The Kirkland BushwhackersThe Kirkland Bushwhackers
This week, we tell a story from the lawless mountain border between western North Carolina and east Tennessee during the Civil War. As great battles raged elsewhere, outlaws and deserters
Category: Outlaws
Outlaws of the High Country: The Story of the Eller GangOutlaws of the High Country: The Story of the Eller Gang
This week Rod and Steve tell the story of a gang of robbers who cast a long shadow over Ashe County, North Carolina in the unsettled years after the Civil
The Tennessee Moonshiner the Law Couldn’t Hold: The Story of Hut AmerineThe Tennessee Moonshiner the Law Couldn’t Hold: The Story of Hut Amerine
Born in Blount County, Hut Amerine grew into one of East Tennessee’s most notorious moonshiners. After the Civil War, federal whiskey taxes ignited a bitter conflict between mountain distillers and
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
An Appalachian Preacher’s Fall: Bigamy, Abduction and DeceitAn Appalachian Preacher’s Fall: Bigamy, Abduction and Deceit
A preacher with five wives, a kidnapped teenage girl, and a cross-country manhunt. This isn’t fiction, it’s the unbelievable true story of Joseph Herman Johnson, a Primitive Baptist minister whose
Moonshine, Murder, and False Redemption: The Outlaw Clifton BranhamMoonshine, Murder, and False Redemption: The Outlaw Clifton Branham
In this episode from our YouTube channel, Steve and Rod tell the story of Clifton Branham, an outlaw who lived along the border between Virginia and Kentucky around the turn
The Outlaw Kinnie Wagner Meets His Maker: March 9, 1958The Outlaw Kinnie Wagner Meets His Maker: March 9, 1958
On this day, March 9, 1958, one of the most notorious outlaws of the early 20th century, Kinnie Wagner, died in Parchman Prison at the age of 55. His life
Feud and Fury: The Dark Legacy of Bad Tom SmithFeud and Fury: The Dark Legacy of Bad Tom Smith
By request of one of our listeners, this week we tell the story of Bad Tom Smith, a notorious figure at the very heart of the French-Eversole feud in Kentucky.
The Misadventures of Dick FellowsThe Misadventures of Dick Fellows
This week on our YouTube channel, we unravel the amazing tale of George Brittain Lyttle, a privileged youth from Harlan County, Kentucky who chose a life of crime over the