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, […]
Mystery
Travel
SC Bigfoot Festival from Footprints to Foodtrucks
Every October, Westminster, SC, a small town along the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, becomes Sasquatch Central, Bigfoot Basecamp,
Hermit
The Fort Fisher HermitÔÇÖs Enigmatic Life and Mysterious Death
In 1955, Robert Harrill left the state mental institution at Morganton, NC. He hitchhiked 260 miles (420 km) to Fort
OTD in Crime
23 Astonishing Perry Mason Facts
On September 21, 1957, Perry Mason appeared for the first time on television. The crime-fighting attorney had already solved 51
Crime
Iron Irene’s Bold Heists and Daring Escapes
Before Bonnie and Clyde, there was Irene and Glen. On Friday, December 27, 1929, Corporal Brady Paul and Patrolman Ernest
OTD in Crime
Jack the Ripper’s 1st Murder
On August 31, 1888, Constable Jonas Mizen discovered the body of Mary Ann Nichols, the first canonical victim of Jack
A Vengeful Hermit of North Carolina: Fact or Fiction?
From Groom to Recluse to Murderer John Armstrong became a hermit in 1838, at the age of 22, on what
Book Review
Moonshine: A Life in Pursuit of White Liquor by Alec Wilkinson
Tar Heel revenue agent bamboozles bootleggers and talks his way into the movies. This book is more or less a
Crime
MoonshinerÔÇÖs December 1921 Cades Cove Crime Spree
On December 9, 1921, John W. Oliver, a farmer, mail carrier, and Primitive Baptist preacher in Cades Cove, Tennessee, had
Old-Timey Tech
Pocket Watches that Made History
Pocket watches date back to the 16th century. Early watches, or ÔÇ£pocket clocks,ÔÇØ only had an hour hand; the minute