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 […]
Crime
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,
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
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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
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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