The Lynching of Elmer HillThe Lynching of Elmer Hill
The holidays are here and as a treat to those of you subscribed to our blog, we thought we’d share an unreleased podcast episode with you as an exclusive! In
Category: Crime
Homer and Geneva: The Child Bride Marriage That Tested Tennessee LawHomer and Geneva: The Child Bride Marriage That Tested Tennessee Law
In 1937, a 32-year-old man from Monroe County, Tennessee married an 11-year-old girl, becoming the first person charged under the state’s recently enacted child bride law, passed in the wake
The Death of Jack Allen: The Hillsville AftermathThe Death of Jack Allen: The Hillsville Aftermath
Four years after the Hillsville courthouse shootout shocked Virginia, another one of the Allen brothers met a violent end. Jack Allen, brother of Floyd Allen, and once a constable in
Two Men and a Plane: The Drug Smuggler Who Fell Out Of The SkyTwo Men and a Plane: The Drug Smuggler Who Fell Out Of The Sky
We’ve told hundreds of stories about Appalachia, but few are as bizarre as the night a Kentucky drug smuggler named Andrew Thornton II fell to his death during a smuggling
The Harrison Gang’s Last Train Robbery: The West Virginia Heist of 1915The Harrison Gang’s Last Train Robbery: The West Virginia Heist of 1915
In this episode, we tell the dramatic true story of Charles Jefferson Harrison, a respected San Antonio businessman who became one of Appalachia’s most elusive train robbers. Caught when