Who Was the Phantom Killer of the Pennsylvania Turnpike?
About 4 pm on July 25, 1953, Lester Woodward, a 30-year-old truck driver, was found shot to death in the […]
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Historical true crimes from U.S. Civil war to WWII in the Blue Ridge Mountain Region including but not limited to moonshining, murder, robbery, fraud, and rape. We reserve the right to go outside these confines but only for a really good story.
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Through the Mill to a Moonshine Still
Revenue officers knew there was a still near Hester & Thompson’s mill, in the northern part of Wake County, along
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The NC Store Burglary That Ended in a Gun Battle
It was a rainy Friday night in February 1901 in the village of Emma, NC, three miles west of Asheville.
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Larkin Liles, Man of Honor and Mayhem: Fact or Fiction
As you know, I spend a bit of time scouring Appalachian history books in search of extraordinary crime stories and
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Charles Folias, Whiskey Caveman: Fact or Fiction
The September 29, 1882, New York Times carried the following item on the front page: NOVEL CAPTURE OF A MOONSHINER
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Death Rides A Fast Train: The Laurel Creek Murders
Were the 1909 Virginia murders a robbery or the work of a madman? Late on the night of September 21,
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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