The Trial Of Dr. SmithThe Trial Of Dr. Smith
In 1877 a young Kentucky man’s body was found by the side of the road, the victim of a knife attack. Suspicion quickly fell on the deceased’s former best friend
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Dr. Jacob W. Smith Trial – October 4, 1899.Dr. Jacob W. Smith Trial – October 4, 1899.
16-year-old Jacob Smith and his neighbor Henry Craig were best friends who lived in Carrington, Kentucky, east of Lexington, back in 1877. That year, though, saw the end of their
Escape(s) From The Yancey County JailEscape(s) From The Yancey County Jail
1929 was a rough year for the jailer at the Yancey County jail, in North Carolina. That year saw not one but two 3-prisoner escapes from the facility. That’s our
SnakebitSnakebit
In 1945 a preacher was arrested and charged in his wife’s death…by snakebite. Seems he had been holding a service near Norton, Virginia, in which a large poisonous snake had
The Hillsville Courthouse ShootoutThe Hillsville Courthouse Shootout
In 1912 a Carroll County, Virginia, man was sentenced to serve a one year sentence in the state penitentiary. The announcement of that sentence set off a gun battle that
The Secret StillThe Secret Still
In 1931 Knox County, Tennessee, sheriff’s deputies, along with federal Prohibition officers, found something very interesting underneath a house in Knoxville. Today we tell that story. You can subscribe to
An Unsolved Appalachian MysteryAn Unsolved Appalachian Mystery
Shortly after the end of the Civil War an orphan boy disappeared near the High Knob, on the border of Scott and Wise Counties in Virginia. Today we tell a
Maggie Bailey of Harlan CountyMaggie Bailey of Harlan County
In the 1920s a young woman opened a business providing moonshine to all the bootleggers in the Harlan, Kentucky, area during Prohibition. After Prohibition she opened a store that sold
The Execution of Daniel DeanThe Execution of Daniel Dean
In 1877 a farmer was shot dead as he was working in his fields. No one saw who fired the shot and nobody confessed to the murder. But Daniel Dean
The Notorious Kinnie WagnerThe Notorious Kinnie Wagner
In 1924 a circus sharp shooter accused of killing a deputy sheriff in Mississippi managed to escape and return to his home in Appalachia. From there Kinnie Wagner went on