred / January 30, 2025

I’ve been working on a quiz for a while now. The struggle is where you start and where you stop,

Alfred / January 24, 2025

Were the 1909 Virginia murders a robbery or the work of a madman? Late on the night of September 21,

Alfred / January 4, 2025

On Tuesday, August 21, 1934, Raban County Sheriff Luther Rickman was getting a haircut at Roy Mize’s barber shop when

Alfred / October 31, 2024

Two Ghost Stories Reveal Hidden Crimes. The most famous ghost story in Australia is FisherÔÇÖs Ghost; the most famous in

Alfred / October 7, 2024

In September 1985, the Blue Ridge region witnessed one of the most bizarre and quintessentially 80s crimes ever committed. On

Alfred / July 22, 2024

A riveting new book, Blood on the Blue Ridge: Historic Appalachian True Crime Stories 1808-2004, promises to captivate readers with

Alfred / May 7, 2024

On Wednesday evening, January 14, 1942, David ÔÇ£HermanÔÇØ Allen, his wife, Ruth Lee Massengill Allen, Leon Allen, and Lettie Ballinger

Alfred / April 22, 2024

1927 was remarkable for technological firsts. Charles Lindbergh made the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight from New York to Paris.

Alfred / March 4, 2024

Shortly before 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 25, 1917, Mr. C.C. Beaver, foreman for the street car barns and shops