A Twisted Road to Justice: The Great Clayton, GA, Bank Heist
On Tuesday, August 21, 1934, Raban County Sheriff Luther Rickman was getting a haircut at Roy Mize’s barber shop when […]
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The Greenbrier Ghost: Did An Australian Ghost Story Solve A West Virginia Murder?
Two Ghost Stories Reveal Hidden Crimes. The most famous ghost story in Australia is FisherÔÇÖs Ghost; the most famous in
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The Cocaine Freefall: Guns, Gold, and Gucci Loafers
In September 1985, the Blue Ridge region witnessed one of the most bizarre and quintessentially 80s crimes ever committed. On
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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