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The Forgotten South Carolina Witch Trials S01 E10

Philip Edward Pearson’s unpublished manuscript, The History of Fairfield District, South Carolina, which includes a section titled Superstition, Apparitions, Witchcraft, State Historical Society of Wisconsin Keowee Courier, Pickens, SC, Saturday, July 30, 1859, Page 2, “Witchcraft in the Nineteenth Century” Yorkville Enquirer, York, SC, Thursday, February 03, 1870, Page 1, “A Witch Story” and “Mosie Gabbie of […]

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Pocket Watch Stories from Lincoln’s Secret to the Turnpike Phantom S01 E09

Sources: Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), June 3, 2022: Page 1: “Hunley captain’s pocket watch goes on display: ‘It brings more of a personal effect.’” by Kailey Cota Smithsonian Magazine, March 10, 2009: “Secret Message Found in Lincoln’s Watch, by Beth Py-Lieberman Associated Press, March 10, 2009: “At long last, Lincoln’s watch yields a Civil

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The Murder of Gladys Kincaid (Part 1 & 2) S01 E07-08

Young, Kevin W. The Violent World of Broadus Miller. UNC Press Books, 30 Apr. 2024. Winston-Salem Journal, Tuesday, June 28, 1927, Page 16 “Broadus Miller Still at Large”Statesville Landmark, Monday, July 4, 1927, Page 1 “Broadus Miller Killed in Gun Duel, “Broadus Miller’s Body Buried Here”News and Observer, Raleigh, Wednesday, July 06, 1927, Page 9

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The Cocaine Freefall: Guns, Gold, and Gucci Loafers S01 E06

Denton, Sally. 2016. The Bluegrass Conspiracy. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sunday, March 11, 1990, Page 1, “The Final Flight of Gray Leader” by Tom Chester Lexington Herald-Leader, Thursday, September 12, 1985, Page 1, “Lexingtonian Falls to Death with $15 million in Cocaine” by Kit Wagar, Jim Warren, Valarie Honeycutt, Michael York, Jack Brammer,

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The Killer and The Philosopher: Two Legendary NC Hermits S01 E05

David Greer, The Hermit of Bald Mountain Lanman, Charles. Letters from the Allegheny Mountains. United States: Geo. Putnam, 1849.Zeigler, Wilbur G, and Ben S Grosscup. 1883. The Heart of the Alleghanies; Or, Western North Carolina. A. Williams & Company.Alderman, Pat. Wonders of the Unakas Unicoi County. United States: Erwin Business and Professional Women’s Club, 1964.

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The Forgotten Fugitive: John Paul Scott’s Daring Alcatraz Escape S01 E04

Sources Nancy Licht Miljanich and Golden Gate Conservancy. 2014. Alcatraz Escape Files: From the Official Records. San Francisco, Calif.: Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, TX, Monday, December 4, 1950, Page 1, “Two Men Hurt in Gun Fight at Sherman Police Station” Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY, Wednesday, January 9, 1957, “Two Suspects in Bank Shooting Caught

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Gunslinging Moonshiners: Who Made It Out Alive? S01 E03

Lewis Redmond Stewart, Bruce, King of the Moonshiners: Lewis R. Redmond in Fact and Fiction (Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2008)Arthur, John Preston, Western North Carolina: A History from 1730-1913 (Raleigh, NC: Edwards & Broughton Printing Co., 1914)Tinsley, Jim Bob, The Land of Waterfalls: Transylvania County, North Carolina (Brevard, NC: J.B. and Dottie Tinsley,

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NC Moonshine Mysteries: One Tall Tale, One True Legend S01 E02

Sources Charles Foilas Stewart, Bruce E. 2018. Moonshiners and Prohibitionists: The Battle over Alcohol in Southern Appalachia. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press Of Kentucky. New York Times, Friday, September 29, 1882, Page 1, “Novel Capture of a Moonshiner” Connecticut Western News, Salisbury, Wednesday, October 04, 1882, Page 1, “Novel Capture of a Moonshiner” Greensboro North State,

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