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