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The Murder of Lucy Pollard
September 28, 2024

Murder of Lucy Pollard June 14, 1895, a 56-year-old housewife named Lucy Pollard was found brutally murdered not far from her modest farmhouse near a rural hamlet in Lunenburg County, Va., about 65 miles southwest of Richmond.

History does repeat
September 14, 2024

Fall in the Mountains. Though the views can be riveting, the world still revolves, and the stories of good and evil, right and wrong, continue. The fall of 1963 may be a good example. "History repeats itself." This quote isattributed to both

He took a bull whip to a legal fight.
August 31, 2024

In 1851, a Yancey County Mountain politician and businessman acting as his own attorney used a bullwhip on opposing counsel outside the McDowell County court in Marion. Listen to find out the outcome of the court case.

Two of Histories Execution Mysteries.
August 24, 2024

When the grave is closed and the flowers are placed on it, many think the story is over, though sometimes this is not the case. Here are two stories of two excitations that took placeor did they?

Replay of 2021 Shade of Blue Story to honor Chief Boone
August 10, 2024

A replay of an episode from season 4-episode #20, Killer Robots, Courthouse Killings, and workplace violence. Originally aired on January 9th. 2021, we are replaying it because of one of the stories in that particular podcast. A story of a shooting in 199

Bonaparte’s retreat and 3 men marched to their death.  
August 03, 2024

Bonaparte's Retreat or Groom's Tune? As Henry Grooms played his fiddle, perhaps for the final time, the strains of Bonaparte's Retreat resonated through the trees. One man smiled, another prayed, and a third cursed those who had brought them

The Killing of Sheriff Noland
July 13, 2024

The killing of Sheriff Noland in Haywood County in 1862. A notable event. Historically, county sheriffs had numerous duties and responsibilities. During the Civil War in North Carolina, one such duty was to locate outliers and deserters. It was in the cou

1928 Murder in Madison NC
June 28, 2024

In 1928, a murder shook Madison, NC. A son discovered his father dead in the living room while his grandfather lay unconscious on the path leading from the house. Nearby, a pistol was found. Was it the father who killed his son? John Frisby faced murder c

11-1 Rum Runners and the Black Duck
June 27, 2024

11-1 Rum Runners and the Black DuckThe Nobel Experiment or Probation created a new type of criminal. The mountain back roads had the Moon Shiners and Bootleggers. The Coastal Communities had alcohol made legally in another country and smuggled into the s

Looking for Candidates for that "Special" Place in Hell
May 18, 2024

Looking for Candidates for that "Special" Place in HellEpisode 10-11"Abusing or taking advantage of children, It said if you do you're going to burn in a very special level of Hell. One reserved for Child Molesters and People who talk