The 1916 Asheville flood introduced an odd character into the history of the Town of Asheville, N.C. The character seemed to defy time and appeared many years later, off and on.

Murder of Lucy PollardJune 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.

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

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.

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?

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 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 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

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 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