The Body of Edward Wentz Found – May 9. 1904The Body of Edward Wentz Found – May 9. 1904
On this day in 1904 the body of E. L. Wentz was found a mile from Kellyview, Virginia, near Big Stone Gap, by a boy helping look for missing cattle
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James Earl Ray’s First Escape Attempt – May 3, 1971James Earl Ray’s First Escape Attempt – May 3, 1971
On this day fifty-one years ago James Earl Ray made his first attempt to escape from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee. On May 3, 1971, Ray managed to
Asheville’s PonziAsheville’s Ponzi
We’ve told the stories of businessmen in Appalachia, all with their own colorful history, folks from Cas Walker to Virgil Q. Wacks. But they take a back seat to an
D. C. Stephenson Indicted – April 3, 1925D. C. Stephenson Indicted – April 3, 1925
On this day in 1925 David Curtis Stephenson, known as D. C., was indicted on charges of assault and battery with intent to kill, assault and battery with criminal intent,
Scam – March 25, 1924Scam – March 25, 1924
In the 1920’s two men from eastern Europe were going around the Appalachian region scamming people out of large sums of money, pretending they were paying back “family debts” incurred
A Criminal OperationA Criminal Operation
In 1912 a Presbyterian pastor in Greeneville, Tennessee, decided to help his former secretary back at the school he headed in Pittsburgh. That decision cost the woman her life and
The Bloody HarpesThe Bloody Harpes
In the late 1700s two cousins, Micajah Harpe and Wiley Harpe, terrorized the Appalachian frontier, stealing, fighting, raping and killing pioneers as they crossed Appalachia looking for a new home.
The Olympic Park BomberThe Olympic Park Bomber
In the summer of 1996 a bomb exploded at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. An investigation eventually led to a man who was suspected in bombings of abortion
The Witch MurdersThe Witch Murders
In 1950 a man shot and killed his sister-in-law and niece in a country store in northeast Tennessee. Why he did that is our story today. Don’t forget to subscribe
The Witch MurdersThe Witch Murders
In August, 1950, a man walked into a country store in Stanley Valley, Tennessee, and committed a terrible crime. What he did, and why he did it, is the subject