The Potter’s FieldThe Potter’s Field
Back in 1903 the Knox County undertaker was discovered to have been engaged in a bit of fraud. We tell you that story on today’s episode of Stories, A History
Category: Crime
The Kidnapping of Alice StollThe Kidnapping of Alice Stoll
In 1934 a woman from a wealthy Kentucky family was kidnapped by a failed law student and former mental patient. Today we tell that story. The Stories podcast can be
ElsieElsie
The city of Kingsport, Tennessee, was a planned community. Built with money from the Appalachian coalfields combined with Yankee expertise, Kingsport was laid out based on towns and cities in
A SacrificeA Sacrifice
In 1939 Clair Young lived with his wife and their children on a farm in Fallowfield Township in southwestern Pennsylvania. In addition to farming, Clair also was a coal miner
FlossieFlossie
In 1929 young Flossie Shelton married her ex-husband’s cousin, also named Shelton. At first the young couple enjoyed wedded bliss. But then the Green-Eyed Monster raised its ugly head, and
The Long Arm Of The LawThe Long Arm Of The Law
Patton Flannery was a wanted man. Wanted, but not caught, for 36 years. Then his luck ran out. Today we tell Patton Flannery’s story, part of the history of Appalachia.
A School Shooting In GrundyA School Shooting In Grundy
In the winter of 2002 tragedy struck the coal town of Grundy, Virginia, when a Nigerian student at the Appalachian School of Law there opened fire on faculty and students
The Church ArsonistThe Church Arsonist
Today we tell the story of the torching of two North Carolina churches by a very unlikely arsonist. You can subscribe to Stories at Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play or
Appalachia’s Most WantedAppalachia’s Most Wanted
Today we tell the story of one of the first criminals from Appalachia to make the FBI’s Most Wanted List, Kenneth Ray Lawson, from Wise County, Virginia. You can subscribe
The Unwritten LawThe Unwritten Law
Today we tell the story of a woman who enlisted her children in a plot to rid herself of “the other woman.” According to her, it was her right to