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
Category: Crime
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
EarlEarl
On April 11, 1946, Earl McFarland was captured by the FBI at the corner of Gay Street and Magnolia Avenue in Knoxville while waiting for a streetcar. Why this
April 12, 1872: The Bank Robbery In Columbia, KentuckyApril 12, 1872: The Bank Robbery In Columbia, Kentucky
The Deposit Bank of Columbia, Kentucky, was robbed in April, 1872. This is nothing unusual as banks are robbed because, as has been said, that’s where the money is. This
April 11, 1908: Samuel Dixon Indicted For Peonage And ConspiracyApril 11, 1908: Samuel Dixon Indicted For Peonage And Conspiracy
Samuel Dixon was born on November 14, 1856, in Skelton, Yorkshire, in England, the son of an ironstone miner. At the age of 21 Dixon left Yorkshire and immigrated to
Kidnapped!Kidnapped!
In 1949 a gang robbed the Bank of Follansbee, near Weirton, West Virginia, of $5,400.00 and made their escape. Later that night two policemen pulled over a car they suspected