Episodes – Page 7 – Blue Ridge True Crime

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 […]

Alfred Dockery / September 21, 2023

On September 21, 1957, Perry Mason appeared for the first time on television. The crime-fighting attorney had already solved 51

Alfred Dockery / September 17, 2023

Before Bonnie and Clyde, there was Irene and Glen. On Friday, December 27, 1929, Corporal Brady Paul and Patrolman Ernest

On August 31, 1888, Constable Jonas Mizen discovered the body of Mary Ann Nichols, the first canonical victim of Jack

From Groom to Recluse to Murderer John Armstrong became a hermit in 1838, at the age of 22, on what

Tar Heel revenue agent bamboozles bootleggers and talks his way into the movies. This book is more or less a

Alfred Dockery / February 13, 2023

On December 9, 1921, John W. Oliver, a farmer, mail carrier, and Primitive Baptist preacher in Cades Cove, Tennessee, had

Pocket watches date back to the 16th century. Early watches, or ÔÇ£pocket clocks,ÔÇØ only had an hour hand; the minute

An unknown NC moonshiner became the subject of books, manhunts, and buckshot battles. ÔÇ£MajorÔÇØ Lewis Redmond had many titles: moonshiner,

A disastrous break-in and shoot-out in a small town leads to a daring escape attempt from “The Rock.” John ÔÇ£PaulÔÇØ