{"id":2382,"date":"2022-08-19T20:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T00:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2022-08-19T09:53:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T13:53:22","slug":"the-night-marauder-of-blount-county-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2382","title":{"rendered":"The Night Marauder of Blount County, Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the 1920s residents of Maryville, in Blount County, Tennessee, were living in fear of being the victim of a violent home invasion by a mysterious man known as the Night Marauder.  One man was arrested and charged with being the Night Marauder, Will Sheffey, and he was put on trial for several sexual assaults and two murders.<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell that story.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Audible, Goodpods, Spotify, Stitcher or on your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to know more about the Night Marauder case, here&#8217;s the link to the <a href=\"https:\/\/thenightmarauderproject.com\/\">Maryville College Night Marauder Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5103\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2382-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/50961100\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/50961100\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/50961100\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/50961100\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2382-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/50961100\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 1920s residents of Maryville, in Blount County, Tennessee, were living in fear of being the victim of a violent home invasion by a mysterious man known as the Night Marauder. 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